Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-04

tariff question. He expressed his approval
of the free silver plank adopted in the plat
form AMI was vigorously aprlsuied.
The reports of the several district CON
veniions was then made as follows:
First pistrict-Congressma ID. q.
Moulton, Falmouth; Presidential eleetor.
W. IL. iewets. Portland; Delegates to
Omaha, ID. O. Moulton of Falmouth, Pc
ter Gordon, of Portland. G. y Weymouth.
Biideforl, Prescott Robinson. Pownsl
Second Distriet-Congressman \. W.
Lermond, Thomaston Eiector, Dr, l.. +.
Webster, Webster; Delegates to Omaha. +.
Y. Turner, Auburn, H. $. Hobbs, Rock
land, A. A, Beaton. Rockland. t.. ID.
White. Leeds
Third Distriet-Congressm G. W.
Gillette, Gardner; elector, B. +. Haskell:
delegates TO Omaha, l.. {. Bateman, Sears
mont; T.. W. Boyuton. Augusta; X. B.
Carter, Ellsworth; Joseph Cyphers, Gardi-
ner.
Fourth Distriet-Cengressman o. d.
Chapman, Plymouth; eleetor, Solomon
Gee, orono; delegates to Omaha, L. Il.
Clark of Bangor, q. u. Chapman of Ply
mouth, NJ. $. Berry of Brownville, j. S.
Norris of Foxcroft.
Reports were made by the State commit
tee and the executive committee. and Il col
lection was taken to defray the expenses of
the committees.
1t was voted that the State committee
consist of three members from each county,
and the following were elected: Androscog-
gin, +. Y. Turner. Auburn, l.. +. Webster,
Webster, l.. NJ. sylvester, Leeds; Aroos-
took, not represented; Cumberland, w. ii.
.Iewett, Portland, Peter Gordon, Portland,
Simmons, beering; Franklin. not rep
resented; Hancock, Henry Belts, Els
worth, W. w. Turner, Waitham, NJ. King
man, Mariayille; kennebec, b. +. Haskell,
Wateryille, II. l.. Edwards. Gardiner. I.
II. Dow, Rockport; Knox, II. $. Hobbs.
Rockland, \. W. Lermond, Warren, ID. q.
Richards, Rockport; Lincoln, W. II. Ford,
Whitefield, Joseph Heating, y. Whitefeld,
u. A. Hing, Whitcticld oxford, not repre-
sentcd: Penobscot, j. +. Longley, Ply
mouth, u. $. Larrabec, Bradford, Albion
Gates, Carroll; Piscataquis, not represent
ed Sagadahoc. Fred X. Pottle, Bath, 4.
+. kincaid Richmond Benz. Costellow,
Richmond; Washington, not represented;
Waldo, A. T.. Clark, Belfast, A. W. Rich,
Brooks, \. J. Donnell, Belmont; York, &.
l.. Walker, Biddeford.
4 resolution was passed urging personal
effort in the enrolment of voters and the
securing of signatures on the nomination
papers.
Nearly 5000 was pledged by those
present toward a fund for carrying forward
the work of the party throughout the State.
Speeches were made by nearly all the
delegates present,
NJ. B. Spinney of Small Point, intro
duced Il resolution looking to the substitu-
ton of vote of the assembly against the
free silver plant already adopted but the
resolution was defeated by IA vote of about
20 TO Mr.. Spinney being the only one
voting in its favor.
The convention closed this evening with
a ratification meeting of the most enthusi
astic character. The meeting was opened
to the public, and quite an audience was
present, including scattering of ladies'.
IL. $. Hobbs of Rockland called the meet
ing to order and introduced DIR. l.. +. Web
ster of Webster as chairman. Short stir
ring remarks were made by the chairman
and by Geo. L. Walker of Biideford o. u.
Chapman of Plymouth and G. j. Blanch-
ard of Plymouth. The address of the even
ing was delivered by Prof. l.. c.
troduccd by the chairman as the
next Governor of Maine rs he
stepped forward he was greeted by round
upon round of applause and cheers. He
spoke for nearly an hour and was at times
eloquent. He drew from ancient history
the lessons of the domination of wealth,
skctched briefly the history of the currency
question in the United States, criticised the
Republican policy OF protection and in his
peroratiou depicted the future of the labor
ing man under present systems of govern
ment and urged upon the masses the
necessity of supporting the platform of the
Peoples party which he declared proposed
the only solution to these problems.
The convention closed with three cheers
for the Peoples party of Maine. 1t has
been without doubt the most enthusiastic
convention of political nature ever held
in the CITY,