Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-02-19
Meeting Of the Democratic
State Committee.

In accordance with the call previously made,
the Democratic State Committee assembled at
the State House in Augusta, on the 5th day of
February, A. D. 1859. H
Bion Bradbury was elected Secretary The
Chairman of the committee presiding.
| A communication was presented from Caleb
R. Aver, requesting TO have his vote recorded
"against the proposition 10 call State Conyen-
ton for the purpoe of nominating candidate
for Governor for the next election" ..
| A communication was presented from Oliver
| Frost, informing the committee that he had
ceased to be resident ofthe State.
| The following resolve was offered and adopt
! ed: ....
| Resolved, That Amos M. Roberts of Ban
| gor, be elected member of the State Com
mittee, for the county of Penobscot, TO fill the
vacancy Occasioned by the removal of Oliver
Frost from the State; and that the communi-
cation of Caller r. Aver be adopted, as his &C
tion upon the question of calling State Con-
venton, and that his vote be recorded in ac-
cordance with his wishes.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Brad
bury, Treat and Kimball, TO whom was referred
the subject of the powers of the State Commit
tee, reported the following resolve, which was
unanimously adopted.
Resolved, as the sentiment of the Demo-
cratic State Committee that the democratic
party of the State, have delegated TO the State
Committee, full and exclusive power and au-
,hority to call conventions of the democracy of
the State, as often and at such time and place,
as they in their discretion may think expedient
and proper.
On motion of Mr. Treat, Messrs Treat, Cary
and Rawson, were appointed committee to
consider and report a basis of representation
for the next State Convention, who reported
the following resolves:
Resolved, That the representation in the
next Democratic State Convention, shall be
upon the following basis: Every town and
plantation, which shall return its gubernatorial
vote cast at the election next preceding the
holding of the State Convention, including all
| plantations which may have been organized
more than one year previous 10 the holding of
the State Convention, shall be entitled to one
delegate, and TO one additional delegate for
every one hundred democratic votes cast in
their respective towns or plantations at the gu
bernatorlal election next preceding the time Of
holding the State Convention.
Resolved, That no delegate shall be en-
titled to seat in the convention, whose resi-
dence is not established in the town or planta-
Mr.. Bradbury moved to add the following
resolve
Resolved, That if any town or plantation
shall 10y vote) confer upon any delegate the
power of substitution such delegate may Sc
lect any substitute residing within the limits of
the county in which such town or plantation
may be located.
This amendment was rejected, Messrs. Brad
bury, Cary, Haines, Roberts, Sherburne and
Wiswell, voting in The affirmative, and Messrs
Bell, Hunter, Kimball, Rawson, Treat, and
White, voting in the negative.
The resolutions as reported, were then
adopted, Messrs. Bell, Hunter, Kimball, Raw
son, Sherburne, Treat, and White, voting in
the Affirmative, and Messrs Bradbury, Cary,
Haines, Roberts, and Wiswel, voting in the
negative.
Mr.. Hunter moved that committee of five
be raised TO draft an address to the democracy
of Maine.
Upon the suggestion Of Mr.. Roberts, this
motion was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Bradbury offered the following resolve !:
Resolved, That it is expedient to call a
| State Convention to assemble at Bangor, on
the second Wednesday of May, AID. 1852.
This resolution was rejected, Messrs Brad
bury, Cary, Haines, Roberts, and Wiswell,
voting in the affirmative, and Messrs. Aver,
Bell, Hunter, Kimball, Rawson, Sherburne,
Treat, and White, voting in the negative.
Mr.. Bradbury offered the following resolve,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this committee adopt the
resolutions passed at the National Democratic
Conventions of 1874 and 1913, as an express
sion of their sentiments, SO far as they declare
the principles and policy Of the democratic par
ty Of the nation. .'''
Mr.. Roberts offered the following resolve,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, Thatathe next State Convention
shall be held at Bangor.
Voted, that the record of the proceedings Of
this committee, be published in the democratic
papers in the State.
-t'tp tue- -t'.'a g. WHITE, Chairman.
BIoN BRADBURY, Secretary.