The Portland daily press., 1880-08-31
Cen. Weaver NOT R11de.


Mr.. oR:-The following, which I find
at Biddeford Saturday evening, does manifest
injustice to that gentleman. L quote:
Weaver while in Boston was made aware to
some extent of the reception likely to await him in
case he were to speak out the Southern question:
and he was not inclined to attempt to concate
men who were willing to make three to four ar
rangement in regard to electors. This feeling he
showed pretty nearly all along the route after enter
ing this State. The Greenbackers were not pleased
when they read the following in the Daily Times of
this afternoon and freely said that they did not pro-
pose to run after man who was not willing to be
seen. The Times said:
A gentleman who came through from Boston on
the train with Gen. Weaver says that large crowd
of Greenbackers from the rural dstcicts were as
sembled at North Berwick station for the purpose
of seeing their great leader. Gen. Weaver much to
their astonishment and disgust refused to show
himself, and they were forced to go home without
sight of the "big man."
1t is true that large crowd of Greenback
ers assembled at North Berwick for the pur-
pose of greeting their distinguished candidate
for the Presidency, but it is not true that Cen
eral Weaver "refused to show HIMSELF He
had no knowledge that his presence on the
train was known to any one along the route,
and, of course, did not anticipate any such
demonstration, hence he WAS quietly engaged
in conversation with friends in the forward
Pullman when the train reached North Ber-
wick, the writer being OF the number The
coach in which the party wore seated being in
front of the other coaches and next to the To-
comotive, was carried clear past the station
and the assembled people, and neither General
Weaver nor any of those accompanying him
saw or had any knowledge of the assemblage
till al instant previous to the departure of the
train. The undersigned, noticing several gen.
tlemen on the platform hurriedly looking into
the windows of the coach OWNED that they
might be looking for General Weaver and
stepped to the platform of the coach just in
time to hear an employe on the train directing
the people outside to look in the rear coach for
General Weaver. I at once called them back
and quickly asked General Weaver to show
himself, whereupon he quickly stepped to the
platform and was greeted in very confused
and hasty manner by the few only who could
reach him before the train started.
If there was blame anywhere it was with
those in charge of the train, who, knowing
where the General was, did not crafty the
people by pointing out his whereabouts. Gen.
eral Weaver expressed his regret YESTERDAY
over the disappointment of the people Of
North Berwick. AS you would not willingly
do General Weaver an injustice, L trust you
will publish this explanation of the annoying
incident at North Berwick.
Respectfully, &c.
r. NJ. SPRINGER.
Portland, Aug. 30th.
| Certainly the PRESS has no disposition to do
| injustice to Gen. Weaver, and therefore cheer
fully publishes the above. The PRESS would
| take this occasion to remind Col. Springer, and
| through him Gen. Weaver, that there are
| many Greenbackers in this State who would
| like to know about the Alabama business,
whether Gen. Weaver did really charge the
| Democrats of that State with false count in
| his Faneuil Hall speech or not. Gen. Weaver
neglected to tell his friends about this matter at
Biddeford, but undoubtedly lie will supply the
oversight at Portland tomorrow night. Lest
it might slip his mind we respectfully request
Col. Springer to refresh his recollection.l