Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-19

wELL-ATTENDED CONVENTION AT
LEWISTON Il ADDRESSED BY HIM.
Considering that there was no contest
of any kind before the Republican con-
vention of the Second Congressional
District which met at Lewiston Wednes-
day afternoon last, there was good at
tendance of delegates, all six counties of
the district being well represented. OF
IA delegates entitled To seats from Oxford
County, 81 were reported as present, and
most of the other counties had repre-
sentation about in the same proportion.
The convention having been ca Jed to
order at about ? P. NJ, prayer was offered
by Rev. Percival F. Marston of Auburn,
and Hon. ". B. SHELTON, mayor of Lew
iSton, was called to act as chairman. In
taking the chair Mr.. SHELTON spoke, not
at great length, but forcibly and with
much effect.
After the committee on credentials had
reported and the temporary organization
had been made permanent, the business
for which the convention was called was
proceeded with. The nomination of a
candidate for representative to congress
being in order, Hon. James ). Wright OF
South Paris presented the name OF
Charles +. Littlefeld of Rockiand, oul
present representative. In making the
nomination Mr.. Wright pointed out thai
the history of this country for more thar
forty years was essentially the history o.
the Republican party, and eloquently
portrayed the important part played IL
that history by the Second Maine Dis
trict, with its long line of distinguished
representatives.
The nomination was seconded by Hon
Henry w. Cakes of Auburn and Judge
Sanford L. Fogg of Bath, and was made
by reclamation, with unanimous risins
vote.
\ committee was chosen to wait upoI
Mr.. Littletield, who did not arrive from
Washington until after the opening o.
the convention. and inform him of his
nomination. They shortly returned Il
the hall eScOrting Mr.. Littlefield whC
was conducted TO the stage and intro
duced to the audience. He was received
with great enthusiasm.
Mr.. Iittlefield spoke for half an hOul
or less. After expressing his apprecia
ton of the honor done him, and humor
OuSly alluding TO the fact that he had nj
political fences to look after, as many o.
his brother congressman had, he devoted
his remarks TO the subject of the tariff
In any revision OF REIMBURSEMENT of tariff
schedules, he said, the protective system
the maintenance of the American wage
rate and the protection of our invested
capital, should be strictly borne in mind
The tariff should not be so high as Il
allow the producer to sell in the foreign
market cheaper than at home, and il II
can be shown that any tariff does produce
that result, he would favor changing it
Reciprocity measures also, which are q
good thing if properly arranged, should
be so framed as not TO injure or inter
fere with our home production, evel
being based upon the protective princi
pie.
The district delegates chosen to the
Republican national convention al
Chicago are Harry b. Austin of Phillips
and Sanford l.. Fogg of Bath, and the
alternates A. III. Shaw of Bath and
Arthur G.. Staples of Auburn.
A. Z. Stearns of Rumford Falls was
reelected the Oxford County member OF
the District Committee.