The Portland daily press., 1900-08-01

time TO the duties OF the position and
not to going around the county picking
out sites for beautiful residences to be
paid for from the fees collected for the
unlawful sale of licenses to lawbreakers.
Mr. Verrill, after some further remarks
of this kind, closed by placing in nomi-
nation the name of Howard e. Dyer of
South Portland. Some applause followed
this nomination..
PARSONS NAME PRESENTED.
Darius H. Ingraham Of Portland was
then recognized. He began in a low
tone of voice, and In an easy manner,
but soon warmed UP to the subject. He
said that Sheriff Despeaux is breaking
the law, and that II some people believe
as they talk, he would be impeaohed be-
fore the next Legislature. He said the
sheriff is above the constitution and Is
out for revenue, that there are 233 paid
United States licenses in Portland He
then went on to say chat last year Mr..
Pearson, the Prohibition candidate for
sheriff, received 1867 votes in this county.
lie is we'll known as a temperance work
or and Iaborer for the poor and down
trodden. He has been the means OF
making many lives happy. II he were
nominated by the Democrats he would
draw away thousand votes, or thirty
per cent of the Republican votes, at least.
He then went on TO say that he had been
told half of the Republicans would vote
for Mr.. Pearson if he were nominated
The Democratic party had been going
along here for years without success. and
they could accomplish nothing without
fusion He said he was willing to fuse,
and Ii it were done the Democrats would
elect their candidate. He said that they
put up II. M. Plaisted on fusion ticket
and elected him governor. (Applause).
Mr.. Ingraham went on to say that fu-
sion was what Bryan was relying upon
to elect him president. He believes in
getting all the votes he can and that is,
the method he has taken to get them and
he is doing right. (Applause.) Mr.. In
graham as he warmed up to his subject
said that if the Democratic party had
brought forth man of high standing
two years ago they would have won. Mr..
Pearson is just the man for this place and
he VIII make an active campaign, having
arranged to make A speeches between
now and election. He VIII go right into
the enemy's camp and show them up,
these people who are getting rich out OF
the poor people The people of this city,
county and state are moral people and
are getting tired Of this farce. I am tired
OF it and If you nominate Samuel E.
Pearson he viii drive this nefarious rum
power TO the earth. (Great Applause.)
The game fairly started out strobe i. w.
Moulton of Standish a Democratic
orator with a reputation to make He
began to discuss the national issues in
spread eagle fashion, characUerizing the
President of the United States as a weak
ling with an angle worm for a back bone
and said that the Republican policy
makes the American eagle feel like a
crow. He said the Democrats are going
to elect Honest Sam Lord of Saco for
Governor. Mr.. Moulton wandered about
awhile and stumbled through the tangled
brush Of the Democratic platform and
then got down rer home and began to
discuss county affairs little He said,
"We from the country towns beg you to
nominate a Democratic sheriff. The par
ty has been going long enough to be able
to walk alone. We made a fusion once in
Portland with Neal Dow and God knows
and we all know what happened. 1t took
us 20 years to get back where we started
from. A burnt child fears the fire. If we
haven't got men enough and brains
enough among the Democrats to find one
who can fill the office of sheriff then let
us disband the party and acknowledge
the fact
Mr.. Moulton took another whirl at the
national issues in the course of which he
said he went into the Republican district
convention awhile ago and felt at home
whenhe looked around to see who was there
''There presiding over the meeting was
the portly figure of Hon, Augustus F.
Moulton of Scarboro, there was the state
ly form OF Eben L. Poor of Sebago and in
the background arose the genial face of
tour colonel, BIcQulllan.' This caused
much laughter. Mr.. Moulton said the
talk WASH right and he got out. The
Republicans had stolen these men but we
don't want to steal any candidates from
the Prohibitionists.
''Dars you go back to your hillside
farm, Mr.. Moulton went on, land ask
your neighbors to vote for any candidate
on the Democratic ticket who isn't going
to vote for that matchless statesman.
William Jennings Bryan? No you dare
not. You Will vote for no man for any
office who will not vote for him.. Cap
plause.) We are not responsible for this
damnable liquor law and If we can t
get a Democrat who will enforce it then
let the Republicans skin their own
skunk. MIR. Moulton wound up with an
eulogy of Llewellyn Barton whom he
said the Democrats loved and finally in
closing said, "If you can't give us him
then give us a Democrat anyway"
(Great AnnIauep