The Portland daily press., 1890-08-21
Judging From the Number of Repub-
IIcans at Alfred Yesterday.
The Ticket and Resolutions Adopted
BY the Convention
Speaker Reeds Work In the House
Praised BY Mr.. Lodge
Especial to the Press.l

i county people, ana Jne tlck6t placed IN the
field is, as might be expected of such con-
vention. excellent in every particular.
The convention was called to order by
Hon. w. T. Emmons, chairman of the coun-
| ty committee, who nominated as the tempo
rary officers Charles Butler of Buxton, chair
| man, and l.. Pitt Andrews of Biddeford, Her
| bert Cooling of Acton, and Charles II. Swasey
| of Wells, secretaries.
The committee on credentials reported the
full representation. 100 delegates, present.
These candidates were then chosen for the
several offices, the nominations being all
unanimously agreed to by acclamation:
Senators Charles H. Adams Limerick; j. f.
Warren, Buxton; John @. Stewart, York,
Clerk Of Courts-James E. Hewey, Alfred
Attorney-Walter P. Perkins, Cornish
Register of DeedS-Justin NJ. Leayitt, Buxton.
Treasurer-Curtis s. Carll WATERFORD.
Sheriff-George ii. Wentworth, North Berwick.
Commissioner Stephen L. Purington, Lining
ton.
County Committoe-Willis I. Emmons, Saco; f.
J. Leavltt, Buxton; Wesley G.. Smith, Old Or
Wiegin. Kennebunk; Mark +. Wentworth, Kit.
terry; Walter H. Downes, South Berwick; S. w.
jenkins, York Isaac Emery. Jr., ,kennebunkport;
Walter c. Dane, Kennebunk; Hosea Willard,
Sanford: George P. Davis, Parsonsheld; j. H.
Chase, WATERFORD.
The committee on resolutions presented the
following platform which twas unanimously
adopted:
Resolved-That the Republicans Of York coun-
ty in convention assembled most heartily endorse
the platform adopted by the Repu blcan State
Convention and pleGge our support to the candi-
dates OF our party.
ord Of our able and distinguished representative
in Congress, the Hon. Thomas b. Reed, the Speak
er Of the National House of Repr esentatives In
lott and Of
mental affairs.
His course reflects credit on himself and homo
ably represented in the halls of our National Con-
greSS
Resolved-That the tariff bill, election bill and
bill for the relief of our merchant marine now
pending in Congress meet with our entire approx
al, and our Representatives and Sena tors are
earnestly requested to use all honorable means to
secure their early passage.
When the train arrived from Portland at
1.5O it brought the orator of the day hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,, Hon.
Clark Fl. Barker of Abilene, Kansas, and
many others, including large delegation of
Good Templars from session at WATERFORD.
The orator was met at the station by large
crowd Of citizens and the Sanford Band,
which headed the procession to the court
house where the speaking waste take place.
During the interval between his arrival at
the court house and the commencement of
his remarks, Mr.. Lodge held an informal re-
ception in the clerk of courts Office, many
of the members of the convention being pre-
sented to him.
At about 2.15 the meeting was called to
order by Chairman Butler who introduced
Mr.. Lodge. That gentleman was greeted
with applause as he mounted the table which
had been provided as a platform for the
speakers. He expressed his regret at not
being able to have Mr.. Reed with him and
said that he felt the difficulties of his posi-.
tion, a substitute for their own representa-
tive who was expected to be there. being on
ly prevented blythe fear that advantage would
be taken of his absence from his post at
Washington to undo all that he had done
since he had been Speaker. At this point
Mr.. Butler called for three cheers for the
a will: Tken Mr.. Lodge proceeded. He
said that he first proposed to sketch briefly
the work Of Congress during the present
session. The Republican party, he said. In
1888 promised the people that if it was given
control of affairs the tariff would be modified
along the lines of protection for the purpose
of reducing the surplus revenue, the silver
question would be settled, asbankruptcy law
would be passed, adequate support would be
Rlfcu W dBdluSb UbluR
sent to the poor house, fair elections would
be guaranteed to all sections of the country,
anu the rules of the House would be m0di-
fed so as to allow the majority to control its
business, for, said he, as things were under
the old rules, unanimous consent was prae-
tically necessary for the transaction Of any
business whatever and so long as one man
objected legislation was blocked. The gov
ernment was committed to the Republicans,
continued Mr.. Lodge, Congress- met in De-
cember The House looked around to find
man with brains enough and courage
enough to lead them in the fulfllment Of
their promises. They pitched upon your
representative and he has nobly done his
duty. [Great applause. Mr.. Lodge then
enumerated the bills passed by the House
since December and some, notably the sill
yer bill. by the Senate also and enacted as
laws, showing that the House had fully
lived up to the promises OF the party in 1888,
and that whatever remained undOne in the
way Of promises unfulilled rested with the
Senate.
More than this, continued MIR. Lodge, two
utterly unforeseen subjects for legislation
have come up and have been effectively
dealt with by the House, the Louisiana lot
terry and the original package. He charac-
teriZed the original package law recently
passed as the most effective general temper
ance measure ever yet enacted and then
went on to repeat his statement that what
ever had been done in the House was due to
the common sense of the Speaker, who de-
clared that when Democrat was present
enough to fill the air with his howlings he
was present enough to vote. Applause and
cheers Fine spun theories on this subject.
continued Mr.. Lodge, and rules and
dignity are all very well in their place, but
the people will not let them stand long in the
way Of the public business. The people be-
lieve in doing business and they will uphold
the Speaker who rules accordingly. [Ap-
plause.l
the federal elections bill which he analyzed
fully and commented upon at considerable
| length. He also analyZed the motives of the
Democrats who so frantically oppose it,
calling 1t force bill, bristling with bay onets,
etc., showing that their holy horror of being
ruled by ignorant men applied to ignorant
| black men only. He said, "If they are so
| afraid of being outvoted by men who cannot
| read and write as they claim to be, let them
incorporate into their state constitution the
provision on that lsin the constitution Of my state
(Massachusetts), barring illiterates from
voting. that is constitutional, but let them
cease from preventing men by force from
voting. lie then described some of the
nefarious practices in use in various
| parts of the country to prevent honest ex-
preston of opinion by the ballot, and closed
| with the prediction that although perhaps
| justice to the cOlored voters of the South
| would be postponed, it would come eventual
| ly in the order Of things.
| mI. AnlOo L. All6u was loudly called tOr
| and finally came forward to speak few
| words. He described some Of the turbulent
scenes in the House when the Speaker was
first enforcing his quorum ruling, and other
| occasions when then Speaker had stille1 the
tumult that ragged, with his sterling COM
mon sense. AT about $50 the meeting broke
up, with three times three cheers for the
Speaker and his rules and everybody went
away satisfied with their days work
Aroostook Republicans.
HoULToN, August 2O.-The following
nominations were made today by the RepuD-
lican county convention at Hoult0n; sena-
tors, James Nutting Of Perham, FREDERICK
| A. Powers of Houlton; clerk OF courts,
Michael M. Clark of Houlton;, register, r,% Sl
| deeds, James H. Kidder Of Houlton; snerln ,
James w. Bolton of Presque Isle; treasurer
| Walter A. Nickerson of Houlton; attorney
| Charles f. Daggett of Presque 1Slei COM
| missiOners, James w. Thurlow OIL Fort Fair- ,a
| field and Charles G. Dunn OF Amity' Inc
resolutions pledge allegiance to the party
| and state platform, accept with pleasure the
lionor traffic issue, call for arailroad through
the county. and endorse the members Of
| Congress from this state especially Repre-
Sentative Boutelle of the Fourth District.