Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-26
THE GREEN AND THE GRAY.
Amalgamated Convention Of Greenbackers
and Democrats.
The Candidates for County Offices
Nominated by Acclamation.
@ov- flatsted and Gen. s. +. Cary Address
the Afternoon Meeting

| At 10 O'Clock, the advertised hour for the
fusion county convention to assemble, a
handful of men clustered around the iron pill
lars in the rear of Granite Hall, conver.iny
in subdned tones on the melancholy prospects
| OF their party in Maine this year. Half an
| hour later Ju lge A. G. Andrews OF Augusta
stepped briskly on the platform. pulled ont
copy of the New Age newspaper from his
inside coat pocket, coughed. and proceeded
to read the call for the convention There
was fair-sized audience in attendance. the
call having generously provided that the bulk
OF democratic and greenback voters in the
county should be present delegates. The
Judge then called Everett Hammond of Sid
ney to the chair-a young man with a blonde
moustache, who smiled sweetly as he mount
ed the creaking steps leading to the stage.
and Informed the convention that the honor
was bewildering surprise to him. The sur
prised chairman then nominated J. s Grant
OF Sidney as secretary. Thomas f. Muir
ply of Augusta was made assistant secretary
On motion of E. r Pierce of Augusta the two
county committees were made a committee
on credentials. They retired to attend
to their duties, and the would-be Con-
gresham Thing was asked to fill in the time
until they returned, with harangue. The
would-b Congressman was greeted with
mild applause as he began his address
Nature evidently never intended Mr..
Thing for an orator. His voice is pecu-
liarly unpleasant and rasping, at times
resembling the noise made in filing a saw.
then catching the information of an old
time campmeeting exhorter lamentng the
shortcomings of his generation. His speech
was a whine and moan over the policy of the
republican party within the last few years,
and the hard times which the laboring man
and farmer experiences Our shipyards are
as silent as the streets of Pompeii and Her
culaneum," said Mr.. Thing land his audience,
evidently thinking that the two cities
mentioned were fusion strOngholds. mani
ifested some feeble enthusiasm. The only
telling point which the would be Congress
man made was his closing sentence, Gen
temen, thank you; | will not detain you
longer" This was vociferously applauded.
The committee on credentials then report
ed that there were l61 delegates present
o. W. Sims of Hallowell, a gentleman
with a white vest. violet necktie and snuff
colored pants moved that the candidates for
county officers be nominated by acclamatiOn.
There was no objection. every man present
knowing that his party has not ghost of
chance in Kennebec county, and it made no
particular difference who received the hollow
honor of a nomination.
The following ticket was then nominated;
Senators-A. l.. Simpson, Windsor II.
w. Dodge, Clinton.
Sheriff--Thomas Holmes, Litchheld.
Register of Deeds-A. A. Filebrown,
Monmouth.
County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES :. Col
der, Rome: VIM. Murray, No. Vassalboro.
County Attorney-Bion Wilson, Augusta.
County Treasurer-David Wing, Farming
dale.
This part OF the proceedings was very I'M
interesting, the candidates being nominated
in a perfunctory way, generally by f.
Pierce of Augusta or r. s. Woodman Of
China, and seconded by some unknown party
in the vicinity. When A. A. Fillebrown OF
Monmouth-a very young man-was nomi-
mated for Register of Deeds, he at first
refused the proffered honor. evidently labor
ing under the delusion that he
would be elected. 1t was explained
to him that the nomination was
mere matter Of form, and Mr.. Fillebrown
consented to allow his name to be used.
lanes r. Goodwin of Pittston was at
first mentioned in connection with the county
treasurvship. but tall man with flowing
heard and an immense Bingham umbrella,
said las haow his taoun calculated tew send
Mr. Goodwin to the LEGISLATOR. and he took
the liberty to withdraw that gentlemsns
name" and so Mr.. Wing of Farmingdae was
substituted Col. Darius Alden, who has
been to dozens of democratic conventions,
ont of sheer force of habit nominated bion
Bradbury for county attorney, meaning Bion
Wilson. Esq a young democratic lawyer in
this city.
County committees were then selected.
The democrats retained their present com
mittee. adding the name of Flank l.. Thayer
of Waterville. The greenbackers chose X.
". Black of Augusta, Freeman l.!Barker OF
Chelsea. Albert Fuller of Winslow, L. I.
Gilmore of Mt Vernon, ID. b. Boynton OF
Monmouth and ]. II. Greeley of China
Adjourned.
The Mass MEETING.
..This isn't very large turnout said
Gen. Samuel F. Cary, smooth shaver gen.
tleman. with pallid eountenance and iron
gr.v hair which sticks up on his head like
the ouills on paint brush. as he took Gov
ernor Plsistsd by the hand just before the
,allv in Granite Hall yesterday afternoon
No" said His Excellency. g this isn't
mass meeting; it is convention
Disappointing indeed must it have been to
,be fusion managers to see the small number
in attendance The hall will seat over
| I 600. and although it was county mass
meeting not over 400 were present. The
peculiari,v Of the audience was the number
If AGED men. whose bald and glittering heads