Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-08-21

listen 20 atiresse. BY Hon. william l..
Putnam. the Democrats candidate for
Governor. and Chsrlss 4. Allen Of
Dresden. the Dsmocra'ic nominee Tor
Coogfess against Mr.. Dinglsy In this
district, Mr.. Puiasm did no, appear ss
advertised.
soon after slsy,n o'clock Judge X A.
Frye u Bethel called the Convention to
order and resd the call. De. Hiram A.
Abbott Of Rumford vas made temporary
Chairman. and on motion Of Ed-srd 4.
Ha.,iag.. E.q.. Of Fyebars. j. A. Far
rins,on q Lowell and wOodmsn Charles
Of F'ysburg ~ere made temporary .eere-
tAriss.
Ga motion Of Csrlion Gardner Of Buck
field. the Coan,y Committee we're made
= Committee on Credentials
G. NJ. Holland. Rsq. Of Canton.
moved thA, 'hs chair sPPoin, Commit
Tee on Resolutions. in response 70 which
The chair appointed G NJ. Holland.
stephen Il Foster snd Carlton osrdnsr
=. such s,mni,ie. NJ. Holland asked
TO b excused from serving on thu, eO'a-
ni,,se md The ehsir sPPointsd Df. c Il.
R.nkia q Brysn,'s Pond. DE-. Rankin
Wished % bs excused and Jane. y.
Smith q Dsnmaik wrs sPPoinied. Mr..
Smith ds.red q b. excused also and
Eissrd + Hastings. E'q., Of Fpsba's.
VS. sppoin'td
Ga motion Of c. ". Holland Of Can
ton. seconded BY CsrltOa Gardner Of
Baekf'ld. q committee consisting Of G.
NJ. Holland Of C.n,on. William n.
Green q Pans. AMI Do. &. X. Rankin Of
Bysa,'. Pad. vas aPP,in,sd TO select
Coan,y COMMITTEES iO' the ensuing year.
subject 70 ratification by ,h- eonvea,ion.
Judge X. A. Frye from the Commit
tee on Crsdsn,i.l. reported thu, the -kols
number Of delegate. Prsssa' -. hi'y'
nins
Ga motion u Jane. y. smith q Dsn.
mark. The temporary ofssniE.,ioa -.s
made perm ansni and the eoaven,ion pro-
osedsd % nominate Candidates fJt the
vsnog. county ofhos. - follow;
en- motion Of q & Russell Of Canton.
seconded BY Cailion 0ardnsi Of Back.
6sld. Hsnry ID. lrish Of Baskhsld -ss
made The sominee Coz SensiOf from the
eastern district.
Ga motion Of Byron C. Wait Of C.a-
too. Windsd scot, R0einson, E.q Of
Hartford. w., nominated for Coan,.
Commi,siJasf. Mr. Robinson -as called
upon 70 address The Convention. aud bis
address ~.s oas Of tko.s sloqasni aP-
psals which long ago gave him . r,Puis
iioa a. oas Of ,hs abls.i orators Ia The
State. Mr.. Robinson thought that the
time hsd come VIXEN The plain people
mus, make common cause IN their o.n
defence. he declared thA; the message
q Grover Cleveland read like = hes
Declaration q lndsPendenos. and de.
eus.sd the isrf question. advocating Tree
trade a. The be., ,h.sg f0r The eoaa,ry
His sddrss, ~As received ~i,h applause.
Ca moi.oa Of Ed-.'d + Hssiiugs,
E,Q q Fpsbars. George W. Moalton
q ID, nnaik sss tonia.es iof SsaAiof
from tie -e.,sfn d.suici.
MI HAtfg, As3 made the mo,icn'
upoa heh No b: 4 A Frye q Bethel
-s ncm n.,sd Coz J4dg, q Probate,
samuel X ca Is', E'q, Of Pari', iof
R.s,ssr q Probate. .ni Chatls' l..
HA'. E.q. q Nof-.y, Ga CJaa,y A..
t0rnsy.
Ga u.J,ioa u NJ H,ll.nl q C.a.
too. Isaac q N,rsia Of C.aion "a. nom-
hated for Sasna
A nomiaation f1f treasurer %, called
Coz and james y. smith Of Denmaik.
moved that William X Gfesas. Of Pan,
b. nominated AboaI tbs tine Hon.
A. Fro,hirshAm q SOu,h Paris moved
that Wllocf l.. F.u.r. u Soa,E Pan.
be nominated. The Chairman pat the
vote % the nomination. o. Wm. X. Green
I'D declared him nomiaatsd. "il0ubt,d
shouted voics from The rear ol the room.
Al ,his point Jads, fiye suggested that
. ftcsss BE- taken COT dinner and that ~hsn
the eonyentioa fe-asemblsd the dele
gates should hsv pr pared ballot. fo' =
eAadidA,r %. CJan.y Treasurer. The
eoavsaiioa thea .ii5arnsd fof diahsr
Aooa, W. &C o,k the ooavsn,.oa as
called 20 ofaef Aad The bsllo, "a County
Treasurer called Tor wm. n Green Of
Pan, sross aud announced that be did
no, desire the n1minsiioa and that II
Wub,r l. FAuH waited Il. be ~Oald
make the notion ihs, be BE- nominated
BY scclAmaiioa. NJ. tauai -a' duly
dominated.
T.. T. H.s,ing. from the COMMITTEES
o. Resolutions reported a. iollo-';
Resolved. That The Dsmocracy 81 ths Coanty
| 90 Oxford. d. Cunyentluu ss.stnhlcd. approve
/ tts Iteuocraiic natioasi sai stat. platforms
[ an % oar national. state AMI congregational
nouinsss - pleisv our undivided and hearty
Is-oiv~i. that Ia The NOMINEES ~ thi. con
ventIou - present % the voters ~ Ohfuril
. luun'y men worthy % their slrrages. AMI
/ that - Ill as al honorable mea = ~ secure
their sicction.
C.. VI. Holland from III. committee
selected 90 nominate Couniy Commit
tee. made the following report. which
vas accepted X. A. Frye. Bethel, Ch.s
T.. Holt. Norway, y T. Hs,ings. Frye.
burg, n C.. Wait. Canton. Smith Haley,
Bro-nhsld. samuel X Carter. Paris
Hoo. X A. Frye then introduced
Charles = Allen Of Drs,dsn. who ad.
dressed ,he convention a, some lens,h on
the tariff issus. Mr.. Allen made = very
candid speech advocating free trade.
The convention adjourned.
Among the leading Oxford County
Democrats present were:
solomon I Milisti. N0rssy. n u. smith,
t Norway. ". Robinson. Hartford. byron 4,
Wall. tanton. Carlton GArinsr. hncknsld. A.
/ D. -haftl.r. south Pats, Neson, 30. Parts
luixe Frys, bethel 4. = hd-aTds, Bethel
" frothinghArn. -outh Paris. ". =. thon-
~. Oxfurd. a. a. fhAyer. Paris, :. u. Hutch
tuson. Paris tho. :. brigham. Portland.
l formerly 81 nackneld. l.. n. Luiien. piKnsii
a. :. kimbAii. NoruAy. ChAs. q, Mason, Nor'
uAy.
Wa would call attention 20 the solver
tissmsut OF The Portisbd Business College
In another colamu. A. Grsy. A VI Is
Principal and prOprlstOr. This College