The Portland daily press., 1886-08-05
COUNTY POLITICS.
a Lively and Interesting Republican
Convention
isaiah S. Webb Nominated for
Sheriff.

isaiah S. Webb Nominated for
Sheriff.
The Republican County Convention was
called to order at 1870 p. m. IN hecep'loh
Hall, by Isaac W. Dyer of Portland cnalr-
man of the county committee, who read The
call, and nominated the following temporary
organization, acting under the Instructions
of the county committee
Chairman--Henry P. Cox, Portland.
Vice PresidentS-E. B. Mallett, Freep0rt; u ".
Freeman, Yarmouth; Charles Jones, Windham;
| Philander Tolman, Harrison.
Secretaries j. NJ. Thompson, New GlouceSter'
| J. II. Hartford, Cape Elizabeth.
These officers were elected, and the chair
man on taking the chair said that 1t was
necessary to have a committee of creden-
| tials.
Mr. Hill of Portland moved that the
| county committee be committee on creden-
| tials, and it was so voted. The committee
| reported through its chairman that every
| city and town in the county was fully repre-
sented,-165 delegates being present,-and
| the report was accepted.
| Hon. William Senter of Portland moved
| that that the temporary organization be
made permanent, and it was so voted.
Mr.. Cox said the delegates were present to
| serve their country and party and the best
way to do that was to proceed at once to
business. He moved that the convention.
| proceed to the nomination of four Senators
| SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS.
| Mr.. G. S. Farnsworth of Bridgten said
there would probably be no opposition to
| A. Of fo,
northern district, Hon. D. Fl. Cole of
| Naples, and he moved his unanimous nomi-
nation. The convention so voted.
Hon. HI. b Cleaves said as there was no
| opposition to Hon. Geo. P. Wescott of Port
lands denomination from the Portland dis
| trict, he moved the denomination be made by
acclamation. 1t was so voted.
| Hon. F. M. Ray said that three weeks ago
he declined to stand again from his district
| His town of Westbrook, under the circum-
Stances claimed a right to the nomination
and had unanimously moved that Mr.. Joseph
Dunnell be nominated in his place, and he
moved his nomination by acclamation. The
| vote was put and carried
| Mr.. Freeman of Yarmouth, offered the
name of Capt. j. C. Kendall of Freeport, as
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| ferred to his fine war record, and to the fact
| that since his return he had always been in
| trusted with important business affairs
which had been managed by him in an adj
mirable manner. His career had been most
honorable, and if elected-as all delegates of
the convention would be in September-he
| would serve most acceptably. Capt Ken
| dali was also nominated by acclamaton.
| The ticket thus stands:
| Hon. ID. III. Cole, Naples.
Hon. Geo. p Wescott, Portland.
| Joseph Dunnell, WestbroOk
| John c. Kendall, Freeport.
SHERIFF.
| Capt FL. III. Shaw moved that committee
| of three be appointed to receive and count
votes for sheriff, and the chair appointed B.
| S. Skillin of Otisfeld, Ell. III. Shaw of Port
land and George FL. Buxton of Portland.
| Capt. Shaw declined and Chas. E. Jordan of
| Cape Elizabeth was appointed.
| Mr.. Tolman of Harrison, moved that when
| the convention proceeded to ballot it be by
| towns alphabetically called. and She motion
| prevailed.
| Mr.. Farnsworth of Bridgton then arose
and referred to the fact that in the northern
| part of the county there resided a man who
| had been born, and trained a Republican,
| and who was an active Republican still. He
| had served the county twelve years faithful
| ly and honorably as a member of its commit
| tee, and had been a faithful and conscien-
tious deputy sheriff for eight years. AS for
| his army record he was one Of eight broth
ers who fought for their country and who
| have between them, eleven honorable dis
| charges from the service. He felt he ex-
pressed the wish of the northern part of the
county and a large part of the other sections,
| when he presented the name of Isaiah s.
| Webb of Bridgton.
Mr. Tolman of Harrison, seconded Webb's
nomination.
Gen. Mattocks of Portland, presented in
| behalf of large number of voters of Port
| land a candidate. He was aware there was
| great prejudice against giving the Office to
| citizen of Portland, and belief that the
| office should be given to the country by prece-
| dent. He didn't think any precedent should
| prevail against the interests of the party.
| Two-thirds of the sheriff's business comes
| from Portland. He thought with the admin
| istration offices in the hands of the Demo-
Gratis, it was for the delegates to come to-
| gether and secure men that should obtain
| the full support of Republicans. Whatever
is done here to-day, he said, will be firmly
| supported by the gentleman l represent.
| (Applause.) The general then gave the war
record of his candidate and presented the
name of Capt. Herbert r. Sargent of Port
| land.
| Mr. Freeman of Yarmouth, seconded Mr..
| Sargents nomination, and Mr.. W. K. Neal
| of Portland, who had been on his bonds,
| while deputy sheriff, had always found his
| work correctly done.
| Mr.. Chester w. Morrill, of Portland, after
| referring to the fact that 'many are called
| but few chosen" and suggesting that the
convention should be very discriminating in
| the choice of so important an officer, a man
| who must have great irmness and common
| sense, nominated Elisha n Jordan of Cape
! Elizabeth. He then spoke of Mr.. Jordan's
course as deputy sheriff in which he had
made hosts of friends and would consequent
| lydisplay great strength at the polls. He,
| the speaker didn't think Portland had any
| right to usurp all the offices at the expense
| of her sister towns.
Messrs. J. S. Pickett of Cape Elizabeth
| and Samuel Bell of Deering seconded Mr..
| Jordan's nomination.
| Senator Young of Brunswick was very
| humorous. He noticed that when a Port
| land man wanted to waive the question of
| locality it was generally in favor of Port
| land man for office, and yet locality lies at
| the foundation of our constitution. In the
| old country man may represent district
where he does not live Brunswick is
| large town, with city charter, but toe wise
| to use it. She has all the modern improve
| ments except large city debt Brunswick
| has had only a Probate Judge in 1860, and a
| County Commissioner for one term in 1875.
He funnily told how good they were so that
they couldn't be kept by Brunswick because
they were wanted for higher places He
thought while she was no orator as Brutus
was" and while they had had about every
thing besides the war, from Genesis to
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