The Portland daily press., 1892-07-29

me, FRIDAY MORNING.
ried, and the convention divided. On
reconvening the following names were
| presented:
From the northwestern district, Charles
| w. Coffin of Shapleigh, who received 27
votes, and Oh aries w. Smith of Water
boro. who received %; southwestern
district Lor EMO r. Hersom of Berwick,
| 80 votes. and Dr. j. G. Stuart of York,
! IL; Biddeford district, J. M. Deering of
| Saco, unanimously nominated.
| DIR. Stuart arose and in brief speech
| withdrew his name and moved the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Hersom by acclamation,
| pledging to him his earnest and hearty
support. The nomination was so made
| Mr.. Deering of Saco was also nominated
| by acclamation. Then Mr.. Higgins of
Limerick withdrew the name of Mr.
Smith. and Dr.. Dearborn of Parsonsfeld
| in handsome speech, moved the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Coffin s'of Shapleigh and
the First Maine Cavalry by acclama-
ton. 1t was done.
| The Biddeford or southeastern district
presented as candidates for county COM
missioner the names of Simon S. An
drews of Biddeford who received 81
votes. and William f. Warren of Bux-
| ton. who received II. Mr.. B. F. Hamil-
| ton of Saco withdrew Mr Warren's name,
and moved the nomination of Mr.. An
| drews by acclamation. 1t was SO made.
| On motion of Usher B. Thompson of
! Newfeld, the county committee was au-
thorized to fill any vacancies that occur
| in the ticket.
| The Resolutions,
F.M. Higgins submitted the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we, the Republicans Of York
| tily approve the principles enuncated in the
| platforms OF the National convention at Mlnne-
| apolis, and State and District conventions at
| Portland and pledge ourselves to the nominees.
| Resolved, That we view with admiration the
| administration and the wise craftsmanship OF
Benjamin Harrison as shown both at home and
| abroad.
Resolved, That we look with pleasure upon
! the growth and prosperity of the nation under
the workings of the Mckinley tariff law
| Resotved, That we pledge our support to the
nominees of our county convention, made this
| day, and predict their triumphant election.
| Its business being finished, the con-
vention then adjourned without day, an
nouncement having been made that a
mass meeting would be held at the court
house in the. afternoon.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
The meeting in front of the court
| house in the afternoon under the pleas
ant shade of the beautiful trees, planted
soon after the Republicans came into
permanent possession of the county, was
| large and enthusiastic, the roads all
about being lined by carriages, and the
great ward itself filled with auditors.
| There was a considerable attendance of
| ladies, whose radiant faces relieved the
rather sedate aspect of the men. The
meeting was presided over by Judge
| Hobbs, who presented as the first speak
er Mayor J. o. Bradbury of Saco.
Mayor Bradbury made a rattling
speech about 20 minutes in length, and
delighted the audience hugely with his
happy hits and finished rhetoric. His
strong, clear voice carried his words of
mingled wit and wisdom to the furthest
confines of the audience, eliciting many
hearty cheer. Judge Hobbs
then presented the Hon.
Henry B. Cleaves, Republican
candidate for governor, as man who, IT
elected, would not have to hunt all over
the state for Democratic railroad COM
missioner.
Mr.. Cleaves was received with round
after round of applause, and it was some
moments before the enthusiastic audi
ence permitted him to proceed. He
spoke for perhaps 40 minutes, in calm,
persuasive, measured terms, occasionally
rising to eloquence as the history OF
great events came within the scope OF
his address, but in the main confining
I, ~ tho CicoucSion of plIrrant, tom
les of political debate. The following is
a running and rather imperfect report of
his remarks, necessarily shortened by
the exigencies of space and time at the
disposal of the reporter:
Mr.. CIeaves ON the Platform.
He congratulated the Republicans of
York on the great unanimity OF their
convention. They have set a train in mo-
ton that would travel successfully
throughout the country, and bring de-
feat to the Democratic party, which in
the second century of the life of this re-
public, in national convention has de
clared that protection to American in
dustries and labor is unconstitutional.
They have overruled in their platform
the teachings of Washington, of Web
ster, of Lincoln, and Grant, and even the
ucCIolOuo VI eAO ouPAO1iiO SOuAo u tiiC
United States. They are advocating the
doctrine of Calhoun, of Davis, and
Breckenridge, but the industrial and la
boring people of this country more than
25 wears ago, arose in their might and
destroyed the foundation upon which
they are seeking to build this structure,
and wiped it from existence. And from
that time on the Republican policy of
protection has been maintained by the
people of the country protection at
home and on the sea: protection to the
liberties of the people everywhere; pro-
lection of our citizens native and
adopted on every shore and in every
country. Under a Republican admins
tration the American flag means protec-
ton to the citizen and his rights. 1t
isn't pulled down at the threat of every
foreign power. The old soldier who
saw it wave above above the clouds at
Lookout Mountain amid the roar of
cannon and musketry,. now sees it
respected by every foreign government,
and the n,erican sailor in any part of