The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-13

ferred on him By the Republican party
Of this district in nominating him TO On
ciiice that till within a few weeks he
never expected TO I'LL and had never
dreamed Of Milling. Though he could not
begin TO iii MIR. Reeds place-and who
IN this district or state oouldf-he
should strive. II elected 90 Congress. to
serve his constituents a. oonscien tiously.
energeticaliy and well ne is within his
power.
He said his nomination to that high
office had not made him feel any taller or
better than any one Of the 100 or more
Republicans facing him today. He want
ed every citizen In the district to feel free
to address him at any time, orally or by
letter. on any line in which he could be
OF ser vice.
He urged the party leaders to do their
best to roll up big Republican msjori-
ty, not for his sake, but for the sake Of
the party which has done so much for the
country and which has brought about the
unprecedented prosperity that Is now
enjoyed throughout our land. 81 am will
ling" he added, ''that you should entire.
" overlook the candidats In your earnest.
ness TO serve the party. Let the district
give an old-time majority, and let the
news go to the White House. that old
York county. aud the First district Of
Maine. are true to the Republican party
and its policy and willing to go ON record
as standing behind the President and his
administration, especially in his suppress
sion of the outbreak In tho Philippine
Islands," (Applause.l
Continuing, MIR. Allen contrasted the
present industrial condition of the
United States with the conditions that
existed under Democratic free trade
administration. and said that herein Is q
taxi upon which the most convincing
kind Of q campaign speech can be made.
He referred particularly to Sanford q
great growth, under the protection of q
Republican tariff, and vsntured the pre-
diotiop that Sanford's many mill opera.
tives, as well as the laboring men
throughout the district, will show by
their votes, Move mbsr 9th, that they APP
prove Of continuanoe of the Republican
policy in national affairs
Judge Nathaniel Hobbs OF North Ber-
wick made a telling speech, in which he
expressed the sentiment that 1--WE had
better fire off cannon or two, that the
echoes may reverbera to from one end of
the district to the other, and let the
Democrats know that we are alive and
are ready for business"
Hon. q. M. Moses of Saco, the county
representative ON the state committee,
asked for AN expression from the meeting
as TO the holding of campaign rallies.
Personally, he was In favor OF having as
many rallies as possible, and putting into
the campaign all the vim at the party e
command. He said that Senator Frye
has promised to make few speeches in
the district, and Congressman Litslefield
of Rookland had also consented to come
and lend hand in the campaign.
A general discussion of the question
of where to have the speechmaki1g In
York county was then INDUCED In, and
the county committee was instructed to
arrange for rs many rallies as 1t pleased
Probably the heaviest speschmaking will
be done in Biddefo5d, Saco, Sanford,
kennebunk, Kittery, Limerick and South
Berwick.