The Portland daily press., 1884-08-06
YESTERDAYS CONVENTIONS
DEMOCRATS AND GREENRACK-
ERs MEET AND AGREE TO
FUSE I'm SPOTS.
Judge Nathan CIeaVes Nominated for
COngress-PrOceedings Not Entirely Har-
mOuiOus-HOw TabnIatOr Chase Ran
the County Convention.

the County Convention.
Democratic District Convention.
The Democratic District Convention was
called to order in Congress Hall at half past 2
o'clock by j. s. Palmer, chairman of the dis
trict committee, who nominated Hon. Luther
s. Moore of Limerick for temporary chairman,
and P. W. Mcintyre of Portland, Howard
Staples of Eliot, and S. b. Guthrie Of Gorham
for permanent secreraties. The district COM
mittee, acting as a committee on credentials,
reported that There were 242 delegates
present, $50 of whom were from Cumb erland
county. The temporary organization was made
permanent, and the convention proceeded to
the business of choosing candidate for repre-
sentative in Congress. Mr.. Plaisted OF York,
Mr.. Dana Of Portland, and Mr.. Littlefisld of AL
fred were appointed a committee to receive and
count the ballots.
But before the balloting began Mr.. Henry r.
Bradbury of Hollis advanced to the front of
the hall and proceeded to make o speech, in
which he attacked Mr.. Blaine as having long
record of corruption in his public career, "the
only Fart of his life" he remarked parentheti-
cally, THAT we have right to consider"
Governor Cleveland was then eulogized in the
manner of true partisan, the IGNITION of his
name eliciting a feeble demonstration of APP
plause. Continuing Mr.. Bradbury highly
commended the character and democracy of
Hon. Nathan Cleaves, whom he nominated as
a candidate for Congress.
Hon. L. d. M. Sweat then stood up on a sst-
tee and announced his qualification in second
ing the nomination. He assured the assembly
that he was in doubt whether he loved York or
Cumberland county the most; but he had no
doubt about the necessity of change in the
administration OF the government, which
should take it out of the hands of the selfish
and corrupt Republican party. Mr. Cleaves
was eulogiZed in his characters of friend, citi.
zen. lawyer, judge and politician, and Mr..
Sweat set him forth as paragon of Demo craft
c perfection. He made an allusion to the
"Sage Of Grammercy," which inspired Col. A.
W. Bradbury to interrupt the orator and call
for three cheers for Samuel j. Tilden, which
were given in scattered and half-hearted
way.
After Mr.. Sweat had concluded the ballot
was taken and it was soon declared that all the
votes-240-were for Nathan Cleaves. Then
committee was appointed to notify Mr..
Cleaves of his nomination and request his
attendance. The motion to appoint this COM
mittee was made by Edwin l.. Poor of Sebago,
who according to courtesy should have been its
chairman; but he was snubbed in order to
confer recognition and honor upon the notori-
GUS e. @. Moody of York, ex-member Of
Governor Garcelon's Council, and one of the
prominent culprits engaged in the infamous
attempt to count in an administration not
elected. 1t is at Mr.. Moody's personal solicita.
ton that we make prominent the fact that he
was the chairman of this committee.
Mr.. Stimson of Kittary then moved the ap-
pointment of committee of thee to receive
and count votes Cor a candidate for Presiden-
tial elector, which motion was put and de-
clared carried. This appeared to be a die.
arrangement of somebody's plans and forthwith
several persons came forward and had private
conferences with the chairman, the result of
which was that he said he had the impression
that the former committee was appointed to
do all the collecting and counting. After
some confusion, in which both the chairman
and the convention seemed to be much at sea,
the old committee was called upon to take its
place, and Mr.. Stimson was LETT out in the
cold.
After voting had begun, Col A. W. Brad
bury recollected that he ought to say some
thing, and coming to the front, he made a
little speech placing Mr.. Timothy Shaw of
Biddeford in nomination for elector. Mr..
Shaw was vouched for as a hardshell Demo,
crat By Col. Bradbury, and also by Mr.. Gold
smith of Biddeford; but neither of them
| stated how much Mr.. Shaw would give for the
nomination TO a foreordsined defeat How
| ever, he got $50 out of the It's votes, and Mr..
Joseph Titcomb, who got the other % wholly
| without his knowledge or consent, moved to
| make tho nomination unanimous, which was
| easily accomplish ed.
Then-the nominee for Congress entered the
hall. and made his way to the stage amidst
| great enthusiasm, and as soon as quiet was
restored he began making the proper kind of a
| speech for the occasion.
Mr.. Cleaves said that he deeply appreciated
the honor OF his unanimous nomination, and
| rendered to the Greenback party of the district
| (most of whom had come in to hear their can
didate) his "sincere thanks for their confidence
| and cordial support" He was sensible of the
magnanimity of York county, and promised to
| get out OF the way when they wanted a man
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| the delegates to either convention, and never
had sought political office. He accepted this
nomination from sense of public duty which
he owed to "the great reform party of the
| people" Then he attacked the Republican
| party as one whose usefulness and glory had
long since departed, reciting the stock allega-
| lions OF remissness and wrong which are COM
| mon to all Democratic speeches and platforms,
and he maintained that there was no remedy
| except in change of administration. He
said the Republican party had refused to grant
any relief from excessive and unnecessary
| taxation. His own position on the tariff he
| defined as follows: al am not in favor of free
| trade, but am opposed to raising war taxes in
| lieved Tin faithfully meeting all the obl:ga-
| lions of the government" Pensions should be
| increased rather than diminished. Taxation
should be limited to the necessities of the gov
ernmens and the heaviest burdens placsd on
lux1ries. He said he would give no vote to
He was sweet on labor and laooring men, and
declared himself to be in favor of genuine"
civil service reform. Finally he declared that
his business engagements would not permit
him to canvass the district, but If elected he
would do all the good things which are SUE.
posed to be needed.
The Democratic County Convention.
The Democratic County convention was
held in Congress Hall yesterday forenoon. For
all practical purposes it might just as well
have been held in Capt. Chase's back parlor
with nobody present but the Tabulator. The
result would have been precisely the same, for
the Tabnlator had the convention well in hand
and his ticket went through without much
trouble. Previous to tie assembling of the
convention he was fitting about the doorways
and in the ante-rooms as busy as His Satanic
Majesty in gale of wind. He was fixing"
things. None of the old standard mugwamps
of the Democracy were present, but several
| who are aspiring to that distinction, among
| them ex-Mayor Deering, were about the hall.
TIL q delegates, or most of them, wore tolerably
| clean shirts, and many of them took off their
hats when the convention was called to order
| by the chairman of the County committee,
was brief, and was chiefly confined to impress
| ing upon the Democracy the great Importance
| of the occasion which had brought them tc-
gether. He presented to the convention Capt
| James T. Jenner OF Bridgton as temporary
| chairman, and the Captain quickly bounced
upon the stage and called for Secretaries,
| which were furnished in the persons of Edwin
| L. Poor of Sebago and B. +. Chadbourn of
| Bridgton. Capt. Jenner was wise enough not
| to attempt speech, merely remarking that he
was truly thankful for the great honor con-
ferred upon him, and that he was ready to pro-
| coed to business.
Chas. Ell. Fling of Portland, A. G. Buck of
| Harrison and A. L. Hamlin Of Gorham were
| appointed committee on credentials. The
| chairman requested them to hurry up, and
they did, reporting in about two minutes that
| there were IA out of 147 delegates to which
| the convention was entitled, present, Baldwin
| being the only town not represented. AS soon
| as the report was read somebody sung out that
| he was from Baldwin, and he was immediate
| ly counted three and the delegation announced
| to be full.
| The formalities being completed Tabulator
| Chase took the convention in hand and pro-
| ceeded to business. He first moved that the
temporary organization be made permanent,
| which was carried. He next moved that in
| accordance with the vote of the last Demo
/ cratic county convention the vote fer
| Senators be taken in full convention and not
| by districts az heretofore This was also car
| ried He next moved to proceed to ballot for
| candidate for Senator from the Portland dis
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