Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-10
MAKING UP THE SLATE.

The Elm and Dewitt Houses were the
scenes of animated and protra acted conference
Thursday night. The democratic leaders
were represented at the Dewitt by Bion
Bradbury, Capn Chase and s. c. Andrews,
Esq, of Portland, Major Belcher of Farm
ington, +. b. Torrey of Bath, and many
democrats of local prominence, including
Judge Morrill, and ex-Mayor Lyford The
greenbackers met in large force at the Elm
House in the evening. Besides Gen. Plais-
ted, his nephew. r. NJ. Plaisted of Lincoln,
l. 7. Hobson, Esq, of Wiscasset, DIR. Dyer
of Pennington and other members of the
State committee, Scion Chase and J. +. Tur-
ner of Portland were present; and Councillor
Fogg came in at a late hour-after midnight.
About o'clock, party of the grcenback
leaders, including Gen. Plaisted, Scion Chase
and three or four others, rode over to the De-
Witt House in hack. They were closeted
there witt, Capt. Chases committee until af-
ter ~ o'clock. when they returned to the
Elm and made an animated report to the
other ereenback committee men; General
Plaisted's room and the room Of +. M, his
nephew, were apparently the headquarters of
the gathering, and when the delegation re-
turned from the Dewitt their report oc-
casioned considerable comment on a high
key.
The conference at the Dewitt had evident
ly been unsatisfactory; for it was fully rs late
as one o'clock Friday A. NJ. when carriage
took three gentlemen from the door Of the
DeWitt,an drove rapidly to the Elm House.
Hon. Bion Bradbury and two other promi-
nent democrats alighted from the hack and
called for General Plaisted. The General
was up stairs. where the excited conversation
caused q perfect uproar. Gen. Plaisted came
down and retired with Bradbury and the
| other visitors to a sitting room, where they
we're closeted for long time. 1t was after
three o'clock Friday morning, before the ses-
| sion of the greenback committee men at the
Elm House was concluded, and the statesmen
extinguished themselves for the night. The
proceedings were not wholly harmonious.
DIR. Dyer Of Pennington, tall ard angu-
lar old gentleman, with venerable locks
struggling far down his neck, retired in ap-
parent disgust about an hour before the ses-
sion adjourned. lie exclaimed to another
statesman: ''Let them sit up all night, If they
want to, and fool with those fellows, I
| Won't
| We understand that the programme for ar.
ranging a fusion electoral ticket was one Of
| the subjects Of discussion. Councillor FOgg
also demanded from the democrats pledge
TO support him in this district. There we're
indications Of feeling Of distrust of each
other, between the two clans, and it is GER
tain that all Of the objects Of the midnight
| conclave were not attained. Scion Chase let
fall the remark before he went off, that the
greenbackers would probably have another
meeting in Auburn soon. BiOn Bradbury and
the other democrats who visited the Elm
House at one o'clock A. NJ, went off appar-
emily dissatisfied. and we understand that Just
before leaving, Bradbury earnestly made a
proposition to Gen. Plaisted TO have the full
greenback committee meet the full demo-
cratic committee 1t some place, and at some
time, within ten days. This second meeting
will probably occur within the time specifed.
l-LeWisfoa Journal.