The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-10
THE DOUBLE HEADER.
Meeting of the Greenback and
Democratic Committees.
Trying to Keep solon Chase Quiet.

1he GreenDack and Democratic State Cen
trail Committees met in Auburn and Lewiston
Thursday. Tabulator C. HI. Chase was
very nearly worn out when the sessions ended.
The Capn didn't happen to be member of
either committee, but attended all the same in
strictly unofficial capacity. He was in fact,
somewhere betwixt heaven and hell.
Something that neither stood nor fell
neither Greenback nor Democrat, but recoc-
nized, and wishing to be, in his great charact-
er of Tabulator
The meetings of the committees were call
ed in response to suggestion made several
days ago by Gen. Plaisted While here last
week the candidate of the two parties was i'm
pressed with the necessity of settling matters
IN the First Congressional District, and the
meetings were accordingly called to give him
an opportunity to act in the capacity of the
great American peacemaker, in opposition to
Mr. Scion Chase, who was rapidly displaying
his ability to act as the great piece-maker of
Maine by breaking into pieces the supposed-to-
be firmly joined Democratic and Greenback
parties.
1t is well known that after the publication
OF the PRESS report of the speech of Uncle
Scion, delivered at Sebago Lake, Monday,
them steers" became very unpopular with
the Democrats, and not few of the Green
hackers and there has been very generally
expressed desire among the fusionists to hear
the tramp of Uncle Solon's cowhide 'butes
coming to them from the direction of Canada
or any other remote quarter that it might seem
proper to Mr.. Chase to get up and get for.
Statad hat
a prominent Greenbacker, they "met to see
what could be talked into that id fool, Scion
Chase, in the way of sense" and also "to look
after fusion in this Congressional district"
Inc hrst it was not easy to do. Uncle Scion
declared, it is said, that Plaisted & Co. "might
as well talk religion to s dead mule as to try
ana make them steers pull, harnessed up with
the democratic jackass, +" which was not re-
markably complimentary to his supposed Dem
Ocratic allies
Plalsted opened the attack on Uncle Scion.
He reminded him that success without the aid
and votes of the Democrats was not only not
10 De expected, but was utterly out of the
question; that he (Plaisted) was the candidate
OF both parties, and that an attack on his sup
porters was an attack on himself. He also
called the attention of the bland and cheerful
proprietor OF stthem steers" to the fact that if
there is today fusion between the Democrats
and Greenbackers it was brought about by the
course of Mr.. Scion Chase, and that if he
eGen. Plaisted) accepted the Democratic
nomination it was by the special and particular
advice of Mr.. Scion Chase. He then with
some excitement demanded that there should
be no more. of this ''fooling" on the part of
Mr.: Chase, but that he should go to work and
make them steers" of some use to the allies.
Mr.. Scion Chase replied. He said he didn't
propose to be counted as a Democrat and he
did propose to do all he could for Gen. Plais-
ted's election. He referred to his long and in
low o..
was right there" said Uncle Scion, sswhen
the rag-baby was born in Maine, and tell
ye he was born with sledge in his hand to
smlte both the old parties -" He then with
considerable emotion replied to the CHARGES
that had been made against him.. 1t had even
been charged in one paper that he had sold out
to the republicans, but he hadn't, and didn't
mean to-, them steers not being for sale. The
Sebago meeting was not Democratic, but a
sGreenback meeting, one that would stand the
real Greenback folder but even there
Uncle Scion admitted that he had failed to de-
clare the whole Greenback gospel. 1t is un-
derstood that he took a very discouraging view
OF the prospects of the two parties. AS far as
the first district was concerned Mr.. Chase
wanted to see Greenback nominated and
elected. He belle we'd that the Democrats
could be driven into voting for anything. He
pretty strongly limited at Ex-Deacon e. HI.
Cove OF Biddeford as the candidate, and this
called up gentleman who said that Elliot
King isyery popular among the farmers. This
called out, it is said two expressions of opinion
one was that Mr.. King is in the secret service
OF the Republicans, and the other that the
same gentleman is devoted to the service of
the Democrats.
A long and stormy discussion followed, in
which great amount OF mud finging was in
dulged in, and, to the great surprise of Gen.
Plaisted, it was found that even in the COM
mittee the ideas of Mr.. Chase had made pro-
gress. Plaisted declared that if Mr.. Chase
could not be induced to keep quiet he should
soon cease to be the candidate of both parties,
and it was limited that it might be the
Greenback party that would lose him.
The decision reached was about as follows:
Uncle Scion is to do his best s'to keep them
steers IN q, new pasture although he sadly
be mighty lean" He will support the candi-
date in this district if the nomination suits
him, and would positively promise only to sup
port Ladd for Congress, mot that he knows
much, but because he's pretty good Green
hacker"
The next great object of the meeting-that
of deciding on candidate in the First dis
trict-remains as yet unsettled. Ex-Deacon
Cove, who was present. did rot press his
claims, but refused to withdraw from the can
vass in favor OF Anderson or any one else, and
unless he changes his mind very much will not
withdraw at all. The Democrats were also
firm. and there is little prospect of fusion in
this district.
Plaisted will make very general canvass of
the State as soon as the various crows in the
two parties are settled.
Abiding to John W. Forney, a prominent
Democrat remarked at the meeting that the
difference between Forney and Plaisted was
that Forney had two papers, both daily, and
Plaisted two parties, both devilish to Judge by
the way they were acting-and this was the
one pleasantly of the two meetings.
Col. Samuel A. Berry of Deering had Just
returned from Bangor and was sound asleep
when called upon by PRESS reporter last
evening. Col. Berry as the Cumberland
county member of the Greenback State COM
mittee was at Lewiston and attended the all
night joint session. Col Berry objected to the
dispatch published in the Argus yesterday. He
said that Ex-Deacon Cove had not withdrawn
and probably will not. His own opinion is
that G. E. Clifford would lutte the two parties
better than any other man, or at least would
come nearer to doing SO. Col. John M. Adams
is also a candidate and Col Berry is inclined
to think would prove strong one. He is in
clined to believe that there is no personal ill
feeling between Scion Chase and Gen. Plais-
ted.
A prominent Democrat remarked last even
ing that Scion Chase has promised ''to keep
quiet, but will probably break out again on
the first favorable opportunity"
A we'll known Democratic politician said
yesterday that he could see no reason why the
opposition might not vote for Elliot King for
Congress. He thought King a good enough
Democrat for the Democrats and that he
ought to be a good enough Greenbacker for
the Greenbackers; in brief he believed that
King was just the man for the place. A care
full look over the field would indicate, how
ever, that the dark horse in the race may very
possibly be Col. r. M. Springer, late editor of
the late Sunday New Era, late editor of the
late Railroad New Era, editor of the New
Era-Leader, and Campaign New Era, Presi-
dent of the Maine State Circle B. P. L., and
late Commissioner of the Boston Globe for the
State OF Maine.