The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-01

AAAo opPoosOI Iuo auAioty VI Une man
ages of the convention and gave them
hop of getting through the day without
rpetition of the exciting scenes that
mac famous the double headed Demo-
crate convention of 1896.
THE FORENOON WASTED.
lie forenoon practically went to waste,
SO for as the state convention was con-
cerpd Three minor conventions were
pulfd OFF in close succession in City hall
Eirp came the Penobscot county conyen-
tiof then the Fourth district, and final
ly tie Third district conventions. The
latqF bodies adopted resolutions in per-
feet harmony with the Chicago platform.
He Third district nominated Mr.. Fred
W. flalsted of Augusta for representative
| to congress. In the Fourth district q
vain light was on between A. j. Chase
| OF outh Sebec and George w. Hall of
Henon. Spicy and singing personalities
weY introduced in the nominating
| speeches. MIR. Hall is government
clek in Washington, who has had the
o.
seVral changes of administration. This
god luck was interpreted by his oppon-
ent as showing that his Democracy was
lubwarm. The convention decided to
allW Mr.. Hall to retain his government
jol giving him 35 votes to "a for Mr..
Chse.
bate Committeeman Goldth waite of
Bldeford distinguished himself by chok
IN Off some of the fercest debate by
raing his voice in protest against a
logger possession of the hall.
The state commi ttee, of which am a
mnber, has been waiting an hour for
tbs hail." he shouted. 'We have en-
gsed this hall Cor our state convention.
witch was to have begun at II o',lock.
LIS our hall and we demand it,
CHOICE OF CHAIRMAN.
At 1l.45 Chairman George E. Hughes
othe Democratic state committee called
ts convention to order. The attendance
VS. small, the main hall being not more
tan one-third filed. He read the call
ad when he reached the words "Chicaso
Rtform.' the silverites threw their hats
Ito the air and howled. The few gold
hn who had not already given up the
fht looked sad.
Chairman Hughes announced that it
I'd been decided by the committee to
sjourn till o'clock, in order. to accom-.
Ddate those delegates who were coming
q the special train. He said the COM
tttee had selected LleweIlyn Barton.
4q., of Portland, as chairman, and
sssrs p. P. Fuller of Rockland, 4. a.
lrke of Portland, K. A.Arnold of Fox
e,ft, 81. d. Vanderhoof of Portland.
smes e. Dunning Of Bangor and Walter |
avis of Wells as secretaries.
Mr.. Vinton of Gray didn't like the |
Aa of squandering any more time, but
10 committees programme was followed
I'd the convention adjourned till after
ION.
The members of the orchestra were the
Wy ones to be promptly on hand at l
block. Delegates came struggling in
Va at l.3O there were about 500 men in
b hall, most of them punched in the
rner near the stage entrance. Many of
EN- were engaged in earnest discussion
pr the proposed programme Out near
b door assem- bled the Kennebec deleea.
IN, reviewing the fight LOT last night.
zen Col. Morton was turned down, and
!. Lynch seated on the state commit
" just as Chairman Hughes of the
Ute committee mounted the platform.
bompanied by Llewellyn Barton, ESQ.,.
+ Portland, who had been selected for
hirlnan, the discussion over in the Ken :
bee corner waxed very hot and dele
tes from other quarters began to scram- .
, over the settees to get nearer the .
}ne of combat. In a few seconds the .
hyention stampeded toward the rear
pr, and Chairman Hughes pounded in
I'm with an oak ruler on the platform
PIX. The Kennebeo belligerents were ,
parated and slowly the delegates came i
ok into the hall, in response to the
Rirman's pounding for order.
Then Chairman Barton was introduced r
the convention. Q
Mr.. Barton, on accepting the chair, de-
cred l5-minate speech which had