The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-16
MORE DICKERING.
Democratic State Committee Trad
ing Off Electors.
FOUR OF THE SEVEN GIVEN TO THE
GREENBACKERS.
And Still the Greenbackers are Not Sat-
iSfled.

And Still the Greenbackers are Not Sat-
isfied
Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the
Democratic State Central Committee was held
in this city at the Democratic headquarters on
Middle street The meeting was strictly
Democratic one, but almost all of the promin-
ent Greenbackers of the state came on to see
the fun and aid in the deliberations Ex-
Deacon E. FL. Cove, who has probably "hoed'
in all his hay, came ON from Biddeford The
unutterable Fogg came up from Auburn, wild.
profane and with decided impression that he
is to sweep the Second District The Hon.
Isaac 7. Hobson, alias the Hon. Isaac Hobson,
came from Wiscasset to the conference, calmly
confident that he is to be the Congressional
candidate of his district. William Emery of
Alfred was there, not candidate for Congress
If he knows himself There is scarcely prom
inent Democrat in the state but put in ap-
pearance yesterday. There was anything but
union manifested in the morning. Gen.
Plaisted wandered about restless spirit, and
the threat was made freely by the Greenback-
minutes of the Lewiston conference would be
made public, and to make this an easy thing
to do the same had been put in type certified
to by the Secretaries of both the state COM
mittees, and as Mr.. j. f. Turner of the New
Era-Leader was debating last evening whether
it would do to make the propositions public,
we append them, and trust that he will give
due credit to the PRESS +
PROPOSITION FROM THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
COMMITTEE.
| LEWISTON, July 8, 1880.
Resolued, That the Democratic State Com
mittee now in session, propose to form union
with the Greenback State committee the
following propositions:
That the Democrats shall have three of the
| Presidential electors.
ReSolced, That the Democrats shall have
the nomination for Representative to Congress
| in two districts, and shall also have a fair and
equitable division of the nominations for Sena-
tors. county officers and Representatives to the
Legislature in every county in the state.
| Resolced, That while we recognize the fact
that any action We may take cannot bind the
| county conventions of either party, we hearth
| ", individually and collectively, commit our
| selves to the policy of the union, and pledge
| ourselves to do our utmost to make it effec-
| tive.
| Resolyed, That if these propositions are
| agreed upon by the Greenback committee,
| that the committee shall sign the propositions.
y-; L. HI. MURCH,
Secretary Democratic State Com.
| EXTRACT FROM THE RECORDS OF THE MEET
ING OF THE GREENBACK STATE COMMITTEE.
LEWISTON, July s. 1880.
At meeting of the Greenback State Com
mittee, this day in session, after carefully con-
sidering the propositions submitted by the
Democratic State Committee,
Voted. Thai cannot accent said prOnOSi-
tions, for the following reasons:
1St-AS committee we have not the author
| ity to bind the Greenback party by any trade.
| 2d-While we, as a committee most earnest
ly desire harmony and success in this State
next September, it is our opinion that to accept
your propositions would certainly defeat the
object sought to be obtained by both commit
tees. ~
81 Voted, That, recognizing the people as the
only tribunal having the power, we call State
| Convention of the Greenback party Sept. 21st
for the purpose of selecting an electoral ticket.
s.e S. A. BERRY,
Secretary Greenback State Committee.
Voted. That the Secretary be charged with
the duty of conveying to the Democratic COM
mittee our answer to their propositions, and,
as to the proposal for union electoral ticket,
that he be instructed to say to the committee
that while discaming all power Or aight to
bind our party by any action we may take in
the premises, we frankly commit ourselves.
individually, to the policy of union, as pro-
posed, and also, in the event of the success of
our ticket in September, we pledge our indi-
vidual influence in that direction.
A true copy.
Attest: S. A. BERRY,
Secretary pro tenn.
In the morning, as has been said, the aspect
of affairs did not please the would-be- Fusion
lists. ''Things don't look much like union"
said Mr.. William Emery, and he was right.
At the meeting the doors were opened to all
the world except the reporters of the Press.
Capt. j. J. Perry hal charge of the room, as
sisted by Mr.. George w. Woodbury., who acted
as general floor manager
The first work was to ascertain what was
promised to the Democrats by the Greenback-
| ers at Bangor. The Hon. Bion Bradbury
made few clear, cutting remarks, insisting
| that the terms OF the Bangor contract be lived
| up to. The unspeakable Fogg was placed on
the stand and questioned as to his recollections
OF the Bangor agreement. Fogg, it should be
remembered, was the man who, eat the twin
| State conventions, acted as the committee
without appointment from the Greenback to
the Democratic convention. Fogg answered
| some questions, and some he refued to, plead
| ing lack of memory
The Democrats renewed the demand made
| at Lewiston and a free discussion followed, the
| Greenbackers taking an active part The
| Democrats were little inclined to raise on
tHtlr selling pflCo anu inc Or6enDaCR0rS were
| not willing to concede anything. Cadet r.
| Aver, Esq. of Cornish and others made earn
| est speeches. AT the time of the adjournment
of the afternoon meeting the subject of fusion
| was still under discussion.
The Democrats found excellent reading in
/ the last number of the wv Era-Leader, in
which the ambitious 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
l Era. President of the Maipo Stafa (rola
| 2. L., late Commissioner of the Boston Globe
| for the State of Maine, correspondent of the
| Washington View, correspondent of the Chi
| cago Sentinel, chairman of the Greenback city
executive committee, late delegate to the
| Chicago Convention and political heir to ex-
Deacon r. III. Cove, gave his opinion on the
right of the Democratic leaders to manage
| their own affairs.
eral gathering of the leaders in the hotel
offices and few were briefly interviewed by
/ PRESS reporters.
Speaking Of the prospect in this district the
| Hon. Isaac L. Hobson, alias the Hon Isaac
Hobson, (who with F. w. Hill, alias Francis
| w. Hill, took great interest in the proceed
ing) said that in his judgment the candidates
I will stand in the following order: Clifford,
Anderson, ex-Deacon Cove; and that Clifford
| will be nominated Mr.. Hobson, as stranger
| to the district, cannot of course be aware how
strong a hold r. M. Springer has on the voters
of this district and the B. P. l.. order. In this
connection 1t should be said that it is rumored
that motion that the conference be admitted
to the first degree of the B. P. L. organization
was tabled, greatly to the regret of the terri
BILE Fogg who was getting ready to kneel
again to Col. J. F. Turner.
Mr.. William Emery had little TO say beyond
the fact that he himself did not propose to
| run for Congress, and that he has not vet de-
| cided to work in the interest of ex-Deacon
| Cove.
| THE EVENING SESSION. L-s
An evening session was held and the Green
back Congressional convention was called for
| July 10Th at Portland. A general discussion
| followed the announcement. 1t may be re-
marked that while the meeting was supposed
| to have been called in the interest of the