The Portland daily press., 1880-08-05
RECEIVING TIE NEWS.
How the Democrats Take the Greenbsck
Bolt.

The clang of the press in the office of the
-Se" ffa-Leader last evening as the 600t
copies and more, as Mr.. Turner claims, form
ing the edition of our esteemed contempory
were worked off, reached the ears OF the wait
ing Democrats and Greenbackers around and
Deiow' The night was calm, few persons were
on the streets, and the noise made by Mr. Tur-
ner press reached the few Democrats and as
1stant Democrats who were grouped around
the table at the Democratic headquarters 1t
reached the inner room of the store of /. D.
Cusnman and disturbed that gentleman as he
was conversing with his friends in regard to
the nomination for sheriff, and IL is Mr.. Cush-
mans opinion that if he is not a candidate this
year, then the attempt to maintain republican
institutions on this. Continent may as well be
abandoned. 1t reached. also, Mr.. Spencer
Rogers, who. with few of his friends, were
grouped around the lamp-post on the corner
near Mr.. Cushman's shop, and the result was
that they tlocked, Or at least delegation from
the Democratic establishment did, to the office
of the paper, and secured copies.
1t was reasonably clear to the reporter of the
PRESS as he returned from interviewing Mr..
Turner. that the fusion leaders were feeling
bad, very bad, Mr.. Spencer Rogers had been
informed that the New Era-Leader had come
out against Anderson, "but," said Mr.. Rogers,
81 told Turner last week that he'd better come
out one way or the others Mr.. Rogers had
not seen the paper, but mournfully admitted
that ne expected to get the paper some time
today. He was assured that he would not be
kept so long in suspense as the PRESS would be
ont IN uiu + ta ,fp,,
vance of the delivery of the Era-Leader.
THE PRESS will give it., will it, said Mr..
Rogers viciously. 'Well if it does it will mu-
tilate it. Everything that miserable sheet I'M
dertakes to give it mutilates. 1t said that
Scion Chase is opposed to fusion, when he
isn't and didn't say any such thing
The PRESS representative passed on and was
greeted by Mr.. l. d. Cushman, who said,
Turner has done it, He was consoled by
the thought that a Greenback paper iii oppos-
ton to Mr.; Turner'S paper is be started, to
be issued daily. Turner opposed US two years
ago and lost by it," said Mr.. Cushman. 1t may
console Mr.. Cushman to be informed that Mr.
Turner claims to have lost just II subscribers
on account OF his refusal to support the fusion
movement then.
choly looking individual was waiting, and, as
the reporter passed over, he was greeted with
the question, Where is the office of that
Clashes ought to go in here) New Era-Leader,''
and the information was given, when he
stated that he belonged lust out of town, that
he was a subscriber to the NewEra-L Leader, land
didn't want to 60 into the offie, not even long
enough to pay up and stop the (mnre profanity
OF the deep, lOng-continued, rambling kind)
paper, which once stopped, if he ever touched
again, he hoped and trusted that the eternal
destiny of his immortal spirit might be most
unpleasant one.
But it was at the Democratic headquarters
that the news seemed to have produced the
most depressing effect. At the foot of the table
In the inner room sat Alderman B. f. An
drews reading Mr.. Turner's leading article
aloud. At his left sat Mr.. George W. Wood
bury looking at the Alderman with the respect
that Democrat cut of office always looks at a
Democrat, who, by some mysterious
decree of Providence is still serving
his common country in an official capacity.
On the shelf back OF the alderman was perch
ed sundry young Democrats looking at the
picture of Gen. Hancock between the win
dows, only looking away in order to observe
more closely the portraits of Hancock and
English that hung side by side opposite, and
just over the head of Mr.. Woodbury.. while
calm and happy, Mr.. w. H. Sargent. an An
derson Greenbacker, sat on the end of the
table itself, opposite to the alderman, and gave
a home-like and Democratic air to the whole.
But it was ex-Tabulator Chase who was the
center of interest, the observed of all observ-
ers. Pencil in hand and with paper before
him. the Cap'n sat, one hand extended in the
manner that Coombs' represented him as sit
ting when the great historical scene of discov-
ering the Judas was enacted. Gentlemen"
said the Tabulator, "this Turner movement
will commence with" here he as interrupt
ed by Democrat who said that reporter of
the PRESS was in the room, but the Cap'n re-
Sumed, "As l said, this Turner movem ent
will" Mr.. Woodbury. here said, "Cap'n, look
out, what you say will get printed in the
PRESS, and the Cap'n paused; he knew how
it was himself, having on one occasion at least
been reported in the Press, and he lapsed into
silence, broken only by the heart-rending adj
than wasted ten cents in buying copies of the
hpted Era-Leader. AS the Press reporter went
down the stairs, Mr. w. I'll. Sargent was tell.
ing the assembled fusionists how one vener-
able follower of Weaver, who lives somewhere
out in Standisf', had come out as an "Ander-
son Greenbacker.'