The Portland daily press., 1880-08-06

The Convention organized with George S.
| Goodwin, of Der wick, chairman, and Amos l..
Allen, of Alfred, and F. W. Guptill, of Saco,
secretaries. One hundred and sixty-four dele
| gates, the full number, were present.
The Convention at once went to business and
appointed the following Committee on Resolu.
lions and County Committee:
se COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Kittery-M F. Wentworth.
North Berwick-A. Def. Palmer.
Sanford-Howard Frost.
Newfeld-J. M. Trafton.
Biddeford-H. j. Tasterson.
Saco-Charles e. Sawyer.
Lyman-Thomas P. Roberts.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Kittery-M. f. Wentworth.
Wells-George Getchell.
Lebanon-Isaac Hanscom.
Berwick-E. e. Marshall.
Saco- Charles e. Sawyer.
Biddeford-J. R. Libby
Buxton-J. F. Warren.
Lyman-R. s. Stanley.
Sanford-G. A. Goodall
rSonsfeld-Jeremiah Bullock.
Waterboro-J. N. Deering.
Limerick-S. T. Bradbury.
On motion of Col. M. T. Wentworth, of
Kittery, DR.. j. W. Dearborn, of Parsonsfeld,
and Hon. G. Il. Wakefield, of So. Berwick,
were renominated by reclamation for Senators
from the North and Southwestern Districts.
DR.. Dearborn declined the nomination.
The invention then went into sub-conven-
ton for the purpose of naming the candidates
for the several districts
The following names were reported From
Southeastern district, Jason W. Beatty; from
Northwestern, Charles F. Sanborn, of Par
sonsfeld; and these men were chosen by accla-
nation.
William 81. Deering, of Saco, was nominated
for County Commissioner; Charles E. Weld,
of Buxton, County Treasurer; Nathaniel
Hobbs, North Berwick, Judge of Probate
Moses S. Stafford, of Kittery, Register of Pro-
BATE Zapher R. Folsom, of Biddeford, Sheriff
The following resolutions were adopted, after
which the Convention adjourned:
Resolved That the Republicans of York
county do hereby heartily endorse the resolu-
lions passed at the State Convention held at
Augusta June 23d, and of the National Re-
publican Convention held at Chicago Jude Sd.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the can
didates this day nominated, and pledge them
our united and earnest support.
49, THE MASS MEETING.
The mass meeting held this afternoon was
grand success. Thousands crowded into the
village to listen to the distinguished speakers.
Farmers, merchants, mechanics, men from all
over the county were here to-day, earnest and
determined Men who last year voted with
the Greenbackers were here to-day in the Re-
publican ranks once more, and they have come
to stay. The Greenbackers who have sold out
to the Democrats were not disposed to talk, as
they saw plainly enough that the Republicans
of York county have organized for victory.
Prominent Republicans say that they have
never seen so deep an interest manifested since
"war tines as is being displayed now, and
they predict that Mr.. Reed will be returned
triumphantly to Congress. 1t must have been
discouraging to those who hope to see Repub-
lcan defeat this fall to witness such an
outpouring of the people as took place to-day.
At the afternoon meeting Mr. George S.
Goodwin, of Berwick, presided, and introduced
as the first speaker Hon. Eugene Hale.
SPEECH OF EUGENE HALE.
The first speaker was the Hon. Eugene Hale,
who spoke at some length on the issues of the
day. He believed the campaign would end in
victory. The proudest day in the history of
the Republican party of this State was not
when it elected Governor Hamlin, but that
day-the morning following the second Mon
day of September, 1878, when with the news
of a popular defeat it sent back the ringing re.
Spouse, "The fight has but just begun and will
not end until it ends right" (Applause)
After discussing the question of free trade
which had been made an issue by the Demo-
cratic party, Mr.. Hale said that the existence
of the Democratic party is constant threat
made against the ballot.
The Republican idea is that the flag goes
with the ballot, but in one-half of our broad
land it is not safe to vote the Republican tick
et,g Cor talk Republicanism.
The Democratic party is not honest in any
thing. They talk hard money and Democracy,
and then nominate soft money man-Harris
M. Plaisted-a Republican malcontent, who in
all his history never said word for Democrat
ic principles.
Tabulators, like Cap'n Chase, Fogg and Fos-
ter, have national reputation. When he
(N1r. Hale) was in the south he stopped at a
hotel and the landlord said Fosters here"
asked, said Mr.. Hale, what Foster, (my mind
not being engaged in thinking of any Foster
in particularly and he replied, "Garcelon's
Foster.
The fusion legislature adjourned to meet the
9Th of August-to-day. The fifth of August
has come but where is the legislature?
While Mr.. Hale was speaking, Governor
Davis and Senator Hamlin arrived and were
warmly welcomed, Mr.. Hamln was the next
speaker.
SPEECH OF SENATOR HAMLIN.
The distinguished Senator said that it had
been many years since he had been permitted
to stand with the Republicans of York county.
He was glad, now that the time had come that
he was about to quit Voluntarily public life,
to have the opportunity to testify by his pre-
sence the interest that he still feels in public
affairs ! am glad my friends, said the Sena-
tor, to be permitted to testify that have not
abated one jot or little Of that interest. am
| glad too to be here that I may offer once more
to the sturdy yeomanry of old York who have
more than once honored me with their personal
and political friendship, the tribute of CRATE
iul heart, and to offer that tribute | have come
from my. distant home to-day. He rejoiced
that in the long days that he had spent as the
servant OF the people that no vote of his had
been given to the detriment of the laborer of
Maine. Once the ''solid South sought to
hold, to buy and sell humanity To-day the
| South is 'solId'' on the point of preventing