The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-29
MAINE POLITICS.
A Further Fusion of Greenbackers and
Democrats.

PoRTLANp, Sipt. 21.-The Greenback
convention to nominate electors met this
afternoon. 400 delegates were present. G.
4. White presided He denounced Gen.
Fifeld, and said an understanding was en-
tered into to divide the electoral ticket, and
urged carrying it out.
ID. 5. Hobson presented resolutions in
dorsing the action of the State committee
recommending Fusion with the Dem
ocrats.
J. B. Chase, amid great excitement pro-
tested
Elliot King moved to accept the report
and resolution, and to name joint elector-
al ticket.
Chase made a motion to amend by nomi-
mating seven straight Greenbackers
This was received with applause and hiss
es
The speaker made an appeal for a fair
hearing, and argued against the Fusion /;
that there were thousands of Greenbackers
in the State who voted for the rest of the
ticket with Plaisted who will not vote.
The Fusion electors protested against Civ
ing away the future Greenback party for
four Weaver electors. 1t was the Green
back candidate and platform that carried
the state Rev. AlYah Stout, F. NJ. Plais-
ted and others advocated the Fusion, after
which the previous question was carried,
there was considerable opposition. The fol-
lowing is the resolution in full:
The election of Gen. Harris NJ. Plaisted
to the office of Governor by a vote unprece-
denied in the history of the State, and the
election of our representation IN Congress
is an unquestionable Endorsement of our
principles by the State of Maine. We feel
assured that when party prejudice shall no
longer control our Republican brethren, We
shall show an overwhelming majority In
favor of the national principles, which will
be responded to by every State in the Union
that the action of the State committee re-
commenting an arrangement with the Dem
ocFatic party for the State and Presidential
elections vas expedient, and the National
Greenback party of the State of Maine, In
convention assembled, hereby indorses that
action and agree to support at the Pres
iden,ial election Scion Chase and Samuel
Watts as candidates for Electors at large, and
John J. Turner, Benjamin Bunker, Charles
r. Whidden, VIM. A. Cromwell and John
p Doniworth as candidates for District
electors as recommended by the commit
tee.
congressman Murch made brief speech.
He believed that every Greenbacker knew
his opposition to Fusion in the past. He
believed that the Democratic party was gov
erned by high patriotic motives, and return
ed thanks to the Democrats for their sup
port. The question is, shall seven Garfield
or three Hancock and four Weaver electors
be chosen? He was free to say he preferred
the latter.
Speeches were also made by Scion Chase,
CONGRESSMAN Laid and Others. After which
the convention adjourned.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 21.-At the adj
io,lrment of the Congress Hall convention
this afternoon, the straight Greenbackers
mel at City Hall, Scion Chase presiding,
and a straight TICKET was nominated, as tol-
lows: Scion Chase, J. 7, Turner, c. T.
Whidden, T. +. Hilton, Thomas u. Burden,
q w. Wooster and E. B. Frye. Seventy
three delegates voted The whole anti-fusion
strength was claimed as 40 in the Congress
Hall convention. The straight Greenback
ers adopted the following: "For the enlight-
enmenf and encouragement OF Green
hackers of Maine, ia convention assembled,
declare that there is q Greenback party II
Maine. pledged to the interests Of the yhose
neoDle: that the Fusion and confusion II
his State was due wholly + the exIgencles
or state issues, and that in National mat
terr We will vote with our brethren eiss-
where in the Union, for Weaver and Cham
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