Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-06
At Greenback and Democratic
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Headquarters.
Mr.. Smalley. of the Tribune. in letter
dated August sIst, relates his experience al
and democratic headquarters IN
this CITY as follows:
Walking along the main street of Augusta
morning in search of the fusion
bea,louarters. examined in vain the fronts
of the buildings and the signs at the starr
way entrances for some indication that would
serve as guide. Finally, seeing sign that
read Sc +. Pillsbury, Law Office, l conclu-
ded that information could be got there II
anywhere. Across the street was suspended
a large flag divided in the middle by the name
of Harris NJ Plais;ed. the greenback eandi-
date for Governor by nomination and the
democratic candidate by adoption. and ta!ieu
of with the names of Hancock and English
Going up the stairs l found little room with
bare floors and dirty walls. Fonr men were
sitting around long table. Two were evil
IDENTIFY greenhackers and two democrats
You can usually tell a greenbacker from
his democratic yoke-fellows in the political
team that is pulling together in Maine. He
is rather unkempt and Struggling as TO halr
and beard. and unb-ushed as to coat collar
His ewes are bright but little wild, he Is
profuse talaer. and his general appearance Is
more respectable than that of the average
democrat. in spite of his crankiness. One of
the grcenhackers tried 10 open locked door
across the hall. and said that room was going
to be the headquarters. Then he said the
headquarters had been in Portland. Evil
IDENTIFY the resignation of their chairman.
Cove. had disorganized the committee, and
had closed its office FOR time. Returning to
his seat by the table in Piilsbury's office, the
l. IL. l. ,.sl4 hE
Headquarters were as much there As any
where.
A TALK WITH REPRESENTATIVE GREEN
HACKERS.
':Are Won grcenbackers supporting Han
cock or Weaver?" | asked. 81 don't see any
Weaver flags out. All your banners have
seen in the State have the names of Hancock
and English on them ''-''We're going to
hang out Weaver flag when he comes
here
1T seems rather late To he hoiSting the
name of Your Presidential candidate for the
first time "-"Oh. as between Hancock and
Garfield we greenbackers are for Hancock"
A thick set man. with tObaccO-stained mouth
and a nose that betokened frequent infringe
ments of the Maine law, calculated his ap-
prevail Of the statement.
ticket? Is it for Weaver or Lancock?"-
"We divide the electors with the democrats ;
our party takes four and the ether three. We
go on the principle tina, it is better to have
part of the electoral vote of the State than
none"
'.Who manages your canvass? Do you
have two clairmen or one? Tell me how
YOU run your mixed concern. why, we
have two chairmen-one from each party !;
but the affairs of the fusion organization are
managed by a joint Executive Committee"
''Ilas Barnum sent you any money from
New York;" The ereenbacker avoided this
question, and began to talk about the large
sums the republicans were spending and the
lack of funds for the fusion canvass. | see
no evidence, however, of any want of money
on that side They have cash enough to buy
uniforms and torches, to hang up Hancock
and Plaisted flags in every town, to hire halls
and to pay lot of impecuniOus greenback
orators from other States.
"What," / asked, ''are you going to do
with Weaver? He says that the democrats
down in Alabama have wiped out the vote of
your greenback brethren by gross frauds,
and have stolen the State from them. Yet
here in Maine you are in close alliance with
the democrats. Isn't your position little
illogical?'
The man with a red nose interrupted the
conversation with vulgar comparison which,
translate into decent language. meant that
the stories Of fraud in the South were worn
out political lies.
You're Il democrat, | presume ?"-''You
bet am" replied the red-nosed man."
~ thought so. am talking to these
grecnbackers now. These reports of frauds
in the South are not old stories to them
Their own candidate for President says that
they are true, and that their own party has
been wiped out in Alabama by the democrats
stuffing ballot boxes and making false counts.
Now want TO ask these greenbackers how
they can co operate with party in Maine
that treats them in this way in the South"
The greenbacker was silent and confused
for moment; then he said ave think that
Hancock will put stop to these things. We
believe he will give us free elections and Il
fair count
'Ah! I see. You are in favor of suppress
sing your own party in the South so a. to
elect Hancock. in the belief that he will give
you fair show in the future. Now I get at
the logic of your position. You are nomi-
nallv for Weaver. but really for Hancock"
WHOM THE FUsIOSIsTs HAVE on THE STUMP.
After some further talk of this kind asked
for list Of the fusion orators now on the
stump. which was cheerfullv given. Ii in
cluies large number of men with very
limited local reputation. but there are some
democrats and greenbackers from other
States. Weaver is down for half dozen
meetings. New York sends Thomas c. f.
Ecclesinp. Colonel J r. FelloSs. who com
manded rebel regiment during the war. and
General F.. NJ Lee and Maj ,r f F. Purdv.
with whose military records am not famil-
lar. General Sam Gary is here from Ohio
He al~avs turns up where demagoguism can
he made TO paw. Colonel A. j Grover,
Colonel s. F. Norton and General
J. T. Farnsworth are on the list
from Illinois. and ex-senator Doolttle
from Wisconsin. Massachusetts contributes
Thomas J McIntire and Moses Hull, the
Spiritualist lecturer. II. c. Baldwin. the
greenback candidate for Governor of Yer
mont two years ago. is also here; and there
are, curiously enough. two Canadians. S. S.
Brooks and A. NJ. Wright. the latter a men,
Der Of Parliament, who have crossed the from
tier to tell the people of Maine how they
ought to vote at State election. Plaisted is
on the stump, but is said to make speech
that always leaves him at the end with only
half the audeUce he had in the beginning.
Pill shury is also stnmnipp and is audacious