The Portland daily press., 1888-06-13

York swung hats and newspapers, and even
the least demonstrative swung their arms.
The first delegate to second Mr. CleaveSS
nomination was Mr.. j. g. H0yt of Farming
ton. He spoke as follows
SPEECH OF J. G. HoYT, ESQ.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
Uenti0n.
1t has been the good fortune Of the Repub-
llcan party of Maine during the years that it
mas held political power, to have its best, its
WlSe5t and It's most representative men to fill
the various offices at its command. 1t has
passed into proyerb that there is no State
In the Union that has been SO ably repre-
scented In Congress and the cabinet during
tne years OF Republican supremacy as has
the State OF Maine. 1t is today one of her
sons who is in a foreign land out of Office,
OUT o. active political life, out of the Presi-
dentlal race OF his own accord, who Is the
chief oracle of the great Republican party of
this country, and, although he will not be
the Republican standard bearer of this cam
paign, yet he points the way to Republican
victory. Applause 1t has been the good
fortune OF the Republican party in Maine to
have selected that long line of honorable
men that have adorned the history of this
State during the last thirty years as its
governors; Some of these men have been
distinguished as statesmen, others have been
nonored as business men, and still others
have been the champions of the holy cause
OF temperance 1t Is no less the imperative
duty OF the Republican party today, in these
Times OF peace, In the absence of any great
Crisis, when perhaps it is more difficult to
select men OF marked qualifications to hold
high the standard of requirement in the gu
bernatorlal candidate. 1t is given TO the
Republican party of Maine to lead the col
umn In November TO the restoration of the
grand old Republican party to power ZAP
plause: Here in Maine is to be fought the
preliminary skirmsh to that great and i'm
portant battle. What more can this conven-
ton do today than to select as its standard
bearer that representative man who gave his
youth to his country; who helped to win
that greatest of all Republican victories that
was won at Appomattox, who helped to
pring about that greatest of all victories
wnen the Democratic party laid down its
alone made 1t possible for the Republican
party to win all subsequent victories; they
breathed the breath of life into the Repub-
iican party. This hero of Maine came back
rom tne war ana entered upon career of
manual labor and, in the meantime, fitted
and educated himself so that almost before
his youth was past he was elected to one of
the highest offices in the State of Maine.
How ne acquitted himself in that office, how
he made himself the equal of any man who
ever preceded him or succeeded him in that
office, how he made the people of his great
State his debtor by his masterful efforts In
the tax cases against the corporations, you
all know.
I This gentleman of whom | speak stands
in the front ranks of his profession. He has
been brought forward by the citizens of this
commonwealth as man eminently qualified
among all the citizens of this State to fill the
Republicans of Franklin County and other
sections Of the State, take great pleasure
In secondlng the nomination of the Hon.
Henry B. Cleaves. [Applause.l
Il. /: Carleton, Esq, of Kennebec, fol-
lowed in a speech that stirred up again all
the fires of the afternoon. He spoke as fol-
lows;
SPEECH OF L. t. CARLETON, ESQ.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the Conren-
ton:
| In behalf of portion of the delegation
| from that stronghold of rock-ribbed Repub-
licans of Maine, the old county Of Kennebec.
and In behalf OF vast majority of the old
soldiers Of Maine, / rise to second the nom
lnation of candidate for Governor, the
d Hon; Henry B. Cleaves [Applause.l For
| of gallant French soldier was
borne on the roll of grenadiers
to which he belonged, and his name was
called at every roll call. and while this gov
eminent endures, the gallant deeds and the
heroic conduct of the soldiers of the war
| will be mentioned in Republican conyen-
tons lApplause.] AT least, it is not out of
| place, take 1t, in a Republican convention
to refer to the old soldier. 1t has not vet
gone out OF practice in Republican conyen-
| lGreat applause.l Gentlemen of the conyen-
ton, you are today to transact important
business for the State. for the whole State.
because whoever shall be chosen for your
standard bearer, whoever shall be selected
| TO lead the Republican hosts Is going to be
elected, by at least $4,000 majority ZAP
| plause. We want our strongest and best
man. Henry B. Cleaves, of Portland, is that
man. lApplause.l l need not refer to what
| everybody knows in the State of Maine to
| prove that assertion nQQd No raf -
fact that at the age of twenty-one wears, he
| heard the earnest and trumpet-tongued cal.
OF Abraham Lincoln for three hundred
thousand more men and left his home among
| ty and went to the front, and for three long
| years suffered and sacrificed that your liher-
| ty might be preserved. His Republcanism
dates from his youth Upon the tented field
upon tbe neld OF battle, he cast his first bal
lot for Abraham Lincoln for President
| (Applause.l And first in all this broad coun-
| try did he present the resolutions TO nomin-
ate That matchless statesman, that leader of
leaders, for President, James G. Blaine
lApplause.l Talk about his not being in
favor of the enforcement of our lawsi /
know that wild and wicked cry has been
rung out over the State of Maine. / point to
ms record OF law enforced, which is far
more satisfactory than any mere promise on
paper to enforce them. Applause.
Gentlemen of the convention, the great
corporations, the great mOn0polies of this
state have furnished the brains and the
money Tor the Democratic party Give us
Cleaves to throttle these great corporations
as he made them pay their taxes, like other
| people, to the tune of seventy-ive thousand
dollars. [Applausel Will you nominate
this THIS. brave AZ. and fearless soldier. [Cries of
yes, "yes."l This tried and true adyo-
cate, clean handed and clear headed. whom
our own Governor ROBBIE commended to the
people for the excellent and honorable SER
wee he had rendered to the people of the
State. Applause.l If you will, on the
| night OF the election in September. will come
up from every city and village and town and
plantation in this goodly State glad shouts
| OF glorious victory, victory which shall be
IN harmony with those notes that we are
now hearing from distant Oregon, and
racy, personal administration and surren-
| der policy of the rights of our fishermen.
| lGreat applause.
| After Mr.. Carleton concluded and quiet
mad been restored there was a moment of
| suspense, The third candidate remained tn
be presented, and everyone turned to the
Aroostook gallery, and they found Aroos
| took on its feet this time. So was Penoh-
scot, and the large mass Of Burleigh men in
kennebec. and so began the final act, which
surpassed the others even in the volume nd
| supply OF its enthusiasm. A Kennebec man
pulled up the pole that held the placard of
his county and waved it wildly and con-
tinued to wave it at every good point made
~ LtcuCIiCk IOWtIo III MS speech present.
Ing Mr.. Burleigh's name. As Mr.. Powers
| was at his best, the enthusiastic Kennebec
delegate was pretty busy. This is Mr.. Pow.
ers's speech:
SPEECH OF HON. FRED POWERS.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Con-
eentiop: W.
am proud to belong to party which
numbers In its ranks the names of so many
men VINO would make good governors Of
Maine. have no words which by way of
inslnuation or suggestion can be considered
as a reflection upon any of the distinguished
gentlemen whose names have been present.
ed here, and who, in common with Won ali
l sincerely respect and admire. Applause
propose that, whatever shall be the resnit
OF This convention, whoever may be the nom
nee OF the Republican party, no word Shall
60 forth from me which in the coming com
illicit shall give aid and comfort to the
enemy IApplause.] And now, gentlemen
In behalf of solid delegation from the
county OF Aroostook, yea, more, in behalf of
the unanimous Republican party behind that
delegation, for in no single caucus held in
county has there been a single dissenting
vote; In behalf of an overwhelming majority
Oh the Republicans of Eastern Maine. who
nave furnished but one governor to the Re-
publican party within the last TWENTY-FIVE
years, propose to you the name of a man
Ior your candidate for Governor who, for
years, mas lived in the MONDAY glare of pub
Tic life, who is without blemish and without
reprOach. the mama of Hon Eduic ~ D.,.