The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-04
THE CONVENTION.
A Rub Between the City and County
Democrats.
Especial to the Press.l

Rub Between the City and County
Democrats.
Especial to the Press.l
ALFRED, August 3.-The Democratic
County Convention this forenoon was
distinguished by a row between the city
and county Democrats, and by the de-
capitation of President Roberts of the
Young Mems Democratic Club Of Bidde-
ford. Mr.. Roberts is the young man
who made so much fun for the Portland
yound Democrats, and declared at Long
Island that War Eagles were mo good
in politics." Today he felt the claws of
the war eagle. The Bid
deford and Sato regulars, who
determined that neither Roberts nor Geo.
F. Clifford of Cornish should be nomi-
mated for Congress, determined also that
Roberts should be shut out today and
that there must be rattling of dry
bones on the county committee. They
were especially anxious for the scalp Of
James W. Meserve of Buxton, and DR..
Weymouth of Saco, present treasurer of
the county committee and chairman of
the Saco city committee. Meserve man.
aged to save his hair, but
DR.. Weymouth's Ensanguined Scalp
was taken away at the belt of George F.
Haley, the aurora-haired, gallant, young
war chief Of Saco.
S. M. Came of Alfred was chosen chair
man of the convention, P. W. Mcintyre,
F. W. Roberts of Biddeford, and A. B.
Cole of Eliot secretaries. There was al
so distribution of cheap vice presiden-
tial honors.
1t was found out that 1872 delegates
were present out of possible 1S0.
The row of the convention was precip-
itated by that medium sized cedar of
Lebanon, II. E. Hersom, who made the
innocent motion that a committee of
seven be appointed to nominate a county
committee. At once George f. Haley of
Saco was on his feet with a substitute
motion that each senatorial district pre-
sent its candidates for county committee.
The convention was on the qua vSue at
once. Haley is good fighter, with a
long score against the rural Democracy
of York. When he was run by his
the state committee at the last state
convention, Meserve and other rural
Democrats rallied to Donovan's help,
turned Haley down and told the Bidde-
ford and Saco Democrats that they were
UnspeakabIe Beings,
fit perhaps to roll up Democratic majori-
ties, but not suited to have the manage
ment of affairs. So today the city DEM
ocrats meant to taste revenge.
Haley had no sooner moved his sub
stitue than Harry V. Moore of Berwick
antagonized it, on the ground that the
county committee, representing the
whole county, should be chosen from
the whole convention.
Haley replied that this was all the
more reason why the Senatorial districts
should present the committee. In that
way they would get nearer the wish of
the people.
Then the country Democrats and some
Biddeford half-breed allies began to get
onto the necks of the redoubtable leader
of the city sta1Warts.
Henry l. Lord Of Biddeford attempted
to get the floor, but Haley objected that
he was not a delegate.
MI. Lord-"I represent Old Or
chard."
Mr.. Haley-"Ohr'
Mr.. Lord-s'The small towns should
be protected and not left to the mercy of
the larger. l am opposed to the amend
ment"
W. F. Moody of York thought the Sc
lection of the committee by the chair
was all right, as the convention after
wards would pass upon the county COM
mittee selected.
Mr.. Stevens of Wells thought the mo-
ton of the gentlemen from Biddeford
Continued IN SecOnd Pace.