The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-14

The very first attempt made by the
party that came into power was to
| destroy the republic and take away all
power from the ballot And the Supreme
| Court of the State of Maine, in decision
| which ought to give them an immortality OF
| fame, saved your State from anarchy, it may
| be from war.
| Whatsnext? When the head of that party
| we'll, don't know of what party according to
| the letter to "Dear SAM it is the head of the
| Greenback party; according to the Democrats
| it is the head of the Democratic party. and &C
cording to Republicans it sRepubliean in any
thing but name that is, as l am informed,
but that gentleman the very first time he got
an opportunity, attempted to strike down this
Judiciary because 1t saved his State from an
archy and war. Now in the name OF decent
common sense is there not contrast between
the then and the now which ought TO
settle the question of who shall control the po-
liteal affairs of the State of Maine for the next
quarter of a century? (Applause)
At the close of Mr.. Frye's speech the hour
OF 1890 having arrived, the chairman said that
under the motion of the member from Penob-
scot the convention would proceed to nomin-
ate candidate for governor.
Mr.. A. A. Strout Of Portland, in well con-
the claims of Hon. w. W. Thomas, Jr., of
Portland, and his motion was ably seconded by
Enoch Foster of Bethel and DR.. r. L. Grindle
of Mt. Desert. The.Speeches of Mr. Strout and
the other gentlemen were frequently inter-
rupted by loud applause.
Mr. Bellows from Freedom contributed
much amusement by loosely saying he be-
longed to town which was the birthplace of
two ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Davis and Lamson
and he would present the names of Messrs.
Drummond, Thomas and Robbie.
Judge Waterman of Gorham, in very for
chile. and pointed speech presented the name
Of Hon. Frederick Robbie of Gorham, and the
nomination was seconded by Mr.. Mortland Of
Rockland.
Prior to the withdrawal of the chairmen of
the county delegations with the votes of their
counties, in order to count the vote, the chair
ssnaaof the convention announced that seven
new delegates had reported, six from Wash
ington and one from Piseataquis 1t is proba-
BILE there were several more delegates present
than by actual report, as there were three more
voted for Governor than were returned blythe
committee on credentials. 1t was afterward
found that those three votes were accompan-
led by their credentials, which had not been
presented to the committee.
THE BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR.
At M the chairman of the committee
to report upon the vote for Governor, Hon.
Wilbur T. Lunt, reported as follows
Whole number of votes ...1327
Necessary TO a cnolce .'..-.- .'.....'-; 10y 6o4
Frederick Robe had ....... .......690
William W. Thomas, Jr.,
y. ID. Drummond. 50
scattering. ,........... .....+
And Mr.. ROBBIE was declared the nominee for
Governor, amidst wild applause, winding up
with three tremendous cheers for the nomi-
nee.
Mr. A. A. Strout then said in the name OF
the delegates of Cumberland County who had
made such gallant fight for such gallant
man as their candidate, in the name OF Mr..
Thomas he would move that the nomination
of Mr.. Robbie be made unanimous. (Tremen-
dous cheering)
The chairman said all in favor of the motion
would rise and the vast assemblage rose as one
man.
It was moved that recess of one hour be
taken but the motion was voted down.
The convention then proceeded to ballot for
four Congressional candidates, the several
county delegations voting upon the four names
at one ballot. There were three different
ballots circulated, one bore the names of L. B.
Reed, N. DiDgley, Jr., S. ID. Lindsey and S
Il. Milliken another Messrs, Reed, Dingley
Milliken and G. A. Boutelle; and the third
Messrs. Reed, Dingley, S. D. Lindsey and
Boutelle.
IL hall
to reporting the result many of the delegates
left the hall, the cravings of appetite over
coming their interest in the proceedings.
Mr.. j. S. Wheelwright of Penobscot, chair
man of the committee on resolutions, reported
the following platform, which was unanimous
II adopted
THE RESOLUTIONS.
/, That the right of everv u.lifed voter t, cast
his ballot and have it honestly counted is funda-
rental principle of Republican Government which
must be maintained by law impartially enforced.
The majority thus determined must rule and the
minority must suOmit.
2. Free schools must be maintained and univer-
SCI education secured the basis of national
B. american industries and labor should be pro-
tected against the unjust competition of the product
of cheap foreign labor by protective tariff
4. American shipping and ship-buildng should
be encouraged by the modification of our navigation
laws to discriminate in favor of, and not
against our shipping interests, and by such other
assistance as the Government may properly render,
great national interest. We protest against the
persistent efforts of the friends of free trade
misnamed "revenue reform" to grant American
registry to foreignbuit ships, certain to destroy
our ship-building industry.
5-The only full legal tender money authorized
by the constitution to be coined issued in time of
peace is gold and silver. The dollar of the one
should be coined to possess the same intrinsic
value as the dollar of the olher and all paper
reney should be redeemabe in the or the other.
We deprecate the efforts made to overthrow the
ban mo- Of "a qe
does to the people currency convenient, uniform,
elastic in volume, of equal value in all the States,
and absolutely safe from loss in the hands OF the
holder
6--The rapid payment of our war debt while
debts of other nations are increasing affords con-
elusive proof of the wisdom of our financial
measures, end calls for continuance of the same
policy until every dollar of this debt shall be paid.
I've are uualterably opposed to the abolition
or reduction Of the internal revenue tax on liquors
and demand that all possible reduction of taxation
shall be made necessaries and not upon Injuries.
3-Whle we insist upon the strictest economy in
public expenditures we favor liberal pensions and
bounties to the Union soldiers and sailors of the
late war; their widows and orphan children, in
token Of our recognition of the priceless services
rendered
9-That we refer with confidence and pride to the
general record of the Republican party in support
of the policy of prohibiting he traffic in intoxicat-
ing liquors; the wisdom and efficiency of which
legislation in promoting the moral and material in
terests of Maine have been demonstrated through
the practical humiliation of that traffic in large
portion of the State, and we favor such legislation
portion of our territory freedom from that traffic.
We further recommend the submission to the
people of a constitutional prohibitory amendment.
1O--Ae an independent, non-partisan Judiciary is
the palladium of justice and liberty, we emphati-
cally condemn the attempt of Governor Plaisted to
supersede and thus punish Associate Justice1Lb
for rendering such opinions in the counting out pro-
ceedipgs of lS78-80 commended themselves to
his Judgment and conscience, although not in ac-
cord with the policy of the party with which be was
then, and is now connected. We heartily approve
the course of the Executive Council in refusing to
allow able, so conscientious andiso acceptable
Judge be set aside for partisan personal reasons
which should have no place in judicial appoint
ments, and which would tend to destroy the indie
pendence of the judiciary.
I1-That the thanks of the people of Maine are
due to the Republican majority in Congress for their
firm stand against the tissue ballot frauds which
have heretofore made solid South; for their unit
ed opposition to polygamy for their resistance to
the persistent efforts made to abolish or reduce the
tax on whiskey; for taking measures to attribute
the balance of the Geneva award to actual losers;
and for looking to reduction of taxation
and a revision of the tariff.
12-In the untimely death of our late beloved