The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-22
GREENBACKERS.
State Convention in MRine-NO Fusion
Straight Ticket Nominated for Electors.
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State Convention in MRine-No Fusion
Straight Ticket Nominated for Electors
PORTLAND, September 2l.-The Green
back Convention to nominate electors met
to-day, 4G5 delegates being present
Chas. A. White presided. He denounced
Gen. Garfield and said an understanding
was entered into 10 divide the electoral
ticket, and urged carrying it out.
d. Habson presented resolution en-
dorsiDg the action Of the State Committee
and recommending fusion with the
Democrats.
J.B. Chase, amid great excitement, pro-
tested.
Elliott King moved to accept the report
and resolutions, and 10 name q joint cleo.
toral ticket. Mr.. Chase made motion to
amend by nominating seven straight
GTeenbaCkers.
This was received with applause and
hlsses.
The speaker made an appeal for fair
hearing and argued against q fusion and
said there were thousands OF Greenback.
ers in the State who voted for the rest oil
the ticket with Plaistnd who will not vote
for fusion electors, aud protested against
giving away the future GreenbaCk party
for four Weaver electors. It was the
Greenback candidates and platform that
carried the State.
Rev. Alvah Stroud, F. NJ. Plaisted and
others advocated a fusion, after which the
previous question was carried and the res.
olution to fuse adopted, though there was
considerable opposition. The following
is the resolution in full:
Resolved, That the election OF Gen. Har-
ris N. Plaisted TO the Office OF Governor
by vote unprecedented in the history oil
the State and the reelection OF our repre-
sentation in Congress, is an unquestion-
able endorsement Of our principles by the
State OF Maine, we feel assured that when
party prejudices shall not longer control
our Republican brethren that We shall
show an overwhelming majority in favor
OF National PRINCIPLES, which will be re-
sponded 10 by every State in the Union.
That the action OF the ate Committee re.
commencing au arrangement with the
Democratic party for State and Presidential
elections was expedient, and the National
Greenback party Of the State OF Maine, In
convention assembled, hereby endorses
that action and agrees to support their
Presidential electors, Solon Chase and
Samuel Watts, for candidates for electors
at large, and John J. Turner, Ben jamin ].
Bunker, Charles r. Whidden, William A.
Cromwell, John 2. DOnworth, as candi- |
dates for district electors as recommended |
by the convention.
Congressman Murch made brief speech.
He believed every Greenbacker knew his
opposition to fusion in the past. He be-
leved the Democratic party was governed
BY high and patriotic motives and returned |
thanks to the Democrats for supporting |
him. The question is shall seven Garfield,
or three Hancock aud four GreenbaCk |
electors be chosen. | am free to say
prefer the latter.
Speeches werealso made by Solon Chase,
Congressman Ladd and others, after
which the convention adjourned.
After the ad journment OF the Congress
Hall Convention this afternoon, the
straight GreeSbaCkers met at the City |
Hall, SolOn Chase, presiding. A straight |
ticket was nominated as follows: Solon
Chase, ]. B. Turner q. r. Whidden, ]. T.
Helton, Thomas G. Burden, Geo. Web.
ster and E. B. Frye. Seventy-three dele.
gates voted. The whole anti.Fusion |
strength was claimed as 40 in the Con-
gress Hall convention. The straight
Green hackers adopted the following: For
the enlightenment and encouragement OF
our Greenback brethren in other States
We, the straight Greenbackers OF Maine
in convention assembled, declare that
there is Greenback party in Maine
pledged to the interests OF the whole peo-
pie, that the late fusion and confusion
within the State was due wholly TO the ex-
igencies OF State issues. and that in
National matters we vote with our breth-
ern elsewhere in the Union Ior Weaver
and Chambers.