Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-04
MAINE DISPATCHES.
FIRST DISTRICT CONVENTION.
lion. L. B. Reed Renominated by AccIa.
mation-Speech of Mr.. Reed Before the
Convention.
PORTLAND, June g.

Inc republican First District convention
met in City hall this afternoon at 2 O'Clock to
nominate candidate for Congress. The
convention was called to order by Andrew
Hawes, chairman OF the District committee.
DR.. Charles e. Hussey of Biddeford was
chosen temporary chairman and L. p Thomp-
son OF Linington. o. T Despaux of Bruins
wick and A. T. Simpson of York temporary
secretaries.
After the reading of the call the district
committee was made a committee on creden-
tials. They reported 27l delegates presen,
out of 290 and the temporary organization
was made permanent.
A conmittee on resolutions consisting OF
M. F. Wentworth of Kittery, F. N. Dow of
Portland, j. w. Dearborn of Parsonfield.
Frank Brown of Baldwin and Ira H. Foss of
Saco was appointed. They reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were adopted
Resolved, That the Republicans of the
first Congressional District of Maine are in
free and hearty accord with the opinions
ennnciated in the Republican platform pro-
mulgated at Chicago in 1884; and favoring
the principles referred to, and the measures
foreshadowed, in the call for the Republican
State convention, to be held at Lewiston on
the 9th instant, pledge their undivided sup
port to whoever its nominee for governor
may be.
Resolved, That we commend the Hon.
Thomas b. Reed to the voters of this district
AS an able, honest and fearless exponent of
Republican principles especially deserving
their confidence and support because of his
earnest and efficient efforts in cooperation
with the Senators and other Representatives es
in Congress from Maine in behalf of Ameri-
can labor and the fishing and shipping inter-
ests of this District and State.
f. M. Higgins. Esq of Limerick, pre-
sented the name of Hon. Thomas B. Reed
for denomination to Congress. Byron ID.
Verrill, Esq, of Portland, seconded the re-
nomination.
Mr.. Reed was nominated by acclamation by
unanimous vote.
On motion of M. F. King of Portland, w.
F. Moody of Kennebunkport, and Alonzo
Leavitt Of Alfred, were appointed to wait on
Mr.. Reed, notify him Of his nomination and
request his presence in the convention.
Mr.. Reed addressed the convention as fol-
lows:
Since last addressed you we have had a
novel experience. There have been fifteen
months of democratic rule. While | am sor-
ry it has been so. there have been some con-
solations to which, grateful even for small
merces, we must direct our attention. In
the first place the new democratic admins
tration Notwithstanding all the campaign
denunciati N, extending over almost quar-
ter OF a century, has been obliged to carry on
the government in the same way we did.
Imitation is the sincerest fattery. When
and where initiation succeeds the bitterest
reproach the fattery becomes almost over
powering. Let me call to your minds most
striking example. You will sremember that
the late MIR. Hendricks, who was, from his
position, his career and his characteristics,
the most representative OF democrats, pro-
claimed to an astonshed world that in the
treasury was the enormous sum OF three hun
dred millions of dollars which had been
boarded up and which ought to be scattered
over the country to revive business,
to give homes to the homeless and gen.
orally to make dawn the milen-
nium. It's true that Mr.. Sherman fur
nished him an answer promptly, but the
most satisfactory answer came hot foot from
the new democratic administration. On
April I'd the very first report from the treas
ury burst on our astoDished gaze In an entire
ly new shape made for the very purpose
of proving MIR. Hendricks mistake. That
report showed that we had no surplus
whatever. hut only working balance of
So. $50 O26 and that is not all. On the "a
of June. fourteen months afterwards, the
working balance under a democratic admin
istration had risen from 2,OO0,0 to $780,
OOO. 900, The affairs of earth no longer hls-
turb Mr. Hendricks, but surely these hgures
ought to astound the democratic editors ahd
orators who echoed all the variations on this
theme. What a chance for noble head line.
..S3 millions more of the peoples money
boarded bv this tyranncal administration,
..ss3 OO0. 600 wickeder than the republican
rascals. :" which last word brings me to an
other theme. You remember how the last
campaipn was resonant with the duty OF the
democracy to turn out the republican
rascals. That campaign powder will never
be burned again. After fifteen months OF
mower the great majority OF republican
offceholders remain in their places Many
men have been turned out because they were
republicans but not one because he was a
rascal. Whether that sturdy republican the
attornev general will have to go we do not
You remember how the last campaign was
full of charges that the departments reeked
With corruption. After fifteen months OF
earnest .ndeavor what corruption has been
nointed out? Judge Durham. one OF the
future governors of Kentucky, made great
outcry over paying the clerks and the scrub
womrn of the court of Alabama Claims out
the democratic House without dissenting
voice passed an act to pay the very bills the
Judge refused to liquidate.
By careful attention to republican preced-
ents, by following in our footsteps the ao-
ministration has receivedland deserved some
praise, By this they have shown tnat tney
rnaan vol Meanwhile the party is not hap
py. The realize now that the present 40
m;n;sfrstion. though democratic, is mort
gagged. The FIRST mortgage to the mugwnmPs
i ostensibly in favor of civil service reform
but it is one of those mortgages put on " y.