The Portland daily press., 1900-08-01

who had been mentioned. He then pro-
ceeded to make the speech of the conven-
ton, putting his arguments SO plainly
before the convention that is seemed for a
time as If he were going to swing tho
delegates for Mr.. Pearson. lie said the
Democrats were there to nominate "a man
whom they could elect. With Pearson as
their candidate they would have better
show than they would with any one else.
He said that he knew that a large proper
ton of the Republicans of Portland in
tended to vote for him if he were nomi-
mated. Mr.. McAIlister said he was a
porter Of Bryan be- cause he believed in
him. He said that the previous speaker
had talked national issues, but they had
nothing to do with the issues before the
convention, He said that the Populists
nominated Bryan for President a long
time before the Democrats and the Demo-
cratic convention at Kansas City had
sense enough to endorse him. We are told
that the Democratic party has years
enough to stand alone. That is true but
the speaker said he had the interests of
tnea Democratic party, the party of the
people, the party which does not believe
in class legislation, at heart, and for that
reason he wished them to nominate Mr..
Pearson. He said that the Democratic
party believes in the enforcement of law
irrespective of class or person. The ques-
ton before the convention now is not the
prohibitory law but the enforcement of
law.
He said that the Democratic party Is
not party Of bosses as the other is. It
is time for the Democratic party to rise
above party prejudice and nominate
someone whom they can elect. He ap-
pealed to the delegates to rise above party
prejudice and nominate Pearson, man
whom we all know will enforce the law.
This is business, a combination against a
common foe. If Mr.. Pearson is nomi-
mated some of us will go out and see that
he is elected and he viii be elected if
this convention dominates him.
Mr.. McAlIister's speech was we'll re-
ceived and he was constantly interrupted
by applause. He made telling effort in
the interest of his candidate.
Samuel L. Bates of Portland then took
the floor and seconded the nomination of
Mr.. Barton.
l.. II. Dyer of South Portland then sec
onded the nomination Of his brother,
Howard E. Dyer, and said that If the
convention wouldn't nominate him then
at least they should nominate Demo
crat. He said it would be political suicide
to nominate Pearson.
At this point Mr.. Edgar +. Fossett of
Ward 1. Portland, addressed the chair
man.
''Are you delegate in this conven-
ton. - demanded Mr.. Connolly.
81 am, - said Dir. Fossett. He then
said he took exceptions to what Mr.. Moul-
ton said about Neal Dow. He began,
Before Neal DOW"
''NeaI Dow is dead, - said some one on
the floor OF the hall.
Il know that, - said Mr.. Fossett, 'but
I didn't bring his name IN here he was
not nominated by the Democrats. They
failed to nominate anyone and Neal Dow
was elected by 1900 majority. Last year
LllewelIyn Barton was a candidate for
mayor IN Portland and he received less
votes in the cities of Portland and what
was in Neal Dow's time, Deering, than
did Neal Dow. They say that because we
endorsed Horace Greeley that we were de-
feated and it took six presidential terms
to recover what we had lost. We didn't
lose by it. In 1874 tidal wave of Demo-
cracy swept the country and in 1876 we
elected Samuel ] Tilden Presidenb-of the
United States.
''Now one word of Gods TRUTH said
Mr.. Fossett. elf we split and don't nomi-
nate Mr.. Pearson we will be licked. Ii
we name Pearson we will elect him. We
viii XIII the goose that lays the golden
egg for the Republican party If we en-
dorse Pearson we viii split the Republic
can party in two. In Ward 1 last spring
one man collected $27oO from the rumsell.
ers for political purposes
Mr.. Warren Chute of Naples then made
short speech favoring the nomination OF
straight Democrat. He said, "Why are
Republicans in here passing around
Pearson ballots? We are able to walk
alone without the Prohibitionists I hope -
Z. j. Mann of North Windham said he
didn't believe in the prohibitory law but
did believe in it's enforcement. ''What is
the use Of nominating Barton. He won t
receive half the votes that Pearson win.
Warren H. Vinton OF Gray now moved
for a ballot.
Mr.. Vinton, l.. W. Moulton and Mr..
N1cAllister were appointed a committee to
receive, sort and count votes and the con-
vention proceeded to ballot. The ballots
were as follows:
THO FIRST BALLOT.
Whole number, 113
Necessary for a choice, 81
Howard e. Dyer, 10
I,leWellyn Barton, 30