The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-09
A GREENBACK CIRCUS.
HOW THEY DEPOSED MR.. ]. F. TuR-
NER. =
"A Rich Addition to Parliamentary Law.

Rich Addition to Parliamentary Law
| The Fusionists are of the opinion that if
| they haven't made any mistake in par
| liamentary law and if they understand the
| constitution correctly, Mr.. j f. Turner is not
member of the Greenback City Committee. or
that ward seven isn't connected with the
| Greenback City Committee, or that the COM
mittee isn't dependent Oh ward seven, or that
| ward seven Greenback committee is not the
city committee, if the city committee exists at
| all, providing that the question of privilege
doesn't take precedence.of the previous question
| to the extent of making the city committee
| the committee of ward seven, or-but enough
| The whole question is mistake that the party
will never, probably, be able to get straight.
| ened, out.
| Last evening the venerable John NJ Todd
| found himself in the midst of his faithful fol-
| lowers, or late faithful followers, or followers
who would have been faithful if he hadn't
| gone over to Fusion, and Mr.. Todd, it was I'M
| derstood, had on his mind the removal of Mr.
Turner from the city committee, but Mr.. Todd
] had something else on his mind. He felt the
| Importance of paying the rent on the head
| quarters and stated that some money was
| needed-which also suggests the fact that
| Capn Chase has shut down and isn't paving
Greenback bills any more-and he proposed to
| take up collection, and as he had, he admit
| ted, made some money out of the election he
offered to give twenty-five cents himself, and
| the offer was promptly accepted-and also the
| twenty-five cents.
| Following this liberal contribution, Mr.. G.
| w. Rice got up and read communication
| signed by Mr.. E. HI. Armstrong, secretary of
Greenback meeting iii ward seven, in rela-
ton to c. b. Mosely and j. F. Turner, men,
| bers Of the city committee from that ward
| and relating that "for good and sufficient rea-
| sons these gentlemen had been expelled from
| the committee
Mr.. King moved to place the report on file,
| and then moved to take it from the table,
which called up the venerable Todd who
moved to ratify and confirm the action of the
Greenbackers of ward seven.
Mr.. WILDER appealed sin the name of JUS
tice" that Mr. Tnrner be given trial. and
wanted the meeting run in accordance with
law" He didn't believe that the party in
ward seven could remove any one. Mr. King
got on his feet. and kept there, and commenced
speech that continued more or less through
out the evening, He found a case in point
that fully lustied the action taken, in the ex-
pulsion of the rebel Senators in 1862. He said
MIR. Turner. being traitor, ought to be ex-
PEELED
After a long discussion between Messrs.
King, WILDER and others, Mr. r. M. Springer
tried to speak, but Mr.. King objected He
wanted to know if Mr.. Springer wasn't a
traitor himself.
Mr.. Springer seemed to regard the question
as personal and declined to reply. Mr.. SPRING
er made himself heard, at last, long enough to
observe that he wanted to know 'sif a mem
Der of this committee is to be ousted by an
outside mob?"
Mr.. Todd, at this point, wanted to know if
the previous meeting (Mr. Springer's ''mob')
had, when they met, any official knowledge of
the charge against Mr. Turner?
Mr.. Rice thought not; in fact he felt as
sure OF it as under the circumstance he could
be expected to of anything in this uncertain
world.
Mr.. Springer inquired if Mr.. Chenery had
not called Mr.. Turner'S name in the list Of the
committee
Mr.. Chenery said that he supposed he did
Mr.. Springer thought that when he got
ready he should raise point of order, that
the entire proceeding was out of order.
Mr.. King said that ii the first meeting had
been illegal that irregularity had been cured
when the meeting voted that if it was not
legal it should become SO.
Mr.. WILDER couldn't see how an illegal
meeting could vote itself legal, but Mr. King
explained that the committee wasn't run by
any known law or, il it was, that they could
change the law at any time.
Mr.. Springer offered to read extracts from
D IL
fully declined
long and rambling discussion followed on
points of parliamentary law, Mr. Todd ac-
knowledging that he didn't know anything
about parliamentary law, but that he would be
"everlastingly Greenbacked'' if he would serve
on committee with man who would bolt
no 1lnation. He said that Mr.. Turner was not
in sympathy with his party.
Mr.. Springer said that the charge of boiling
might be brought against him, and Mr.. Todd
in the most liberal spirit offered to move the
expulsion OF Mr. Springer IF he wants to
man The can become one on my notion
Mr.. Houston, a member of the committee,
said: II expect that my time will come next,
and L don't care how quick. I never voted for
Fusionist and never will You can expel
me as quick as you like, but want you to un-
derstand don't think much of this crowd"
Mr.. Todd was understood to move Mr..
Houston's expulsion, and Mr.. Houston with
the remark that he never would vote for
Democrat, seconded the motion, but Mr. Todd
said he had been misunderstood.
A gentleman at this point said with great
excitement that if Mr.. Turner was expelled,
twelve other members of tn, committee must
be expelled also
lively wrangle over points Of parliament
tary law followed, Mr.. Turner's friends de-
handing over and over again that he be given
hearing. but the committee seemed to be of
Mr.. Kings opinion that Mr.. Turner was sure
to be convicted any way, and that it was no
use to lose time in debate. Finally, and after
the whole matter had become mixed far be-
You'd mere human comprehension, Mr.. Rice
cut short all debate, ruled Mr.. Springer out of
order, asked Mr.. King to keep quiet mo-
Ihent, and put the question of sustaining the
action of the Ward committee in removing
Mr.. Turner, and declared it carried 10 to 6,
Mr.. Springer and Mr.. Turner declaring to the
last that they yielded only to brute force.