The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-11

The following were made committee On
resolutions: Leander Valentine of West
brook, John II. Goodenow of Saco, VIM. A.
Winship of Portland, Thomas Hale of Bidde-
ford, Edward Hasty of Gorham.
The District Committee for the coming Con-
gressonal term were Hiram Knowlton of
Portland, James F. Bracket of Limington,
Charles NJ. Moses Of Biddeford, B. T. Chase
OF Bridgton, Andrew Halves of Deering, F.
A. Staples of York, Lewis Mcclellan of Cor
ham.
At this time the Hon. Nathaniel Hobbs of
North Berwick rose to his feet, and in an elo-
quent and imprisoned speech presented the
name OF the Hon. Thomas B. Reed of Port
land as candidate for Congress. The nominal
ton was received with wild and long contin-
ued applause. AS soon as quiet was restored
Mr.. Hobbs continued his remarks, and setting
forth MIR. Reeds eminent qualifications for the
position he now holds, moved in behalf of
York county nomination by reclamation.
The motion was earnestly seconded by Mr..
John M. Burleigh of South Berwick son of
the late Hon. John H. Burleigh, Mr. Reeds
predecessor in Congress. Mr.. Burleigh was
cheered to the echo, and motions to second
then came from all parts of the hall. Col.
Robe of Gorham spoke for Cumberland coun-
| ty, and made vigorous speech for the pro-
| spective nominee. The motion of Mr.. Hobbs
was then put and carried by rising and amid
| great applause.
F. 81. Higgins, j. NJ. Bureigh and Frederic
Robbie were constituted committee to inform
| Mr.. Reed of his nomination. AS he came into
| the hall he was received with loud and long
continued applause. He was called to the
front of the platform and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:
| I thank you most heartily for your kind 4,
cordial and hearty greeting. 1t is more graft
| flying to me than can venture to express. My
mind involuntarily turns back to a scene four
| years ago when perhaps partly by my own
| fault had to face an assembly far different
| from this. If could attribute the change to
| any merit of mine it would be very proud
moment for me for | reckon among my friends
to-day none warmer or truer than the Republi-
| cans of York county. But the change is due
| partly to great good fortune and most of all to
| your generosity. A man who enters upon
public life sleeps on no bed of roses. He must
| be prepared to be abused as to all he holds
truest and best. If he prides himself Oh up
| rightness or any virtue he must prepare to find
| himself put down among the reprobates in the
| first party newspaper he picks up. But it is
such warm and friendly greetings as this
which reconcile men to such things.
You must pardon so much of personal talk
| and listen to Just one word of exhortation. We
are going to bury these worse than Egyptian
| foes of ours in Red Sea OF popular wrath. But
| we must expect no direct interposition from
| above. We must be the Red Sea ourselves.
| We must each one of us be one of the waves
and want to see every man hump himself up
| and make big one. There never was time
| when individual effort was me re demanded or
will be better rewarded. All the questions of
material interest, of tariff. of finance are in
| significant compared with the question wheth-
err our government is to be at the mercy of any
eight wicked men who may get to be governor
| and council. 1t is a question of individual
| liberty Let there be such an overwhelming
condemnation by the people that the thought
| of this crime may never again be temptation
to any scoundrel of either party so long as the
world lives.
The committee on resolutions reported as
1 follows:
Resolved, That we indorse the platform and
| candidates of the Republican National and
State Conventions, and pledge our individual
| support to the Hon. Thomas b. Reed, our can
didate for Congress
The Hon. f. N. Dow of Portland moved the
nomination by reclamation of Elisha FL. Jew
| EFT of South Berwick, as candidate for Presi-
Dental elector; and the motion was carried.
! The convention then adjourned, with three
rousing cheers for the nominee.
| In the evening Mr.. Reed addressed large
| and enthusiastic meeting at Patten Hail.