The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-17
York County Republican Convention.

Agreeably 10 previous notice, the Repub.
licans Of York County assembled in Central
Hall, "for the purpose Of nominating State
Sepa,ors and County Officers, to be sup.
ported by the Republican Party a, the en-
suing election"
At the hour Of eleven, Charles Hill, Of
Saco, Chairman OF the County Committee,
called the meeting 10 order, and on his mo-.
lion Hon. Alexander bennett, OF York, was
chosen temporary Chairman, and William
Trahon, Of Alfred, was chosen temporary
Secretary. Mr.. bennett, on taking the
Chair. addressed the Convention as follows /;
{" Gentlemen Of the Gonrention -
It's with some difiidcnce ,ha, assume
the position you have assigned me, in Sc
lee,ing me 10 preside over the temporary
organization OF this Convention. But | am
happy 10 meet so many OF the good people
Of the County Of York here to-day, 10 take
council in regard to the great questions
which interest the country at the present
time questions no less important, than
whether the cause OF human liberty, tenn
perance and vir,ne shall be supported and
perpelua,ed, or whether they shall be sirlck.
en- down and tramplcd in The dust, by po-
liiical demagogues, in their zeal for polii-
ical place and power. believe the people
of the County OF York are ready 10 sustain
the grca, and glorious principles Of liberty,
temperance and humanity, and that The
{" Fusion" here exhibited and consolidated,
will scatter our political opponents in con-
fusion a, the election in September"
Messrs. Seth Seaman, Of Saco, T. ii.
Cole, of Biddeford, Cyrus Moore, Of Par
sOnsfeld, DmOn EmmOns, of Lyman, Ma
than Hobson, Of Hollis, Levi Remmick, Of
Kiuery, Of Eliot, and
DOc,. J.ECame, OF South Berwick, were
chosen Committee 10 report permanent
Officers for the Convention.
Having attended TO tina, duty, reported as
follows:
For President. James NJ. Deering.
For Yiee Presidents, Hon. John +. Scam
man, of Saco, John Hill, Of WATERFORD
John Williams, Of Ki,iery, Daniel Apple
ton, of Buxton, n. X. Sargent, of Kene'
bunk. Joseph bennett, Of Lyman, Abner
McKenney, OF Saco, VIM. Deering, OF Wa
,erboro', Paul Stevens, OF keunebunk, and
Oliver Dow, Of Buxton.
For Secretaries, VIM. Tranon, Louis o.
Cowan.
Payer by Rev. Mr.. Rand.
Voted TO raise Committee OF one from
each town, 10 nominate Stale Senators,
and County Officers, 10 be supported and
appointed by the convention, 10 witt
Alfred, Nahum Roberts.
BiddeIord, Marshall Pierce.
Berwick, Ivory NJ. Mute.
Buxton, James Morton.
Cornish, George A. Pendexicr.
Dayton, Ivory Mason.
Elliot, +. +. Davis.
Hollis, George Gilman.
Kennebuuk, Paul Stevens.
Kennebunkpor,. Perkins Smith.
Kit,ery, Oliver Cuts.
Lebanon, Nahum Hersom.
Limerick, William Swasey.
LlmlnstOn, Euinu DIaugon.
NcwGeld, Samuel c. Adams.
N. Berwick, John Hall, Jr.
Parsonsfeld, Almon Lord.
Saco, Seth Seaman.
Sanford, Stephen Dornan.
Shapleieh, Ivory Brasdon.
5. Berwick, Abraham Gilpa,rick.
Marlborough, Elisha Bradeen.
Wells, Theodore Wells, Jr.
York, Rufus Bunell, Jr.
A Committee Of Resolutions were up.
pointed, consisting Of John Tuck, OF Bidde-
ford, james NJ. Stone, Of Xennebunkpon,
Alexander bennett, Of York, Alexander
Chisholm, OF Saco.
The Convention was addressed by B. d.
Peck until the hour of adjournment.