The Portland daily press., 1896-08-05

Quaker meeting, SO quiet had il become
at the mere mention of the duty of
picking out a congressional martyr. The
delay was further prolonged by the re-
quest of the committee on resolutions
that the nomination be deferred until
after they had reported.
| While waiting, Capt. Charles 81. Chase,
chairman Of the committee appointed
to select a district committee, reported
the following, who were elected: 81.
W. Gage. Portland; GEO. B. Emery, Cor
ham ;sHarry T.. Thompson, Brunswick;
E. e. Heckbert, South Portland; Joseph
W. Peters, Portland; James W. Meserve,
Buxton; Il. A. Hubbard. Biddeford; Geo.
b. Plaisted, York; G. s. Small, Linn
ington; +. J. Allen, Sanford.
Finally the committee on resolutions
came back, and the War Eagle iris
tram Geldthwaite, said there had never
been a time In his life when he took
more pleasure in presenting name at
| convention than he did in nominating
e. w. Staples Of Biddsford, man on
whom the sun had never set in defeat
|
Democratic party.
Hon. W. H. Clifford seconded the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Staples. a represen tative of
that city Of Biddeford which had been
the seat of SO manysglorious Democratic
victories. With Mr.. sStap1es as the candi-
date, we can show that the Democracy
of old York and Cumberland still lives.
| The nomination was made by aoclama-
ton and as,,ssthe committee on notifioa-
tion, the chair named Virgil c. Wilson,
Llewellyn Barton, Hampden Fairfield
and s. M. Game.
Then came the battle. Hon. M. P.
Frank for the COMMITTEE on resolutions,
said that after some discussion, the COM
mittes had been unahleg to agree on all
points. Three signed the report which
Mr.. Frank would read and the other
three would present another report. Mr..
Frank read the following, which was
greeted with considerable applause. It
was signed By Messrs. Frank, Eastman
and Weymouth:
Resolved, That the Democrats of the
First District IN convention assem- bled,
reai1iFm their adherence to the time
honored principles Of the Democratic
party as enunciated by its great founder,
Jefferson. and maintained and defended
| by the firmness of jackson, and especial
ly to that cardinal principle of Democra-
cy, absolute aCquiesoenoe in the will of
the majority, and they pledge their loyal
support to the candidates nominated
aG the national convention at Chicago
| O. nd will I1co off 70
their election as well as the election of
the nominee OF this convention
| Mr.. L. A. Stevens then reported the
| the gold plank adopted by the district
convention at Portland. June II and
pledged support to Candidate Staples.
Mr. Stevens in moving the adoption
of these resolutions, said that the Port
land plank had been unanimously adopt
cd.
Mr.. John Cooper of Saco promptly
took exceptions to the statement that the
Portland district convention had adopted
its platform unanimously. He had pro-
tested against it then and he believed
that now many Democrats regretted the
adoption of that gold plank at Portland.
Mr.. Fred Wiggin Of Saoo was vigorous
in his support of the gold platform. He
said the issue before this country was
gold monometallism or silver monome-
tallism. To talk of bimetallisIn now was
| absurd.
Then came Alexander Higgins, the
Mirabeau Of Soarboro. Mr.. Higgins was
In fine fettle and he walked up the dele
gates who eheered and yelled as the
Scarboro orator proceeded. This country,
he declared, stands Today on sound
basis, the gold standard. know but
| very little. about it, but / stand ready to
follow those who do know, such men
as John G. Carlisle and Grover Cieye-
land. / Will follow them as long as l
draw breath. I stated In our county con-
yention that would not vote for Bryan