The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-18
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
War on the War Eagle and What
Happened.
The Programme of the Federal Offic
Holders Generally Successful,

The Democratic First District Conven
tion was late in getting to order yester-
day, and it was nearly eleven O'Clock
when Chairman Hanno W. Gage called
for order aad announced the following
organization. Chairman, Samuel II.
Came, Of Alfred Vice Presidents. Geo.
A. Harmon, of Eliot. Stephen Towle,
of Buxton; A. H. Bowden, of York; e.
G. Blanchard, of Yarmouth; Kimball
Eastman, of Westbrook, and Lemuel
Slower, of Harpswell; Secretaries, Rich.
ard e. Hanson, Of Lebanon, and Charles
Collins Jr., of Portland.
Mr.. Games opening speech was judi
clous. A cautious reference to Cleye-
land was abundantly applauded. He
didn't say anything about gold or silver,
but wanted generally "sound Democratic
principles"
On motion of George f. McQuillan,
Esq, of Portland, the district committee
were made committee on credentials.
Inc report, which Immediately fol-
lowed, showed 1873 Cumberland delegates
out OF possible 143. From York SO out
OF 100 were present.
The committee on resolutions were then
appoin ted as follows: +. B. Wigg in, of
Saoo; L. A. Stevens, of Wells; S. G.
Perry, of Portland; E. E. Heokbert, of
south Portland and ira Sutherland, of
Brunswick.
Inc nomination of the District delegate
to Chicago from Cumberland county was
nrst in order. DR.. S. q. Gordon pro-
posed the name of Mr.. E. B. WinsIow of
Portland, and the nomination was about
to be made by reclamation when there
was stir in the rear of the hall, and
there appeared the famous Warwick o.
the DISTRICT convention four years ago,
Alexander Higgins, of Scarboro. Mr.
Higgins thought Mr.. Winslow would be
made the candidate for governor, and
therefore 1t would be better to send Hon.
NJ. P. Frank, to Chicago.
Mr.. II. W. Swasey, of Portland,
thought the action of the State conven-
tion should not be- anticipated and that
Mr.. Winslow should he nominated.
There was no real opposition to Mr..
l.
mously nominated.
The contest for alternate did not ma
terialize. Mr.. Russell D. Woodman,
nominated by VIM. Lyons, ESQ, Of Vest
brook, and seconded by Geo. +. McQuil-
Ian. had no opposition and was speedily
chosen.
Then they turned to the county of
York, and Wa Eagle Tristram Gold
thwaite, Of Biddeford, was nominated
for delegate by Hon. II. W. Bradbury,
of Saco, in speech full of Democratic
"reminiscences. Geo. f. Clifford, ESQ.,,
of Cornish, seconded the nomination in
speech which evoked enthusiasm. But
there was a snare ahead for the War
Eagle. L. A. Stevens, Of Wells, arose.
He said that Goldthwaite was becoming
monopoly and a trust. He held the
place of State committeeman for York
county already; and although tho Demo-
| cratic party was small enough it was not
| necessary to centralize all the honors in
Tristram. Therefore he would nomina to
Charles M. Sleeper, of South Berwick,
who was not only in favor Of gold
standard. but was "pure gold itself.'
The following committee were appoint
ed to collect, sort and count votes e.
| G. Moody, of York, James H. Bradley,
Of Portland; Geo. T. Clifford, of Cor
nish; Charles H. Fernald, of Alfred,
| and John Il. Hammond, of North Ber-
| wick.
The result of the ballot was glorious
triumph for the War Eagle. He got 1O5
votes to 81 for D. Sleeper.
Then DR.. Sleeper was nominated for
alternate, but he declined; and nomi-
mated Fremont Verrill, of York. who
was elected unanimously Kimball East
man, Of Westbrook, was chosen district
| elecuor, and William G.. Chadbournu. of
Alfred, were recomm ended to the State
convention for elector at large.
| Then. Mr.. Wiggin, of Saco, brought in
the platform, which denounced monopoly,
condemned the tariff for closing tho
| markets of the world to our people,
and made the following declarations
That we favor such tariff legislation
| as SHALL while providing the national
government with proper and ample
| relieve the people from burdensome taxa
tion, abolish odious class distinctions
and prevent the evils produced by the
long continued and vicious Republican
| class legislation.
| We favor the use of both gold and sill
yer as money of the country, and are in
| favor OF the maintenance of the gold
standard, and opposed to the free and
unlimited courage of silver at any ratio
except by International arrangement.
The utterance of the word gold created
| great enthusiasm; but the reading had
hardly been compl eted when John F.
Cooper. of Saco, was on his feet to move
| that the word gold be stricken out and
"sound money" substituted. He said
| that gold WAS not sound money.
This was a great question before the
| country and should be debated. Mr..
| Cooper WAS very earnest
Mr.. Wiggin replied that, That reso-
| luton is drawn in accordance with every
Democratic principle from Jefferson and