Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-04-22
THURSDAY. A!s,, q. 1850.


The democrat and greenback leaders have
been very busy of late making their plans
for the fall campaign.
Several greenbackers. who have expressed
themselves as opposed TO any more fusion.
have lately come out ready for another COM
bined attack on the solid republican col
umns. This is the result Of consultations
that have been held in various parts OF the
State, in which slate has been made up
providing for those who have shown signs
OF discomfort 1t has been decided TO hold
two conventions. one in Portland and one in
Bangor. and both on the same day viz
June ls;. We believe tina, the Portland
convention is to be for the benef; of the
democrats, and the Bangor convention for
the greenbackers. but We may be mistaken
in this, as the two parties are 50 bewiider-
ingly mixed up that it's very difficult to tell
the one from the other
Tha, the candidate FOR whom the two par
ties will eventually work will he green
hacker with republican anteoedents j. pretty
well established, a. crow diet has come 10 he
the regular democratic dish IN Maine. and il
Is not impossible tina, both conventions vii
nominate the same one. This would he a
stroke of policy to be applauded. since it
would show the rank and file both the pop
ularity Of the candidate and the unanimi,,
with which it is possible for the two par,ie,
to act Should it be found however. in the
SO called democratic con, eniion. that there
are too MANY old line democrats present to
allow such united action, then democra,
will be nominated as a figure head around
which the anti-fusion democrats can rally, IF
they feel like It, while the man strength Of
the party will be devoted to the support %
the man named in the greenback con,en-
ton.
Through fusion with greenbackers the
democrats have been enabled to get a grab
$; the public crib, the first opportun.t, Of
the kind they have had in twenty wears. and
50 long as possibility remains Of repeating
the operation so long will the maiorii, Of
the leaders. both democrat and sreenback
be found ready for united action They
have one objec; in oommon-spoil>-an
while that remains they need no other The
men who were foremost IN the attempt to
steal the State are still the most active lead
ers in both parties and are the ones who
will direct the movements in the coming
campaign.
Those democrats who have been blindly
led TO defeat wear after wear, only asking to
be assured that they were in the ranks OPP
posed to the republicans. and those green
backers, with the personal following the, can
command. who have failed to secure the Of
fees from republicans to which the, aspired.
see. or pretend TO see. nothing wrong in the
high handed crimes committed bv their
leaders, but there i large class IN both
parties who have. not only become disguised.
but frightened at the reckless course that
has been pursued. and these viii array them
selves, this year, with the republican party
The greenbackers of republican anteoedents
who prefer to cast their lot with democrats
in the coming elections viii do 50 out Of
spite or hope Of Office, rather than beea,se
there is any principle involved on which
they can unite.