The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-19

spiration.
Mr.. Campion moved that committee
of three on resolutions be appointed.
and the Chair named Mr.. Campion, MIR.
Jewett and Mr.. Todd.
John M. Todd said he was in peculiar
position He was pledged to support
Rev. SamuelF. Pearson for sheriff when
he did not think that Populist ticket
would be nominated.
"That is peculiar position" said Mr..
Campion.
Pm peculiar man," said Mr.. Todd.
Here followed long discussion. Mr..
Campion, who seemed to be close by
political battery, was shocked" again.
He wanted to know why MIR. Todd had
supposed that there would be no Popu-
list county convention.
II didn't suppose we should want to
have it known how few we are" said.
Mr.. Todd, with smile. Mr.. Todd prom
ised to denounce monopoly all over the
state, and Mr.. Campion took his seat.
A.E. Gray, VIII Sargent, DO. Moul-
ton, G. W. Morrison, NV. Tucker. and W.
H. Mclaughlin were selected to act as
county committee.
E.Y. Turner of Auburn then invited
himself to address the convention in be-
half of the Populist press of the state.
mir. Campion, for the committee on
resolutions, reported the following:
Resolved, That we hereby renew our
allegiance to the Omaha platform and
to the principles enunciated in the plat
form of the state convention at Angus
ia.
Resolved, That we condemn the pres
emit Democratic administration for send.
ing federal troops into sovereign states
against the protests of their respective
governors
Resolved, That we also condemn in
unmeasured terms the issuing of
gold-bearing bonds, and declare in fav-
or of full legal tender government t
money for all public and private indebt
edness.
Adjourned.
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Rev. Samuel Butterfield of Portland
tx en called the district convention for
the first congressional district to order.
k W. H. Sargent of Portland was chosen
president of the convention.
sect move on you, Sargent sug-
gested a delegate when he hesitated, and
Mr.. Sargent took the platform and made
no speech.
VIII. Mclaughlin of Scarboro was
chosen secretary.
DO. Moulton of Falmouth presented
the name of James S. Campion of Port
land as the candidate for Congress, and
his nomination was seconded by W. II.
Jewett of Portland.
There seemed to be no doubt that the
candidate is man who is straight in
| the road" and will keep there.
Mr.. Campion was then nominated by
reclamation.
VIII. Sargent resigned from the dis
| trict committee.
| The following will act as the district
committee for the ensuing year: J.B.
| Weeks of Cornish, CIV. Cone of Vest
brook, Rufus F. Ward of Brunswick. N.
| W. Merrill of Kennebunk.
| Professor Il. C. Bateman, candidate fol
| governor, was then introduced and adj
dressed the convention. He made reg
ular green back speech. He said that
the Populist party has no use for the
Democratic leaders. He believed the
and the rank and file were going over te
the Populists.
THE EVENING SERVICES.
The word rally selected by the com
| mittee of arrangements and used by them il
| their bills, hardly seems dignified enough tt
use in connection with the solemn scene al
City hall in the evening. Services seems
to fit the case better, and SO it can be sale
| that the evening services opened when Rev
Samuel Butterfield, w. FL. Jewett, Charlie:
L. Fox. E. Y. Turner.of Auburn, Chairman
| Boynton, of the state committee, and ex
Chairman Gray escorted Prof. Bateman
| and Candidate Campion to the platform
| from which they looked down on a sea O.
| 1873 upturned faces.
Mr.. Jewett opened the services by intro
| ducing Mr.. c. L. Fox as the chairman of ths
meeting. His brief'little speeches sandwichet
in between the others were graceful and
appropriate, and to do him full Justice h,
| acquitted himself we'll.
Then Candidate Campion made speech
He promised that he would talk only few
moments, but he slid by any number o
places where he mightshave stopped.
Then E. Y. Turner was init oduced, ant
expressed the belief that Mr.. Reed. Mr.
Dingley, or for that matter Gov. Cleave
(applause) won't consent to debate TIL
pending public issues with Mr.. Campion
The applause that followed the mention
ofssthe name of Gov. Cleaves seemed to hav
a depressing effect on Mr.. Turner, an
bowling deeply he left the stage. That DO,
was bad give away. Mr.. Turner is grow
ing very bald.
Then Prof. Bateman was introduced, an
made very good speech. He wandere
about occasionally, mostly by way of shor
| excursions into the distant past, where h
| fingered fondly with the heroes of liberty i
the golden-beg' pardon parchment age of tn
world. Mr.. Bateman doesn't even allol
himself to admit that there ever was
golden age. From these excursions it is t
be regretted that Prof. Bateman returne
more sad than when he started out. H
said he stood amid the ruins of ancien
Rome one night, and as he thought of tn
Roman of this generation, he sadly aske
himself the question 80 Where are the men c
, that noble race? Where are the men VIII