The Portland daily press., 1880-07-30
The CITY Hall Love Feast.

The Democratic convention met Al City Hall
according to adjournment ond Immediately
appointed y committee Of three 10 wait on the
Greenback convention and request the attend
ance OF its members. The committee per-
pormed its work expeditously and soon the
Greenbackers rushed in pell NELL the member s
OF the Second Corps greeting them with
cheers. Mr.. Frank Immediately paid deli.
cate compliment TO the Greenbackers b. calling
Mr.. Hammond who had been President of their
convention tothe chair. Mr. Hammond bowed
gracefully and sat down in the chair Mr..
Frank vacated. The two conventions howled for
Anderson andthe General who had been lurk
ing in the immediate vicinity quickly put in his
appearance and after an enthusiastic reception
was introduced.
Gen. Anderson briefly returned thanks to
the two conventions, and then went on to de-
nounce the Republicans as aristocrats and ex-
tol the Greenbackers as Democrats. He ac-
cused the Republicans of squandering the
public domain Oh railroads, instead of parcel
taxes that have been received into the public
treasury He c6ntrasted the expenditures of
the two parties under their leases of power
Upon the question of State Rights Gen. Ander-
son took strong ground and declared it the one
great issue of the contest. Concerning the
were supposed to exist between Democrats and
Greenbackers bnt that he stood upon the
Democratic platform of 1868. He confessed
he did not suppose resumption could be brought
about, and was sure God and bountiful harvests
were responsible for that calamity. Sherma N
has, he intimated, trafficked dishonorably in
government bonds, and robbed the govern
ment of tens of millions of dollars. He spoke
strongly in favor of legal tenders regretted
that the bonds were not 'paid'' in greenbacks,
and fhn oil ,of A.
that twill use silver After many more
words in praise of Greenbackism Gen Ander-
son came back to his hobby-horse, State
Rights, and he strobe it, and pranced before
the meeting for time. Then he closed his
speech with a stirring peroration all spangled
with technical military terms.
AT the conclusion of Gen. Anderson s speech
there were loud calls for King who had acted
during the day as the Generals chief of staff
Col. King was evidently exhausted by his
days laborS and so cOntented himself with
saying few good words for the candidate
and predicting his election.
Moses Hartman followed saying that Gen.
Anderson was not his candidate before the
convention but was his candidate now, re-
mark which was received with applause, the
convention probably thinking that he might
contribute that $1,000 he claims to have been
paid, to the campaign fund
John NJ Todd followed, As an abolitionist
and Black Republican did not want to
speak IN favor oil man who was a Democrat
and Copperhead. Circumstances, however
have compelled him to me to make the nom
nation unanimous. But L knew two years
agoit had got to come. There was a fatality
about it as there was about Gen. Plaisted's
nomination by the Democrats. 1 did not ex-
pect to see that great and proud Democratic
party do what it did at Bangor. L felt that
man in Portland stood head and shoulders
above his fellows and that man was Gen. S. j.
Anderson. He is ten times as good Green
hacker as am. l knew Gen. Anderson when
in college Il was there selling blueberries)
and know him well enough to know that he
will not go back on his principles. Mr. Todd
said he should do everything to harmonic the
differences in the Greenback party and elect
Gen. Anderson.
The meeting then adjourned.