New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-22

| A SMALL But STONY CONVENuON-N0 SEPARATE
| TIcKrT-AN EXCITED MINoETY- FUSION AND
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COMING DEFEAT-IIGH-
SOUNDING RESOLUTIONS.
| PoRrLAND, Sept 21.-The Greenback State Com
| mittee met this morning and elected Samuel \.
| Berry chairman aud Benjamin Bunker secretary.
! The Convention to nominate Electors met at Con-
gress Hall at o'clock :. A. Berry called the
Convention to order and Charles a. White, of Gar
! diner was named ch alrman. He denounced Cen
eral Garfield and said an understanding was
extended to divide the electoral ticket, and urged
| that il should he carried out. The state Com
| mittee was made Committee Credentials The
| temporary organization was then made permanent.
There were 40 delegates present from ninety five
towns.
S. ID. Hobson of Wiscasset, presented resolutions
indorsng the action of the State Committee
| mending fusion with the Democrats. j. b. Chase,
of Cape Elizabeth, amid great excitement, pro-
| tested. Elliott King moved TO accept the report
and resolutions. and to name a Joint electoral
ticket. Mr. Chase made a motion to amend by
nominating seven straight Greenbackers. which
| was received with applause and Kisses.
| The speaker made appeal for u far hearing &.
| He argued against fusion. aud said there were
thousands of Greenbackers IN the State who voted
the rest of the ticket with Plaisted VINO will not
vote for lsOn electors. ne against g''
ing away the future Of the Greenback party for
four Weaver electors. 1t was the Grccnback candl-
date and platform that carried the state.
The Rev. Alvah Strout. +. NJ. Plaisted. Elliott
King and others advocated fusion, after which the
nreyious oresiion was carried and the motion to
fuse prevailed, though there was considerable oppo-
siton.
! The following is the resolution i'll full:
"Thc election of General Harris NJ. Plaisted to
| the Office of Governor by vote Unprecedented IN
the history of the stat" and the reelection OF our
representation in Congress, are unqAc'tlonablo IN
dor,cmcnts of our principles by the State of Maine.
| We feel assured that when party prejudice shall 30
| longer control our Republican brethren we shall
show an overwhelming majority in favor of
National PRINCIPLES which will be responded to by
| every State in the Union.
! "S,c,pd-That the acton of the State Committee
| IN recommending an arrangement with the Demo-
crac party FOR the State and Presidential electors
was cxpeIient, and the National Greenbacll party
of the State of Maine in convention asaembcd.
hereby indorses tnat action aud agrees to support
at the presdcntial election Scion Chase and Samucl
Watts for caad dates Tor ,ooto.sat-layGc, and john
I j Iuruc.. + nIanin BuBKrr. tAlI O. X hidden,
| Wiman \. Cromwell and john L. DInw0rth, as
Caudl iaigs for dlstr .'Ct,f' aS recommended py
Congle sman Marcl sp,!;" bicly. lie believed
ever, Gre..Ib....sr knew h. opposition 10 fusion
IN tlie pl,C lie believed The Dcnucrauc pariy WAS
! governed 1V bigh patriotic n0uNcs. lie returned
! thanks To tuc Democrat, Tor supporting him. hc
. oucSGon was: : Iall scVcn batleld oT three Han
Cu.l and iouT Weaver 81 'c.or, bc chosen lie was
| nre ic say h. preferred tie latter
! Speeches wee also nude 0y Scion Chase. Con-
lr.ssnan Lsdd and others. after which the colven-
| ton adJOurucd
| SOLD But NOT DELIVERED
On The adjournment q the Congress Hall Colyon-
| ton TINS afternoon, tac straight Gieenbackcrs
met ~ tue ,Ity Hail. SolOn Chase presiding, with
H. NJ. Springer for secretary. " straight" ticket
! WAS nominated for electors, as follows: Solor
Chase. of Chascs Mills: }. +. Turner, OF Portland
G. X. Whlddcn. of CALAIS j. L. Hilton. of St. Al