Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-23
The Greenbaek Convention.

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The boiling convention Of greenbackers at
Portland represented Cumberland, Andres
coggin, York Kennebec and Somerset. The
debate in the convention was quite spirited.
l. Mr.. Ferris of Turner, said he came from
the West to his home purpose to vote the
greenback ticket. In the West and South
the democrats were the greatest enemies OF
the greenbzckers. file showed how IN Mis-
sissippi men who vote the greenback ticket
take their lives in their hands, and, after men
tioning cases Of men known TO him who had
been shot down for voting the ticket, be said
the greenbaek party was the only one that
could divide the solid South.
Mr.. Wilbur said if the time had come
when members of the greenback party had
TO make apologies for expressing their views,
as they had in the Congress Hall convention,
he thought it time to pull down the stars and
stripes. In that convention questions were
put without giving the opposition a voice. and
| debate was cut of.
Mr.. J. b. Chase said Mr.. Hobson had evil
IDENTIFY been drilled as TO his position on put
ting the resolutions carried by the Congress
Hall convention. The democratic party,
said he. is hard money party. and if we
give them three electoral votes, there will be
as little reason for doing it as for giving them
to Garfield
Mr. Rich Of Berwick, said his delegation
was instructed to come to Portland and vote
against fusion, and, if fusion was indorsed,
to bolt lie proposed the convention fill out
the remainder of the electoral ticket.
Another delegate objected to taking the
four men appointed by the action at Augusta.
He thought they must 90 back to the begin
ming and put in the pillow.
Mr.. Maher Of Augusta, said the delegation
from that city was regularly elected by
straight greenback caucuses and their ere
dentials were in proper form. A fusion eau
Gus was held in Capt. Blacks office, Angus
IL, composed Of Hancock veterans whose OBJ
ject was TO capture the Portland convention
to-day When his fellow delegates present
ed their credentials TO the State committee
at Congress Hall, that committee were in IA
vor Of fusion, and objected TO their creden-
tials, accepting the Hancock men. He
therefore thought seven reliable straight
greenbackers must be put in nomination
here The geeenbackers did not ask the
democrats to come over and endorse Plais-
ted. They came of their own accord. We
may he few in number here to-day, and they
may laugh and sneer at US, but there are lots
Just like US in the country. He said he was
one of the original greenbackers but he
said he would never support Mr.. Bunker as
elector for he knew he was not a straight
greenbacker. He thought some of the elec-
tors nominated were good men.
Mr.. Gof of Auburn. said if any cussed
furionists were put on the ticket he wouldn't
vote for them.
Mr.. Maher said if they put on seven
straight greenbackers the democrats would
get sick of the men they had nominated to-
day, knowing they couldn't elect them, and
come over and support the ..ominees of this
convention.
Mr.. Golf wanted it understood he would
only vote for straight grecnbacker.
Rev. Mr.. Buttcrfeld Of Deering, thought
they had done right in boiling an unclean
trade.
Mr. J. +. Turner moved that seven be
nominated from the floor. and the motion " as
carried.
| The following was the ticket chosen:
AT large-Solon Chase and Judge Frye of
Bethel.
Di.trct electors-lst J. F. Turner, Port
land I'd, Thomas &. Burton, Chases Mills
81, J. +. Hilton, st. Adams; 4th, Geo. W.
Worcester, Glenburn; 9Th, G. r. Whdden,
Calais.
Mr. Rich of Berwick, said his town would
give 100 votes for the ticket, and if "a few
only were got from each town and village,
they should leave the three democratic elec-
tors out in the cold. We helped Anderson
stay at home and we will serve these demo-
| cratic electors the same way. The demo-
Gratis may call us all manner of hard names
but they cannot alter the result.
Scion Chase said they were the best friends
the greenbackers in the other hail had got.
He thanked God the rag baby was now born
again. 1t was bad thing to do what they
had done-to bolt. But, said he, thank
God I've done it. can now look every
honest greenbacker in the face, from Maine
to California. The party in every state will
approve of it. Every time we have fusion
convention we lose greenbackers. The con
vention to day was run by the democracy.
We stand here to day to teach these men a
| a lesson