The Portland daily press., 1880-07-30
The Boiling Greenbackers.

Solomon Chenery, somewhat noted Green
hacker of this city, undertook<to enter the hall
but was prevented ''We have hired this hall
and proposed to let in whom we please" said
one of the leaders.
Rev. w. f. Eaton of Cape Elizabeth called
the meeting to order.
w. A. Lombard, one of the secretaries of
the regular convention, was requested to act
as secretary and he did so.
Mr.. Harper of Portland was chosen presi
dent.
Mr.. Dow of Gray said Mr.. Harper was not a
delegate to the Reception Hall convention. If
the Congress Hall meeting was to be mob he
proposed to retire. If it had met to do bust
ness he was ready to act with members who
had seeded.
MIR. Samuel Jewett of Deering was chosen
president in place of Mr.. Harper who retired
and took the platform and made vigorous
speech. He denounced the managers of the
reception Hall convention and said that the
friends of Mr. Cove had not had fair play. He
declared that man who would support
Anderson is no Greenbacker. He hoped that
no man who voted for Anderson would come
into the Congress Hall meeting to act
Mr.. John I'M. Todd asked Mr. Jewett if he
proposed to vote for Gen. Anderson in any
case Mr.. Jewett replied that he did not. Mr.
Todd made d speech in favor of ;Gen. Ander-
SON. He proposed to support Anderson in
place of Reed. To defeat Reed he was willing
to get down and roll in the dirt. He was
willing to help the Democrats for the sake Of
saving Plaisted. The Democratic party have
been getting down on their knees to the
Greenback party. To bolt the nomination of
harm than al! the conventions they ever held
will do it good.
John B. Chase of Cape Elizabeth made a
speech, reviewing in an earnest and effective
manner the course of the Democratic party for
the past twenty years. Mr.. Todd had read
the Democratic platform of 1868. He wanted
to call attention to the Democratic platform of
1876 Anderson has declared that if elected
he must be elected as Democrat
MIR. Dow OF Gray said that he proposed to go
INTO reception Hall and support Gen Ander-
son. He proposed to leave and did it, at the
same time three others came in.
Mr. u. +. Haley of Saco said that no man
can be Greenbacker and Democrat at the
same tlme He was confident that Gen.
Anderson cannot carry one-sixth of the Green
back strength in Saco. He believed that the
nomination was due to Mr. Cove whose career
ne warmly eulogized. He could not support
Gen. Anderson and should not
George b. Leavitt OF Deering moved the ap-
polntment oil committee of five to prepare
and present resolutions to the convention for
their consideration.
Capt. John Pike of Saco said that he was
strongly opposed to the nomination of Gen.
Anderson.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
committee on resolutions: Rev. w. f. Eaton
OF Cape Elizabeth, George 3. Leavitt of Deer.
ing, L. Hanscom. G. f. Haley of Saco S.
Worcester of Cape Elizabeth.
Ex-Deacon Cove of Biddeford came in,
Mr.. j. +. Turner said the question is, Shall
we sustain the nomination made by the Green
back convention No. 2. Naughter) 1 came
into this work when there was but one man
who voted the Greenback ticket in the city of
Portland. MIR. Turner gave the history of his
own connection with the Greenback move
ment. A Gree nback club was started in this
city with some fifty members, almost. and it
would have been well if the Democrats had
let us alone. Mr.. Turner gave scathing re-
view OF the result of Democratic interference,
how long the Greenbackers are to be con-
trolled by the Democrats. Has not the time
come to break loose? (''Yes, Yes,') What
shall we do? Shall we organize the Greenback
party anew?
"We will organize anew" said several and
the excitement became intense.
Mr.. Turner again took the floor and asked if
the time had come to make a nomination of q
candidate for Congress. We object to the
man put in nomination to-day.
Capt. Pike of Saco said that the Greenback-
ers of Saco cast some seven or eight hundred
votes He stood in the Reception Hall con-
ventiOn and voted against Gen. Anderson be-
cause he had been directed by his people so to
do. Can we take Gov. Anderson and swallow
him? That is a question of vital importance
to us. Some men are ready to swallow any.
thing; they like crow. 1 don't propose to vote
for man nominated on a hard money plat
form. (Applause.) He expressed himself as
willing to nominate candidate or to protest
against the nomination of Gen. Anderson, as
the case might be. Shall we sacrifice Mr.
Cove because Samuel j. Anderson got more
votes than Cove did two years ago? 1 say no.
We would have met the delegates half way
and taken Lew man. We will not have
Samuel j.. Anderson crammed down our
Threats. 1V--
The committee on resolutions through the
Rev w. f. Eaton reported the following reso-
lutions:
Resolved, That we denounce the action of the
Democratic party for violating the political rights
of members of the Greenback party by invading
their primary meetings and conventions.
Resolved. That in scaling down the representa-
ton to our convention we recognize preparation
for triumph of the Democratic candidate
Resolved, That we meet so grave an inconsistency
in presenting man standing upon a hard money
platform for our suffrages as to compel us to dis
sent.
Resolved, That the effort to make us an appendage
to another party is an attempt to annihilate the
Greenback party.
Resolved, That we recommend the election of a
committee OF five and that this body, when it adj
ourns adjourn subject to their call and the power
be left in their hands to call convention of the
Greenback party, if so desired by the Gre black
party. w. F. EATON,
GEO. b. LEAVITT,
STEWART WORCESTER,
GEO. f. HALEY,
l. HANsCcM.
On motion of John B. Chase the resolutions
were adopted.
The committee on resolutions were appointed
committed to call the convention to nomi-
nate a candidate for Congress-
John r. Ranking of Wells withdrew from
the Congress Hall convention OF at least said
that he proposed to, but remained: however.
Mr.. John j. Chase made an sattack on fus-
ion If Greenbaekers had stood firm there
would have been no four to three arrange
meut. |
The convention adjourned on motion of G..
F. Haley of Saco. |
Third Reception Hall Session. |
At the close of the meeting in City Hall the |