Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-31
The First Congressional District
The Boiling GRERNBACKERs.
From the Portland Press.

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The boiling convention met at Congress
Hall Fifty-six delegates were present. Sol
ONION Chenery, a somewhat noted greenback-
er of this city, undertook to enter the hall
but was prevented. I'VE have hired this
hall and propose TO let in whom We please,
said one of the leaders.
Rev W. +. Eaton of Cape Elizabeth called
the meeting to order.
W. A. Lombard, one Of the secretaries OF
the regular convention, was requested to act
Is 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 a
mob he proposed to retire. If it had met to
do business he was ready to act with mem
bers who had seeded.
Mr. 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 Hail convention and said that the
friends of Mr.. Cove had not had fair play.
He declared that a man who would supper,
Anderson is no greenbacker. He hoped that
no man who voted for Anderson would come
into Congress Hall meeting to act.
Mr. John NJ. Todd asked Mr.. Jewett if he
proposed to vote for Gen. Anderson in any
case. Mr.. Jeweu replied that he did not
Mr.. Todd made speech in favor of Gen.
Anderson. He proposed to support Ander-
son 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 OF. their knees
to the greenback party. To bolt the nomina-
ton of Anderson will do the greenback party
more harm than all the conventions they eveI
held will do it good
John b. Chase CT Cape Elizabeth made a
speech, reviewing in an earnest and effect
i've manner the course of the democratic par
ty 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 demo.
crat.
Mr.. Dow of Gray said that he proposed tc
90 into Reception Hall and support Gen. An
derson. He proposed to leave and did it, al
the same time three others came in.
Mr.. G. +. Haley of Saco said that no man
can be a greenbacker and democrat at the
same time. He was confident that Gen. An
derson cannot carry one-sixth of the green
DICK StItHLtiI III E'dCb ilt btIItNtu tiidt iiIt
nomination was d.e to Mr.. Cove whose ca
rccr he warmly eulogized. He could not
support Gen. Anderson and should not.
George Il. L,aviit of Deering moved the
appointment of a committee of five to prepare
and present resolutions to the convention for
their consid. ration.
Can't :, Jhn 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. +. Eaton
of Cape Elizabeth, George b. Leavitt OF
Deering I. Hanscom, G. F. Haley of Saco,
$. Worcester of Cape Elizabeth.
Ex-Deacon Cove of Biddeford came in.
Mr. J. T. Turner said the question is. Shall
we sustain the nomination made by the green
back convention No. =. Uaughter) / came
into this work when there was but one man
who voted the greenback ticket in tie city OF
Portland. Mr.. Turner gave the history of
his own connection with the greenback move
ment. greenback 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 a scathing re-
view of the result of democratic interference
and then under great excitement demanded
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 green
back party anew?
I'VE 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 nomination
of candidate for Congress. We object to
the man put in nomination to-day.
Capt. Pike of Saco. said that the green
hackers of Saco cast some seven or eight
hundred votes. He stood in the Reception
Hall convention and voted against General
Anderson. because he had been directed by
his people so to do. Can we take Gov. An.
derson and swallow him? That is question
of vital Importance to us. Some men are
ready to swallow anything; they like crow.
don't propose to vote for a man nominated
on hard money platform. applause He
expressed himself as willing to nominate a
candidate or to protest against the nomina.
ton 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? say no. We would have
met the delegates half way and taken a new
man. We will not have Samuel j. Ander-
son crammed down our throats.
The committee Oh resolutions through the
Rev. W. +. Eaton reported the following
Et>olutlOnss
Resolved. That we denounce the action of the
Democratic party for violating the political rights Of
members of the Greenback part, BY inv aiding their
primary meetings and conventions.
Resolved. That in scaling down the representation
to orr convention We recognize preparation for
triumph of the democratic candidate.
Resolved. That we meet so grave an Inconsistency
IN presenting a man standing upon a hard money
platform for our surages TO compel US to dissent
Resolved. That the effort 10 make US an amends 90
tT,enhack Iarty. ~
Resolved. That we recommend the election of n
committee of I'VE and that this bodv when IL AL
ourn.. a'tjeu-n subject to their call and the power
be lei in their hands TO call a convention Of the
Grecnhack party, if desired bv the Gfe.nbscl
party W. =, EATON,
GEO. b. LENvITT.
STEWART WORCESTER
GEO. +. HALEY,
L. HANSeoN,
On motion of John B. Chase the resoIu-
tons were adopted.
The committee on resolutions were ap-
pointed committee to call the convention to
nominate candidate for Congress.