The Portland daily press., 1880-07-30
Straight Greenbackers Bolt the Nomina.
The Democratic Convention.

N'ASOAbdChcTos dCCOluiHS W thO CcioA VI tiiC
bush they light on, met at the Democratic
headquarters on Middle street yesterday morn
ing to nominate candidate for representative
to Congress from the First Congressional Dis
trict The crowd was the usual heterogeneous
one which goes to make up Democratic assem-
blies. A few wore ''biled shirts and good
many more wore shirts which ought to be
"biled" at the earliest opportunity The mill
tary element, as was fitting, was the most
prominent one in the convention. A spectator
not knowing the purpose of the meeting would
have concludedsthat the convention was a'reun
ion of veterans of the late war, so many forms
and faces OF men who had been ready to lay
their lives on the altar of their country, were
to be seen everywhere. There was Capn
Chase, whose fame as the great American
Tabulator has overshadowed somewhat his
fame as a soldier, but who nevertheless is said
to carry beneath his clothing body riddled
with the bullets of his country's assailants.
There was Col Lyman looking hale and
hearty spite OF the long and perilous service
which he is alleged to have rendered in the
Peninstalar campaign under that soldier the
Democrats delight to honor-Gen. Geo. B. Nc
OiSii"h. AHou tHcI0 was OOl sweat, VINO IS
said to have led regiment in that fearful
charge on St. Marye's heights at Fredericks-
burg but whose modesty has spreyented his
reaping the glory his distinguished services
deserved. Strange to say everyone in this
galaxy Eof heroes had belonged at some time
during his military career to Gen. Hancock S
corps rumorSuggested andthat each and every
one of them had clover leaf concealed upon
his person.
1t was Jnly natural convention differed by
such military chieftains should wish to give to
the district military hero, and surely where
could greater hero be found than the Maine
member OF the Hancock Veteran Association
Gen. S. j. Anderson. One Ichabod Cole had
the audacity to offer himself as as candidate,
but when his credentials were inquired for
none could be found. He had never breathed
the deadly miasma of the swamps of Chicka-
homlny, he dldinot raiSeaa hand to roll back the
rebel hordes at Antietam, he did not stand by
the side of Hancock on the heights of Gettys-
burg, he had neglected even to provide him
self with clover leaf Nobody knew him but
as man of peace, and this knowledge of him
was fatal.
The convention was as slow in organizing as
its members have been in recognizing the SER
vices to the country of their Presidential can
didate. But finally at about II o'clock j. S.
Palmer 1--WE don't know in what corps he serv-
ed but presume it was the second) called the
convention to order and nominated M. P.
Frank (also member of the second corps) for
temporary chairman. Mr.. Frank thanked the
convention and said the business was to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress from the first
Congregatlonal'' district,1a slip of the tongue
which indicated to the members of the conven-
ton that he was rather too familiar with the
institutions of peace to be the savage warrior
which his selection for chairman of the con-
vention suggested. Mr.. Frank told the con-
yentlon that the thing to be scared of was CEN
tralization, and Immediately look of horror
oerspread the countenances of the assembled
heroes OF a hundred or less battlefelds.
Mr.. John Hanscom of Saco was made Secre-
tary Rumor says that when he sat down to
perform the arduous duties of his position he
seized the pen much as he would SABRE SO
thoroughly pervaded was he with the military
spirit, but rumor is sometimes unreliable as
perhaps it is in this case.
The district committee was made commit
tee on credentials and reported POP warriors
present-all members of the second corps.
AT this point Cap'n Chase rose and all ewes
were turned on him. 1t was not known to
what excuses the Cap'ns military ardor might
lead him. 1t was by no means certain that he
might not insist on marching on the Republi-
can convention at Lancaster Hall. Therefore
the convention was good deal relieved when
he indicated that he rose simply for the pur-
pose OF moving that a committee OF five be APP
pointed to select district committee. The
motion was carried and the Capn appointed
chairman. The temporary organization was
then made permanent and Mr.. G. T. SWEET
moved that committee of seven be appointed
to confer with the Greenback convention as
sembled at Reception Hall.
Col. l.. d. NJ. Sweat thought candidate
should be nominated first and a conference
held afterwards, and he moved to proceed to
ballot. He then proceeded to nominate Gen.
s. j. Anderson, commencing him as a Demo-
GRAFT and the son of a Democrat, and the dis
coverer of Gen Hancock but STRANGELY
enough failing to recount the Generals dis
tinguished services at Gettysburg. The mem
ton OF Gen. AnderSon'S name excited en- thus
iasm but the allusion to Gen. Hancock set the
battle-scarred veterans wild. AS the memo.
rles OF the marches, and charges, and sieges
in which they had participated under him
flashed back upon them they shouted and
stamped and clapped their hands till they were
thoroughly exhausted.
Mr.. G. +. SWEET pressed his motion, saving
he was in favor of the same man Col Swat
was but thought a conference after the nomin-
alton was too much like funeral after the
corpse was buried.
The convention voted to proce ed to a ballot,
which resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes. ...........182
Necessary Tor choice. ....... -. 90
Samuel J; Anderson had .....175
lchaDou Cole....... .......
The nomination was made unanimous
Before the ballot was declared Mr.. g., L.
SWEET wanted to know if this ballot could not
be declared an informal one, but the chairman
said no. Here a delegate inquired of another
delegate in an undertone how many there were
in the SWEET family.
1t was moved that a committee of three be
appointed to notify Gen. Anderson of his NOM
inatiOn and request his attendance and Messrs
9. F: SWEET of Portland, Staples Of Eliot and
Harding OF Yarmouth were appointed.
The committee appointed to nominate dis
trlct committee reported as follows:
j. S. Palmer Portland.
Joseph, Dane, Kennebunk
Kimball Eastman, Gorham.
w FL. Bradbury, Hollis.
W. r. Field Brunswick
Edward Eastman. Saco.
1t was voted that the action of the Demo
cratic State Committee in nom mating an cleo
tor for this district be approved. William A.
Cromwell was declared the elector
Inc committee on conference was declared
by the chair to consist as follows:
l.. u. M. Sweat, A. f. Moulton, Joseph G.,
Deerlng OF Saco, A. X. =. Meserve of Buxton.
Kimball Eastman of Gorham, Joseph Tit
comb OF Kennebunk, Carlos Heard of Bidde-
ford
That distinguished veteran, H. X. Bradbury
OF Hollis, as chairman of the comm ittee on
resolutions reported as follows:
RESOLVED, That the Democrats of the First Con-
gressional District of Maine in convention assemb-
led, reafrm and cordially endorse the platform of
principles adopted by the national convention at
Cincinnati.
Resolved, That we present with pride and conf
dence to the electors of this Congressional district
the name OF Samuel j. Anderson of Portland as
our candidate for Representative to Congress- and
we pledge our unted and earnest efforts to secure
his election.
Hon. Joseph Titcomb of Kennebunk Thought
the latter resolution had better be laid on the
table until the committee of conference had
interviewed the Greenbackers and knew what
they were going to do about it. This motion
IA Their dampened the ardor of the warriors
and nobody seemed to know what to do. Fin
ally it was concluded to drop it and the resou-
tionS were adopted.
The convention then proceeded 20 wait for
Gen. Anderson And they waited. and wait
ed, and waited, till it began to be rumored
abroad that Gen. Anderson didn't want TO
speak till he knew his fate in the Greenb ack
convention. So at half-past - the conven ton
adjourned till half past one. AT half-past one
it again adjourned till half-past two and then
to City Hall where Gen. Anderson's tongue
was loosed.
The Greenback Convention,
Reception Hall filled up slowly in the morn
ing, most of the prominent Greenbackers of
the district being present, among others G.
w. Rice, Col. r. M. Springer, &C., &C., J.F.
Turner, Elliot King, J. f. Quinby, the yener-
able John M Todd g Rarry nv D.