Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-04-21

by r. L. Cummings and q. w. z Fer
ham OF Woodstock.
F.O. Walker of Rumford, while agree
ing with what had been said regarding
Mr.. Cole, thought 1t was important to
make right start, with the best man,
and the one who will draw most votes
If the Republicans nominate Mr.. Cole,
be said, they will have some strings on
him, or at least will think they have.
He presented the name OF E. G. Frost OF
Mexico. The name was seconded by j.
NJ. Doyen of Mexico.
A ballot was taken, resulting:
Whole number of ballots. ..................-.40
Necessary to choice. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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On motion of Mr.. Cole, the nomination
was made unanimous.
For County Commissioner the name OF
Benjamin R. Billings of Woodstock was
presented by G. w. @. Perham, and Sec
onded by A. W. Walker Of Paris, and he
was nominated by reclamation.
For Register OF Deeds the name Of
Wallace B. Strickland of Paris was pre-.
sented By Emery Thomas of Paris, and
the nomination was made by acclama-
ton.
For Clerk of Courts the name of Fred
B Merrill of Bethel was presented by N.
r. Springer of the same town, and he
was nominated by reclamation.
For County Treasurer the name OF
Clarence L. Ridlon OF Paris was present
ed by R. L. Cummings of Woodstock.
The nomination was seconded by G. Fl.
Lane of Paris, and Mr.. Ridlon was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
The last officer on the list was County
Attorney. R. l.. Cummings presented
the name of Aretas E. Stearns OF Rum.
ford. The nomination was greeted with
prolonged applause. and was seconded
by Charles F. Ridlon of Norway and F.
o. Walker OF RumfOrd.
Judge Stearns, who had been strug.
Cling for recognition by the chairman,
then got to his feet and stated his rea
sons why he could not accept the nomi-
nation. He had not had for the past
few years the vigorous health necessary
to 90 into a contest for any Office. More
over, he was constitutionally disposed
to sympathy with the under dog, and
the position OF prosecuting attorney was
rather distasteful to him.
A sort of informal discussion followed,
in which Judge Stearns insisted that be
could not, and others insisted that be
should. Finally Chairman Wheeler put
the motion to make the nomination by
reclamation, and 1t was carried. The
chairman then asked IL any action was
to be taken by the convention regarding
Judge Stearns' remarks, and nothing ap.
pearing, the matter was ended.
Fred B. Merrill of the committee on
resolutions reported as follows, and the
report was accepted:
We the Progressives of Oxford Coun-
ty 10 convention assembled hereby re-
affirm our allegiance to the Progressive
cause as its principles are announced
and expOunded 10 the platform adopted
by the State Progressive Convention
held at Bangor on the 24,h day of March
1914, and In the National Progressive
Platform adopted at the National Con
vention at Chicago In 1912, and so wide
~ and wisely known as the "Contrac
with the People,"
We affirm our loyalty to the candidatel
of our party respectively named fol
State, District and County official places
For the rest of the session the conven
ton listened to an address about ar
hour in length by Hon. e. P. Gardner Of
Patteu, the Progressive candidate fol-
governor. Mr.. Gardner is direct ant
forceful speaker, with style rather IN
conventional but entertaining. A few
points from his address are noted.
have attended great many conven
tons in my life, said be, but there seems
to be spirit about Progressive con
vention that is different from any other
This is said to be running fight. 1t Is
The Progressives are running In
straight line toward popular government
in the state of Maine.
One of the worst things we have t
contend with Is the impression promul
gated by the press and the old Republic
can party that there Is soon to be {
"come back" to the party from which
the larger part of US have come. Any
man must have powerful imagination
to think that any progression is possible
through the old Republican party.
Then, laying aside modesty, rs b,
said, Mr.. Gardner turned to his record
to show that as long ago as 1899, wheI
be was "green boy" In the legislature
the candidate of the Progressive party
was progressive, or an "ingurgent"
how he introduced the first mileage bill
In that session, which was received al
most with incredulity, and later in th'
session bill increasing the railroad tax
how he ran up against the corporation
and was "steam rolled" The press O
the state was fully as rank In 1899 as It ]
now, he said. The next session he re
fused to make terms with the head o
the Republican organization, who offer
ed him any political reward he shoul'
select. The trouble is, he said, We hav
been mixing politics and business, ant
we have got into bad shape. The rea
fight is whether the country shall b
ruled by the people or by party organi
cation.
Three features of the Republican plat
form, tariff, mileage and temperance
were taken up. The tariff, Mr.. Gardne
said, 10 not an issue. The present tariff ca
not be changed for some time, and tn
position of the Progressive party, advo
eating q scientific commission, is right
So is the position of the party on th
mileage question.
Turning to the matter OF temperate
he asked, Do you believe the Republican
organization ever cared tinker's RAJ
about prohibition except as matter o
political expediency? he advocated th
recall aud the initiative on constitutions
questions, declaring that 1t 10 Away
safe to trust the people, and contraste
bis own record on prohibition with tina
of Chairman Peters of the Republica
state convention.
The closing portion of his address wa
an appeal to trust the people In TIL
fight, which IL on the question whetht
We shall be ruled BY the people or b
party organization.
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