The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-26
General Opinion Of Democratic Ora
tors Yesterday.
AFTER THEY HAD NOMINATED
HON. JOHN W. DEERING.
Generally Admitted til at the Chief Purpose
of the Convention Was to Express
Opinion and Devotion to Principles and
No Hopes of Victory.

opinion and Devotion to PRINCIPLES ana
No Hopes of Victory.
There was an event in the City building
yesterday that will, do doubt. help to con-
sole President Cleveland in this hour of
trial How the silver tongued orators OF
this district did labor with.their.tonguessan
caress him-especially two or three OF them.
Never did he do thing that was not wise
and patriotic and for the best interests of
the Democracy and the country, ana never
were there such traitors as the few Senators
who are holding in check the benetcent
flow of Democratic policy Listen to the
proceedings of this district convention and
learn that it is grand thing to proclaim
stead fastness to principle without hope of
victory and to hold up ones banner in the
face Of defeat.
The convention was called to order by
Hanno W. Gage, ESQ.,, and the call read.
The following temporary organization was
announced. Chairman Seth G. Gordan;
Vice Presidents Stephen Towle, Buxton.
Edwin W. Staples Biddeford John S. Ham
mond, South Berwick; Charles Mccarthy,
Jr., Portland; Albert G. Otto, Brunswick;
Richard Harding Yarmouth.
Secretaries, Edward S.. Osgood, Portland
and Lemuel W. Dyer. Deer1ng.
Chairman Gordon took the stand and said
that now, when SO large number of dele
gates was present, at this time, when il re-
quires the stoutest man to stand up and
say 81 am a Democrat it means that they
are Democrats for principle and not fair
weather. Democrats.
The campaign of 1890 was an educational
camapign and was intensified in 1892 by the
election of the noblest man who has occu-
pied the Presidential chair in thirty years
Grover Cleveland. (Applause.)
EULOGIES EOR CLEVELAND.
Then followed an eulogy upon Grover
Cleveland and an elaborate statement OF his
devotion to duty and country and party.
'sWhile there may be divisions in the
Democratic Senate. there is no division to-
day in the rank and file OF the party. We
stand where ne stood in 1890, and we want
those half dozen Senators who cover them
selves with the cloak of Democracy to I'M
derstand that the Democratic party is not
behind them. That the party in 1892 said
that it was in favor of free raw material, as
rule, no sane man denies. We demand
that the party shall carry out those desires.
((Applause.) While there may 5e dishonesty
in politicians, we shall believe that there is
honesty in the highest degree in polltlcs-ln
the masses of the people, sand when the
people declare for tariff reform, as IN 1877,
the politicians must stand out of the way.
There is honest politics. but it is in the
masses of the people.
ssMr j. H. Hammond, of North Berwick,
moved that the district committee be the
committee on credentials 1t was SO voted,
and James W. Meserve of Buxton, reported
the total number of delegates to be IL Cum
berland 143, York 100. There were present
from Cumberland 13l, and York 90, making
a total of 224, out of possible 243.
Hon, NJ, T. Frank moved that commit
tee of six, three from each county be ap-
pointed by the chair as committee on
resolutions.
The chair appointed the following: M. P.
Frank of Portland; George B. Emery of
Gortam. Russell D. Woodman of Westbrook,
Lamont A. Stevens of Wells. Tristram
Goldthwaite, Jr., of Biddeford, Fred B.
Wiggin of Saco.
On motion of E. G. Moody York, a COM
mittee was appointed to nominate candi-
dates for the district committee. The chair
man read the following: E. A. Hubbard,
Biddeford; E. c. Moody, York; George R.
smith. Kennebunk; E. E.. Heckburt, Cape
Elizabeth; W. R. Lincoln, Brunswick: Chas.
H. Chase, Portland Edwin Stone, Biddeford
A. X. P. Meserye. Portland.
The committee on resolutions reported
through Hon. NJ P. Frank as follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
t,eso1ved-That we heartily endurss the
principles of the platform of the Democratic
State convention at Augusta.
ReS0lVed-Ihat we approve ana commend
the firIn, considerable and wise course OF
President Cleveland in unfolding the laws
action was the means not only of saving
many lives, but served to impress the i'm
portant lesson. taught by the founders OF
our nation, that in free country redress
of real OF fancied wrongs must be sought
through peaceable means and an appeal to
reason and justice, not to violence, disorder
or anarchy.
Resolv ed-That we endorse the adminis-
tration of Grover Cleveland. and particular
| " his position on the tariff question. We
approve every expression ofshis letter to
Chairman Wilson, and demand that Con.
gress shall act accordingly and without
further delay.
Mr.. r. D. Woodman of WestbI ook, moved
| that the last resolution be telegraphed te
| the President and to the chairman of the
| Democratic caucus of the Senate. So voteo
with great approval.
Finally it was decided to proceed to the
| business of the convention.
| Tristran GoldthwaiGe, Jr., of B1ddefoId
| stepped forward and said that IL gave hin
| great pleasure to nominate for Congress
| manswhom he had known all his life, whom
| he had been brought up with boy, ant
| who was in every way honorable and able
| and who in his (the speaker's) opinion wa.
| far superior to the present representative
from this district. After a few uncompli
mentary remarks about Mr.. Reed, thu
! eloquent gentleman from Biddeford, ex
claimed ''Now is the winter of our discon
TENT and put into nomination to Congress
| from this First district of Maine. the name
of Hon. John W. Deering, which was re-
ceived with very great applause.
| GEN. ANDERSON Is ELOQUENT
Thereupon Gen. Samuel J Anderson, arose
| to address the convention. 1t isn't Otter
that Gen. Anderson works himself up to thu
pitch of eloquence, but he can do it and il
good shape, nobody will deny, and for som'
reason or other he did it yesterday.
| Gen. Anderson said that he supposed th'
gentleman who nominated Mr.. Reed at Bid
| deford and almost unanimously elected hin
| president, would feel that they (the Demo
| Gratis had met for little purpose. But it i
| ba