The Portland daily press., 1879-08-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
YORK COUNTY SPEAKS.
THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION YESTERDAY.
Mr.. DAVIS RECEPTION BY THE HON.
EST FARMERS.
YORK COUNTY SPEAKS.
A Rousing Speech by Congressman Frye

A Rousing Speech by Congressman Frye.
Especial to the Press.l
ALFRED, Aug. 6.-The York County Repub-
lican convention was held today in the town
hall in this village. The attendance was very
large, and every man present seemed to be
fully impressed with the idea that Corporal
Davis will be elected and must be elected,
and every man was willing to go to work and
help elect him.
Those in attendance were many of them
men not in the habit of attending conventions,
farmers who, were this an ordinary year,
would have staid at home, eX-soldiers
eager to see and hear Comrade Davis, and
glad of the opportunity to demonstrate their
intention of voting for man who served in
the ranks.
The speeches of Secretary Sherman were
constantly referred to in conversation among
delegates, and others present, while the splen-
did campaign work that Senator Blaine is do
ing was as frequently noticed, and the wish
was expressed by many for the Senator to
speak many times in the county before the
election.
Mr.. Reeds speeches SO far have told we'll for
the cause, and those who had heard Mr.. Davis
appeared the most eager to hear him again.
| The belief was freely expressed on all sides
| that the Grcenbackers are not making head
way in York county, but that they are losing
many who voted the ticket last year. The
motives of the Greenback leaders, like Mr..
Cove of Bidde ford, and Others have been ex-
pose d, and it has been seen that love for office,
and not q patr lotto desire to help the people
actuate them. The prediction was made by
one Republican that next year the Greenback
party will be split and rent by the quarrels of
The leaders. AT present it would appear that
Mr.. Cove is little tired of following Mr..
Davis. He finds the work of replying
to the Republican candidate rather
too heavy for him, and will leave it for the
loud-voic ed son of destiny, the Hon. ''Wind-
mill' Fogg to do.
The county committee were in session all the
m orning at the Alfred House, and the most
encou raging reports from all sections of the
county were made. Scion Chase, who has been
doing little missionary work ON his own ac-
| cou mt in York county, has not made much of
an impression. People are tired of hearing
abou "them steers and besides that Mr..
Chase is now a candidate for the Senatorship,
and what he does is looking to that end. The
sharp, clean-cut arguments of Mr.. Davis, and
the telling speeches of Mr.. Reed, together
with the Saco address of Senator Blaine, have
combined to give the Republicans an immense
advantage of their opponents so far The active
and thoughtful Republicans of York county,
fIa,, ,,xx,I,n 10,
go to work for Mr.. Davis. are the men who are
the most confident that Republican triumph
is to be secured in September. So far all is
well in York county.
The convention was called to order by the
Hon. John Hall of North Berwick, chairman
of the county committee, who said that he re-
GREETED that the hall had not a greater seating
| capacity. Mr. Hall then read the call for the
convention and announ ced the following tenn
porary organization:
| President-Hon r. P. Tapley of Saco.
| Secretaries-Capt. Seth E. Bryant of Ken
nebunk, John w. Thing of Limerick.
On taking the chair Judge Tabley spoke as
| follows
Gentlemen of the ConUention,-Very much to
my surprise have been called upon to assist
in the business of the convention 1 had long
gone into that retirement more agreeable to
me, but see before me many of the old guard,
of men who had like myself laid aside the
| political harness, This appearance of the old
| guard augurS well for the cause and promises
| the old time work, the old time earnestness
| and the old time results of the Republican,
party. (Applause.) 1 acknowledge, gentle
men, that it is the appearance of the old guard,
| OF men who like myself have long ceased to
attend conventions, that made me willing to
| stand shoulder to shoulder with you in doing
| the work, and in securing the old time victor
ious results of the Republican party. Gap
plause) But, gentlemen, L shall be very much
dependent upon you. We will now begin the
| convention with the old time-honored Repnb-
lican custom of offering prayer, and I intro
duce our chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Estes.
The chaplain offered praper.
The county committee was appointed
committee on credentials, and reported, through
| Amos L. Allen, Esq, every town in the coun-
| ty represented by full delegation.
A committee was appointed on permanent
organization.
A committee on resolutions was then named,
consisting Of the following gentlemen:
James M. Stone of Kennebunk, c. M. Moses
| OF Biddeferd E. H. Jewett of South Berwick,
Samuel f. Chase of Saco, F. M. Higgins Of
Limerick, John A. Fellows of Hollis, John S.
Parker Of Lebanon.
A committee of one from each town, with
Asa l.. Kicker of Alfred as chairman, was ap-
pointed to select and report county commit
| tee.
The committee on permanent organization
reported that the temporary organization be
made permanent with the addition of the fol-
lowing vice presidents:
Elisha I'll. Jewett, Leonard Andrews, b. F.
/ PaaSa. Il m Sv1y loft
John b: Fernald, James M. Stone, Zachariah
| Dunnell.
Col. Stone of Kennebunk was called on for a
speech, but declined.
Leonard Andrews, Esq, congratulated the
convention on the favorable auspices under
which it met, and predicted victory.
On motion of the Hon. I. S. Kimball OF
Sanford the convention divided itself into sub
conventions for the purpose of presenting
names of candidates for senators, and other
candidates.
The committee to select a county committee
reported through Asa L. Kicker, Esq. of AL
fred the following, which were chosen
/. N. Deering, WATERFORD.
S. I. Bradley, Limerick
B. f. Pease, Cornish.
e. M. Goodall, Sanford
r. r. Bowers, Saco.
r. HI. Ford, Biddeford.
r. S. Stanley, Lyman
j. NJ. Marshall, Buxton.
James HI. Seward, Kittery
George Getchell, Wells.
John Hall, North Berw ok.
John c. Steward, York
The sub-conyention of the Northern District
presented the name of DR.. j. w. Dearborn Of
Parsonsfield.
The sub-convention Of the Southeastern
District presented the name of Charles P
Emery and Thomas Haley, both of Biddeford
The sub-convention for the Southwestern
District presented the names of Barak Max
well of Wells, and George H. Wakefield Of
South Berwick, for senators, and Richard l.
Goodwin of Berwick and Joseph Bragdon o.