The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-26

rous picture of Grover Cleveland's virtues,
and among other things said: HE stoodsto
the front ins the sHawaiian business, and
gentlemen, let us not forget that our
country had been disgraced in it's action to-
ward peaceable country. President Cleve-
land stood firm in that and deserves the
support of a. every honest man. in the
country" (Applause.)
He denounced the half dozen men in the
Senate who are holding in check the tariff
reform inauguarated by President Cleve-
land, and the House of Representatives,
and said:
''Let us therefore stand for man who
will vote for free coal and free iron. We
want the doors of Great Britain open for
our exports. Mr.. Reed says to put up a
prohibitory tariff on Great Britain until she
yields on the question of money. Are we
ready for that? No. We want to nominate
man who is opposed to Mr.. Reed and who
will ahave the courage to stand by Mr..
Cleveland. / second the nomination of
John W. Deering.'
Hon. NJ. P. Frank felt that he would do
injustice to himself .aad the gentlemen
present, if he did not say something in
endorsement of what had been said by the
preceding speakers Then with much force
and eloquence and commendable brevity he
proceeded to endorse
THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY.
Mr.. E. E.. Heckbert, ssthe mild visaged
young man from Cape Elizabeth, but look
ing very determined, said that he had come
forward in behalf of the young Democracy
of the district, to approve of all that had
been said. Alter announcing that young
lips couldn't say very much he declal ed
that 1.-The young Democracy thinks that
this district ought to be represented by
man who will work as hard for his country
and constituents as for his own selfish pur-
poses. That, John W. Deering will do.
And, gentlemen, that his opponent never
has done and never will do
He closed with the prediction that when
the voters compare the selfishness of
Thomas B. Reed with the unselfshness of
John W. Deering, there can be but one re-
suit.
W. A. Roberts of Biddeford, (who had
been spoken of for the nomination. arose
and said. that it gave him great pleasure to
speak word In this occasion. He began
mildly, but gradually grew more earnest,
then more excited, and as his voice rose to
a distressful pitch he began to recount the
remarks of the enemy as to why the Demo-
Gratis had not repealed the immigration
Mckinley law. The House of Representatives
had repealed it, he remarked. as he shook
his curls, land if it weresnot for few traitors
in the United States Senate. that infamous
measure would have been dead and buried
long ago.
Hon. W. H. Clifford, said that if Grover
Cleveland went down, he would do SO with
the Democratic flag flying, and the First
district Democrats of Maine going with him.
What spectacle is presented at Washing
ton today! With the majority of the people
and of Congress in favor of the tariff for
revenue only, the movement is stopped by
few men. We want to express of their
actions unqualified denunciation. That is
the purpose of such conventions as this.
Great applause.)
There were no more eulogists of Grover
Cleveland, and denunciations of his Demo-
cratic enemies, and therefore the committee
reported the new district committee as fol-
lows:
For Cumberland County-Hanno W. Gage,
George B. Emery, Gorham Harry 2. Thomp-
beth, and j. w. Peters. Portland.
For York County,. ". Meseye, Buxton;
E a.. Hubbard; Biddeford George F.
ton; and Fred j. Allen, Sanford.
Then John W. Deering was nominated
by d unanimous rising vote.
Gen. Anderson moved that a committee OF
four be appointed to notify Mr.. DeeIing of
his nomination.
The chairman appointed Gen. Samuel j.
Anderson and Hon. W. H. Clifford and S.
M. Game of Alfred. and J. W. Meserve of
Buxton.
But it then appeared that Mr.. Deering
was out of town, and as there was othing
else to do the convention adjourned