The Portland daily press., 1882-05-29
STRAIGHT GREENBACKERs.
What They Will Do at Bangor
Tomorrow.
GOV. PLAISTED WILL NOT ATTEND
THE CONVENTION.
Gossip Concerning the Party and Its
Followers.
lsnecial Dispatch to the Press.l

DANGOR, MAY Ao-- LILO pIoDauiiity 10 tuao
the straight Greenback State Convention, if
not large one, will be tc marked degree
representative one, and that many of the men
prominent in the party, not only at the present
time but from the time that it was first organ
lied, will be present and take part
Solon Chase and other leaders in the move
ment will be here tomorrow >and will make
their headquarters at the American House,
where it is expected meeting for conference
will be held in the evening, when it is possible
that an invitation will be extended to Gov.
Plaisted to attend and make al explanation If
he desires to do SO, in regard to his official acts,
and his connection with the "Fusion" move
ment.
Gov. Plaisted had an interv lew yesterday on
the train with Mr.. Peter H. Gordon of Port
land, who was on his way to some point in
Waldo county to meet and consult with other
Greenbackers Of his way of thinking Mr..
Gordon said, after the interview, that he made
the following points:
First, that Gov. Plaisted has not kept his
promise made to the Greenbackers and in
proof he called the Governors attention to the
nominations made by him and in particular his
nomination of Judge Cleaves, Democrat, in
stead of Judge Gilbert, to seat on the Su-
preme bench.
Second, he reminded the Governor that he
(Gov. Plaisted) was the active party in
bringing about the "fusion'' on the electoral
ticket in 1880.
Third, he charged the Governor and his
friends with ignoring the Straights and with
entertaining purpose to crush them.
Mr.. Gordon states that the Straights have
with their "fusion'' brethren but that they
have never been met in the same spirit by
Major Berry and his committee. Mr. Gordon
further says that at one time the Straights pro-
posed to Major Berry and his committee to
unite the two committees, and at the time the
Straights had a committee of four Zone of them
Solon Chase) while Major Berry's committee
numbered twenty. The offer of tie Straights
was rejected, as was also further proposition
made by them to unite the two sections of the
party and to pronounce against the fusion
the Straights SO much dread. "The time had
come' said Mr.. Gordon "as I told the Cover
nor, when we must do something to save the
Greenback party. We went in one year from
5000 to $4,000, but that was when we were
fighting both the old parties.
On the other hand the Irregular" Green
hackers, as they call themselves, will claim
that the arrangement made at Bangor in 1880
not to nominate electors until after the State
election, was made by Mr.. Chase himself and
that when at the Lewiston conference (at the
time when the Democratic committee request
ed General Plaisted to resign as the Demo
cratic candidate) the Greenback State Com
mittee pledged themselves to use their best eff
forts as individuals to bring about the nomi-
nation of joint electoral ticket. Mr. Chase
assented to that also. This matter, the
Straights say, will be fully explained by Mr.
Chase tomorrow evening.
Solon Chase, John White, Rev. W. T
Eaton and J. F. Turner are talked of for Gov
ernor, and the last named gentleman, as well
as Mr.. Chase, will be presented, if not Domi-
mated for Governor, to take Congressional
nomination.
1t is reported here that new Straight
Greenback paper is to be started soon in Wal
do county, and that it will be edited by Mr.. r.
M. Springer, late editor of the Morning News
of Portland.
The Messenger of this city, edited by Mr..
Pratt, formerly editor of the Portland Daily
New Era, paper that had been counted upon
to support the Straight movement will give to
Gov Plaisted its support if "fusion" is not
pressed too far.
The Straights here say that they don't ex-
dect large convention, but that they will get
at least 5000 votes for their candidate at the
fall election, and even a greater number in
the event of ''fusion" extending to the county
nominations. Said one Straight to-day, Gun
Gle Solon has put his foot down, and if there is
any fusion anywhere Solon is bound to get
kick at it with his cow-hide boots"
1t is expected that large number OF the
regulars Will be here tomorrow, and there
will be any amount of button-hole work put in.
But Solon Chase is used to that, and John
White and P. H. Gordon, the next best
known leaders, are likely to stand it. Mr.
Gordon says that the position taken by the
Straights has not been fully understood; that
they personally have a high regard for Gov
Plaisted find nothing in his inaugural address
and other papers to find fault with; might be
brought to overlook his appointment even but
will have nothing whatever to do with the De-
mocracy.
1t is stated on good authority that the
Straights offered to nominate Judge Gilbert
for Congress, but that he did not feel ready to
say that he could accept it.
The report that has been circulated that Gov
ernor Plaisted will attend and address the
Straight convention was unfounded, as your
correspondent is informed by the Governor
himself that he will be that day at Augusta to
fill an engagement made some time ago.
The Straights propose so it is said to go back
to what one man yesterday called "The Green
back Methodist plan;" or in other words will
hold series of school house meetings, a sys-
tenn that they adopted, and may be said
to have pretty well perfected about the time
when Col. Montgomery edited the New Era.
and when the voice Of Fogg was heard in the