The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-06-11
Solon Chase Turned Down
BY the POpulist State Convention. Prof. Bate.
man Nominated for Governor, as Usual.

The Populist State convention, held in
Auburn June 4th, was a very lively gather.
ing, but notable more for the indignity offer
ed to the veteran Solon Chase than for any.
thing else. Prof Bateman, as usual, was
nominated for Governor. S. B. Fletcher Of
Belfast was a member of the committee on
credentials; Geo. W. Pendleton of Belfast,
| committee on resolutions and A. F. Stevens
of Belfast was placed on the State commit
tee The committee on credentials reported
''that this convention is composed of 435
delegates in this hall and on the cars I"
"Good," said a delegate, 81 didn't think
we'd have half that number" After dinner,
when the committee on resolutions reported,
John White of Levant asked to have read
again the plank about exempting home
steads from attachment We quote here
from the Portland Press report:
The Chair--"Mr. Richards will read it, -
| MIR. Richards read the following: "Ninth
we demand that all homesteads of this State
up to the value of 500 shall be exempt from
| attachment
| Now object to that, and | want to say
| observed Mr.. White, "my point is this, what
I've got I've earned myself. I'm helping
| poor fellows every spring to cows and seeds
| anu uutS wv Ii 9llolI ldllIlS oOHl6 Ol tIn are
| honest, and some of 'em are scalawags, who
| go to horse trotS and circuses | never went
to, and be idle while l can ork, and have
| things | never had, and now if your going
| to take me into communism and make me
| divide up with set of scalawags, count me
out He spoke of his twelve years of ser
vice in the movement, and said 81 IN going
He added to friend at the door: "It would
| take S25, 600 out of me this summer. Some
of the cusses wouldn't pay me if they warn t
| forced to-.
81 move to amend by making the exemp-
tion $780," said Mr.. Mclaughlin.
II move that the section be stricken out" :"
said Col. Ashe.
Don't exempt anything on anybody
said E. Y. Turner.
"The plank is of no great value" said Mr..
Bateman.
Mr. Campion-The gentleman from Le-
want, Mr.. White, made a mistake. He
thought the section exempted property from
taxation instead OF from attachment. The
| gentleman from Levant -"
| "Knew what he was talking about" in
terrupted Mr.. White, who had come back
| Mr.. Campion-"1 move to make the ex-
emption 81 900, and see to it that no sheriff,
tax collector or interest taker be permitted
| to cross the door of the home of the poor
Hon. Charles E. Allen thought the law
more liberal than the resolution.
Mr.. White explained the provision of the
| law and said: 81 want you to do just as
you've mind to, but if you count that
| plank in count me OUT
Mr.. Turner-"Uncle Solon, how much of
! your property is exempt from attachment %
| Mr.. Chase-"Them steers" Naughter.)
Mr.. White-"Now I'm a trusting poor fell
| lows all over the lot to money I've earned,
and many Of them will try to cheat me out
of it, and they spend the money like horse
thieves. You're encouraging idleness and
| dishonesty. Do Just as you're mind to,
| thOu oh Cod knows tilariS what 7 MT vp
| to do
| Solon Chase-"Ihis plank is of no earthly
use. 1t is outside the storm centre. What
| is the use to bark up a tree where there's no
| coon"
The plank was stricken out.
The platform as adopted demands:
The free coinage of both Silver and gold in
a ratio of is to l..
| The payment of our bonded debt and that
| hereafter no bonds shall be issued under
| any clrcums tances that Congress shall as
sumo its constitutional rghtto issue green
| back currency which shall be a full legal
| tender toI all debts, public and private, uutil
| the sum total Of money IN circulation shall
| reach 500 per capita.
| That the government shall take possession,
as empowered by the constitution, OF all
| railroad, telegraph and telephone systems
and operate them as a part Of the postal sys-
| TEN OF the country
That all undesirable foreign immigration
| shall be absolutely prohibited.
| That all trusts and combinations founded
| for the purpose of speculating i'll the neces-
saries OF lIte shall be forever prohibited and
/ their promoters treated public outlaws
That all land for speculative purposes
shall be taxed to the full extent Of its
rental value.
That all persons, firms, or corporations in
| this State, employing the labor of unnatura-
lzad foreigners, shall pay INTO the city or
corporations are located the sum of 80 cents
per day for each foreigner thus employed,
Then followed Batemans nomination for
| Governor, and lie made his usual speech in
terspersed with chunks of Grecian and Ro-
man history. Then came the election OF
delegates to the national convention. But
one man was to be chosen when a score
of delegates shouted, II nominate Scion
| Chase" What followed is thus told by the
Portland Press:
~ protest. said Mr.. Campion
w. II. Fernald said: "Solon Chase is
| known the world over, and we want him tC
go to St. Louis
Frank Howard said "Solon Chase is
| known the world over and we don't want
him to go to 1t. Louis"
Mr.. White said he would give Mr.. Chase
his place. He felt sure his people would
| say; "He is worth hundred OF you. II
was the best thing you could do, old fellow ,
DR.. Meader-'I don't want to go without
Mr.. Chase.
Mr.. Bateman made an appeal to the con
ventlon to send Mr.. Chase.
MIR. Chase sad he didn't want to go.
Mir. Campion doubted if John White O
Levant is a Populist. He seemed to him te
be monopolist.
W. II. Sargent protested against this
abuse of Solon Chase
Mr. Campion asked: "What did you evel
do for the party, Brother SARGENT and he
made a sharp reply.
Mr. Campion-I move to lay the nomina
tion of Solon Chase on the table.
Mr. Chase-"I second the motion"
Speech after speech in favor OF Mr.. Chase
was made, and then said Mr.. Chase; II
there's one man here who don't want me tc
60 | can't go
Mr.. Campion-"Here one"
Mr.. Sargent moved to reconsider the vote
nominating Mr.. Campiou. Not put
George o. Fall was selected as the last
delegate.
John White of Levant resigned in favor o
Mr.. Chase.
Mr.. Sargent said of Mr.. Campion: 'Tha
man wants to break up the convention"
l.. w. Lermond--"Send Scion Chase tG
St. Louis and half the party will leave
YOU
Mr.. Chase was declared nominated and
division of the house called for. A
they separated, one antChase man shool