Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-16
A LOVE SCENE q!
"Two Souls With But a Sino,.
Thought, Two Hearts That
Beat as One"
FUSION OLD KENNEsec

Half past ten o'clock. At that hour. Ss.
urday morning there was motley arrav q,
humanity in Meonian Hall. In Union Han
Col. Darius Alden sat alone. The foldipc
doors leading from one hall to the otbe,
were thrown open, and there was nothing n
impede locomotion from one apartment to Tho
other Half an hour later, the marriage
ceremoney began. Col. H. A. Priest Of
Vassalboro' was chosen chairman of The
greenback head of the animal, and Col Hen.
nv harrington of Gardiner of the democrats
branch.
Col. Wallace Morse, Col. W. A. Water.
house, and Col Thomas Murphy fitted from
one room to another like guardian sprites Of
the scene. On taking the chair Col Far.
rington remarked that he never made DO
litical speech in his life and never INTENDED
to, which greatly relieved his audience Il
was then voted to admit all democrats in
Kennebec county to take part in the deber.
atoms of the meeting. The following gen.
ty Committee: c. b. Morton, H. AID.
Wyman, BENZ. Ellis, Henry Harrington, and
II. ID. Woodman. A committee of five wss
then appointed to confer with similar CON.
mittee from the greenback convention, with
instructions to present the name of Emery
O. Bean of Readfield for Judge of Probate
,1,,t;1 a.
pointed who reported resolutions endorsing
the platform of the Cincinnati convention
and the candidates there nominated They
also introduced a resolution censuring tie
republicans on the temperance question.
After performing this duty several went out
and got drink, while the others sat around
until noon.
The GREENBACEERs.
One hundred and sixteen delegates were
present The hall was hot and close, and
there were at least seventy-five different
odors to be distinguished. Dr. Tanner could
easily have tasted six months in that hall,
drinking in his nutriment in the air he
co juice. Col. f. r. Pierce was called upon
for speech, and very accommodatinely re-
sponded. Mr.. Pierce is really fine speaker
and his remarks were enthusiastically re-
ceived. He spoke of the condition of bis
party in the State. and prophesied grand
victory in September. Applause. The
WI thnn hn
Office applause] and their places
filled with honest dead silence fusionsts'
Frantic applause, and cries of ''good. J
He alluded to the republican rally in Gran.
lite Hall, Friday evening, as a wet blanket
affair, and then switched off on the nightmare
of a third term. The republicans claim to be
the party of great moral ideas, yet they mob
bed temperance convention. Wild aP
plause. Gen. Chamberlain and the Suprems
Court were both denounced. The militis
were called in to keep thieves in Office.
lGreat applause. The republicans have
stricken the shackles from four millions Of
black men and put them upon forty millions
of white men. Immense applause and yelh
of "whoopee."l Your farms are mortgaged
ferries of "true"]; your houses are decayingi
your. Mr.. Pierce abruptly closed, a
just then Cap'n Black, from the committee on
credentials, came in and made his report.
AFTERNOON.
Cap'n Black addressed the convention
from the committee Of conference. Every.
thing was all solid. The democrats were 10
have one Senator, Judge of Probate and
Clerk of Courts; the greenbackers could
have the rest. The following are the candi
dates nominated:
Senator'S. NJ. VIM, Clinton; james
ID. White, Gardiner.
Judge Of Probate, - Emery o. Bean
Readfeld.
Clerk of Courts,-W. +. Whitman, WIZ
throp.
Register of Probate,-E r. Pierce, An'
gusta.
County Commissioner,-Cha E. Dut
ton, China.
Sheriff.. S. Grant, Sidney
Treasurer. II. Goodwin, Pttston.