Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-22
GREEyBACK CONVENTION AT
PORTLAND.
EXCITING STRUGGLE OVER THE
ELECTORAL TICKET.
Fusion Endorsed Amid Indignant
Protests.
A BoLrERs. CONVENTION HELD.

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State convention to nominate electors of
President and Vice President, and especially
| to decide whether TO fuse with the democrats,
met at Congress Hall, at P. NJ. Charles
A. White of Gardiner was appointed chair
man. White denounced General Garfield,
and said there was an understanding between
the greenback and democratic committees to
divide the electoral ticket. which he urged
carrying out.
Rev. Almon Strout offered PRAYER.
A. G. Plummer of Washington county and
John Benson, Jr., of New port, were appoint.
ed secretaries. The State committee was
made committee on credentials. The tenn
porary organization was made permanent.
At z. NJ, delegates were reported from 80
towns.
/. t. Hobson of Wiscasset, presented reso-
lutions endorsing the action of the State
committee in recommending fusion with the
democrats.
John B. Chase of Cape Elizabeth amid
great excitement, protested.
Elliot King moved to accept resolutions
and to name joint electors.
Solon Chase made a motion to amend BY
nominating seven straight greenhaekers. He
was received with applause and Kisses. He
made an appeal for fair hearing and argued
against fusion. He said there are thousands
rest of the ticket with Plaisted, who will not
vote for fusion electors. He protested
against giving away the future of the green
back party for four Weaver electors. 1t was
the greenback candidate and platform that
carried the State.
John Benson, .Jr. of Newport, made
long speech in favor of fusion. Outside OF
Maine there is no chance for Weaver to get
vote. The straight greehback ticket is
advocated by Solon Chase and republicans.
Democrats voted for Plaisted without a
pledge Now give them electors as an act of
Justice
Rev Almon Strout of Biddeford, denounced
those who advocated fusion.
+. NJ PIaisted of Lincoln favored fusion.
Elliot King of Portland said he had been
warned not to speak for fusion unless he
wanted to be exposed He challenged eX
posure, and said Solon Chase was acting with
the republicans. He said fusion in Maine
will end when every office is filed by OPP
posers to the republican party. Solon
Chasc's editorials are republican capital
W. W. Perry of Camden made wild
I,,nr,nal Cb,so oIy tod f,,c
and said the democrats of his town were hired
by republicans and would be driven from the
party Camden entire followed fusion, and
the State of Maine was the only State in
moved the :revious question, which was
carried
The motion to fuse was adopted by ris-
ing vote.
X. NJ. Springer. editor of the New Era
Leader protested that the nay vote was not
put.
Mr. Fogg tried 10 speak. Mr.. Springer
inte 'rupted and made point of order He
doubted the vote and demanded the reading
of the action of the State committee at the
Lewiston meeting, recommending fusion.
1t was read. The debate was ruled out of
order. The resolutions presented by Mr..
Hobson, were read again as follows:
That we regard the election of Gen. Harris
NJ. Plaisted to the office of Governor by
a vote unprecedented in the history of the
State. and the election of our representatives
to Congress. as unquestiOnahly an indOrse-
ment of our principles by the State of Maine,
and we feel assured that when party prelu-
dices shall no longer control our republican
brethren. that we shall show an overwhelm-
ing majority in favor of National principles,
which will be responded to by every State in
the Union.
2d. That the action of the State commit
tee in recommending an arrangement with
the demo ratio party of the State for pres
idential electors was expedient. and the
National greenback party of the State
of Maine. in convention assembled, hereby
endorse that action and agree to support
at the presidential election Solon Chase
and Samuel Watts as candidates for electors
at large. and John r. Turner, BENZ. Bunker.
Charles X. Whidden, William a. Cromwell,
and John q. Donworth as candidates for dis
trict electors, as recommended by the COM
mittee.
Springer demanded the right to vote. The
vote was taken and the resolutions adopted
A large number of delegates voted ''nay."
Desinc of Whitefield tried 10 mite all fac
tions in the convention.
Andrews Of Augusta, called for Congress
man Murch. Murcli was received with
cheers lie believed every greenbacker
knew his opposition to fusion in the past.
He believed the democratic party was gov
erned by high patriotic motives. He re-
turned thanks to the democrats for support
ing him. The question is ''Shall seven Gar
field or seven Hancock electors be chosen
from Maine:T He was free to say he pre-
ferretl the latter. lie wanted to see the re-
publican party annihilated. He warmly
eulogized Solon Chase and believed he would
fall into line. He believed Fogg and Ander-
son legally elected.
| On adjournment of the Congress Hall con-
vention the straight greenbackers met at
CITY Hall. Scion Chase was made president,
and X. VI. Springer secretary. A straigh,
ticket was nominated, viz. :-Solon Chase OF
Chase's Mills, J. F. Turner of Portland, c.
r. Whidden Of Calais, J. +. Hilton of St.
Albans, Thomas G.. Burdin Of Turner G. W.
Wooster of Bangor, and Z. B. Frye Of Bethel
! e delegates voted. The whole apti-fusiou