The Republican journal., 1900-07-19
THE MAINE DEMOCRACY.

THE MAINE DEMOCRACY.
Hon. S. L. Lord Of s AGO Nominated for Gov
ernOr.
/ The Maine Democrats met in State con-
vention in Lewiston July 18th to nominate
candidate for governor and six Presiden.
tial electors, make State platform, and
elect ST State committee. The secretary re.
was represented in the organization % AS fnjsy
lows: +. W: Pote, Belfast, vice president
Hiram p. Farrar, Belmont. COMMITTEES on
resolutions; c. B. Hall of the State commit.
tee, committee on credentials. Hon, d. i
McGillicuddy addressed the audience al
length on taking the chair. At the after.
Portland of the committee on resolutions
reported the draft of resolutions.
The resolutions presented endorse the
Kansas City platform; pledge unqualified
support to William J. Bryan and Adlai Z.
Stevenson; denounce Republican extrava-
gance IN State affairs; demand abolition OF
fee system; favor 50 hour law; demand the
election of railway commissioners by the
people; oppose creation of Office of State
| auditor; demand re-submissiOn of prohbj-
tlon amendment to people, and when that is
accomplished favor high license with local
option.
The resolutions contained the following
plank of national interest:
I'VE endorse the principles laid down in
the platform adopted by the Democratic
national convention held at Kansas City
July 4th and pledge our united support to
Bryan and Stevenson, the candidates for
the office of President and Vice President. y
The temperance plank advocates resub-
mission of the prohibitory law and then
high license with local option and closes
with
"But until this is accomplished, we de-
mand the impartial enforcement of the
present prOhlbltOry law and we pledge our
candidates if elected to such an enforce
ment''
The resolutions were adopted amid cheers.
Hon. NJ. P. Frank of Portland addressed
the convention, and placed in nomination
for governor Samuel L. Lord, Esq, ex-mayor
of Saco.
Mr.. Lord was nominated by acclamation
and made short speech expressing his
thanks. Congressman Fitzgerald of Mas
sachusetts then addressed the convention.
Adjourned.
SKIRT DANCE OR WAR DANCE?
The Democrats have introduced brand
new feature into Maine politics, for their S
is the only convention on record which be-
gan with skirt dance. That was when the
delegates were waiting for the show to be-
iston City hall played "a Hot Time in the
Old Town" Then up sprang c. c. Homer
of Bucksport and W. b. Brown of East
port. Clasping their right hands and hold
ing their hats high above their heads they
spun around and around in what partOok of
the gyratiOns of the skirt dance and the
vigor of the war dance, while the delegates
stood on the seats, waved flags and yelled.
The dance was the first thing to arouse any
enthusiasm. Up to the time that these polit-
ical disciples of Terpsichore gave their per
foTmance, nothing had occurred to disturb
the serenity of the pleasant summer day.
Special to Portland Press.
BRIDGHAM OF BUCkFIELD RESIGNS.
Thomas p S. Brigham of Buckfeld,
State committeeman from Oxford county,
has resigned, and states that he intends to
leave the Democratic party. Mr. Brigham
said that he had been a member of
the State committee, and for 40 years had
acted with the Democratic party, but that
Bryanism, George Fred Williamsism, Till
manism, other ''isms,' and 16 to /, were too
much for him, and he should vote for Me
kinley. 'slf | am to belong to a party with
boss said Mr. Brigham, Il want a
boss who has some brains"
PATCH OF PENOBSCOT.
Willis A. Patch of Bangor stood at the
convention as a pathetically lonely figure Of
county Democratic committee have resigned
in order to endorse Littletield and his stand.
Mr.. Patch is left alone. Lindley Murray
Staples of Washington averred that they
must be pretty cheap Democrats to do Il
thing like that.
THE KNOX COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
One hundred and eleven delegates were
present at the Knox county convention in
Watts hall, Thomaston, July r. The fol-
Il iflf.,.
Lindley NJ. Staples, Washington sheriff W.
l.. Benner, Rockland clerk of courts. Gull
ford Butler, South Thoma>ton: county attor-
ney, Philip Howard, Rockland; judge of
probate, c. X. Miller, Camden; treasurer,
s. NJ Murphy, Rockland; commissioners,
Elmer f. Jameson, Warren VIM. Allen, St
George. Resolutions We're adopted endors-
ing the national and State platforms and can
ddateS.
LINCOLNVILLE CLASS CONVENTION.
The Democrats of Northport, Lincolnville,
1slesb0ro, Searsmont and Belmont will
hold a class caucus at Lincolnville on the
afternoon of Saturday, July 21st, at 4 o'clock.
The convention will nominate candidate for
representative to the legislature from that
class. 1t is said that the chairman will be
Allen Miller, now chairman of the Lincoln
vile town committee, and the nominee of
the convention will probably be A. W..
Knight of Lincolnville.
LINDLEY MURRAY GOT THERE.
There is an element in the Democratic
party in Knox that proposed to put forward
Master Obediah Gardner of the State Grange
as the Democratic candidate for State Sen
atOr. 1t is said that Mr.. Gardner wouldn t
allow his name to be presented to the State
convention as candidate for the gubernatiOri-
al nomination, having already made arrange
ments to run as Senator. The county con-
vention came off the 12th and Staples won,
hands down.