The Portland daily press., 1892-07-22

to the nomination OF canOluateS, when
Mr.. Goldthwaite was to perform as
planned. But a young Portland delegate
unwittingly upset it all.
s.Higgins! Higgins!"
shouted Joe McCloskey of Portland, and
at once the delighted convention took
up the cry for Higgins. The Scarboro
orator sat grim and immovable where we
left him. Again the cry Higgins! Hig-
ginsr' rang through the hall. Chairman
Thompson made not move to invite the
popular orator of the Cumberland Dem
ocracy to address the convention. Again
Higgins was called for, and this time he
responded.
s'Why should man who lives back in
the bushes be called upon to address this
convention?' said he. 1T is because
we are here as representatives of the peo-
pie to select man to go to the National
House to help enact laws for the benefit
of each and every one OF us. Now the
question comes up, who is that man?
All of us cannot be suited, for only one
man can be selected. am in favor of
taking the man who has always been a
Democrat and nothing else. CChairman
Thompson here looked uneasy, and Vim
ton and others in charge of the Thomp-
son boom did not look pleasedl I
don't want man who is Democrat this
wear. a free-trader next and
then something else. And gentlemen, |
do not know as it would be out of place
for me to present man, and that man is
Darius HI. Ingraham of Portland. He
must be all right, for Grover Cleveland
appointed him to an office. name Da-
RUS II. Ingraham. Moderate cheers. !
This opportune presentation of Ingra-
hams name frustrated the plan agreed
on. but the managers rallied.
fsWhat's the matter with Gold
thwaite?' shouted voice.
Then there was loud yell as the
Tall Form of the War Eagle
was seen marching to the stage. Gold
thwaite is an orator of the Swamp Angel
variety, and to hear his speech one does
not necessarily have to be in the town
ship where the speaking is going on.
But Mr.. Goldthwaite did not make long
sp eech. He had only to tell a short
story of how he was brought into the
canvass by his friends, but wanted to
withdraw in favor of Ingraham.
President Roberts of the Young Men S
Democratic Club of Biddeford, who SO
unmercifully whacked the War Eagle
YESTERDAY. arose and told how glad he
was that the War Eagle was out and In
graham was in.
The Ingraham enthusiasm was
way down below zero at this
point. The personalities of Higgins and
the War Eagle had received all the ap-
plause and the mention of Ingraham's
name had been like a wet blanket. Some
thing must be done. SO grand charge
was arranged by the Portland young fell
lows.
Mr.. T. P. McGowan came forward first
and very handsomely told the conven-
ton that Mr. Ingraham had been consul
at Cadiz and was wonderfully popular
among the Spaniards. This raised con-
siderable enthusiasm.
Then Editor E. S. Osgood of the Argus
stepped forward. bIr. 0sgood's speech
was the best presentation speech of the
day, and it is only the truth to say that
it evoked more enthusiasm than one
would have thought possible to have got
out of such gathering. He said a great
many pleasant things about Mr.. Ingra-
ham and more than half convinced the
delegates that the nomination would be
wise.
The
Thompson Boom
was meanwhile expiring in the back por-
ton of the room. 1t raised it's head fee
bly, when Enoch Cousins of Kennebunk-
port moved that Ingraham be nominated
by acclamation, but finally drew last
breath when Vinton's and E. L. Moody's
speeches against nominating by ACCLAIM
nation were answered by Augustus +.
Moulton.
So Ingrahanl was nominated.
The task of framing
Resolutions
had been left out to George F. Clifford of
Cornish, Henry K. Bradbury of Hollis,
E. w. Staples of Biddeford, John E.
Dewitt of Portland, Warren Vinton of
Gray, and Richard Hardingiof Yarmouth.
These gentlemen now appeared, showing
signs of most exhausting labor, and pre-
sented the following resolutions:
The Democrats of the First Congressional
District of Maine, in convention assembled,
hereby express their fealty to Democratic prin-
cipIeS and congratulate the party at large upon
the bright prospect of the immediate Demo-
cratic future.
They reaffirm the resolutions and doctrines
already enunciated by national and state con-
yentiens and pledge their undivided support
to Democratic candidates in every grade.
The following committees were chos-
en-:
District Committee-H. W. Gage of Portland;
Harry f. Thompson of Brunswick Daniel w.
Whittier of Gorham, F. H. Witham of Ray
mond, Jere S. Shaw of Biddeford, James W.
Meserve of Buxton, George III. Milliken of Cor
nish, George F. Plaisted of York.
Committee to notify candidate-A. F. Moul-
ton, E. S. Osgood, J. W. Meserve and H. X.
Bradbury.
The organization of the convention
was as follows:
Chairman-Weston F. Thompson of Bruins
wick.
Vice Presidents-J. Shaw, yr., of Biddeford,
Stephen Towle of Buxton, Enoch Cousins of
KennebunkpOrt Charles III. Chase of Portland,
A. F. Winslow of Cumberland, r. G. Harding
of Gorham.
Secretaries-Frank W. Roberts of Biddeford,
John o. Rice of Portland.
A Connecticut Towns Misfortune.
MoosUP, Conn, July 21.-The princi-
pal manufacturing centre of Plainfield