Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-15

! the State agency. Tell him furtner
that the Democratic party put the first
prohibitOry legislation in the statutes,
that for honest enforcement of law
Democratic officials have been trusted
by the people. Tell him that Result
mission does not mean free rum and
the license of the past 20 years. but on
the contrary, it means an opportunity
| to decide whether politicians shall con-
tinue to traffic in manhood, in citizen
ship, in morals, in human blood. or
whether this question shall be once
| for all taken from the political arena
and settled by each town and city. as
| each town and city shall decide.
| In the coming campaign our politi-
cal opponents will do their best to OBJ
| scure the present condition of affairs
in this State by recounting the deeds
of valor and the strenuous heroism of
that party.
| When the old flag waves and the
spigot Is pulled and the oratory flows
and the old claim is made that the
Republican party and loyalty to the
country go hand in hand. do not let
them forget that the party of Jeffer-
| son rescued this nation from the aris-
tocracy and plutocracy into which
Hamilton was steering it. Remind
them that it was the united Democrat
| ic party that first demanded the free
dom of Cuba and the Philippines; that
Bagley, Hobson' and Dewey first
breathed loyalty to the country in the
ranks of the Democracy.
| Gentlemen of the convention, / wish
1t We're possible to bring to you before
entering this campaign a little of the
| enthusiasm of that vast thrOns OF
| Democrats who, last week, met in the
historic valley of the Mississippi, under
the shadow of that great exhibition
made possible by Democratic foresight,
and who there builded a platform on
which every loyal American can stand.
1t was a Democratic convention; it
concerned the masses; its platform APP
pealed to the Pacific slope, to New
| England and to the South; and the
choice of that eminent jurst, Alton B.
Parker for it's standard bearer, / be-
lieve shadows forth the desire of the
American people to return from the
present cowboy regime to the safe and
sound craftsmanship of the old days.
The success of the national ticket is
assured. Get out the vote and it is
assured in Maine.
Let me tell you something. The Re-
publican party is the minority party
in Maine today. There are 100000 polls
in the State. In 1902 the Republican
vote was 63,354, which with the Democ-
racy united is larger than it can poll
again. Allowing 10 per cent. of the
polls do not vote. you have as your
field from which to roll up majority,
1866 votes, and if you will get your
coats off and let the people know what
is going on ut the Capitol, I will guar
antee the 12G.G46 votes to the Democ-
racy. .
It's I'D to us. Build the platform as
the people want it. Guarantee to the
great agricultural sections Of THIS
State good roads; reduction of taxes;
looping off the fee system and useless
office; the initiative and referendum:
election of United States Senators by
the people; better railroad facilities
and growth for Maine; things which
they have asked in vain of the party
in power, and they will do the rest
Under these conditions, Maine will
blossom like the rose. She will Onca
more strike the pace with her sister
states. and her motto would fit the
shield. May God hasten the day.
1t was moved and passed that the
State committee serve as committee on
credentials. The roll of counties was
called and showed 593 delegates present
out of 1882 allowed as follows: AndrO-
scoggin Il; AroOStook -; Cumberland
65: Franklin 21: Hancock Al; Kennebec
rs: Knox SIS; Lincoln 10; oxford 10:
| Panobscot IS: Piscataquis Il; Sagada-
hoe 16; Somerset 20; Waldo 43; Wash
ington IL: York "a.
1t was moved and passed that the
temporary organization be made per-
manent. The call for vice presidents.
members of committees on resolutions
and State committee showed the cOun-
ties to be unorganized and recess of
ten minutes was taken to allow the
delegates to get together. The follow
ing were elected vice presidents:
Androscoggin, ]. s. P. Wilson; Aroos-
took, Paul Cyr: Cumberland, w. II.
Vinton; Franklin. d. J. Jordan; Han
| cock, Hon. A. w. Greeley; Kennebec,
S. s. Brown: Knox, c. F.. Paul; Lin
coin, r. II. r. Taylor; Oxford, G. r.
| Wiley; Penobscot, Thomas White; Pts
| cataquis. G. F.. Herrick; Sagadahoc; l..
| NJ. Fulton; Somerset, A. F. DOnigan:
Waldo, Capt. NJ. F. COlcord; Washing
| ton, Lee Mansfield; York. Isaac Libby.
| The State committee was made up
| as follows:
| Androscoggin, d. r. Hastings: Aroos-
took. John Il. Madigan; Cumberland.
Oscar II. Wish; Franklin, NJ. G. Full
Ter; Hancock. w. G. Dreamer; Kenne-
bee, f. l.. Jones: Knox. G. l.. Crockett:
Lincoln, C. p. Meserve: Oxford, e. $.
McIntire; Penobscot. Willis Y. Patch:
Sagadahoc, George +. Hughes: SOmer-
set. w. r. Hunnewell; Waldo. F. w.
Cote; Washington, George NJ. Patter-
son: York. w. G. Gilpatrick.
| The committee on resolutions was
made up as follows:
| Androscoggin, C. Fl. Churchill;
Aroostook, w. p. Spear: Cumberland
John I. A. Merrill: Franklin. Seth
Beedy: Hancock, f. f. Brady: Kenne-
bee. Thomas F. Murphy: Knox. l.. F.
| Staples; Lincoln. ]. r. Abbott; Oxford.
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