The Republican journal., 1882-06-08
Echoes from the Covent1ons.
THE STRAIGHT GREENBACKERS.

Echoes from the Coventlons.
THE STRAIGHT GREENBACKERS.
Three State conventions were held last week
Straight and Crooked Greenback at Bangor
the first named was reported in last week )
Journal. The special correspondent of the
Boston Journal says
Solon Chase's nomination for Governor was
the strongest that could be made. To quite a
number of men in Maine he is still an oracle.
lie VIII get more votes than any other man of
his faith During the season he will devote
himself to the cause Rev. Mr.. Eaton. of Cape
Elizabeth one of the candidates for Congress,
is Free Baptist minister, without a charge, 4
farmer and an able platform speaker. Mcssrs.
Gerry and Averil are farmers and Mr.. kallocl,
of Rockland. is Il lawyer. Motions to nominate
Congressman Murch and Mr.. Gilbert, of Bath,
who ran as a Greenbacker against Mr.. Dingley
fer Congress last September, were emphaticallv
voted down. 1t would be absurd to estimate
the strength of Solon Chasc'S party next election
day, but judging from the past. and remember
ing that it cast 1000 votes in 1877, when it was
snccrcd at by those who are now FuSonists
and 1000 in November, 1880, against the regular
Fusion electoral ticket it need not be surprising
if Mr.. Chase receives from 2000 to 1000 votes
quite enough to leave the Fusionsts very badly
off, if the vote of 1889 is anything like that of
1880.
Solon himself feels very good over defeating
the attempts of the Fusonists to capture the
convention. and the discontinue Of the Plastcd
ring. 70 Il Lewiston journal reporter who in
teryiewed him at Auburn the day after the con
venion he said
Il feel all right now. ] am on a square foot
lng and anybody can nominate me who wants
to.-Fusionists, Democrats, or Republicans
don't care who votes for me, now | am on a
square platform. From letters which receive
every day, am satisfied our strength will as
tonisl people. The bulk of the vote will De d.
ylded between the other two parties. of course.
| haven't got ready TO make my figures vet but
VIII make them IN few days. We have less
strength i'll AndroScoggin. Franklin and oxford
counties, than in any other part of the state.
The trouble is. they've all been after places
here"
THE PROHIBirIoNISTS.
The prohibitory state con, cntion met at AII-
gusta Thursday Ii was 4 very small assem-
bIage. only thirty->eyen delegates being present.
VIM. T. Eustis. Of piXiird. was nominated rs a
candidate for Governor. Colonel James NJ.
Stone. of krnnebunk, Hon. Henry Tamun. OF
Bath. Hon. j. f. i.add. Of Gardiner and Rev.
\. q. ANtell. Of Bangor. We're nominated as
candidates for Congress. Mr.. Eustis the nom
nce for Governor. wa~ formerly 4 Democrat.
He was the candidate of the prohibitory party
in his district at the special Congressional clrc-
ton of last year. This convention represents
the party that east u votes for W iliam p. JOY
for Governor in 1880.
THE CROOKED GKEENBACkFRS.
who may be appropriately called the Left Wing
of the Democracy-as they are sure to be left il
there are any spoil> to be distributed held their
convention IN Bangor last Thursday. The man
ayers of both the Plaisted Grecnback and Dem
oclatic party We're promptly on hand. 4 ~pc-
cial sent "Wednesday evening to the Boston
Journal says
The managers who appear bcfor" the public
call themselves GrecnbackcrS. but those NJ
about the Bangor House or lurking about pri-
waite rooms at the Prnoh>rot Exchange, where
the Grcenbhck State Committee is in session,
call themselves Democrats and are here to adj
wise. When the Democratic Convention is held
III Lewiston the committees will change places.
the Democrats appearing III public and thc
Grcrnbackers prompting. 1t is in fact one
party, the holding of two conventions being Il
trick of the managers 10 dupc the followers. II
Is needless 70 add that this party i thu n,'mo-
cratic party.
The convention was called to order bl Nm.
Emery. Of Alfred, Of the Fusion state Commit
tee. u. II. Thing was called 10 the chair, ami
prayer W; offered by Judge kn0Wlton James
Den Inc. "i WhiefcId. Wayland hnowIton. Of
Belfast. W. W. Perry. OF Camden. and W. T..
Gibbs. Of Glcnhurn. Were nominated S.rrcta-
ric> The committee on credentials reported
964 dppr;ltrS Dr.S, ut 4 state ,.nn,nittn. y.n.
chosen, T. c. Smart Of Nwanvllc representing
Waldo county. j. u. Lamson, OF Freedom.
was one of the vice presidents: W NJ Rust. of
Belfast, was placed on the committee onresolll-
tlon> The attempt to nominate candidates for
Congress was 50 bitterly opposed that ii WAS
abandoned. and Il special committee appointed
to redisrrt the state with a view to holding
district conventions. The committee reported
is folI0WS-F First district, J ork. Cumberland.
ana SHgadahoc: second district oxford. Frank
lin. Andro>co%gin, and kennehpc: Third dis
uct, Pi>cataqu>, Somerset, ArooStook. and
r,nobscot; Fourth district Knox Lincoln.
Hancock, Waldo, and Washington The report
was adopted and committees appointed for each
district. The following is the committee for Tie
Fourth district j. u. Rust. Camden, Knox
James Deyine, Whtetcd, Lincoln: r. w.
kitchie. Wintcrport. Waldo: Samuel NJ Hon.
kns. Orland, Hancock, and George +. BumclI.
East Machia>, Washington. John NJ Todd.
Of Portland, presented the name of Harris VI.
Plai>tcd as Il candidate for Governor. and he
was nominated by a rising vote. He accepted
the nomination in n short address Brief re-
marks were made by Congressman Murch The
platform is full Of high sounding phrases. de-
nounce> the money power" the national bank
ing system, "bossism." Nc. GOV. Plai>,cr in
his speech Of acceptance reiterated his love for
the plain people, and declared that hr looked
for an election by the people of the 'cro>>-road>
and the back lots
An OUTSIDERS VIEW OF THE CoNVENrIuN.
The special correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal says that the convention numbered 700 del
rgates, to which penobScot county contributes
nearly one-thrd. and Waldo. Knox. Crmbcr-
and an't hcnncbcc counties the greater part of
the rest. .iroo>took and oxford counties were
represented by one delegate each The body
was composed Of tWo-thrds Democrats and
one-third eN-kepubcan office seekers ana 10
itical fortune hunters. and the enthusiasm WAS
NOT marked except on one ortwo occasions. The
political biographies or obituaries of 4 number
of the delegates are given and are mighty inter
e>ting reading. The following is a pen portrait
of the editor Of the Prog. Age
But who is that ponderou> gentleman WHO
read that dreary list of resolutions, so long that
he sat down in the midst Of the reading and wa,
set agoing again." still persisted this intcrrogu-
ton point. He was Il Republican editor for
many years. sometimes connected with the
Custom l!ouse, either in person or by proxy
has been Judge of Probate and has wanted 10
be everything that had salary attached that
happened in his locality. When. at last he.
failed to get the last office he wanted, it occur
red 70 him that the Rtpublican paltN WAS a NcrN