The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-15
Democratic state Convention.

The State Convention of the straight-out
(Danal Democracy came off pursuant to no
tice, in this city, yesterday. The Convention
met at the City Hall, at 10 1-2 o'clock was call
ed to order by P. S. Merrill, Esq, Chairman Of
the State Committee, on whose motion Hon.
Luther S. Moore of Limerick, was chosen tenn
porary Chairman. Mr.. Moore was conducted
thanked the Convention in the usual style. He
congratulated the Convention upon so large a
representation of the conservatism ofthe State.
Said he, we have been wont to congratulate
ourselves in years past on the blessings we en-
joy. He invoked the spirit of harmony, and
hoped every act would be marked by fidelity
to the constitution and the good of our COM
mon country.
Marcellus Emery of Bangor, was chosen Sec
rotary, but declined to serve, whereupon Geo.
B. Farnum of Gorham, VIM. III. Goldman of
Knox, Luther P. Mason of Biddeford, and Al
bert Moore of Arson, were chosen Secretaries.
On motion of Henry Hudson of Pscataquis,
the State Committee was made the Committee
on Credentials, who Immediately reported the
whole number of delegates to be 4S1, repre-
senting 10 counties.
Hon. Virgil d. Paris moved committee of
one from each county, selected by the county
delegations, on resolutions, and also that each
county delegation make choice of a number of
the State Committee for the ensuing year.
The following gentlemen were selected for
the Committee on Resolutions, to wit: A. A.
Hanscom of York, S. C. Strout of Cumberland,
John Reed of Oxford, II. L. Whitcomb of
Franklin, A. p. Moore of Androscoggin. ii.
w. Owen of Sagadahoc, John Babson of Lin
coin, Joseph Irish of Knox, Marcellus Emery
of Penobscot, Henry Hudson of Piscataquis,
X. Moody of Waldo, Mathew Hastings of Wash
ington, B. T. Carpenter of Aroostook, o. Il.
Batchelder of Somerset, c. w. Sanford of Ken
bebec. Hancock did not seem to be repre-
scented.
The following gentlemen were returned for
the State Committee, to wit: III. K. Bradbury,
York; s. ]. Anderson, Cumberland; S. X.
Carter, Oxford; w. Whittier, Franklin; w.
r. Frye, Androscoggin; j. II. Nichols, Saga
dahoc; Jos. Z. Smith, Lincoln; A. Levensaler,
Knox; j. F. Rawson, Penobscot; r. G. FL
bridge, Hancock p s. Merrill, Piscataquis;
r. Moody, Waldo; ]. R. Talbot, Washington;
B. F. Carpenter, Aroostook, Albert Moore,
Somerset; II. II. Hill, Kennebec.
At this point the Convention adjourned till
IL o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON
The Convention assembled at the appointed
time, the President in the Chair. 1t was voted
that all resolutions offered to the Convention
be referred to the Committee on resolutions
Previous TO this time, on motion ofV. ID. Par
is, the temporary organization had been made
permanent
A message was sent to the Committee on
Resolutions informing them that the Conven-
ton was organized and ready TO proceed to
business, and an answer was returned that the
Committee would report forthworth.
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on resolu-
tons, reported the following series, which re-
port was accepted, aud the resolutions adopted
unanimously.
1t was in accordance with superlative good
taste that the resolves should pass in silence,
as noise around the dead or dying is always
unbecoming.
and established by fathers in order to form a
more perfect Union establish justice, domes-
tic tranquility, provide for the common defence, pro-
mote the general welfare and secure the blessings
liberty to posterity; therefore,
Resoired That the purpose of the Democratic par
~ is the restoration ofthe Union as it was aud the