The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-27
Democratic -Greenback Nepvs

OSLuoCrdClC -Gr00nDaCk News.
The Democrats will elect delegates at large
this evening, and will be met by their old
trouble-the conflict between Tabulator Chase
and the Hon. Bion Bradbury. The Tabulator
Will very likely win as the Democrats can ap-
preclate his peculiar style of patriotism. As
for the Greenbackers they would feel better if
they knew just what to do. One of the prom
inent Greenbackers said yesterday that the
country members of the party are coming in
freely and are talking loud against fusion. The
New Era-Leader Office was rather the head
quarters of the out-of-town Greenbackers yes
terday. and it is understood that Mr.. Turner
is bracing up and does not despair of heading
OIL King who, however, has lost none of his
confidence of defeating Cove and all of his
friends.
q. N. Weymouth, Esq of Biddeford, was in
this city Saturday, looking after the interests
OF ex-Deacon Cove, and, it is said, will be here
again Wednesday evening and will have
charge OF the Cove "boom" in the convention.
1t is reported that Weymouth and others, who
have become known in connection with the
Cove movement, are considering the situation
and that it is quite possible that Cove NAV
withdraw his name at the last moment. in
which case there will be an attempt to unite
all the anti-King men on Clifford or some 9TH
er candidate. The venerable John N Todd ;s
likely to prove an obstacle to fusion. It is
pretty safe to say that Mr.. Todd will be for
ANDERSON II he is confident that the distin.
gusheSdi Hancock veteran can be elected; if not
ne WIN support either Cove Or Clifford The
venerable man was, it will be remembered n
SuDUOrtar fyvo
the Biddeford ex-Deacon may perhaps induce
MIN again to come up" as Mr. Todd wonld
say, Ito the help of the Lord against the
mighty" 'Ao
na Last pe evening it was rumofed that promi-
nent Bangor politician of the Democratic par
", had prepared and forwarded to the Demo
crats all over the State circular letter pr0-
posing third candidate for Governor in the
event OF failure of fusion in this district. Tho
Writer cites the position taken by Scion Chase,
VINO is Wiling to favor fusion so far as the
dreadful Fogg is concerned, but who is not
Wiling to see Democrat nominated; and that
Oh the New Era-Leader that demands of DEM
ocrats that they support Plaisted without hone
Oh reward IN this world, whatever may be their
reward in the world to come. In the event of
the u, nomination of separate candidates in this
distrlct, the unit terrified Bangorite is in favor
OF the calling of convention and the retiring
Q! Flalsted. The Democrats are beginning to
discover that the Greenback strength will
t Sno .Ao,n 'he OenoCrauc party, and that
there isn't any very substantial result likely to
follow the division of the Democratic party
into two unequal parts.
The Democratic convention Thursday will
meet and, it is said, nominate Gen. Anderson
and adjourn. The Greenbackers are anxious
to have the Democrats either remain in session
or else adjourn to meet after the Greenbackers
have made their nomination, but the Demo-
cratic leaders will not be likely to consent. and
the Greenbackers will be obliged to accept or
reject the Democratic candidate without con-
sultation or the aid of the joint committees.
Perhaps the Democrats feel that after their
experience at Bangor, when the Greenback
committee, headed by the. dreadful Fogg.
who made the arrangements that led to Plais
ted's nomination, proved to have acted with
out authority, it will be best not to have any
official communication.