The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-28
INSTRUCTIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Cove to Bolt Unless Nominated.

The lives of the Democratic leaders in this
State have fallen upon evil places, their days
are days of trouble, and there is no rest for
them nights The Greenbackers refuse to ac-
cept Anderson, and the King 'boom" in the
interest of the Democracy is likely to run
against snag and be held fast. The Democrat
ic National Committee, to add to the troubles
of the faithful here, have been looking over
the field through a representative and have
sent the following orders to the leaders here in
Maine:
First-The Greenbackers must have every
thing they demand granted.
Second-Anderson' nomin alton must not be
pressed.
Third-That every Democrat must be made
to understand that the election of Gov. Plais-
ted is of the very highest importance to the
success of the Democratic party in the nation.
To enforce obedience to the orders given the
committee they added threat that is in itself
calculated to send thrill of horror to every
Democratic heart. "In the event of the cleo
ton of Gen. Hancock not single federal
office will be given to any man who may, at
this crisis, oppose the giving to the Greenback-
ers all and everything that they may demand. 4"
The Greenbackcrs who had been somewhat
depressed are bracing up fast. In Deering,
the home of Mr.. Samuel A. Berry, the Cum
berland county member of the Greenback
State Committee, over one hundred Green
hackers have pledged themselves to vote for
ex-Deacon E. Ell. Cove whether he be nomi-
mated or not. Standish Greenbackers elected
delegates to tho District Convention and in
structed them to "agree to agree" mystesi-
Gus and doubt-involved sentence that the ven
cradle John M. Todd might have written. Mr..
Boothby, one Of the prominent out-of-town
Greenbackers, said yesterday, when asked
what his course is to be as regards fusion:-'T
can't tell yet 1 shall be governed by circum-
stances, and the circumstances are not ali in
yet" which is worthy to rank with Howard
Owens funerals don't Fuse
There seems to be no doubt but that ex-Dea-
con E. III. Cove has made up his mind, in case
the Democrats disregard the instructions of
the National Committee and nominate Ander-
son, or in event of Kings nomination, to take
the stump and do his best for himself as an in
dependent candidate. But Cove is said to be
confident that the instructions will be obeyed,
and that he will be nominated after all. The
King men say that Cove will be astopished
When the convention meets at the small fol-
lowing that he will have.
But the Democratic leaders have yet another
cause for trouble. For once the rank and file
OF the party have walked up and will take a
hand in nominating their own candidate and
are for Anderson to man, and it is clear that
it will not be possible to bring the masses of
the party over to the support of Cove. There
is an attempt being made to work up little
capital for Cove on the strength of his being,
or claiming 10 be, radical prohibitionist, but
the result will not justify the spending of much
time in that direction. The prospect cannot
be cheering to the Democratic leaders No
money IN the present, or prospective offices in
The future for them unless they eat "crow,''
and with the masses of the party resolved not
to touch so much as bone of the detested
bird