The Portland daily press., 1880-03-24
Garcelon
TO SAVE HIMSELF HE MUST GIVE
AWAY" THE COUNCIL.
How He Acted at the Depot Monday,

1t is reported that meeting of few
prominent Democrats was held Monday even
ing to consult as to the steps to be taken in or
der to place the party in little better light
before the people. 1t is said that for some
weeks back movement has been quietly 60
ing on in the Democratic party, looking to-
ward the adoption Of hard money platform
at the coming State convention; and to the
election of delegates to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention pledged to the support of
Ex-Governor Tilden. It is said that Governor
Garcelon will ask for "vindication" in the
shape OF being chosen delegate to the con-
vention,, and that he is willing to support
Tilden, and hard money candidate for
Governor. The leaders of the Democracy
have, however, not yet concluded that it will
do to even attempt so mild form of "vindica-
ton" Of the man they called second jackson
but few short weeks ago, weeks that have
changed the feelings of the Democracy in re-
gard to Garcelon very greatly. There is no
doubt but that at the time Mr.. j. P. Neal at
Lewiston nominated him for the Presidency,
Garcelon himself believed that he stood
good chance for the nomination at the hands
of the National Convention, in case tn at cir
cumstances should lead. or drive Tilden to
withdraw from the contest. Now, however,
his ambition is conferred on being delegate
merely to the convention, and there is a
marked, and to Garcelon probably most
painful hesitation on the part of prominent
Democrats to crafty that ambition.
The Young Mems Democratic Club of this
city will, it is reported, lead the hard money
wing of the party this year, and Garcelon
must be content to follow, and not to lead. and
a few men here are understood to have the
matter in charge, and to have been for some
weeks in correspondence with Democrats all
over the State, and it is said that Garcelon
was called here Monday to meet the men who
will lead the Democratic party in the coming
Presidential campaign. Once here Garce-
lon was met by the decided statement that he
must do something to help the party out of its
present fix into which it had been brought by
faith in him. and that he must prepare and
issue or allow others to do it, statement clear
ing himself as far as he can, and laying the
blame Of the count-out directly on the Council.
Letters were given him from the old Demo-
cratic leaders and from many of the young
men of the party, not advising but requiring
him to take this course, and he was given dis
tinctly to understand, that failure to comply
with what was felt to be a reasonable demand,
would be promptly followed by his being read
out of the party. The Governor was made to
comprehend that he is not regarded as a leader
of the party, but only as dead weight that
the organization has got to carry, or to shake
off, and that it will be shake" and de-
cided one, unless he himself consents to render
the burden somewhat less by eliminating the
members of the Council.
On his part, it is said, that Garcelon is
humble at last, and is wiling to do whatever his
political associates may ask of him, and that
the meetingM Monday night was held to draft the
address that will be published over Garcelon's
will be signed by Garcelon within few days.
probably he will come here for that purpose,
and to meet and consult with his friends.
Fogg and the Greenbackers will not be
spared. The attempt will be made to throw
the blame of the count-out on the Green
Garcelon was inclined to take that course,
that made him so ready to talk when inter-
viewed bya reporter of the PRESS while in
this city. Fogg left Portland on the II o'clock
train Monday night, and was feeling very I'M
easy at that time and while here. He expects
to be arrested and tried, and clearly has
pretty we'll grounded suspicion that he will be
convicted, and is doing his best to make it
sure that whatever his fate may be, Garcelon's
will be the same.
Yesterday considerable uneasiness was mani
tested by active Greenbackers, and it was in
sisted that Garcelon and his late Council must
sign the same address. Garcelon is anything
but popular with his late allies, and the
charge is freely made that he 'sold OUT 1t
is safe to say that within short time there
will be battle and open war between the two
wings of the late Fusion party.
A gentleman who saw Garcelon at the de-
pot Monday afternoon when he took the cars
for home says that the old man looked very
and did his best to escape obser-
walton, and that whenever he saw that he was
recognized he would leave and go where he
could keep to himself, and when once adj
dressed turned abruptly away with the single
and not very complimentary remark damn
it," The old man expected most likely that
PRESS reporter would appear to interview
him.