The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-02

committee and then voted down, and Mr.
SWEET presented it as a minority report. 1t
was received uproariously with various calls TO
adopt-to lay on the table-to lay under the
table, &c. Mr.. SWEET supported the resolution
in an earnest speech. A. McNichol of Calais
followed in opposition, urging that if it was
wrong to sell rum it was wrong to license its
sale.
A scene Of confusion followed, attempts to
speak and offer resolutions coming from all
parts of the hall.
The chairman then put the question: "Shall
the resolution offered by Mr.. SWEET be added
to the list reported by the committee?" Cries
of yes and no and appeals to the president for
recognition coming from all parts of the floor.
Mr.. Colby of Portland finally got hearing
and asked for chance to make a five minute
speech on the question. He said Portland had
suffered under three evils-first, the fire; next
the railroad fever, and now in the destruction
of valuable and large amounts of good rum
He proceeded amidst great confusion so that
his remarks could not be distinctly heard, on
account of the great confusion, Kisses, cries of
"Sit down." &c, vii which he was met.
A perfect bedlam here ensued for few mo-
ments, during which Mr.. Colby sat down.
A motion was then made by Mr. SWEET to
adopt the minority report, followed by mo-
ton by Maj. Hastings of Fryeburg to lay it on
the table. Some time was consumed in deter
mining how the vote should be taken.
Mr. Rawson said as he understood it, the
question was ON adopting the minority report
for the majority report, and urged its substitu-
ton. Motions were made so thickly that no
one could understand what was before the
convention, and various gentlemen claimed
the attenti ON of the chair
Gen'l Philo. Clark of Turner got the floor
and urged quiet and harmony; he had been a
democrat all his life and never saw such ac-
lions before. Peter Keegan moved the accept
ance of the report of the committee, after
which amendments and discussion would be in
order. Mr. SWEET adhered to his motion to
substitute. On motion, the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions was accepted.
The chairman then stated the question was
that the resolution reported by the minority be
added to the resolution reported by the COM
mittee. On this the yeas and nays were called,
but no decision of the vote was arrived at.
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hands, and was carried by all overwhelming
majority in the negative.
Samuel Watts, from the committee to notify
Gov. Garcelon, then presented him to the con-
vention. Mr. Garcelon spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the ConUen-
ton: have heard for some months past
about the Democratic corpse but must say if
this is one of the indications of the stiffness of
death. it is the most remarkable stiffness of
| death on record 1 thank you for the honor of
| this nomination and the indication thus ex-
pressed of your confidence in my administra-
| ton. If acted upon my own inclinations 1
should decline the nomination, but desiring,
as do, to do everything in my power to en-
sure the success of the Democratic party in
this State and in the country, accept your
nomination.
Mr.. Garcelon spoke at little further length,
but owing to the confusion in the hall, arising
from the delegates going out his further re-
marks could not be heard.
The resolution reported by Mr.. SWEET, and
voted down, is as follows:
We believe the prohibitory liquor law of this
State to be detriment to the cause of temperance
and an incubus upon the mercantile interests of
Maine We are therefore in favor of its repeal and
the substitution in its place of local option license
law
At the close of Mr.. Garcelon's speech, on
motion of DR.. Dana the convention adjourned.