The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-10
A FIzzLE.
The York County Fusion Conven-
tionS.

Especial to the PRESs)
ALFRED, Me-, Aug. 9.-The Democrats and
Greenbackers held double convention to-day,
the Democrats meeting at the Court House,
and the Greenbackers in the Town Hall,
which certainly was not labor saving ar
rangement to the reporters. The attendance
in the morning promised well, the honest put
"mixed' yeomanry turning out well, deluded
by the promise that "Gov. Plaisted and othe1
distinguished speakers" would address them, a
promise ''made to the ear, to be broken to the
hope" as one man remarked after Plaisted
concluded not to come to time.
Mr.. John FL. Hammond of North Berwick,
called the Greenback convention to order, and
introduced the Rev. Mr.. Staples who offered
prayer. Mr.. William Emery of Alfred was
the introduced as the presiding officer, until
some one else was picked out to attend to that
duty. Mr.. Emery proved to be charged with
speech, and the charge was drawn at once.
He INDUCED in figures to an appalling degree,
and wound up by expressing his regret at not
having tic entire tariff list to read to the con-
vention.
Mr.. Emery finished at last and a committee
on credentials was appointed, and were re-
quested to retire and report. They preferred
to report without retiring however, and it was
| said that 1866 delegates out OF a possible 230,
were there or in the immediate vicinity. A
committee of conference, headed by Mr.. Moses
Hartman of Biddeford (at present), was ap-
pointed to confer with the Democrats, and the
convention, after choosing Mr. Weymouth OF
Biddeford, its president, and requesting Mr.
To- uat un rlo odI0urn6d UntJt
13O D. M, but in reality about 2.30, time
rather suggestive OF the rapid way IN which
the party is going into the Democratic fold
The Democrats succeeded n getting in their
work better, and would have made a final ad-
iournment before noon if the Greenbackers
had made quicker time.
When the two conventions met in the after
noon, the Democrats settled down to season
of work, and the Greenbackers to a season of
! talk, and, while the former got through in
! double-quiek time, the Greenbackers founder
ed about, and managed to use up the most of
the afternoon. Finally, by dint Of much labor,
by passing the question of nominating candi-
date for treasurer, Sin case Mr.. Weeks de-
clined," (Mr. Weeks declined three times, it
so happened, in open convention) to the county
committee, and by nominating candidate for
Sheriff by show of hands, Ia delegate after
wards moving to make the nomination unani-
mous,) the convention at last got through, and
the list was announced as follows
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
County Attorney-H. V. Moore, Berwick
Clerk of Coarts-Edward S. Morris, Bidde-
ford.
Commissioner (Iong term)-C. II. West,
Wells.
Senator's. L. Lord, Biddeford; Ensel G..
Cousens, Kennebunkport.
GREENBAcK NOMINATIONS.
Sheriff-Moses Hartman Bddeford.
Register of Deeds-G9orge Bragdon. Linn
ington. ,
Commissioner for short term)-Loring /.
Staples, ParSonSfield.
Senator-Irving W. Pike, Cornish.
Followin the adjournment of the two con-
yentions, came the demonstration" when
four bands, lad by the Biddeford Institute
Band, assisted. Gov Plaisted did not appear
being detained in Portland by chill, it was
said Mr.. Thing did not appear, possibly on
account of being confined to his house at
Mount Vernon, slowly recovering from his re-
cent Argus outbreak. Mr.. Murch did not ap
near being confined ct hnma with a anddaa at
tack of modesty, and Congressman Ladd, whose
ardor nothing can chill, and Mr.. Dane were
left to speak. DR.. Ladd made long speech
He repeated his mendacious statement that
Senator Frye spoke of buying the State, called
his opponents sd scoundrels," and called
Blaine all the hard names, and said about him
all the hard things he could think of. Mr..
Dane occupied just thirty minutes with an
elaborate review of the trouble OF Gov. Plais-
ted with the Council.
Mr.. Ira T. Drew made speech before the
Democratic convention. Out of regard to Mr.
Drew we refrain from reporting it.