Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-30

try the patriot, sOiulcis stssSss's
Scott Hancock; and for so gioriously con-
p,eting the ticket by adding shefe'o tne nan'e
of William H. English.
Resolved. That we cheerfnlly pledge our
sunnor1 TO the election of oeneral II. NJ
Plaisted. who is . fit representative OF the
people who are opposed TO the long continued
r;ng rule and violations of the constitution
wh;ch have characterized the career OF the
republican party.
Resolved, That we commend to the voters
of this district the nominee of this ConSen-
tion. the Hon. William Phiibrick. and hearth
IL pledye our combined and individual enorts
10 secure his election
AR Brown of Fairfield said that the duty
of the convention was very obvlons II was
10 nominate the same gentleman who had re-
ceived the nomination a; Gardiner. his re-
marks were greeted with feeble applause.
DIR. Martin improved the opportunity by
giving notice of grand democratic RAINY one
week from next Friday evening, IN whicl
Eben F. PillSbury and other orators wouiu
fire off their mouths.
The Committee en- Conference arrived on
the 2 20 train from Gardiner. Mr.. LenoN,
chairman of the committee. made motion
that the convention ratify the nomination OF
Mr. Philbrick.
NHAff1 1'fNoNhNA@'
Then the orchestra began to tune up. Sey-
cral gentlemen sprang TO their feet, out l..
NJ. Staples of Washington was recognized
by the chair and said This Is the second
time in two months | have attended demo-
cratic convention. Our committee at BAN
ror was insulted And now we go down to
Gardiner and find the business all done up.
Our despatch was sent at l2.40; Captain
Black signed for it at l.4O; the ballot was not
taken till o.l5. They go to work ard nomi-
nate Mr.. Philbrick.-a nomination which be-
longs to the democratic party. Great ap-
plause.1 The democrats of this district are
sick of eating crow. They ate crow at Ban
gor: they have eaten it at other places :;
they are tired Of it. Applause.
1t is all one way. You can't ratify Phil
bricks nomination at the polls. Scion Chase
said to me at Gardiner, what are you waiting
for: Oh nv God! Talk about having dem
ocratic blood in your veins! 1t is an insult to
Hancock. We should demand of the green
hackers that they carry out the trade made
at Bangor. Fusion is first rate; but they are
using us as a catapaw to get the chestnuts
from the fire. [Applause.
Mr.. George w. Aver of West Wateiville
was the next speaker. LAS said this fore
noon" he began. 'anything, Lord. is prefer
aDle 10 nut navy t SohStilu-
encv behind me, and the way matters now
stand they won't give % votes for Philbrick,
when they would give l75 votes for a demo-
crat. Personally, Mr.. Philbrick is friend
of mine. and should like to see him nomi-
nated but let me go home without putting
nv stigma upon the greenback party and
should politically Kill myself. Let us make
fair trade If we can't do this, let us go
down with the coiors. Last year | bOlted the
fusion ticket. If you ratify this nomination
I'll put q ticket in the field, and I'll get three
votes to your one. We have given the green
hackers PlaisIed. who has always been re-
publican. Phlbrick. who has always been a
republican, and Bunker. who has always
been republican,; and believe that Phil
bricks name will be Kissed by the democrats
of West Waterville.'
Tabulator Brown tried to still the tempest,
by advocating an adoption of Philbrick's
name by the convention. This brought up
Mr.. Reed of Union, who was thoroughly dis
gusted with the cowardicc and subserviepcy
of his colleagues. I'm here" began Mr..
Reed, representing the democratic
voters in the town of Onion, in the county OF
Knox. We have been hanging on to the tail
of the greenback party long enough. l have
been a democrat since 1860. What have the
greenbackers done to-day? They have as
sembed at Gardiner; they have virtually
said, we will nominate our candidate and
you can go to hell, if you want
to- In Knox county We tried to
unite with the greenbackers, but we couldn't.
Scion Chase rode up in his team and said
Gentlemen, what have you got to do with
our convention! To-day through his intiu-
ence at Gardiner, they've nominated Mr..
Philbrick. The nomination belongs to us,
and we are going to have it, by God! Let
them go down in Knox county and look
around. If you wish to nominate Mr.. Phil
brick you can do it, but
/ SHALL VoTE FOR STEPHEN ID. LINDSEY
of Norridgewock. in preference
Mr.. Smith of Skowhegan, in an eloquent
little speech, favored coalition. So did
Mr.. Moore of Arson.
Mr.. Staples of Washington, rose and said
'Let me ask Mr.. Moore if the agreement
was not made in Bangor to give us this dis
trict and the first district: The democratic
party has been fising and growing beautifully
less every year. You nominated Horace
Greeley and you now allow your party to he
run by greenbackers. We are democrats :;
we hold principles radically antagonstic to the
ereenback principles. Ifyou are greenback-
ers then vote for Philbrick. but for Gods
sake don't call yourselves democrats. Go
| over body and soul where you belong"
Lenox of Wiscasset then beloved forth
ANOTHER speech advocating an adoption of
Philbrick's name. Mr. Moore of Thomaston
also followed in the same strain.
Reed of Union: Il have been talking for
the last year with members of the greeHback
party. God forbid my affiliating with such
an organization. Mr.. Brown, how can you
stand such stuff? Are the greenbackers to
count us out as they counted out the republi-
cans? | hope this will be the last time that
| shall ever assemble in greenback conven-
ton. | represent the democratic party in the
town of Union. and when you get them to
vote for greenbacker, you'll get a white
blackbird."
Considerable more discussion followed, and
then the question was put to ballot, resulting
in the convention deciding to ratify the NOM
ination of Mr.. Phil brick