The Portland daily press., 1898-08-04

Host of the County Offices Dealt Out to
Present Northumberland Broken
in the denomination of the Three Sem
ators-Mass Meeting Speeches.
ESPECIAL TO TIE PREssJ
Alfred. August 3.-Ioday was one of
Alfred's biennial gala days. The hotels
did rushing business, the livery stable
yards were stacked with vehicles, the
court yard thronged and the village
streets gay with pretty country girls and
gallant escorts who had come in from
miles around to take in the mass meet
ing that followed the York county conven-
ton. Lunch counters, tented cafes, pop
corn booths and lemonade stands -four
ished in large numbers on the northerly
side of the main thoroughfare, between
the church and the town hall.
The announcement that Congressman
Reed and Governor Powers were to be
the speakers at the mass meeting was in
strumental in bringing out the crowd.
Both of these gentlemen were on hand
and both delivered speeches that were re-
ceiyed with enthusiasm. Gov. Powers
came up yesterday afternoon and spent
the night as the guest of Clerk of Courts
James E. Hewey. 1t gave him q good
opportunity to get around and shake
conventions are RIM in the old county of
York. He put in quite portion of the
forenoon in the town hall, but the con-
yentlon dragged along SO slowly that he
dropped out before the real fun began.
DEALING OUT THE OFFICES.
The convention beat the RECORD in many
ways. 1t ran three continuous hours
and, though the .formality Of ballot
was resorted to in numerous instances,
nearly all of the nominations went to
present office holders. The York county
precedent of giving its senators only one
term was smashed to splinters, after q
hard fight, all three of the present sena-
tors being given place on the ticket. .
The night before the convention was a
lively one at the Alfred house, where
the party leaders were assembled,
out the tangles. Some of
the tangles utterly refused to be straight
eued however, and the convent ion had
quite job on its hands, picking favor
ties.
At 1890. after the North Berw lex band
had escorted the crowd from the court
yard to the town hall, the convention
started in on its duties. Chairman John
los ~ ,tr
opened the convention and called upon
Rev. Mr.. Drisco to offer prayer. Ex-
Senator John G. Stewart of York was
named as chairman, and the other Off
GERS were chosen as follows:
ST. Vice Presidents-J. W. Dearbon, Par
sonsfeld; George W. Carter, Biddeford;
George II. Boothby, Saco; Ernest N.
Goodall, Sanford; Nathan Hobbs, North
berwick George Goodwin, Wells.
{ ecretaries-Willam B. Randall, Cor.
nish W. J. Q. Milliken. Old Orchard,
Harry B. Aver, South Berwick.
After the usual preliminary business
had been transacted, hon. r. M. Higgins
Of Limerick. c. H. Prescott of Bidde-
ford and J. W. Simpson of York, were
chosen committee on resolutions. The
resolutions they reported, and which the
convention adopted were as follows:
Resolved THAT we, the Republicans of
York county, in convention assembled,
hereby affirm the resolutions adopted by
the Republican state convention, held
at Augusta, on the 2sth day OF June,
$685.
Resolved That we pledge our cordial
and earnest support for the election of
Hon. Llewellyn Powers for Governor,
Hon. Thomas 3. Reed for Representa-
tive in Congress, and for the triumphant
election of all the candidates nominated
by this convention for county offices.
Before any nominations were made the
convention was sub-divided and the
three districts made mp their senatorial
tickets. In the northern district Oliver
C. Titoomb of Acton ran against Senator
Leroy E. Pike of Cornish, the vote being
80 to % in favor of the present incum bent.
1t was decided to present both names to
the convention, and have the contest
fought out anew there.
The southeastern sub-convention voted
unanimously to renominate Senator
Frank Fl. Hargraves of Buxton. The
southwestern delegates were long time
arriving at conclusion on the senatorial
question in their caucus, and even after
Senator Daniel A. Hurd of North Ber-
wick had had beaten out his opponent,
Frank e. Rowell of Kittery, the contest
was not settled.
After the convention resumed business
the following nominations were made:
Senators A. Hurd, North Ber-
wick Frank II. Hargraves, Buxton, Le-
roy E. Pike, Cornish.
Clerk of Courts-James E. Hewey,
Alfred.
Treasurer-Albert Goodwin, South Ber-
wick.
Register of Deeds-Justin M. Leavitt,
Alfred.
County Attorney--William S. Mat
thews, Berwick.
Sheriff-Usher B. Thompson, Newfeld
County CoInmissioner-Edwi A. Hob
son, Hollis.
Messrs. Goodwin, Matthews and Hot
son are the only new ones in this list of
nominees.
After the convention had deb ated on
the question Of giving it's senators Sec
opd term, and had decided in the affirm