The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-02

that the question must be put.
| The question was put, decided carried,
| doubted and made certain.
| Mr.. Dow of Deering moved that the present
district committees shall act as committees to
call the new convention respectfully" The
| chair couldn't read a part of the resolution
submitted by Mr.. Dow, but he said it didn't
matter much
Mr.. King of Portland moved the appoint
| ment of committee to re-district the State.
j. Benson, Jr., moved that the new district
committee should do the work. Mr.. King in
sisted upon his motion.
Mr.. Benson withdrew his motion, and moved
an amendment to Mr.. Kings motion referring
the whole matter to the new committee. Mr..
King accepted the amendment.
The motion was declared carried.
Mr. Smith of Bangor moved that after the
from each district should meet and report to
the convention the name of a candidate.
Mr.. Robinson of Bangor opposed the motion.
He suggested that a name might be suggested
that would not be acceptble 70 the convention.
Mr.. Smith defended his motion. He believed
that the Greenback party would never be
able to get better convention, or one better
representing the people. He opposed Mr..
Kings motion because he was opposed to
thimble rigging and to corruption.
A delegate inquired il the one delegate from
Aroostook would be allowed to name the'ean-
didate in his district?
A delegate from the back of the hall said,
"And Oxford county has but one delegate
here.n
Mr.. Turner of Auburn made fiery speech,
demanding that the people be allowed to name
their candidate, He threatened eight if 'sa
hand is laid upon our right
Mr.. O'Brion of Rockland said the people of
the "back lots" and the "cross roads" demand
ed the nomination of four Congressman If
this convention can't nominate four Congress-
men for Oxford county how can they nominate
Governor for that county.
The committee on redistricting reported
through Judge Frye of Bethel as follows: Dis
tricts for nominating purposes shall be
1st-York, Cumberland and Sagadahoc.
-Oxforo, Franklin, Androscoggin and Kenne
3d. Piscataquis, Somerset, Penobscot and Aroos
took.
4th-Knox. Lincoln. Waldo, Washington and
Hancock
Mr.. Benson moved that the delegates of the
new district meet in convention and elect dis
trict committees.
Mr.. Smith insisted upon his amendment to
have the delegates of each section now made
district, meet and report names of candidates
to the whole convention.
Mr.. Devine supported the motion.
Mr.. Benson asked what right any delegate
from the first district has to name the candi-
date for the second district
Mr.. Benson took the floor and read a portion
of the call for the convention, and argued that
the convention could not nominate Congress
sional candidates. He didn't mean to shout
across.the hall, "D-n you, ominate candi-
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Mr.. Patten demanded that the resolutions
and the several amendmen be stated again.
Mr.. Patten tried to spe TX amid shouts of
Question" and was given the floor and op-
posed the Smith amendment.
Mr.. Devine tried to speak, and said he had
MT tried to stife the discussion "a voice
How many times do you want to speak ?'')
The question was put and declared carried.
Mr.. Devine said, /" Not half of the men pres
Cut udfO fOtOdt tHOy uiu uOb uuU0TSlaUQ 1U.
MIR. Benson demanded the original motion,
that the delegates meet in District conventions
to choose District Committees, and the motion
was declared carried amidst great tumult and
excitement
Upon motion of Mr.. Devine, recess was de-
clared, and the delegates from the various Dis
tricts met in different parts of the hall and
soon after reported District Committees as
follows:
1st Dstrict-Jas. A Strout, j H Hammond, j
Dearborn, Of York; Quimby B Nash and j
Hnnnewell and I r Hobson of Saedahoc
End District-Maj Haskell, Frank B. Bigelow,
G Emerson. Androscoggin; Chas. s Downing, D
w Clark. Samuel Farmer, Franklin; o. D. Claugh,
d H Lydden, 81 L Walker, Oxford.
: Sd Sd Dis DistIict.J Foster, Bangor; " Buck, Lee;
Parker, Presque Isle S G Wheeler, Eaton; A W
Miller. Hartland; W B Buxton, North Anson
4th Distriet-Lincoln, james Devine, Whitefeld;
Knox, Col. D j D Rust, Camden Waldo; F W Ritch-
ards Winterport; Hancock, Samuel Hopkins, Or
land; Washington, George Burrell, East Maehias.
In the 4th District convention it was voted
81 to2 to have the nominating convention call
ed before June 27, which would indicate that
Mr.. Smith managed at last to get his work in
well.
After the District sub-conventions were over
Governor Plaisted was called'for and responded
in brief speech saying that he endorsed every
plank in the platform and accepted the nomi-
nation from stern sense of duty. He went
on to say that he shifted victory in the air, and
closed by declaring his adherence of dema-
gogues. At this adecl aration the delega tes
grinned, .resignedly listened to short but
dreary speech from Murch, and then broke up
the convention.
Indications are that the congressional ticket
will be Anderson, Ladd, Murch and White,
nominations acceptable to the Democrats.
There is however, considerable opposition to
Ladd, who is considered to be neither 'fsh,
flesh, nor good red herring"