Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-09-01
County Convention

OUuuGy convention.
Agreeablyto the call of the County Com
mittee, .he Democratic Republicans Of Lincoln
County convened by their delegates, at the
Court House In Wiscasset, on Wednesday,
Aug. oath.
The Convention was called 10 order at ten
o'clock, BY Hon. J. Ellsworth, Of Bath, Chair
man Of County Committee.
Hon. John Babson, of Wiscasset, was called
to the chair, and N c. Reed, Of Phipsburg,
| appointed Secretary.
On motion Of DIR. Stockbridge, of Bath,
Messrs. Stockbridge, Levensaler. of Waldo
boro' Hoftses Of Warren, Oils of St. George,
Gaubert Of Richmond Cotton Of Nobeboro'
Berry, OF PhPsburg, were appointed by the
chair committee to receive and examine the
credentials of members present, and report
their names to the convention.
On motion of Mr.. Ingalls,, of Wiscasset, it
was voted, that committee of sixteen be ap-
4 pointed by the chair, to confer together in re-
latlon to the candidates TO be put in nomination
here, and if possible, to agree upon and report
list 20 the convention.
The chair appointed Messrs Kimball of
-Rockland, Wells Of Bristol, Kennedy of Wal
doboro', Hanley Of Warren, SPinney Of Booth
bay, Chapman Of Damariscotta Shea of Lis
bon, Gaubert of Richmond OTIS of ST. George,
Kelloch of So. Thomaston, LerMond of Union,
Carlton of White6eld, Cunningham Of Wis
casset, Sewall Of Bath, Berry of Phipsburg,
Neal of Lisbon.
On motion Of Mr.. Sewall of Bath, the con-
yention Cat l2) adjourned until two o'clock.
Met according to adjournment. Mr. Kim
ball, from the committee on conference, re-
ported that they were unable to agree upon a
list of candidates to recommend to the conven-
ton. (The object Of raising this committee
was, TO agree upon list of candidates which
would be acceptable to all parties
The report was accepted. Mr.. Stockbridge,
from the committee on credentials, reported a
list of delegates, as follows:
Aha-Nathaniel Nelson, Jr.
| ArrowSic-Thomas Hagan.
| BNh-Jeremiah Ellsworth, Scott Morse,
| L. G. Stockbridge, Frederick ID. SewalI, and
Nathan Lord.
Boothbay-Robert Spinney, Marshall Smith,
and Jason Pinkham.
| Boucdoinham-Lewis M. Work, Daniel N.
Addition.
Botcdoin-Enoch Riggs, Benjamin Grover.
| Bremen-Wait w. Keene, ]. -Webber
Bristol-P. M. Wells, William Met lintock,
Richard Fosset.
! Cushing-Lewis McIntire.
| Damarisc0Ha-A. Chapman, r. C.. Harri-
man.
! Dresde7a-Cavalier Houdlette.
EHgeconb-Abiel w. Knight, Samuel Huff.
Fi1cndSMp-John Bradford, Zenas Cook.
Gcorgetown-W William II. Higgin, John l..
! Berry.
Je6crson-E rastus F. Weeks, Enoch t.
! Copper.
Ke,ciston Benjamin Dunn, Marshall Ford,
Isaac G.. Field.
Lisbon Nathan l.. Shea, Edward Plum
mer.
NoJ1eJoro Henry p Cotton, Thomas J.
York and William Oliver
Phpsburg-JosePh +. Berry, Nathaniel C.
Reed.
Richmond-John II. Gaubert, Joseph A.
! Sonihard.
Rockldnd-Iddo X. Kimball, Alden Timer,
David M. James, Henry Ingraham, Jeremiah
Tolman, Henry f. Hopkins, Jacob J. Ulmer,
Charles Holmes, Timothy Williams
81. George -Ebenezer Otis, George Gil
christ.
| Somhpor-Freeman Grover.
South IhOmdSt0n-Silas Kelioch, John
Graves.
THomaston- Daniel Morse, John Fitzgerald
/ NJ IN
TQpsham-George Albion Rogers, David
Work, Jr. ...
Union Perez B. Saywood, John Lermond
WaldobOro'-HiramG Iidden, John A. Lev
ensaler, ]. r.. Kennedy, Orchard l.. Kuler.
Warren Rogers Hanley, Thomas Howard,
Leonard Hofses
ashngton-ElbrJge Cunningham, Ran
dali AIbee.
West Bdth-Isaac Moves
WeStp0rt-Wilm ot Greenleaf. va
VThitefeld-SamueI Carlton, Samuel Pal
mer.
Viscasset-John Babson, Henry Ingalls,,
Thomas Cunningham.
Woohcich-James Savage.
The names Of Messrs. Webber Of Bremen,
Houdette of DRESDEN and Williams, Holmes,
and ]. ]. Ulmer Of Rockland, were added by
vote of the committee.
The report was accepted.
Messrs. Otis of St. George, KimbaIl of Rock
land, and Palmer of Whitefed, were ap-
pointed committee to receive, sort and count
the votes for President Of the convention, who
reported that the whole number of votes was
SO.
Jeremiah Ellsworth had 81
Marshall Smith 6
Scattering,
And jeremiah Ellsworth of Bath, was de-
clared elected
Nathaniel C. Reed of Phipsburg, was chos-
en- permanent Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Ingalls, of Wiscasset,
Messrs. ingalls,, Smith Of Boothbay, Sewall
of Bath, Kennedy of Waldoboro', and Rogers
Of Topsham, were appointed committee to
draft resolutions expressive of the sense of this
convention
Messrs Ford of Lewiston, Cunningham of
Wiscasset, Hartman Of Damarscorta, Craw-
ford of Thomaston, and Addition of Bowdoin-
ham, were appointed committee to nominate
County Committee for the ensuing year.
The convention then voted that the dele
gates of the several sections Of the County,
meet by sections, select candidates for Sena-
tors, and report to the convention.
After short recess, the convention reas-