The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-22
THE COUNTY CONVENTION,


q Ian presumption IndG UnaG man Will
go back upon all his past career and
damn himself and his family because
he is going into an Office where they say
there is chance to do that which is not
HONORABLE AND FAIR?
1t seems to me, gentlemen, that. in all
fairness, every man will say that every
presumption is against anything of that
kind, and that Mr.. Plummer going into
that office will go with the presumption
that. he will conduct the affairs of the
office fairly AMI honorably. And 1 say
further, that if Mr.. Plummer is nomi-
mated for the Office and elected,-as he
Will be it nominated-he will surround
himself by a class of officers against
| whom no honorable, intelligent, right
minded man can raise an objection. He
will have about him honora BILE men, and
if any about him do not prove to be such
he will
HAVE THE BACKBONE
to put them out OF office. (AppIause). i
say there has been a suggestion that Mr.
Plummer is perhaps too manly and too
independent a man to suit little fac
ton. say if this is true, he is also too
big-hearted, too generous, too honorable
ollo wv Rcuidl W you lar away 1TOul buo
affections of the people. We of the
country know this to be true, and know
ing it, we believe that what we know OF
the country is also true of the city.
Gentlemen, l ask YOU for your interest
in this matter. ask you for your votes
to help nominate Samuel D. Plummer,
a man who stands here today witout re-
proach, and against whom no word can
be spoken, and in aiding us to nominate
him for the office of sheriff you aid in
nominating a man who has ever proved
himself to be the most loyal of friends
and most generous of opponents. Great
appause.)
Mr.. Plummer's nomination was, Sec
onded by Mr.. Levi Jordan of Raymond,
whose quaint speech greatly delighted
the audience. Il arise" he said, "to
second the nomination of Mr.. Plummer
in behalf of Repu blicans from the towns
of Raymond, Casco, Naples, Sebago,
Bridgton, and " hatever towns there are
from Westbrook up around to Harrison
and the only reason there amt more
because there amt any more towns.
Cloud applause and cheers.)
Next Barrett Potter, ESQ.,, of Bruins
wick, stepped forward to nominate Mr..
Oren 7. Despeaux. Mr.. Potter said:
MIR. POTTER'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman:
The claims of two candidates for the
Office of Sheriff have been presented.
rise to present the claim of both a candi-
date and a community. l suppose there
are delegates here who come with in
srucuions from their constituents. There
are Others. perh APPS a majority, who come
uninstruct cited, and who are free to follow
their own Judgment as TO what is best;
but, whether instructed or uninstructed,
it is clear that the highest duty of all of
us is not so much to our immediate con-
stituents as to the entire body of the Re-
pu blican party of the county. 1t is due
to that party that we put in nomination
here, a gentleman who will represent the
common sense of the party and COM
mand its votes. We owe it to the party,
other things being equal, in the distri-
button of offices. to recognize and to do
justice by the various sections and COM
munities that compose the party.
[ have the honor to represent here; in
part, the town of Brunswick. You, gen.
tlemen. know the relation of that town
to the Repu blican party in this county.
i uGGu OILY E01uIuO you Ol IL. LII is uOU
only the
LARGEST TOWN IN THE COUNTY,
it is the largest town in the state. Its
valuation exceeds five millions of dol
lars; its county tax exceeds five thou
sand dollars. From the first day of the
life of the Republican party, until now
its allegian ce to that party has been I'M
swerving. 1t has never failed to give
substantial majorities for the national,
state and county tickes. More than
once Brunswick has saved to the party
the sheriff of the county. More than
once, IN the election of our great nation
al leader, Thomas B. Reed, great ap-
plause, the reliable Brunswick majority
has pointed out the pathway of victory.
We have done these things because we
believed in the principles of the Repub-
lican party, and without hope of reward.
And yet 1t is proper for me to inquire,
what recognition has the tow n of Bruins
wick received for its services to the coun-
ty and the state? The answer is, and it
is familiar to you. gentlemen, that for
more than thirty years, for more than
generation in the life of the Republican
party, the town of Brunswick, standing
always in the forefront of Republican
battles, has received no recognition at the
hands of Portland Republicans TO this
extent alone: In 1876 we had county
commissioner. During period of
OVER THIRTY YEARS
we have never had any other county
Office. Several times we have asked for
a place on the county ticket, but being
denied we have gone back and done our
best and effective WORK for the party
nominated. For inst nce, two years ago,
Brunswick gave to Mr.. Cram more than
half the majority he received in the
county and ran him, if / remember COR
rectly, 35 votes ahead of his ticket.
Now, gentlemen, contrast this record of
the Repu blicans of Brunswick, what it
has done and what it has received, with
the record of the Democratic town of
Scar boro for instance, to which reference
has been made, Daughter and cheers)
and which, if understand rightly, has,
during the past four years, furnished the
chairman OF the board of county COM
missioners, the chief deputy sheriff, the
chief liquor deputy and an official in the
county Jail, and comes here now, like
person from Dotheboys' Hall, calling
for more. daughter and applause)
Not only has Brunswick suffered by
this unequal distribution of party fav-
ors, but the section of which Brunswick
forms part has suffered also. AS [ rem