Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-13
HE DEMOCRATS
Ut the I'd District Nominate
John Scott of Bath.
Resolutions Condemn War Policy and
Stand by Chicago Platform.
Edgar Hayiord. Lewiston. Caught by Shalt
and Instantly Killed.

Lewiston May 12.-The End Congress
sional district Democrats met in con-
vention in Lewiston. today. to nomi-
nate candidate for representative to
Congress.
The convention was called to order
by f. NJ. Fuller of Bath. chairman of
the district committee. Mr.. Staples
WAS called to preside. Mentions of Mr..
Bryan. during Mr.. Staples speech We're
received with applause. lie wished
the convention to pass resolutions urg-
ing the reform Of the monetary system
exposing expansion ana denouncing
trusts and mOnop0lies. He predicted
the triumphant election Of Mr.. Bryan
at the next Presidential campaign.
j. L. F. Burke Of Bath. and NJ. J.
Holmes Of Lewiston We're chosen sec
retaries. Committee on resolutions
l.. r. Plummer. Bath; DR.. T. r. Bige-
low. Auburn; L. B. Brown. Farming
ton: Frank II. Miller, Camden: q. w.
Hahn. Waldoboro. DR.. Fuller reported
% delegates present.
Mayor Torrey Of Bath. addressed the
convention and placed in nomination
as a candidate for Congress Hon. joan
Scott of Bath.
The nomination was seconded by sew
eral gentlemen. including DR.. G. l..
Crockett Of ThomastOn. who has been
urged as a candidate during the cam
paign. Mr.. Scott was nominated by
reclamation amid cheers, on motion of
Dr. Fuller of Bath.
Mr. Scott was presented to the con-
vention. Chairman Staples saying he
was a Democrat ana that if he wasn't
elected to the office he would give the
Republicans an awful soaring. Mr..
Scott endorsed Mr.. Bryan and the
Chicago platform.
The resolutions adopted follows:
The Democrats Of the Second Congress
sional district of Maine. i'm delegate CON
vention assembled. hereby re-atfirm their
adhesion to and thorough and sincere be
lief in the principles of genuine l'emoc-
raCy. as enuuCiatcd by Thomas jefferson.
Andrew jackson, Samuel j. Tilden, their
compcers and other honoTed ana trusted
leaders of the great party of the people.
We cordially and heartily rc-aflirm ana
re-indOrSe tn" principles promulgate ted n
the last national and State platforms 81;
the Democratic party. which we recognize
as of binding force upon every true ana
loyal Democrat and entitled to uuuua l.
fed support; ana we deporc the fact, in
common with thousands Of honest r.
publicans throughout the country, who
were wickedly deceived ana successfully
fooled in the last national campaign, thai
those principles were then trumphed
over by a diSrcputablc combination Of
BoodlciSm. HannaiSm ana MCkinlryiSm,
which has given the country the result
ant high tariffism. brutal political boss
ism, relentless ana graspHg truStism.
coarse and blatant Eaganism, incompe-
tent and criminal Alger ism with its rot
ten beehsm-in word unaduterated.
unreasoning and dctestable modern Re
publicanism ana bold ana I'M American
imperialism. under whose dominion ana
grieVous burdens the country grOanS and
StaEgcrs, labor goes without its proper
rewards and no class or interest in the
whole broad land is prosperous except the
trusts and the ntfice-hOlders. both of
which classes constitute a huge octopus
whose terrible power. bold and unrelent-
ing exactions sternly call for rhbukr.
overthrow ana the observation-disclosures Of the
people from their blightng influence.
Resolved, That we cordially endorse the
nomination of Hon. John Scott of Bath
as our candidate for Congress. We heart
ily recommend him to the voters Of the
district as an honest ana upright citizen.
sound Democrat. entitled 10 their con-
tidence ana worthy in every way Of their
SURFACES. we bespeak for him the earn
est and enthusiastic support Of every
Democrat in the district; and We pledg"
him our united support at the polls on the
18th daY of June.