The Portland daily press., 1886-06-03
Colonel Clark S. Edwards of Bethel
Nominated by AccIamation.
Sixteen Men Ransack Their Brains
for Party Principles.
The Result Platform Full of Conso-
lation for Afflicted Voters.
Huge Promises to Laboring Men,
Veterans and Fishermen.
"reminiscences of the Last Cam
paign by MIR. Redman.
Residence and Career of the Candi-
date Selected Yesterday.
Especial to the PREss.l

BANGOR, June 2.-Politics made the corri-
dors and office of the Bangor House lively
this morning. The delegations were can
vassed to see how they stood on the candi-
date. York was solid for Edwards, and
Cumberland nearly SO. Aroostook was fol
him, and two towns in Hancock deserted
him. 1t was foregone conclusion that Ed
wards would be the nominee before the coh-
vention met All the internal revenue men
save Rackleff of Portland, were present as
delegates, and at least five postmasters All
attempts to persuade Redman to withdraw
were futile, as he stubbornly declined doing
so.
Hon. S. S. Brown called the convention to
order and read the CALL
Hon. W. III. Clifford was made temporary
chairmon. He stopped badly ON the labor
question, and attempted to stir up bad
class feeling by slandering the Republican
party as the workingman's foe. He coarsely
alluded to two of our Maine representatives
in Congress as perfect tubs of intellect, !"
and attempted to create a laugh by calling
Hon. j. R. Bodwell 'Mr. Boodle." The
matter of some of the resolutions was fore
shadowed during the speech. His compari-
son of his party to pine tree, because they
were always green," was appreciated by
everyone.
A resolution pledging the speaker to the
support of the party was proposed by Hon.
John M. Lynch of Maehias, and carried.
Music began when j. E. Moore, Esq, of
Thomaston, moved the State committee
ba
chair ignored Col Bradbury of Portland,
who arose to speak, put the vote and de-
clared it carried.
Col. Bradbury then moved to add from
each county to the committee as he objected
to letting each member of the State commit
tee fill vacancies in his county delegation.
This was intended to rebuke the committee
for their vote passed yesterday. The chair
ruled it out of order and Wm. NJ Sargent,
Esq, who had voted in favor of Mr. Moore's
motion moved to reconsider that vote.
Judge Rawson of Bangor said the commit
ted had no authority to do this.
d. j. Callahan of Lewiston, moved to take
the motion to reconsider. A dozen delegates
were on their feet addressing the chair. The
motion to reconsider was declared carried
and Col. Bradbury doubted the vote.
Without regard to parliamentary rules the
speaking proceeded. Mr.. Moore said he did
not assume in proposing this customary vote
that the State committee were a set of scoun-
drels if so, let an entirely new credential
committee be selected.
A. f. Moulton, Esq, of Portland, intro
duced a little common sense into the discus
sion by saying the whole thing seemed to de-
pend upon basis of fact and asked if the
chairman of the State committee would ex-
plain. This Mr.. Brown did, stating the COM
mittee had passed such vote but on think
ing of it afterward decided not to act upon
it, and if selected they would make no Gre
dentials for anybody.
Everybody was nolliied. Col. Bradbury
withdrew his motion and the convention
breathed freely to find this crisis passed
After Mr.. McGillicuddy of Lewiston had
moved and the convention had voted to make
the temporary organization permanent, E.
c. Moody of York, drilyiremarked that the
last motion was very appropriate before the
men who composed the convention could be
ascertained. A motion to adjourn till two
O'Clock, the county delegations to choose
their members of the various committees
was carried.
At the beginning of the afternoon session
the committee reported 900 delegates pre-
sent Kimball Eastman of Westbrook, wa
chosen by the Cumberland men their repre-
sentative on the State Committee, VIM. M
Sargent for the committee on resolutions
and William G. Davis as their vice president
Col Bradbury offered resolution approx
ing the course of Gladstone and supported
it in an eloquent speech.
The chair announced he would lay befor
the convention question of the highes
privilege, which meant Redman was abou
to withdraw. He had recognized the inevi
| table and was going to gracefully submit
He was introduced in eulogistic terms
| Mr.. Thomas Brigham of Buckfield thel
nominated Col. Edwards in a five minute
speech. d. J. McGillieuddy of Lewiston
seconded it. The other candidates proceede
to get out of the way; their haste to do s
| was ludicrous. J. c. Ladd of Gardiner with
drew first; then Hon. D. III. Thing with
drew. The latter probably took this cours
| out of sympathy for the withdrawing cand
| dates, since he had no personal occasion fo
| doing so, as his name had not been presente
and nobody had thought of suggesting it t
| the convention.
Atwood Levensaler of Thomaston wa
nominated by Mr.. O'Brien and prompt
withdrew.
A letter from Col Edwards to Hon. S. ,
| Anderson was read.
VIM. NJ. Sargent, Esq, interrupted tn
procession of withdrawing candidates Ion
| enough to read the windy and tedious resC
lutions submitted by that committee. Hi
| voice was husky and quite inaudible beyon
! the front settees.
| Then Col. Edwards was nominated b
acclamation, amid cheers, and committe
| of seven headed by the convention chail
| man were selected to notify him of til
| honor.
The convention voted to print the chail
mans speech, cheered the candidate an
| adjourned.
The nomination made is considered a VII
tory for the Brown wing of the party, and
defeat for the Portland custom house. NJ
Ben Bunker, Esq, of Fairfield is the man
whom it is largely due. His persistency
advocating the Edwards cause made IL
Kennebec and Oxford men stand firm, al
finally won enough adherents from oth'
i sections to ensure his selection.
The matter of increasing the membersh
of the State Committee was very unexpec
edly dropped this morning. More oppos
ton to the plan was developed than ha
been anticipated. and the committee decide
that on the whole it would not be feasible
submit it to the convention. The State con
mittee is almost entirely new one, only fly
of4 the old members remaining on; with tn
clean sweep the prospects for harmony
the party seem brighter. 1t is stated on goo
authority that Hon. S. S. Brown will SOC
resign from the State Committee.
Nobody has any ideaiof electing the nom
nee. They think he may poll good vot
and an opinion of his ability was express
very frankly by delegate, who said toda
1--WE think he will make better candida
than he will governor"
ITO the Associated Press.]
The Democratic State Convention WI