The Portland daily press., 1892-05-12

SWeUL kAuoeks GordOn Out, But in Turn
Finds Out that he Must Go to Chicago
Tied Up in a Bag-Hiu was Kissed
When scarboro's Mirabeau Called Him
Knifer-Hill Men Scarce.
The Democratic District Convention met yes
terday, did its business and went home after
much lurld oratory. They told DR.. S. G..
Gordon that he could not go to the Chicago
Convention at ALL and Mr.. E. G. SWEET that he
mlghb go, but only by wearing collar labelled:
"For Grover Cleveland or Bust" The main
| reason Tor collaring Mr. SWEET seems to have
been lurking fear that he had soft spot in his
heart for David B. Hill. The Biddeford fellows
and some young and old Democrats from Port
land wanted to send Mr.. SWEET out there to
gambol through the convention hall as free as
lamb in spring pastures. But rural Democra-
cy, led by that Mirabeau of Scarboro Alexan-
der higgins, who was 'Willing to wade in blood
up to his eyebrows for Grover Cleveland, sat
down hard on any tenderness for David B.
Hill.
In Reception hall yesterday afternoon there
was afullerrepresentation than is usual at such
conventions and the hall was completely filled
when Hanno W. Gage chairman of the commit
tee, called the convention to order and stated
| nat Cumberland was entitled to 152 delegates
| ana that l39 were present, and that York was
entitled to lit and 1O4 were present. He then
;. nominated for officers of the temporary organi-
cation of the convention:
Edwin Stone of Biddeford presidents; Timo-
/ thy Shaw, Biddeford Stephen Towle Buxton;
| Thomas Hassett, Portland, and Capt. j. r..
SAoineid, brunswick, vice presidents, and F. L.
| Haskell. Portland and T. w. Roberts, Bidde-
| ford, for secretaries.
Mr.. Stone took the chair amid great applause,
| and stated that if he should attempt to express
| appreciation of the honor conferred upon him,
he should utterly fail, but the test of his ap-
| probation should be his endeavor to conduct
the convention in satisfactory way and he
hoped to do this by the aid of those gentlemen
who had occupied similar position and by the
forbearance of all the rest. The delegates had
| been sent there and it was their power and duty
to elect delegates to the National Convention to
! be held at Chicago, the 21st of next June. If
they should act from personal motives or elect
| delegates who should so act, they would fail in
their duty; but if from the wealth of prominent
Democrats to be selected FROM they should
choose those who would act only for the general
OF al, they would have performed their duty He
| had no fears that anything different would be
DONE The Democratic party is centered large
| ly upon "taUo noe1a' who have held exalted
places Of trust lisa fact that must be ac-
knowledged that one of them had said he was a
Democrat, and while that statement always
found warm place in his heart, when
| great questions were involved it was not simply
necessary for man to make that statement; it
must be known how he stands upon tariff re-
form and free coinage. If you search the rec
| ord OF this man, can you define his position?
| Has he defined it?
| NOW turn to the record of another man who
in 1884 was more abused than any one else and
| who, in the face of a vile SANDER, endeared
himself to every fair minded man when he de-
| fined his policy by the statement s'Tell the
| truth" These two are the men uppermost and
if we send delegates who will vote for him who
| says ''Tel1 the truth we deserve victory and
shall receive it.
| MIR. Moody of York then moved that the dis
| trct committee be made committee on creden-
| tials.
| Josiah Chase Jr., of Portland Immediately
| jumped up and offered the resolution that the
delegates be instructed "to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination of Grover
| Cleveland and to vote for him so long as his
| name is before the convention"
| Then the fun began Mr.. Moody said that the
| resolution was premature and moved that it be
| referred to the committee on resolutions.
Mr.. Chase then moved that it be laid upon the
table till after the report of the credentials COM
mittee, which was next read showing that 1O4
| representatives were present from York
| county and 139 from Cumberland, total of
| 243. MI. Moody then moved that the Temporal
| ry organization he made permanent which was
carried, and Mr. Wiggin of Saco moved that a
committee Of five be appointed by the chair to
draw up resolutions to which all resolutions
should be referred without debate.
| This provoked some discussion wherein Mr..
| Comedian of Portland took an active but not
very effective part, and finally the chair ap-
! pointed on the committee F. D. Wiggin Of Saco,
V. c. Wilson Of Portland, Geo. B. Emery of
| Portland, Frank Mccarthy of Biddeford.
There was some needless talk in regard to the
last part of Mr. Wiggns's motion, that lresolll-
| tions be referred without debate to the commit
tee Mr.. Connellan thought that the committee
ought not to be allowed to instruct the delegates
for anybody, but that they should go unbridled
| and could be depended upon to work for the
| best interest of the party. There was some 9TH
| er talk that showed that there was evidently
some sentiment in the convention that would be
| perfectly willing that the delegates should not
| be instructed for Grover Cleveland.
But
Alexander Higgins
Ol OcdrDOrO Drought lilabtefS TO d ScuLlenenJ by
| securing the floor, and in stentorian tones de-
| claring that there was no need to tarTy, that
| all resolutions would be sin accordance with
every honest man that wants honesty done.
| They are merely to instruct the delegates to do
| that thing which you and want done and that
| is to vote for the only man that has had the
backbone to be true to his convictions regard
| less of his interests. / don't want to vote for
the man that knitted him at the last election, and
that man is David B. HILL [Cheers and hisses.]
Pm going to work for Grover Cleveland first last
| and all the time If have to go through blood to
| my eyebrows" [Vociferous applause.]
| The chairman then announced that the ques-
| ton was, shall all resolutions be referred with
| out debate to the committee on resolutions.
| Mr. Chase then said that his object in making
| his re solution was because he was sure that
| nine-tenths OF the Democrats present were in
| favor of Cleveland and he wished the delegates
| to be structed to vote for him so that there
! should be no mistake made. II he himself were
| not In favor OF Grover Cleveland. he should say
| so. He believed in everybodys saying what
| they mean, and he also believed that the dele
| gates should be instructed before they were
| chosen.
Mr.. Stevens of Wells offered substitute to
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