Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-07-11
Fom the Por,laad Advertiser.
The State Convention.
BY FAR THE LARGEST DELEGATE
Meeting ever held in Maine!
SPONTANEOUS GATHERING OF OUT.
SlDERS
unhoundcd Enthusiasm Among All.
MAINE RATIFIES FREMONT& OAYTON
HANNIBAL HAMLIN
Nominated for Govcrnorl

NOllllHuNNu lOT GONNIHOE
Yesterday was proud day Tor Maine.
n there was any doubt before that our State
shared the general enthusiasm which has
burst out 20 gloriously since the nomination
Of JouV G. fRm0Nr, in other parts of the
Union, that doubt must now and forever b.
disrcllcd.
At quarter past ~ o'clock. the Conycn.
was called 10 order hy MIR. fenno Of Angus
IN. Chairman Of the State Committee, whC
after some appropriate remarks, nominated
Hon. Sidney pcrham Of Woodstock a. TEN
porary chairman.
4 frrvcnt and appropriate prayer was OF
fcrci by Rcy. Mr. Drummondo Of lewiston
On motion Of Hon Newell Blake Of old.
town, a committee, consisting Of one from
each County was appointed 10 nominal,
permanent officers.
On motion Of Hon y n. Appleton OF
Alfred, committee oC one from each Coun.
ty, was appointed to examine the crclcn'
tials.
On motion Of Mr. Talbot Of Pennington,
a committee Of seven was rai'c,l % report
resolutions to the meeting. and the follow
ing wcrr nIpoint"dE 800.
&. j. Talbot. Pennington, VIM. Willis,
Portland ! II williams. Augusta q,
w Inrcrsnll, bangor " W Virgin, Nor.
vay. ". -. Poor, Belfast 4. e.. Wood
man. Bucksport.
4 business committee consisting Of one
member from each County in the state, was
ordered 90 hc appointed.
Mr. Coyill Of jay, offered for considcra.
ton two resolution passed 10y the Democrat.
ir Convention Of lSig. The resolutions
were referred 70 the committee.
Three cheer. were then given Tor the rs.
olutiuns Of the Convention Of lsig-ant
thrco moro for the member. u that CouNcn.
ton who have acted up 90 thlsn resolutions.
The chair then announced tho business
Committee o., follows:
seth Samman. Of York VIM. Gregg
Cumberland. j. T. Clark, Oxford John
Berry. ,lr.. krunDl,c j Il Ham, andre.
sr1rEin u &. Mns0un, Sngaiahoc Han.
nibll B,lch,r. Franklin :. ;. llrr-ov, Pen.
oh-cut Joseph Kelsey, piscaaqui' &. "
Swift AroostooE I. T.. Shaw, Hancock
j. Il. CLARK. Lincoln Icuatiu, Sargent,
Washington y. g.. llitchbUrn, Waldo \
Prescott. Somerset.
The Committee ON organization reported
doe iollowius f0r tho permanent crsAuiEa.
ti.u ug ,hg Convention
PErpENr,
HON. FREEMAN II MORSE, Of Bath
vrrr PEupTrs,
Henry Kiur.hury, 10, York.
4. I. Dole. E.l. Cumberland.
Hon. r II. Go6iuow. Oxford
q. a. B.u.1n E,u., Kcnnrhrr
VIM. $ Cochran, EsI, Lincoln
Hon. Iyaulrr Cutler. pouU'srJt.
Hon. Ahnrr Cohuru, somerset.
VIM McGiI,cy. Esl. Waldo.
II 2. Eastman, FL, Franklin.
Hon. AlUuzp Garr'l0n, Aulr0scncgin.
Hon Marshall : llagr, sas1lahJc.
Hon. John Bridge, Hancock.
Thomas l. Copeland, Eel. Washington.
Hon. stephen Lowell, Pi.1nVuis.
Hon. Nathaniel Blake, Ar1.stunk.
S,ErrWir,,
e. ". Goddard, Esq plnvillc.
VIM. VI. Rust, E,l., Belfast
samuel Watgrhuur, ISL, Ellsworth.
BanJ. /. cutter, t'I, SianIlsl'
Tho report was unanimously accepted,
and the gentlemen elected took their places
ON the platform.
Loud aud prolonged cheering greeted the
President ~ Boz took his place Mr. Morse
returned bis thank, 90 the Convention Tor
the honor conferred upon him, ami fur the
space of half an hour addressed the Cynygn-
ton with biz accustomed ability.
IL was voted that the Convention proceed
o. an Informal ballot iur . candidate for
Governor at O'Clock T.. "
ON motion Of Mr. Cown, il was voted
that the committee uu bushes, be- requested
90 present o. the Convention the names u
two candidates Tor Electors az Large.
Adjourned TO halilast o'clock
AFTERNOON. Hon. y u Appleton from
the Committee on Crlcatlal. reported the
whole number VI Delegates elected 10 be
l1~G. AS TllUws.