Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-07
FRANK THE MAN.
PortIander Chosen for Govern
or at State Convention.
Wild Scenes on Floor of Assembly
Several Gold Men Bolt.
Pandemonum In Exalted State Reigned-
SewalI pic sea With Nominee.


the early morning Pullman, new life
seemed to enter into the proceedings
of the state committee, for the major
| is a young and vigorous man of only
Sc summers as everybody knows. His
appearance therefore stimulated the
committee to an adjournment without
doing anything of a hurtful nature. 1t
| was understood that if Hon. c. f.
Johneon's rheumatism would allow him
to do SO this morning he would preside
At the convention and soft was a pleas
IRE to the Democrats all around to see
Mr.. johnson walk into the Elmwood
at $50 A. NJ. today.
The delegates were we'll distributed
among the hotels ana it was n common
thing to see groups OF delegates wan
derng about between the points
marked by the Elmwood. the Bay View
| and the City. Androscoggin sent her
| sons over at A. NJ, kenutbec, Saga
dahCc. Knox. Lincoln. Penobscot, Pts
cataquis. Waldo. Hancock and Wash
| ington arrived at the same time. Cum
| herland came in on a special which
| left Portland at $50 A. NJ The Water
| vile Military band had been engaged
| to attend upon the convention and it
| may not have seemed funny to some
| but il did to others that that self same
| band should play Say Au ReVoir, but
| not Good bye" when the gold men
| from Portland entered the hall. You
see the story. that Harry Clifford was
| going to deliver Il farewell address t.
| the Democracy and withdraw from the
| convention taking the gold men with
| him, had got spread around some. At
| 1890 it was announced that Mr.. John
| son vas not in proper trim being still
| considerably lame and it would be a
| torture To him to preside over the con
| Vention and therefore the silver knight
| from Bath. Sir John Scott had been Sc
| lected to preside.
| Press representatives each with n
half dozen sharpened Head pencils were
| plenty. DR. George l.. Crockett Of
| Lewiston, he Of the hair curling liquid
! fame WAS a prominent figure on the
| toor impartins the Information that
| he was to second the nomination of
| Brer" Hanson.
This morning it was arranged that
| Frank l.. Torrey of Bath. would pre-
| convention and Major William Dickey
| Of Fort Kent. would follow and see
| ond the nomination.
The delegates sought the convention
| nall early ana the arrangement Of the
dele cation was as follows beginning
At the stage. on the right Androscog-
Kin. Cumberland. Hancock. Lincoln.
| oxford Piscataquis. Somerset Waldo.
ON the left Aroostook, Franklin. Ken
nebec. Knox, Penohscot, Sagadahoc,
Washington and York.
Norton Stovcr of Harpswel. was
laotE"r of the old tried and true Dem
ocracy aged So He was the first OF
| the Cumberland delegation to enter the
hall
y good natured hubbub was kept up
while waiting for the Portland special.
The Journal's attention was called to
the fact that Candidate Hanson was
standing just in front of the stage be
side Candidate Frank with his arm
around the latter's neck.
Populists We're plentiful. Those of
that persuasion who hailed from An |
droscoggin We're loud ana long in their !
description of the manner in which |
Candidate Bateman had sold them out
in county politics. They had no Scru- |
pies about scoring Bateman.
Just as Hanson broke away from his |
friend Frank and proceeded across the
hall to confer with the Androscoggin |
delegation the band played II don't |
want to play in your yard and some
We're cold blooded enough to laugh |
But there. the convention hall was
filled with singular happenings and it's !
all in a lifetime anyway.
There We're calls of time, time" and /
stamping of feet by the crowd at Il /
o'clock but as the State committee was
not ready for business the band come to
the rescue.
1t was just 12.03 when Chairman
Hughes of the State committee called
the convention to order ana proceeded
to read the call and named the follow
ing secretaries of the conventions: J. L.
Thomaston, F. w. Plaisted, and F. l.
Wilson.
Chairman Hughes introduced the
Rev. j. Frank RhoadeS of Fairfield.
who invoked Divine guidance. Mr.
Rhoades was very earnest and the dele
gates responded in loud amen and
then they burst into applause The
report OF the committee on credentials
reported $50 delegates present. In avery
few words Mr.. Hughes presented as
chairman, the Hon. John Scott of
Bath. Mir. Scott was greeted with
cheers and he said that he took it for
granted that he being appointed to the
chair signiiied that the delegates did
not disapprove of his acction at Chica-
go (Cheers) 1
w. II. Mcclellan of Belfast. address
ed the chair, was recognized and started 7
in to present resolution to the con-
vention but he was interrupted by the
chair who said he believed the bust
ness before the convention was the {
nomination of candidate for COVER
nor and he would rule that the reso- {
luton of the gentleman from Belfast.
could not be entertained. The chair
then called for nominations. F'rani;
b. Torrey was recognized and at once |
with but fcW words placed in nomina- |
ton the name of the Hon. Melvin F.