The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-12

Waldo-Hiram p. Farrow, Belmont.
Washington e. b. Puffer, MiIlbridge.
York-Luther IL. Moore, Saco
STATE COMMITTEE.
Androscoggin-P II. KeIIiher, Auburn.
Aroostook-H. A. Edwards, Caribou
Condemnation i. SWEET, Portland
FraDklin--L. b. Brown, Pennington.
Hancock-E. u. Body, Ellsworth.
Kennehec-T. j. LYNCH Augusta.
Knox-G. Il. Crockett ThomastOn,
Lincoln-Washingt LavensaIler, Wal
dOboro.
Oxford Orlando A. Thayer, Paris
Penobscot-W. Patch, Bangor.
observation-disclosures Hudson, GuilfOrd,
observation-disclosures e. Hughes, Bath.
SOmerset-W. IL. Hunnewell, Pittstield.
Waldo-C. B. Hail. Belfast
Washingt George M. Hanson, Calais.
York-Walter j. Fitzpatrick, Saco.
DIR. CROCKETT AGAIN.
It was then that the Knox county mat
ter came up. Mr.. Fred W. Claire Of
Waterville announced that as he under
stood there was a controversy over the Sc
lection Of the state committeeman from
Knox county, he moved chat the report
OF the delegation so far as it related to
the state committeeman be not accepted,
Thereupon, one of the delegates wanted
to know if that motion was debatable
and Mr.. McGillicuddy at once decided
that it was not. He put the question and
declared it carried, bit the Knox contin-
gent didn't see it that way and doubted
the vote At that those in favor of the
motion stood up to be counted, but when
somebody demanded to know what they
were voting on anyway, the chair put the
question in a form which did not seem to
be right and was greeted with cries of
mo SO Mr.. Claire twice repeated his
motion and made it a little stronger than
before, so that a vote would reject the re-
port altogether While this was going en-.
delegates were rising again and here and
there were cries of stand up'' and sit
down. Finally, Mr.. Claire having made
his several explanations the vote was
again taken, Notwithstanding the fact
that Peter Charles Keegan of VansBuren,
was shaking his finger at the chair in the
effort to attract attention, while DR..
Crockett was roaming around in the
aisles as if he had something to say if he
could get the chance. When Secretary
Fred Emery Bean, from his post on a
chair, where ne smoked cigar and
counted delegates at the same time, had
finished pointing his finger at the men
on the floor, the vote was announced as
resulting 100 in favor of the motion to II
against it, so the report was barred out.
Ihe chair had made a ruling that shut
off debate. Now Mr.. NJ. A. Murphy of
Lewiston put trig in front Of any at
tempt to get the matter onto the floor
again. He moved that it be referred back
to the county delegation and that when
they reported they make their report to
the state committee. The Knox deIega-
ton then fled out to meet in an ante
room to ascertain where they were at
9nd. on motion of the Rev. Luther Nc
AInney of Bridgton, the rest of the con-
vention marched away in search of din
ner. The Knox county delegates voted
that they would stand by their candidate
and present his claims to the state COM
mittee.
THE PLATFORM,
sWhen it reconvened after dinner the
convention had SHRINK materially in size
although this statement does not apply to
the individual members. Chairman Nc
Gilicuddy at once called for the reading
of the platform and Hon. M. p. Frank
got a round of applause as he stepped for
ward with the typewriter copy in his
hand. He read slowly and~distinctly. The
resubmission plank which had been
! heightened, brOadened and thickened
during the morning, was the first to
arouse much enthusiasm and cries of
good and ''good again" greeted it.
This plank it appears was put into the
platform only after a long battle in the
state committee, nearly half of the COM
mittee being opposed to it. The platform
is as follows:
| We endorse the principles laid down in
the platform, adopted by the Democratic
National convention, held at Kansas
City, July 4th, and pledge our unquaIi-
! fled support to Bryan and Stevenson,
candidates for the Office Of President and
| Vice President.
The Democratic party is, as it always
has been, the friend Of labor and we de-
plore the conditions which have grown
ZIP under Republican rule whereby honest
toll is deprived Of it's just share of the
wealth which it produces; and we pledge
/ OURSELVES 10 use all uOQOIADl6 means, 10
restore it to the high and dignitied posi-
tion to which by nature it is entitled,
and toward the accomplishment OF this
object we favor the enactment of a 3d.
hour law.
Extravaganza in state govern ment
works hardship upon industry. Economy
acts in the interests Of labor The less
tax, the better the condition of the labor
er, Economy in government, is the
watchwOrd Of the Democratic party
therefore in the interests of the people,
and for economy, we oppose the creation
OF the proposed new office Of state auditor
for the purpose Of examination of ac-
counts duty now incumbent upon the
governor council, the state being al
ready oyerburdsned with office holders.
Believing the Fee System to be the
source Of unnecessary, unjust and expen-
shown daily by the records OF the courts,
| we favor it's abolition in all forms of