The Republican journal., 1883-09-27

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE srATE
THE GREENBACk CONFERENCE.

of the GrCenbackers of Maine, called by r. f.
FosS. chairman of the State committee, and
held in Auburn Wednesday evening the 10Th
inst. We indebted to the Lewiston journal
for the following particulars: DR.. Ill. B. Eaton
of Camden presided, and in taking the chair
made speech denouneing both the Republican
and Democratic parties. Hon. Frank NJ. Fog9
was made secretary. Mr.. DuntOn. of [ Mon. Il
member of the State committee, read the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the representatives OF the
National Greenback Labor party of the State of
Maine in conference assembled, reatlrm and
endorse the National platform adopted at Chi
cag0. june 9th. 1880.
Resolved That our State committee be in
Structed to call our State convention on the
first Tuesday in May, 1884, at place they may
designate.
Having an abiding faith in our principles.
and regarding both Old parties our common
political foes, we can only take candidates from
our own party. and declare we are opposed to
fusion with either of the old political parties.
either open or secret.
The resolutions were loudly applauded and
SeWall GOtl of MeXicOsm0ved their adoption.
Elliott King of Portland opposed and Sullivan
Gee of Orono and DR. Mayher of Augusta spoke
in favor Of them. Mr.. Fogg in reply to Mr..
King, read the call for the conference, and then
spoke as follows:
In 1876, we polcd two grecnback votes in
Maine; i'll 1879 we polled $4,000 votes and they
Were Greenbackers; in 1850, we combined with
the Democrats on Harris NJ. Plasted and since
that time we haven't known whether we have
had any Greenbackers in Maine or not. This
has been the result in all states in which this
fusion has been attempted. | shall never help
to elect Democrat i'll this state again. The
eyes of the people of Maine are upon us. This
conference will sweep in thunder tones from
hittery to QuOddy Head. In Michigan. thet're
having this same fight against fusion. | hear
That some members of the state committee
threatened to resign if this conference was
called. | said LET them resign" Threats and
intimidation have been used, but the Grecnback
party of Maine will never die. Truth crushed
10 earth will rise again. | know that there is a
clique in the first district who want to make
Joseph Dane a Democratic governor: there's
another clique in Somerset. that wants to make
Judge Bean a Democratic governor: there is
clique down in Belfast that wants to make
" m. NJ. Rust governor: there's another clique
in Penobscot that wants to make Geo. W.
Ladd, @OVernOr-and they want TO fuse to do
II. Combination will be death to them. Let
me tell you that if the Greenbacker> of Maine
combine with the Democrats. the National
Greenback party will not recognize YOU in their
state convention and will fight YOU. The
Democratic party is divided and dying. We
had better form an alliance with the temperance
men. New Jersey, Iowa. West Virginia and
Kansas are ours in 1881. The day is near when
We shall hold the balance OF power in the elect
toral college. If you fusioniSts carry this con-
ference. it will be sorry day for our party.
bat | know one man You can't carry.
y discussion arose as to whether those
Stmbled represented the Greenback party. and
is to whether the State committee would be
governed by the action of this conference. The
matter WAS settled by the adoption OF the fol-
lowing a> an amendment TO the rst resolution:
Resolved. That the Greenbackers here as
>cmhied by invitation Of the Greenback state
committees
The second resolution next came up fer con-
sheraton The following i, a part of the
discussion.
MI. Greeley of Chna.-ohall we seyenty-tive
GreenbackerS presume to instruct the Green
back party of the State of Maine: 1t is prepos-
rr0u>.
Mr.. York Of Auburn.-Wearc called here by
this state committee. We may advise them,
but don't believe in limiting them to Il certain
time.
Mr.. Fosg.-There are on this State commit
tee. three Democrats, two or three doubtful.
and seven OF eight straight fellows | am told
that three members of the committee threaten
ed to resign If the conference was called. |
understand
Elliott King tintcrrupting) -Mr. Chairman.
nn member OF that committee. The speaker
has made a slanderOus accusation against it.
demand him TO name the three men.
Fogg.-''l understood they Were King Of
Portland. Dow Of Penob>cot. and simmons Of
WaldoborO.
King, You're Il liar
Nocc.-"Out Of order
Fogg.-''I say heard it,
me Chair" MI ioGg has the floor.
Noccs.-"Mr. Chairman. Mr.. Chairman
MI. to&S resumed his remarks. lie accused
The (;rernbarkcr> Whenever. if cot = chanr,7.
Finally b. II. Mace Esq. OF Bangor got the
floor and declared his opposition to tnsions
l1pplause.J We cannot fuse with hard mon
cy party, and the democratic party Is rs much
Il hard money party as the republican. The
democratic party of Maine has ALWAYS sold uS
out when It had chance. Now its press de-
rIare> we are dead.
Mr.. llammond-l don't propose to be con-
trolled by men who know have sold them
selves for office and money.
Elliott king am Secretary of the green
back state committee OF Maine. and Tor them |
VIII say that We shall call the State convention
when we get ready, and not before, regardless
OF the action OF The conference.
Mr.. Morgan.-Ehose are his individual scnt-
incnts and not those of a majority OF the COM
mlttec.
oIcc>-"tl question.
The question was put and the resolutions adj
opted.
Mt. F0@g then submitted the following and
II was adopted.
Resolved, mat we pledge ourselves to at once
begin the work Of reorganization of our party
upon this basis: that the committee of the
straight grecnback party be invited to cOnjOm
their efforts with ours in tie work of re-0rgan-
IzatI0n, ana That our committee invite said COM
inltite to JoIn III the call of the next State con-
Nentlon, with the view OF one party and one or
ganization hereafter.
HE conference then adjourned.
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LIE 9IAIE IAlh Al Ii" lSloN'
The State Fair. held last week in Lewiston.
was an unqualified success in all respects. On
Tuesday the Maine Central brought 1000 peo-
Die from the East, on its regular and special
trains each drawn by two locomotives. Seven
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