Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-01
OUR CONVENTION.

The Convention at Bangor last week,
il is said by those who have attended
such gatherings for twenty years, was the
| largest ever held in the State. The Com
mittcc on credentials reported 1925 del
egates. After their report was made,
many delegates arrived on a special train,
| incrcasingthenumbertoaboutl 800 The
vote. rising LOO. shows there was no
FIAT figuring in making up this reprcSen-
,atiou. Oxford County reported 81 del
c-atcS. and as morc came in on the spec
| ial train. we had nearly full delegation.
/ The same interest was manifested from
all parts of the state, delegates attend
ing from far and near, regardless of eN-
pcuSc, and all for the interSt of the par
| ".
The Convention was not only remark
able for IT, size, as Mr.. Hale remarked.
/ but IL was also notable from the fact. that
though the delegates were so divided In
regard 10 men. they all had the same can
/ didate. 1.-THE best man. 1.-the man who
Is going 70 win. Most Of the delegates
were I'm town Wednesday evening; but
the most careful observer or a>tute poll
tic;au could not fore,cll who was 10 be
our candidate. Mr. Thomas, it was con-
coded. would lead ON the first ballot, but
only his personal friends expected that he
would De the nominee. Judge Virgin,
/ Mr. Morrill,, Mr.. Hale and the other can
| didatcS, had a large number of friends
present, but it was evident that several
ballot, would be necessary 20 secure a
candidate The uncertainty was made
even more manifest by delegation meet
| iuss. They proved tina; few delegates
were pledged. and that every delegate
would vote as hc chose, and for him
whom he considered 20 be the best man.
This state of affairs existed when the
/ Convention met. and continued until the
second ballot was taken, when It became
evident that Mr. Davis would be the
nominee Few Of the delegates heard
/ the name of Dayi, until 1t was presented
| bv the Peuob>cot and PiScataquis dele
/ cations, but the location of his home and
/ the enthusiasm with which his friends
greeted his name assured the other dele
gates that he was the man for whom they
had been looking.
Every person who was present at the
| Convention knows that Mr. Davis was
the candidate Of no ring; but was spon-
taneously taken up by the eastern section
of the State, but Us the Irg,is has stated
thar he was the candidate of Mr. Hamliu,
we wi, quote the following from the
/ Boston journal. one Of whose editors
was present at the delegation meeting to
show how false the charge Is. He writes
~ there will DE many versions respect
\ ius the influences brought 20 bear 10 secure
1 denomination OF Mr.. Davis 10 may Dee well
/ to give the true version. Al . O'Clock the
/ morning of the Convention there was a
meeting of the delegates OF the Fourth
/ Congressional District. with view of
agreeing upon candidate 10 present 10
/ The Convention. The meeting was not nu-
mcrously attended The city Of Bangor
I had very few representatives in the meet
/ ins. bat there was a pretty full attendance
/ of those residing i'm PiScataquiS county
and the northwestern towns of PcnOb>cOt.
/ At that meeting Hon. Lyndon Oak refused
/ 90 have his name used, and thus il came
| about that the prediction in last nights dis
patches was not fulfilled. There was some
| dc>ultOry tall, until delegate by the name
of Ham, a wcll-to-do farmer took the tloOr,
and made a speech full OF enthusiasm, in
I which the nomination of Mr.. Davis was
urged. lie had known the gentleman from
I a boy and people up his way wanted" Hon
est Frank Davis. \ ballot followed, and
/ MI Dayi, had a large majority. That ac-
I ton made Mr.. Davis a candidate in the
\ Convention. and the Convention made him
\ is nominee These facts have been relat-
\ ed because il Will be said that some ring
\ of political leaders worked the wires. II
\ was q spontaneous movement of the dele
/ gates of PiScataquiS county and the towns
I OF Peno5>cot adjacent. The candidacy
goes 10 Mr.. Davis unSought.
Il Is not often that so many men are
assembled together, with an exciting sub
/ jcct before them, and through it all main
tain such great good humor. At times
the convention was in the greatest uproar
of excitement, and appeared to be un-
manageable, but it was always ready to
laugh at some witty remark by the chair
man or from the floor, and we did not see
the first sign Of a quarrelsome spirit.
Mr.. Pike, the chairman, may well be
proud Of the reception given him. 1t
seemed to be the forecasting of prefer
ment in the future. The presenting of
/ his name as a candidate, was in response
to the frequent expression, He would
make Us a good Govrrnor, and we do
not doubt that if his name had been pre-
sented earlier in the day he would have
been the nominee. When his name was
presented, AIr, Pike retired from the chair,
and Hon. l.. A. Emery Of Ellsworth,
presided for short time. Then Hon. E.
lC Pennington of Fryeburg, assumed the