The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-19
Cumberland County Union Convention.

Iounty met at the Senate Chamber, in PORT
The Convention was called to order by
Lewis b. Smith, Esq, Chairman of the County
Committee, on whose motion Gilbert L. Bal
ely, of Portland, was appointed temporar,
Hartman, and Charles p. Haskell, of New
Gloucester, and James T. Adams, of Bruins.
wick, were appointed temporary Secretaries.
IN taking the chair Mr.. Bailey returned
thanks for the honor conferred upon him.
On motion OF Mr.. Cram, of Portland, it wa
ordered that the County Committee be Com
.nittee on Credentials.
Subsequently Mr.. Smith, from the County
Committee, reported the whole number OF
delegates present TO be 1873, representing every
own in the county, as follows:
BIldtcia-S-Geo. w sanborn. Sylvester s. strout.
Alfred A. bow.
bridgfon-5-Luther Billings. L. A. Gibbs L F.
Fessenden, Ge rye l.. Chadborn, William hisk foi d.
Observation-Disclosures Cox. homas Skolfelo
aiah Jordan, John r. Gross j. I. Adams, Dauiel
CIpe & IL .befa-5-Charles Hannaford, Reube,
Higgins. FREDERICK K. Jordan, h. N. Perry, Ii S.
Jackson.
"a c2-s-Richard Mayberry, Spencer Decker.
cam1eriasd-s-1. o. Parsons. VIM s. Blanchaid d.
sas ii. RideOut
Eivard q, abtrce. Alfred Merrill.
Feeport-o-Nathan o. rrue, Gee. L. Mitchell
Gushing Mitchell. Danisl Curtis, Vim. Il. Kendall,
Gorham-s-s. F. Bacon, Frank irish, Charles W +.
oeering, b. IL. Hs |, A. 4. Fries, charles A. slack
pol.
Gray-3-A. P. White, Warren II. yinton, chas
! {. PenDel
Harps,reii-3-stcphen Purintop, David Slower
M
II rrison-s-Danial Mayberry, &C. W. samp
on. 5. DAVIS.
AaPles---David Ii. Cole, A, w Chute Lyman
Hal
40 TarmoGfh-s-Dayid G. Lsrng, Azor Mitch
81. Jacob Frost.
Neg O. Meester-4-C. p. Haskell, Miltimore
Watt. ID. w Merrill. Washing tep jordan
0tisEet-S- Moores Hancock, David S. Andrews
Porfiand-36-N. A. Foster.
Waril-J j. Thompson. Charles L. York Geo.
| w zeal. VIM A Winship Be T. Colby
Ward 2-P.u Hall, c,lesworthy. George W
creme. stephen whiiaemUre. George W. Brown.
Ward 81 b. bennett Cyrus Novel;. Dani. W.
| Fe sender, VIM. q Twombly. Saml. W Larrabee
| Ward 4-Joseph BradfOrd. I. rurintoa Free
War BIZ w. Lincoln. NsthI. Maker, frentiss
Loring, q 1. Bailey Charlie X foodale.
Worcester, II. Hamlen. n. A. Gerrish.
Ward John Randall, Lewis Smith John
rhorndike. Eb.n wentsorh. George Foster.
Poradf-3-Dayid T. Libby, Carries c. Cobb
Ragmond-s-B. L. Dsnforth. jesse Plum mer,
Standish-4-william II. Dresser. EIiakim Yves.
sott Isaac ID. SAWYER, An on well
Observation-Disclosures Libby. John d. Faby-
an. stephen L.. Wateihuuse.
Sehdy0-2-O liver ID. Dixie. Almon Young
Hesfbro k-s-Jamss Peaneil. john w. Jones
Charles y Body. Granville NJ. Stevens Jabez True
q .o,ge Gilman, Andrew uswss. Daniel d. Cheney
w Rdham-6-E d~srd A ders n John Webb
sanne, Garland. William Goold, Israel Boody Jere-
niah stewart.
farRoa'h--4-charI,s Humphrey, A. X. Mitchell.
D. l.. Mitchell, George Humphrey.
On motion of S. w. Larrabee, of Portland,
the temporary organization was made perlns
aent, with the addition OF Hon. Daniel Elliot.
Of Brunswick, and Hon. Jabez True, of West
brook, as Vice Presidents.
iMessrs. Stackpole OF Gorham, Gross OF Bruins
wick, Hannaford of Cape Elizabeth, Cram of
Portland, and vinton OF Gray were appointed
Committee on Resolutions.
Messrs. Lincoln Of Portland, Hannaford OF
Cape Elizabeth, and Stevens of westbrook
we're appointed a committee to receive, sort
aud declare the votes for candidate for Sen.
ator for that portion of the District now rep
resented by Hon. S. E. Spring.
Having attended to that duty they report
ed the whole number OF ballots to be 11S
Necessary TO choice, 81
Geo. w. Woodman, OF Portland, had 1l2
Daniel 7. Richardson,
The report was accepted, and Mr.. Wood
man was declared the nominee.
Messrs. Humphrey of Yarmouth, Elliot OF
Brunswick, aud True of Freeport were ap
pointed committee to receive, sort and de
clare the woes for candidate for Senator from
that portion Of the District now represented
by Hon. Daniel Elliot.
Having attended TO that duty, they report
ed the whole number of ballots TO be lO3
All of which were for Samuel A. Holbrook.
Esq, of Freeport, who was thereupon de
cared 10 be the nominee of the Convention.
A ballot was then taken for candidate for
Senator for that portion of The District now
represented by Hon. Levi Cram.
The whole number of ballots was a5
Necessary TO a choice, 1S
George Pierce, Of Harrison, had 70
Daniel L. Richardson, %
Scattering, 2
Mr.. PIERCE was declared the nominee Of the
Convention.
A ballot was then taken for candidate for
Senator for that portion of the District now
represented by Hon. John H. Philbrick.
The whole number of votes was 1O1
Necessary to a choice, ~
Daniel i. Richardson, of Baldwin. had go
Joseph w. Parker, 10
Scattering, ?
Mr.. Richardson was declared the nominee
of the Convention.
SHERIFF.
On the first ballot for a candidate for Sheriff
the whole number OF ballots was ia
Necessary To a choice, IS
George w. Parker had 73
Oren Ring, %
William Paine, l6
Mr.. Parker was declared the nominee
COUNTY TREASURER.
frior to the balloting for this Office, Mr..
Smith announced that Thomas II. Mead, ESQ.,,
VINO had so acceptably and faithfully per-
FORMED the duties of the Office for two years
past was not candidate for the nomination
ballot was then taken with the following
result:
Whole number Of votes. ~
Necessary TO a choice, 20
Peter X. Hall, of Windham, had. al
Benjamin Freeman, 30
Mr.. Hall was declared nominated.
REGISTER OF PROBATE
The whole number Of ballots for candidate