Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-19
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not dare 20 stand up aud BE- counted The
Grecnback convention. held al Paris Nm,
consisted OF eighty three members, being
the fall numbcr entitled % seats. and most
90 them represented their several towns
g reported. TIE convention oflast Tues
day. dii uoi number twenty, rePresenilng
eight tosns. according 10 the repor Of the
Committee o. credentials. while Aciah
residents OF scarcely half that uamber %
towns were seated. 10 is7e, The Greca-
hackcrs nominated a GrccubHck ticket.
TIE only nan on Il who could BE- called =
Democrat was A. :. Kimhall. AMI DC Wa
obliged % ~ Into The convention ant ae-
ccpt BIS nomllation A. qlasl Gfcen-
hacker The Democrats endorsed this
ticket. ani Il WAs elected The Grcenhack
convention OF that year. Was not only a
large body. bat It cnihused. Among the
attractions were a couple % campaign
singers. frank Fogg. Moses Ilan ant a
NJ. p,ctor sun Cheers, laughter and
applause aboanied. AMI ahurrah campaign
wss insusuratci. Large Numbers % spec
taiors. from yarloas parts % The County
furi the Court House. AMI the euthusiasm
sd .hountei that everything Wa carried
away before TO- THIS was The dfsi time
that the Republican party hal been de-
f.atci since 10 Assumed control % The
Coauty. some twcniy.four years previous
AMI it was the Asi time.
m i,.o. the Grccnback convention cast
scvcniy-c ghi votes. THIS convention
was held al Norway. ant u nominated =
uckot 90 - owu. hai placed two Demo
Gratis on IT, giving that party tso oct OF
tlc slx nominees. The Democrats were
iu convention Al Paris. on The same DAY,
aui the occasion Wa memorable Tor The
heroic ef,rts OF Hon. Ava Black, and ;.
Il. Carter esq.. 10 prevent such a humila-
ung thing a. that the Dcmocrailc party
on prc.i ieuuAl year should be- forced To-
o. cudors.ug ticket thus cast before them
By thc Grceubackers The REV" J. A.
Ss.if. Taos. : Br.ighAm AM A 4 An.
irces. were TOO many for The of time
Democrats. and with their followers, forced
the convention % endorse The ticket pom
lnato1 BY che Grcenback convention. This
Was tae death blow b Grccnoack success
In oxford Coauiy MANY Republicans bad
gone Into TIE new party ihink.ng 70 Wa
90 sweep ne coantry. Aui become the Ma
uouN party. Bat when they folni -
managers were trading Wild Democrats,
rni giving that party poriioa % The
ticket. they rcvo,tei They bal DOT Joined
che Gfccnback party for tac purpose oi
ali.ug Democrats. They were Tor fgai'
e. both thc o.i parties. GA the other
hani. many Democrats were disgusicd
with ihc assuming air % TIE grccnoacEers.
ani refused o. vote The fusion ticket They
d.i not care o. bc dictated o Ia ne mat
Or of making uom.nauons. nor wouli
they vote Cor such men a. had heretofore
been Republicans
% i.s.. the Grcsuhack convention cast
slxty eight votes Thisyear also a fusion
ticket Wa nominated. the Democrats ~
csiving four out 90 the nine caniiiaies-
The same state % sfNrs existed during
This campaign Democrats refused .
vote COZ men who hal opposed ,aem from
tac time % the war. All Grecubtckers re-
fused o. support those whom they bal
long held 90 bel "Copperaeais' ani Dem
ocrais. Fusion as not provct % BE- sue.
cess ItI i.f.cut o. drive two horses
Size by side unless they are In double
harness. let there was uo,hing b unite
tac.o two parties except a desire 10 Sc
clrs the Offices hence they pulled apart
This year. the Grccnback convention
va. d small caucus. 10 wcut through he
form of hoIiiug convention but That
amounted O. utuc. The Grcenback party
has been swallowed BY .he Democrats A.
VA predicted In the Grccnback conVen.
t.ln of l,-s A. sooa A. thc Gfccnnack.
cr. sacr.accd their principles ani proceed
Cd o. make combinations Tor the purpose
ofcarrying elections, their fate va sealed.
Ini.,a. When they nominated a straight
ticket. they carried the Coguty. S.noe
that. fusion ticket has been defeated.
The fusion ticket. This year. l. composed
entrely az Democrats There i Dot a
rsai Grccnbackcr nor one % ReplbucAn
autscslent. on ihc ticket Dr. a. y Al
bots. nominated by the Grecnhackers for
: .nator. L. a Cleveland man. Toe Argas
recently hti a slowiag article describing
a Cleveland ani Hendricks sag raising Al
Rumord This Dr. Abboit bought ftg,
hired band. maize q spsech AMI had q
C.evelani ani Hsndrick. rally. all on his
own hook. Mr.. Gibson ant Mr.. Greene
have always been Democrats. ihough late
N they have worked In the Grcenback
party. they are sort OF Greenbackers cor
revenue only The Greenback eonven-
tons % oxford County have thus dwlnd-
Jed down 10 numbers ami from nomiuA-
tlug q fali ticket, they have fallen on 10
nothing The whole opposition Is again
In the hands % the Democratic managers.
Those who have bsen 10 sympathy With
the Grceuback party In oxford County
nov have no choice bat 10 vote either
with The Democratic or with the Repaoli-
can party. There Is no Greenback party
or Greenback organization Ia the County.
II has soli out entirely 10 the Democrats.
Bon iSerRsotL was once told that the
fatncr OF a certain man Was Presbyterian
AMI bis mother was = Methodist. The
great iuftel inquired "what Kind Of re-
ugl0us mule does that make him." The
Democratic Couuty Convention, last We'd
destay. endorsed the Chicago platform.
The Greenback Convention endorsed the
Indianapolis platform. We are inclined
70 ask what Kind u = political mule does
that make Of the county ticket which was
presented by both conventions
II our report of the elcsing exercises Of
Bridgton Academy, Ne are Informed there