Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-31
WATERVILLE DEMOCRATS
Nominate Cyrus W. Davis and Abra-
ham B. Reney for Legislature.
Would be Gov. Gould Eniivens Caucus
With Speech.

tivcs to the State Legislature WAS held
in the new City han, last evening. The
local managers certainly worked hard
to get out big crowd ana they sue
ceeded fairly well. The hall was not
filed by any means, but there was
someone almost everywhere on both
floors. The caucus vas combined with
rally. Hon. Samuel w. Gould of
S;koWhegan. the Democratic candidate
for Governor, being the principal at
traction and speaker at the latter. Then
there was the band, which went Up
md down the street in 4 special cleo
tic and which rendered several Sc
lections in the hall during the even
ing. All this made a pretty good nro
gram and was really worthy Of q
larger crowd than was present. But
they had pretty nice kind of q time
after all. scoring the Republicans for
most everything. from the strenuosity
of President Roosevelt to the hiring %
an extra clerk in the State House at
Augusta, and lauding the Democrats
charged to them during the past 100
Years and perhaps more. But it was 4
Democratic caucus.
The little meeting was called to or
der by Mr.. CroweU, chairman of the
Democratic city committee, and DR.. z.
l.. Jones. ono OF the war horses of tho
party Mas chosen moderator and Mr..
Crowell was given q double honor and
made secretary. Hon. Charles f. JOHN
son was the first speaker and his
speech was in his usual graceful and
forcible style. He briefly sketched the
record of Mr.. Davis in the last Lejsis-
lature rs representative and CON-
lmendcd it in the highest terms. touch
| ing briefly on his position on the re-
submission question and stating that
he considered it a sound one and char
actcriZed Mr.. Davis as Il true friend
of temncranCe and one wished to put
m end to the hypocrisy and 3ebaUchery
in connection with the prohibitOry law.
which he did not believe was supported
by the majority Of the people Of the
state. In closing. Mr.. Johnson placed
the name # Cyrus w. Davis in nominal
ZION as one of the candidates to tho
coming Legislature ana the nomination
was promptly made by reclamation.
Mr. Davis was then called unon and
made q short speech along the lines
that characterized his action in the las
Legislature during the last term and
in support of his well-knoWn position
ON various State questions. He was
applauded several times.
Fred w. Clair made the secord
nomination sDeech, placing the name
cf Abraham r. Reney, the senior mem-
her Of the dry goods firm of Rency
& Marshall. in nomination. Mr.. Clair
smoke briefly and chiefly along general
| political lines.
These speeches aroused the meeting
80 that the good Democrats We're in
| a pleasing frame of mind when Mr..
| Gould was introduced by DR.. Jones.
after Mr. Heneys nomination had also
| been made by acclamation.
| Mr.. Gould said in part:
! Wherever Democrats meet love to
20, for such meetings always bode good
To the country For the Good Book
isayS. When two or three are gathered
| together in My name. there will | be
Ialso' and if Democracy IS not gath
ered. today. in His name. then God is
Iopposed To liberty. justice and equality
Iof man. If we are not. then the pow
der burned at Lexington, the blood
stained tracks at Valley Forge. and
the sacrifices at Yorktown ana Trenton
were in vain. If we are not, then You
larc daceiving me as we'll rs the great
mass of Democrats throughout the
land.
II have watched and listened with n
great deal Of interest to your delibera-
ltions here. this evening, and I want
to say to You that while you have be
lstowed a great honor upon the two
IGentlemen you have nominated. you
have also honored yourselves and your
lefty. for while it is a great honor to
receive such a nomination from the
party we love. it is also a browning
glory Of that party to have within it,
ranks such men as you have selected,
10 send forth as opponents Of the party
and the representatives Of the people
where they live. Do you ask me If
they will be elected. I answer you:
Most certainly they Will"
After giving the reasons why he be-
lieved the last statement, Mr.. Gould
turned his attention to the reasons
why so many people are voting the
other way and why people are Demo-
Gratis or Republicans
"a great many are Woodworking
men with families to feed and they dc
not have the time or disposition to i'm
vestigate or inquire into the drift Of
our government. either State or na-
tional. The older portion became Re-
puhiioans when the name meant what
it said when that name was a remind
or of Lincoln and Sumner and Bout
we'll and all that long list of remark
able men. the founders of the party
all Of whom save Lincoln lived to enter
their protest against the decline and
fall OF their party, and | think nearly
all Of whom lived to vote the Demo
, cratic ticket. and Lincoln would have
, done so save for the assassin's bullet
, They learned to love it in those early
days. and the ties then formed are mo-
easily broken. They are 10th 10 be
lieve that the party instrumental ir
striking the shackles from the blacl