The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-27
ANTI
Democrats Who are Not Sweet on the
Tabulator.

Yesterday afternoon representative of the
PRESS called upon several of our well-known
Democrats to get their views as to the choice of
the Democratic caucuses on Tuesday evening
last.
The first gentleman interviewed was one
who has honored the party in the past on the
State Committee, and whose opinions were
very decided "Nr. Chase, said he, "will never
be the choice of the State convention as dele
gate-at1arge or I am sadly mistaken in the
Democratic party. He has perhaps succeeded
in carrying his ends here in Portland because
MIR. Bradbury is not the kind of man to 90
round button-holing men and inducing them
to use their efforts in his behalf. He is a man
who, in electing him to Office, the Democratic
party honors not so much as he honors them
1t has been said', continued the gentle
man, "that the reported action of the delegates
will be considered slap in the face of Gen.
Plaisted for governor. 1 don't believe the
Democratic convention will accept Plaisted or
any other Greenback nominee. There is one
thing you may be assured of. The Democratic
convention won't endorse Chase or any of that
crowd"
A prominent Democrat, from Deering who
has only lately stepped out of a prominent
county office, said "there will be no endorse
ment of Chase delegate-at-lal ge.
Democrat, who, whether as lawyer or pol
itician, none stands higher in this part of the
state, said: 81 see both the Argus and the
PRESS claim that Chase carried the city. That
is mistake, think. The first ward did pass
resolution instructing its delegates to vote for
Bradbury and Pierce, the papers to the con-
trary notwithstanding. In ward seven Brad
bury had majority; in six the delegates were
solid for him and also in two; in wardsfve four
out of the five were anti-Chase; and in three
he had majority of one. That is the way the
matter stands if the delegates stick. If Chase
has secured the delegations he has done it by
climbing on Davis back. If the two caucuses
had been held on different nights-for District
and State conventions-then Chase would have
had hardly vote. Let me tell you the PRESS
hit it the other day when it said the Democrat
ic convention wont make any gubernatorial
nomination. The delegates will elect the del
egate and will pass resolutions en-
dorsng the nominee of the Cincinnati conven-
ton, and go home. If Chase should be elected
there he will simply be elected by Col. S. R.
Lyman, and go to Cincinnati to name the col
|. lector and postmaster for Portland. Let me
| tell you another thing. The leading Green
| hackers are changing their views. They are
coming round to those expressed by John Sher-
| man at the DelmOnico dinner. They believe
now that the volume of greenbacks should be
| issued by the government guarded by proper
reserves of coin, and sent to the banks which
should be merely banks of deposit and dis
count, but not banks of issue. You will find
that the resolution passed by the Greenback
| convention will be very mild compared with
| what you expect"
Another Democrat, identified with the
| Young Mems Democratic Club, said eff
Charles H. Chase is made delegate-at-large
| by the convention it will be burning shame
and disgrace to the Democratic party. Bill
| Davis is good fellow and would like to go to
| Congress but he can't lug Capn Chas. I'll.
| Chase. 1t is possible that some id fool may
introduce a resolution into the Econvention in
| dorsing the late governor and council. They
| do queer things at conventions. And such a
resolution may be scavengered though. But if
it is, or if Chase is elected, the State will see
tremendous bolt. Furthermore I tell you
| that as between Fogg and Frye in the Second
district lots of Democrats will vote for Frye,
and know what I am talking about. If I
can help it tonight at the meeting of the dele
| gates at-large to the convention, Chase shall
be sat down upon"