The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-20

Inc following Is the result or the ballot:
Whole number of votes, 149
Necessary to a choice, rs
VIM. B. Skilliu, CT
p. G. Townsend, ~
ID. L. Libby, %
Smith Barber, IL
There being no choice, the Convention pro-
ceeded to take second ballot, Messrs Libby
and Barber having first withdrew their names:
Whole number of votes, IA
William q. Skilln, 1O4
10. Q. Townsend, AZ
-. L. LIBBY,
| and Mr.. Skillin was declared nominated.
COUNTY TREASURER.
A committee, consisting of six members,
was then appointed to receive, sort and count
votes for a candidate for County Treasurer
M. G. Dow, Westbrook, A. S. Pencil, Harps-
well, John Mayall, Gray, G. C. Humphrey,
Brunswick, c. w. Foster, Harrison, and Seth
Scammon, Scarboro.
The Convention proceeded to ballot with the
following result:
Wholes number of votes 143
Thomas Pencil, IS
L. b. bennett, So
j. NJ Heath, "a
j. II. Thompson, 16
d. Is. Quimby, 70
u. q. Goldman, /
The Convention then proceeded to another
ballot, Mr.. Heath Withdrawing his name, with
the following result:
Whole number of votes 141
Thomas Pennell, 90
l.. b. bennett 80
Scattering, 10
and Thomas Pennell, of Harpswell, was de-
clared to be nominated as candidate for
County Treasurer.
SENATOR'S
On motion of Mr.. Lord, of Standsh, Hon.
M. d. L. Lane, of Standish, was nominated by
acclamation as the candidate for Senator from
the. Western portion of the county.
On motion of Judge Kingsbury, of Port
i land, Hon. Charles e. Gibbs, of Bridgton was
nominated by reclamation as the candidate for
Senator from the Northern portion of the
| county.
On motion of Mr.. Elliott, of Brunswick, the
following committee was appointed to receive.
sort and count votes for candidate for Sena-
tor in place of Hon. Jeremiah MITCHELL
Daniel Elliott, Brunswick, Giles Loring
Yarmouth, L. G. Curtis, New Gloucester, A.
d. Mari, Portland, G. F. Henley, Cape Eliza
beth, and F. H. William, Raymond.
The Convention proceeded to ballot with the
following result:
Whole number of votes 13Q
Henry Carvlle 81
It. T. Thompson, 80
w. u. Orne, 5
Scattering,
and Henry Carvile, of Brunswick, was de-
clared to be the nominee of the Convention as
a candidate for Senator from the Eastern por-
ton of the county.
On motion of Mr.. Aver, of Portland, the
following committee was appointed to receive,
sort and count votes for a candidate for Sena-
tor in place of Hon. F. G. Messer, of Portland:
Geo. f. Aver, Portland, j. A. Briggs, Free
port, j. P. Perley, Bridgton, John Wilson,
Cumberland, Cyrus Cole, Cape Elizabeth, To-
bias Lord, Standish, and H. II. Burgess, Port
land.
The names of T. b. Reed and Charles j.
Morris were presented to the Convention by
Messrs. Webb and Burgess respectively, after
which the Convention proceeded to BALLOT
Whole number of votes, 149
Necessary to a choice, IS
Thomas ID. Reed, 81
Charles j. Morris, 81
and Thomas b. Reed, of Portland, was de-
clared to be nominated as candidate for Sen.
ator.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Dow, of Westbrook, from tho Commit
tee on Resolutions, then presented the follow
ing report:
Resolved, That we reaffirm the political prin-
ciples announced by the Republicans of Maine
in Convention assembled at Bangor on the
oath of June last, and cordially endorse the
nomination of General Joshua L. Chamberlain
for Governor.
Resolved, That we take pleasure in present
ing to our felow-citizens of Cumberland coun-
~ the names of Daniel w. Fessenden for
CIerk OF Courts, William b. Skilin for Coun-
ty Commissioner, Thomas Pennell for County