The Portland daily press., 1892-05-12
Chase, r. E. Hersom Ira S. Milliken of Buxton,
Hon. E. L. Poor OF Sebago, and f. E. soule Of

Chase, r. E. Hersom, Ira S. Millken of Buxton,
Hon. E. l.. Poor OF sebago, and +. E. soule OF
| Freeport.
/ Shaw of Biddeford for York's delegate to Chi
cago. Mr.. Chase of Kittery and Hon. BENZ. Chad
bourne of Biddeford seconded the motion, which
Hon Samuel M. Came Of Alfred was
nominated as alternate delegate for York
/ county
Hon William H. Clifford then arose and in a
| brief speech eulOgized prominent member. ana
| one of the founders of the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club of this city, saying that it was large
| ly through the Influence OF that club tnag
| the political resolution had occurred
in this city and that the young man in question
had been one of the hardest workers Of this
l young working Democracy, which had kept
| time to the music OF the work and that the
young man was one of much ability and power
and standing, and was a representative OF tarlI
| REFORM equal ana Just taxation, and farmers
! rights and i'll favor of the great leader whose
wonderful message aWoke the Democracy and
started it in Its present path to victory, namely
name OF
Mr.. Edward G. SWEET,
which was received with deafening applause.
| Mr.. E. S. Osgood was on his feet before the
cheers had died away and expressed the fact
that there was another man equally worthy OF
the honor, that both could not be chosen. Ihls
other man had long been pride to Portland.
lie had never been d seeker for ONCE ana for
more than 20 years had been i'll the medlcal
! armament of Maine one of the brightest STARS
| Ii Dr.. Seth G. Gordon goes to Chicago ne Will
40 SO desiring no emoltlment for himself, and
his position on al great questions has gone. 70. on
record many time. But in the case OF the
other candidate, though given the appointment.
he has never proclaimed his position There
| fore he was pleased and honOfed to present as
candidate the name of
DIR. Seth C. Gordon.
Mr. cIifTord uac or his fnat in or, SnctaYt and
said that he should fail to discharge his duty if
he allowed to pass unnotced this insinuation
that MI SWEET is not a true, loyal Cleveland
man. He knew there was no foundation for it:
II he is mot a Cleveland man my voice would
not be heard in this convention" But if dele
gates must stand in the witness box he would
call upon Mr. SWEET to define mis- position.
Amid great applause, Mr.. SWEET appeared and
said that
He Was Democrat
by birth and training, thai he lmbibed its prin-
ciples from man whose motto was that in poll
tics it never pays to lie or go back on your
friends, HE cast his eye in Mr.. Osgood's direc-
ton when he said this.l He then went on to
tell story about Dutchman, the moral of
which was that somebody was not humorous,
but a tam liar.o In regard to his position ne
could give no more fitting expression of his
opinions than those expressed in letter from
Grover Cleveland to himself thanking him for
II. >
a former occasion, and giving expression to Mr..
Cleyeland'S well known views on national top
les.
Mr Osgood then said Mr.. Swetts performance
was something of a
Theatrical Response,
but that in all he had said he had still failed to
define his position, and that if any one wished
to know the foundation of the report that he
was for Hill and not for Cleveland, it was his
own mouth that had made that statement. He
then called up DR.. Seth c. Gordon, who re-
sponded with eulogy OF Grover Cleveland and
the statement that he should vote for him If
elected; that he believed there should be no
mistake and that delegates should give forth
no uncertain sound Cleveland is the logical
candidate of 1892, and if I go should do in
justice to those who sent me if did not work
for him. first, last and all the time"
. 1t was then moved to ballot by towns and the
convention proceeded to vote for the delegate
from Cumberland county.
While the vote was going forward, Mr.. Hanno
w. Gage moved that the convention express its
wish to recommend the name of Hon. Daniel
Cote Of Biddeford for presidential elector from
the First District. Carried.
Capt. Chase then read the report OF the COM
mittee to receive, sort and count votes. The
whole number of votes was 230; necessary for
E. G. SWEET 118,
and was therefore elected.
Amidst the great applause which followed,
Mr. E. S. Osgood moved that the nomination Of
Mr. SWEET be made unanimous
Alexander Higgins of Scarboro then proposed
the name of Geo. B. Emery of Gorham for alter
nate delegate, and with an eloquent peroration
Tristram Goldthwaite of Biddeford offered the
name Of Luther B. Roberts OF Portland for the
same office.
Mr.. w Fl. Clifford, in seconding the name of
Mr.. Roberts. referred to his labors in the Young
Mems Democratic Club, but
MIR. Swazie of Limerick Objected
to the prominence given that enterprising young
body of Democrats and thought some other
Democrats were also entitled to commendation
for valuable service, and he therefore opposed
the nomination of Mr.. Roberts.
A vote was taken and Mr.. Emery of Gorham
was elected--107 to 81.
Hon E. t. Poor of Sebago then moved that
the thanks OF the convention be extended to the
chairman for the faithful and impartial dis
charge Of his duties and it was unanimously
carried. Adjournment followed.
The reportsof the committee on resolutions
was as follows:
The Democrats of the First District of Maine.
in convention assembled, proud of the record
made by the latest Democratic administration,
that OF Grover Cleveland, and believing that the
highest interests Of the country can be best sub.
served by its restoration to, favor. pledge
ourselves anew to the cause of tariff reform and
an honest ballot Therefore be it
Resolved, That the Democrats who shall rep
resent this district in the Chicago convention be
and they are hereby directed to use all honora-
BILE means, by vote and by voice. to secure the
nomination Of Grover Cleveland for President of
the United States, and to vote for him so long as
his name is before the convention.
Notes.
Among the prominent county delegates was
E. L. Poor, Esq, of Sebago. The boys up his
way think he is about the right one for a candi-
date for the State Senate. He has already
served in the House.
The Young Democrats were rather sat upon
by the York county old liners.
AUCTION SALES.
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