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

We pledge to the candidates this day
nominated our cordial and united sup
port.
THE NOMINATION.
1t was Mr.. Franks afternoon. As soon
as the platform had been adopted, he
stepped again to the front to present the
name Of ''Honest Sam.'' AS a prelude
to this, Mr. Frank told his hearers that
the flag of the coun try had always been
the sign of friendship to the down trOd-
den and oppressed. These are times that
demand aggressive action. 1t has been
proclaimed that the ink and paper of
the Constitution should no longer be a
hindrance to the onward march of the
imperial hosts in the acquisition OF new
territory The national convention which
just met in a distant city, had nominal
ed the man already selected, man who
could not be swayed by wealth, who
thought more of man than of a dollar,
the great cOmmOner, the tribune OF the
people, William Jennings Bryan, (sOme
applause) and for the second place on
the ticket we nominated a man who
knows a d emocrat when he sees him,
(great applause) and is not afraid to
give to the Democrats the places which
they ought to have. tremendous APP
plause). The people are becoming
alarmed at the extravaganza in their
state affairs. The times do not demand
man who can sway audiences by his
powers of oratory. 1 nominate a man
who is business man, who for three
terms was chosen the Democratic may
or of the city of Saco long Republican,
and who redeemed the city Of Biddeford
after the Democrats had been deprived
OF it's government. present to you a
man who is fit to march by the side Of
the distinguished men on the national
ticket. 1 allude to the Hon. Samuel l..
Lord of Saco.
Bryan wasn't in it with Lord in the
demonstration which followed. IL lasted
full minute during which the band
played the eliot Time tune and an en-
thusiast shouted: ''Whats the matter
with Honest Sam?'' several replying,
HES all right"
Then Peter Charles Keegan told about
the journey made by the Wise Men Of the
East 1900 years ago. and his own journey
from Van Buren, in Eastern Maine, to
Kansas City, where even in these degen.
crate days, the convention was not terri
fed by the centaurs and tabled monsters
OF the past, but rose nobly> to the occasion
and nominated the gentleman so elo-
quenbly referred to by Mr. Frank.
Perhaps this is not quite an accurate
report, for the centaurs came into the
speech and went out at such a rafting
gait that it was difficult to find out
what they were there for. But the dele
gates gave the centaurs an ovation and
perhaps that is what they wanted.
The applause was about equally divided
between the centaurs and Milford. whose
nomination was seconded by Mr.. Keegan.
Hon. Luther f. Mckinney next second
ed the nomination, referring to the party
as the little Democratic party of Maine,
at which a delegate shouted "Good -
Mr.. Mckinney has hopes for the little
party. He told of a prominent Republi-
can who had assured him that thou
sands Of Republicans were getting ready
to support good Democratic candidate
because, as this gentleman put it, we
are tired of the bosses. We know who
will be governor four years from now,
we know who will be the next Speaker
of the House. We know who will be the
next president of the Senate. We know
who viii be the next attorney general ;
we know who will be the next railroad
commissioners, and more than that we
know who viii be on the next railroad
committee. This story Mr.. Mckinney
Illustrated by the tale Of the snake bites
which were engaged six months ahead
in the prohibition town where doctors
gave prescriptions for whiskey If the APP
plicants had been bitten by the snakes
Ii any Republicans think they may as