The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-22
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Enthusiastic and Harmonious Gather
ing Of Republican.
PLUMMER WINS IN THE SPIRITED
CONTEST FOR SHERIFF..

The Nomination Speeches and the Votes
An Excellent Ticket Presented for
the Suffrage of the People of Cumber-
land County-Two Ballots Necessary
for Selecting a Candidate for County
Commissioner.
The Republican County convention
held in this city yesterday was large,
harmonious and enthusiastic gathering.
There were several contests, one of
which at least has occupied the atten-
tion of Republicans in this county for
many weeks, yet all the proceedings
were in excellent temper, and good
humor pervaded all the deliberations.
The ticket nominated is as follows:
Senators-George M. Soldiers, of Port
boro, William M. Cook, of Casco, and
Mathew G.. Morrill, of Gray
County Attorney-Charles A. True, of
Portland.
Sheriff-Samuel D. Plummer, of Scar
boro.
Clerk of Courts-Beni. C. Stone, of
Register of Deeds-G. Fred Murch. of
Westbrook.
County Treasurer-Daniel D. Chenery,
of Deering.
County Commissioner-Nat H.
Seavey, of Harrison.
OF course the contest over sheriff at
tracted the greatest attention and in
terest. The pu bile have been kept aware
as the caucuses have progressed, how the
candidates stood. The last summary
published by the PRESS gave the stand
ing of the candidates S. as near as could
be ascertained, as follows:
For Plummer 81
Barker 40
Despeaux IA
Doughty ~ z
Cncommitted, doubtful or for minor
candidates Is
Total 157
In the doubtful list were included the
seven Barker delegates from Ward One,
whose right to their seats was liable to
be questioned in the convention. AS
Stunning that they would be seated, Bar
ker's vote would be AZ, according to this
statement. The convention did not ques-
tion the Ward One delegations seats, SO
heir votes went to Barker.
, The vote yesterday came very near
these figures, being as follows:
For Plummer 81
Barker so
Desperate 10
Doughty 6
FIJI. Hartford 1
Total ts e. 1877
The proceedings of the convention in
detail follow.
1t was half past ten O'Clock when Mr..
G. Fred Murch, of Westbrook, chairman
of the county committee, called the con-
vention to order and read the call.
Rev. Matt S. Hughes was introduced to
invoke the divine blessing.
Mr.. Murch then announced the follow
ing temporary organization:
Chairman-I.evi Turner, Jr.
Secretaries-Asher G. Kinds, George
W Norton and VIM. II. Brownson.
MIR. Turner was then introduced, and,
being received with applause, accepted
the chair with the following speech:
Mr.. Turner's Speech.
Gentlemen of the Convention:
am not insensib BILE to the unusual
compliment implied in an invitation to
preside at convention Of Cumberland
county ERepu blicans; and for this mark
of your confidence and esteem ] have a
most lively appreciation and sincere
gratitude l feel that am safe in as
Stunning to bespeak your generous indul-
gence for any lapses or errors into which
I may fall in the discharge of my du-
ties, due to inexperience and unfamiliar
ity with the routine work of meeting
of this kind.
Having cast in my lot with the good
people of this county about three years
ago. I have had sufici opportunity to
observe something of the character and
quality, tone and fibre OF Cum berland
County Republicanism. Under the refin-
ing and clarifying effect of the most bit
ter and determined opposition, and the
most drastic and relentless criticism,
you have always had, as a result, in
this county and in this congressional
district, the pure gold of Repu blicanism.
Our strength and security lie in the fact
that every Republican in Cum berland
County is all wool, yard wide, firm in
texture, and dyed in the warp and wool,
SO that his color never fades, crooks, or
runs. Never in the history OF the party,
has the bow of promise spanned the hori-
zon of theyfuture with more suspicious
augury than now. Never in the history
of the nation, has there been such crying
need and SO imperative and universal
demand for an application of Republican
measures and principles to our financial
and industrial conditions, RS now.
Never before have we had SO full, free
and complete demonstration of the mas
terly and consummate inability of the
Democratic party to give our people
even the sem blance of safe and judicious
government, as the history of the present
administration exhibits. With an over
whelming majority in the national
House of representatives, with good
working majority in the Senate, with a
Democratic President in the White
House. and with plenary power in all the
minor departments of administration.
the records of Congress do not show a
single distinctive, positive, substantive
act, conceived by Democratic brains and
passed by Democratic votes, as result
of year and half of Democratic rule.