The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29
MAINE DEMOCRATS
Nominate Charles F. Johnson
For Governor.

Platform Denounces Trusts and En-
dorses the Chicago Platform of the Last
| Campaign-McGiIlicud For Congress.
LEWISTON, Me-, June 27-The Demo-
| cratic state convention adopted a reso-
luton of sympathy to Francesone favor
| ing the election of the next United States
senators by popular vote, one disapprov-
ing the practice of trusts of bringing pau
per labor to this country to take the place
Of citizens, one favoring the limita-
tion of the hours of labor for women
and minors to SO hours week,
one condemning the labor bureau of
this state as partisan, run in the
interests of Republicans, one con-
demning the legislative acts relating
only to single towns or cities, such as the
one creating the police commission of
Biddeford, the recent increase of salaries
of state officers, and one endorsing the
Chicago platform in the last campaign,
especially its clause on the money ques-
tion.
Peter @. Keegan named a number of pub
lie officehoiders who had been selected
from the state committee. Mr.. keegan,
in the matter of appointments from the
state committee, referred to the Augusta
postoffice fight, in which Plaisted was de-
feated by Lynch. The minority on the
resolution hissed. The resolution was
finally postponed.
Chairman Hughes of the state COM
mittee made heated argument In yindi-
cation of any state committee men who
might be charged with having got on to
the state committee in order that they
might, by the influence the position gave
them, secure public offices.
The minority report favored bimetal-
lism. The resolution said that as an
amendment the resolution already
offered the sense of the gathering was
that both gold and silver should be
coined by the country. The amendment
was Indefinitely pos paned, and the other
resolutions were adopted as given in the
majority report.
McGiIiicud6y For Congress.
In the district convention D. j. McGilli-
cuddy of Lewiston was nominated for
congress by accl nation.
The chairman then announced that the
next business was the nomination of a
candidate for governor, and the delegates
shouted for john OFT.
The nomination for governor, the chief
duty of the convention, was made by
John Scott of Bath, seconded by d. j.
McGillicuddy, Trstram Goldthwait and
William Henry Clifford, and was adopted
unanimously by the convention. The
man thus selected is Charles f. Johnson
of Waterville. He accepted the nomina-
tion.
After the resolutions were presented,
Alderman MCGOWAN of Portland pre-
sented an amendment condemning the
A. P. A., which was adopted.
Editor Otis of Rockland moved that no
mem Der of the state committee should be
a candidate for office, but this was voted
down.
The following state committee was ap-
pointed: Androscoggin, d. ]. McGilli-
cuddy, Lewiston; Aroostook. Peter c.
Kegan, Van Buren; Cumberland, Lew
ellyn Barton. Portland; Franklin,
Enoch w. w. Whiteomb; Hancock, Ed
ward E. Brado, Ellsworth; Kenne-
bee, Fred Emery Bean, Hallowell;
Knox, ]. H. Montgomery. Cam
den; Lincoln, George H. Coombs,
wsldoboro; Somerset, W. J. Bradbury,
Fairfield; Washington, Frank w. Saw
yer; York, Tristram Goldthwaite. Bidde-
ford; Waldo. w. P. Kilgore, Belfast; Ok
ford. Byron l. Kim ball, Norway; Penob-
scot, Edward Connors, Bangor; Piscata-
quis. Henry Hudson, Guilford; Sagada-
hoe. George E. Hughes, Bath.