The Portland daily press., 1870-06-29

the following humorous communication, re-
specting the resolution which it is said will be
offered to the Saco convention to-day. We
should have referred to the rumor before, but
Tor the fact, that a resolution of that character
would be SO sectional and disorgapizing that
we did not suppose any one would seriously
think of offering it.I ----------
There has been a rumor for several days
that the engineers of the "York County" move
ment will, to-day, offer q resolution TO the con-
yention, to the effect that the nomination of
candidate for Representative to Congress be-
longs to York county, and that the convention
shall confine itself to that locality" in max
ing selection. OF course, but few delegates
will stultify the.osslves by voting for it, and if
it be not rejected with scorn and Indignation,
it will indicate remarkable forbearance upon
the part of the convention. The business of
the convention is to select man, and not to
pass resolutions which can by no possibility
have any binding force.
There will be no difficulty in ascertaining the
"local habitation" of the candidate, after he is
nominated. More than one-fourth of the
York county delegation are favorable to the
denomination of Hon. John Lynch, and were
elected with the express understanding that
they should vote for him. If it were possible for
such resolution to pass the convention what
would be their standing in the convention?
Would they be precluded from voting for the
candidate OF their choice and obliged to vote
for candidate whom they don't want, and
whom their constituents don't want, in obedi-
ence to the command Of majority Of the
convention? Will anybody in that convent on
undertake to dislranchse the delegates
from Eliot, Alfred, Kennebunkport. Water
borough, Limington, Hollis, and scattering
delegates from Saco, Kennebunk, DAYTON.
Buxton and other towns? And yet, if a resolu-
ton OF this character were to pass and could
have any binding force, they must either not
vote at all, or vote for some person whom thew
know is not the choice of the people they rep
resent. Ifit is seriously proposed to offer such
resolution, would it not be well for the NOV
er to state what shall be done with these yari.
Gus town delegations from York county who
intend to vote for Mr.. Lynch? Will the con-
vention allow them to have little box all to
themselves in some sly corner of the hall.
where they can "play" holding convention,
and go through the form of depositing ballots
for the man whom their constituents want?
And what provision would be made for the
very large number of York county delegates
who openly declare their second choice TO he
for Mr.. Lynch?
Will the mover of the resolution and those
who support it allow these gentlemen to have
any second choice at all?
And supposng it possible for such a resolu-
ton to pass, would it not be advisable TO SIM.
plement it by another, declaring that the
nomination belon IS to Kitery? II it is the
BUSINESS of the convention to determine be-
fOrehand to which county the nomination be-
longs, why will it not become its dutv to
designate the city or town, and, if need be the
school district to which the honor belongs? If
the nomination is not to emoody the exDres-
sion OF the party as to WHO will best serve the
people, but Is TO be simply compliment to
l'cahty, "hae shall prevent some gentleman
from Kittery addressing the chair somewhat
as follows:
Mr. Chairman. The convention having al.
ieaoy iy ueMrmlned by resolution that the NOM
that Ie delegation from Cumberland comfy
DE o., narged from further attendance. They
may have heard somewhet of the yarions cam
ddates mentioned by Our People," but thew
cannot be supposed to understand tho uar;n,,s
and conflicting CLAIMS aud counfer.cla;ms mn'
speeting Locality" which are variousIy urS.
en- oy gentleman from all parts of the c0nntv
II the nomination belongs in this counfv Il
~ TWn use q! De dumped in upon us promiscuonsly.
we ciam tne privilege of managing what he
longs to US without aEy interference from anv
body whatsoever. You will see al a glance
ME- chairman, that if the Cumberland county
delegates are allowed 10 remain here and vio-
la.e tae Itn commandment by meddling with
wnat IS none OF their business, the whole mr.
pose OF the resolution may be defeated and the
wrong locality be nominated after ALI Mr.
chairman, that won't do. am now prepared
10 snow that if that resolution means
anything, it means that the nomination ha
longs to Kittery. You see there has been soue
TAX OF moving Charlestown navy ward down
10 our place, and it is matter of The utmost
Importance that the representation from This
Gistrict shonId be a resident of Kittery, and
when it arrives w v" nan0
Az TINS point suppose gentleman from
Wells interrupts, and says:
ME. Onalrman, Il the gentleman from Kit
tery IEHpposes Epp sh@l ork county" means Kit
10y EoIesiae e. ls nightly mistaken. York
county means Wells; and when thar reso,nt;on
was uiawn up the Wells delegation were in
formed by the author of it, that in meant the
sumnose Se ths Mells and nowhere else! Do you
eilS uSleCatiOU woulu have
voted for such resolution if York countv r1as
TO De located at Kittery? Never! And now
what does the gentleman from Kittery mean
Dy introducing discord and confusion. bv insin
uallng shat tne nomination belongs to q town
away OF on the verge of the county. and onlv
separated from New Hampshire by the Pjscat
aqua river? ''0"'
Don't many of their workmen live in Ports
mouln Don't the citizens do most of their
thn nauI W! ~ tnere isn't that the market where
GO fhnsr
ana early vegetables ? and do you cali that
tofk county? What does Khterp kn,w
ABOUT York County? What does Kityerv care
it ;or T.; h"rk County? L tell you, Mr. Chairman.
with slight ansr. altsrsion IN times past Iquote
oress Is, OF the York County Commttee. the town
VI " "eIs, oas by reason of the relative imn"r-
tahoe oi lts interests, when compared with The
tn cnnsidaratc ate county, been considered enttled
date" In proof Of this 1 cali vonr ~ atten,;nn
to the fact that during the last fen vearo H.
Republicans have taken from our town a sbare
years, a State Senator two years and cnuntU NV
commissioner three years. How is that for
high! and now what would be the effect of
eoncatlng us up to these "great expectations
ana then leaving us in the lurch!
MT. CHAIRMAN, we don't think we can stand
~. H. Detter far that we should be visited with
I1e accumulation of Observation-Disclosures that
hutery should be pulled up by a steam tuo
OUT e1 OF the harbor and annexed to tbe Tsle oi
Snoais, or sunk in mid d-ocean, than that Wells
snouid be spubbed by the selection of a cand;.
aate from some other town.
Hereupon delegate from LYMAN NAV ar;se
ana after getting the cha.rman's eve NAV
quietly observe. ''' may
r,aan. chairman, the ''doctrine eof lcalitv~
t;nn any.nin,s it means that this nomina-
t;entIu to Lyman. l have listened pa
frem % the eloquent appeals of the delegate |
y hltfery and the delegate from Wells. and
.ny soul has been disquIeted within me to fluid
tnat those gentlemen are SO supremely selfish |
as 10 ask that the cold shoulder be again turn
ed upon Lyman. Hasn't Lyman always |
roIed up a big majority for the Republican |
eandidates? Hasn't her leading men plucked |
more democrats like brands from the everlast- |
.rs and turning, than those from any other town? |
M anu Moat have you ever done for LYMAN?
Notning-sirhpiy nothing Won WANT
canoi6ate Tor senator or Judge of Probata or
% Hoerln' ur Clerk of Courts or County Treasur.
er' you luss paI us on the back, tell us fo ha
souI II uoyo anu iearn to labor and to wait
wen, we nave labored and waited 81
we thought our time had sureiv o,I,,' anu .a n1"
ture abhors a vacuum" So far 0o'e. oa va
office and all that kind of thing is s pont'cai
Lyman IS a vacuum. We haven't 'tnoeined, > n;,
county ufficer in Lyman, and haven't had sns se
years, il we ever had A"u Iof
Alfred has the Court House and Jail Ki,.
Inc Navy Yard, Bddeford the Union any
:. q y.oornal, Kennebunk Custom House. Now
= - you want to preserve the equilibrium let us
= oao, .ro tne Member of Congress. We are NOT
Nv t!at any OF our citizens are ambitions of
tne nistlnction, but that will make f. oil 3hn
80, 49, because you can make your own seIao |