The Portland daily press., 1898-06-24

been the custom in the past Tor the chair
men of the town and ward committees
to act as county committee, but this plan
had in the oninion of some of the breth-
rem, not been satisfactory
This matter was discussed at some
length. and Samuel W. Bates, ESQ.,, a
member of the county committee straigh-
tened out the tangle by moving that the
retiring county committee nominate a
new committe. His motion was adopted,
and the committee men wenb ou' auo
participated in the only session Oh One
forenoon that bore any sign OF spirio'
They finally arrived at the conclusion
that the old way was the best, anu Vh'-'
Chairman VintQn's suggestion apou6 d
change of method be ignored.
So the committee reported recoinlneii-
dation that the ohairmen OF the 'oWH
and ward committees comprise the county
committee for the ensuing two years.
that they organize Immediately, anu
hold meetings once month. The reporo
was adopted.
| Then came the nominations for county
offices, which went through with una
minity and despatch. for the simple rea-
son that thers were no contests.
| The following ticket was then made up
by acclamation:
Senators-Charles F. Guptill, Portland !;
Fred A. Libby, Westbrook; William NJ.
Dow, Gray; Leland q. Poor. Casco.
County Attorney-Leyi Greenleaf, Port
land.
| ,Ex, ,fcci II
| Mann, Windham
Treasur er-Silas Skillin, Yarmouth.
| SherifY-Warren B. Chute, Naples.
| Register of Deeds-Ernest True, New
Gloucester.
Clerk of Courts-Samuel W. Bates,
| South Portland.
No elaborate nominating speeches were
dates for sheriff and county attorney. L.
II. Dyer, ESQ.,, of Portland, presented the
name vi Candidate Greenleaf and was
profuse in his compliments of that gentle
mans fitness for the office.
| After candidate for county attorney
bad been nominated, Chairman Vinton,
| in his characteristic way. said: 'Ah i!
NOW we come to that important Office OF
sheriff. Whom shall we nominate for
sheriff."
pause that was most aggravating to
| the stage driver Of Naples followed. MIR.
| Lewis W. Moulton of Staudish was to
| have presented Mr.. Chutes name, but he
Was very slow In catching his cue. Dur
| ing two minute wait Candidate Chuts
was pacing the floor, trying to pick out
| from the delegates in the rear OF the hall
| the man who was to steer his boom.
Then the chairman got nervous.
Haven't we got a candidate for sheriff.
he asked. "The newspapers have suggest
| ed a candidate. cannot we find oner'
Mr.. Philbrook of Brunswick came to
| the rescue, and said: 'Mr. Chairman,
L present the name of Warren B. Chute
of NapIes.''
The mention of that name brought Mr..
Moulton of Standlsh out of his trance and
gave the convention the full limit of his
carefully prepared nominating speech.
He eulogized the Naples candidate and
guaranteed that if he is elected all the
| laws on the statute books will be vtgor-
| ously and impartially enforced. Mr.
Chute is not a temperance fanatic" MIR.
N oulton explained, "but he believes in
| recognizing the laws as he finds them,
and enforcing them to the letter."
MIR. Moulton then reviewed some of the
exciting points of the recent contest over
the Republican sheriff nomination and
denounced the Scarboro caucus as 'snap
shot affair and the South Portland
caucus as "disgraceful."
The nomination Of county treasurer
went begging for taker. There was no.
time was spent in finding candidate
who would stick.
After prolonged wait for the mention
of O name, Mr.. Dow of Gray approached
the chairman, held a minutes CONVERSE
| ton with him, and then said to the con-
vention: 81 nominate Mr.. Philbrook of
brunswick, the best 10 oking man in the
hail."
This brought Mr.. Philbrook abruptly
to his feet. 81 couldn't think of taking
it, Mr.. Chairman said he. "My bust
| ness is such that it would be impossible
for me to take any Office
The chairman" Suppose you shouldn't
happen to be elected?''
Mr.. Philbrook-"It doesn't make any
difference about that. cannot accept
the nomination -
'Then I'll take Mr.. Silas Skillin of
Falmouth" said Mr.. Dow, triumphant
~. "Hs would make good trea surer. -
But Mr. Skillin couldn't think of run
ming for Office 81 m too old for it," said
he. "Why, I'm seventy zone years old.
1t wouldn't be for the best interest of the
party to nominate me- Pick out a
younger man.
But Mr.. Dow insisted, and Mr.. Skill.
Inns name went down on the county
ticket as the party nominee for treasurer.
After the chairman had congratulated
the convention on it's harmonious con-
duct, and the chairman and secretary had
been duly thanked for their efficient per.
formance of convention duties, the body
adjourned, the delegates being urged by
Chairman Gage Of the district committee
to be early on hand at the district con-
vention in the afternoon.
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Parson Mckinney of Bridgton Nominated
for Representative to Congress,
Between the adjournment of the county
convention and the opsning of the dis
trict convention there was Indication of a
storm brewing. Some of the distin-
guished brethren were getting their heads
| together and expressing their views as to
the conventions duty in tine construction
| of a platform.
| They came to the conclusion that it
| would not be wise TO givs the delegates
in the afternoon body the least oppor-
| tunity for scrap over the silver question,
| for heavy orators On both sides would be
thera and if once ptecipitated there would
be no end to debate. 1t was agreed that
u