The Portland daily press., 1886-06-10
One OF the Largest Republican Con-
ventions Ever Hei d in Maine.
Protection of the American Working
man Demanded.
sympathy and Assistance for the
Laboring Man.
Especial to the Press,l

Especial to the Press
LEWISTON, June 9.-It was half-past II
O'Clock before Chairman Manley called the
Republican Convention to order and pro-
ceeded to read the call. Prayer was then
offered by the Rev, Mr. Howe, pastor of the
Pine Street Congregational Church of this
city. Mr.. Manley then announced the tenn
porary organization as follows:
CHAIRMAN.
Capt. Horace II. Shaw Portland.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
j. Dingley, Jr., Androscoggin.
James w. Andrews, Aroostook.
Clark II. Barker, Cumberland.
David NJ. Spaudng, Franklin.
Parker Sp0ifofd Hancock.
N. NJ. Meader, Kennebec.
Francis Cobb, Knox.
Daniel M. Hiscock, Lincoln.
A. z. B0nney, Oxford
Hiram H. Fogg, Penobscot
Angus Q. Campbell, PiscataauS.
Charles Davenport Sagadahoe.
A. NJ. Greenwood, Somerset.
Ofrln Learned. Waldo.
Capt Stephen Longfellow, Washington
Lorenzo II. HeTsom, York.
SECRETARIES.
Curtis b. Earle WATERFORD
Everett B. Norton Pennington.
Willis II. Wing, Manchester.
Willis E. Parsons, FOXcroft.
CHAIRMAN sHAw's SPEECH.
On taking the chair Captain Shaw was
greeted with applause and spoke as follows;
Gentlemen ofthe Concention:
! thank you for the honor you confer by
calling me to preside over the temporary de-
liberations of this convention, of which
am proud to be member. 1t is inspiring
for young man to look into the faces of
such body of men, representing the wisdom
and experience of an old party, which has
made for itself history which needs no
apology; and at the same time representing
the intelligence and principles of the live,
young, aggressive, progressive, enterprising
times must be met speedily. We are living
in remarkable period; in sort of go-by-
steam, electrical, far-talking, chain-lght-
ming way; in day of great undertakings
amounts of capital and employing commun-
ities, often under single management.
Out of these conditions there has arisen q
deep and absorbing questionable relations
Of capital and labor. On the one far ex-
treme of this question we have greedy avar-
tween these extremes is a mighty power in
which have unbounded confidence. 1t is
the great honest heart of the American peo-
pie; it is the busy, industrious, producing
mqlttudes;, What this multitude want is to
get rid of the extremes, and to possess in
peace the land which is theirs. Our oppo-
nents. the Democratic party, have held out
a great many promises of reform, mast of
them very gauzy dixie the Bangor resolu-
tions); all of them lacking even the hope of
redemption. The great good sense of the
people settles questions correctly.
They have no confidence in the party
whose leaders are bred and educated to
obstruction only. Therefore to you Republi-
cans will they commit the charge Of correct
ing present evils. Deal fairly with the
people. In this Republican convention let
us promise only what we mean and then do
what we promise. Nominate for all places
of trust men for what they are, Judging
them by what they have done. Success will
follow.
CREDENTIALS.
On motion Of Col f. N. Dow of Portland,
the State Committee was constituted COM
mittee on credentials, and reported through
the Hon. George c. Wing as follows: