The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-31
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
Democrats who Don't Like Crow.

While the Democrats were coaxing the
Greeno&ckers in this district to support Gen.
Anderson Thursday and protesting their deep
respect Tor the principles and persons Of the
members OF that party. down in the Third dis
trio; several prominent Democrats were in
duislng IN violent abuse of both, and ANNOUNCE
lngtheIf intention to vote for Republican
rattef than for the man the Greenbackers had
put IN nomination for Representative from
thai district. The Associated Press dispatches
OF yesterday made brief mention of the fact,
butthe fusion organ of this city in the inter-
est OF harmony no doubt, suppressed so
much OF the despatch as mentioned it. That
thepress dispatch did not oyerstate the truth
pul ON the contrary rather understated it is az
paent from perusal of the speeches made at
the Augusta convention when Mr.. Philbrick's
name came up for endorsement
Hr George W. Aver, who was a delegate
from West Waterville said:
AS L said before this forenoon, any,
Inhg, LORD, is preferable to Republican; but
rave constituency behind me, and the way
matters now stand they won't give TWENTY-FIVE
woes for Philbrick, when they would give 175
woes for Democrat. Personally, Mr.. Phil
brDk is q friend of mine, and should like to
seehlm nominated; but let me go home with
out putting my stigma upon the Greenback
parry and | should politically kill myself Let
us make fair trade. If we can't do this, let
US 50 down with the colors Last year bolted
the Fusion ticket. If you ratify this nominal
tioI III put ticket in the field, and I'll get
thr'e votes to your one. We have given the
Grenbackers Plaisted, who has always been a
Republican, Philbrick, who has always been
Republican, and Bunker, who has always been
Republican, and L believe that Philbrick's
name will be Missed by the Democrats of West
Waervile''
TIbulator Brown tried to still the tempest
by advocating an adoption of Philbrick's name
by he convention. This brought up Mr.
Reed, OF Union, who was thoroughly disguised
with the cowardice and subserviency of his
colleagues. "I'm here" began Mr.. Reed,
representing the Democratic voters in the
town of Union, in the county of Knox.
We have been hanging on to the tail of the
Greenback party long enough. I have been
a Democrat since 1860 What have the
Gree1backers done to-day? They have as
semtled at Gardiner; they have virtually
said, I'VE will nominate our candidate and
you .an go to hell, if you want TO- In Knox
county we tried to unite with The Green
baclars, but we couldn't. Scion Chase rode
up IL his team and said, Gentlemen. what
have you got to do with our convention? To-
day,through his influence at Gardiner, they've
iioHihalcu MT. TuIDrlCk. Inc nomination
belongs to us, and we are going to have it, by
God Let them go down in Knox county and
lool around. If you wish to nominate Mr..
Phibrick you can do it, but 1 shall vote for
Steohen d. Lindsey of Norridgewock in
preference
M Staples of Washington, rose and said:
Lit me ask Mr.. Moore if the agreement was
notmade in Bangor to give us this district and
and the first district? The Democratic party
has oeen fusing and growing beautifully less
evey year. You nominated Horace Greeley,
andyou now allow your party to be run by
greHbackers. We are Democrats; we hold
principles radically antagonistic to the green
bacl principles. If you are Greenbackers
thel vote for Philbrick, but for Gods sake
don't call yourselves Democrats. Go over
bod. and soul where you belong''
Alter speech from Mr.. Lenox of Wiscasset
andA1r. Moore of Thomaston in favor of Phil
bricS, Mr.. Reed again spoke as follows:
8 have been talking for the last year with
members of the Greenback party. God forbid
my tffiliating with such an organization. Mr.
Brown, how can you stand such stuff? Are
the Greenbackers to count us out as they
counted out the Republicans? 1 hope this
will be the last time that shall ever assemble
in adirondack convention. represented the
Democratic party in the town of Union, and
whn you get them to vote for Greenbacker,
you'll get white blackbird."