The Portland daily press., 1870-06-16
apru usLlOAN STATE CONVENTION
Nomination of Hon. Stdmey
Perh0ns.
A Large, Animated and HarmO
niOuS Gathering.

suit was enhanced by the fact that the friends
of The two distinguished gentlemen whose
names were to be presented had been quite ac-
| tive in the primary meetings, aud each claimed
the supremacy in the Convention. Naturally
then, the proceedings were unusually animst'
ed, but the Convention was marked through
out by excellent temper. The basis of repre-
sentation provided for convention Of a little
more than 1400 delegates, of whom 1888 were
present, as appeared by the report of the Com
mttee on Credentials.
The Convention was called to order at II
o'clock by Col. Frederick Robe of Cumber-
land, acting chairman of the State Committee
in the absence of Mr.. Blaine A temporary
organization was completed by the choice Of
Hon. Nelson Dngley, Jr., of Lewiston, as
chairman, and 2. A. Smith of Skowhegan
Theodore Gary of Houlton, A. B. Farwell OF
| Augusta, and III. Cooling of Alfred, as Secre-
taries. Mr.. Dingley, on taking the chair, spoke
substantially as follows:
| Gentlemen of the C0nrention Accept my
| thanks for this call to preside over your tenn
porary organization You have come up here
from every part of this Commonwealth for the
purpose OF consulting together with reference
| to the policy and best interests of that party
L
| name of Republican. You look back with
| nride upon the history of that organization
| which for more than fourteen years has direct
| ed the affairs of this State, and for more than
a decade has guided the doctrines of the na
| ton. That history, brief as it may be in years,
covers a series of events such as only centuries
ordinarily produce, and which must ever i'm
mortalze that organization to which was COM
mitted the responsibility, and those gSeat lead
| ers who we're called to assume the direction of
| the civil and military affairs of the nation.
You call to mind the sad condition of the cOun-
try, threatened by traitors at home and enc
| mics abroad, when the suffrages OF the people
| placed in the hands of the Republican party
the responsibility and the duty of saving the
nation. You remember with pride how year
| after year that party met those responsibilities,
overcome the obstacles of the republic. You
| remember how the ruined credit of the nation
| was restored, how shattered navy was built
| up, how disoreanized army was enlarged to
| proportions such as history affords few parall-
| els, and above all with what success the mach
| nations of cOnspirators at home and the hos
| tile designs of their aders and abettOrs abroad
| were circumvented and with what tremendOus
| energy, year after year, amid discouragements
| which might well appal the stoutest heart,
this party encouraged and sustained the hands
| OF those leaders to whom was committed the
defence Of the nation. And you remember,
too, when victory had crowned the arms of the
| nation, and the republic stood before the world
| redeemed and disenthralled, that in the con-
| flct of ideas which succeeded the conflict OF
arms the Republican party occupied no less
| p.oud position in asserting and maintaining
those great principles of right and justice
which it had been SET to Defend and refused to
fold its arms until it had reorganized the whole
nation on basis of equal civil and poltica
rights to every class, to every race and to every
color.
Gentlemen, no wonder you take pride in an
organization which, in the brief space of ter
years, has achieved such triumphs and accom-
plished such grand reforms. Yet your work il
to be done in the same spirit, the same fidelit,
and the same faith with which you havt
marched in the past. You cannot refuse t.
march on in the future without proving false
to the great truths committed to your charge
There are still rights to be defended, there are
still principles of justice to be asserted, Their
still remain the weak and defenceless to b.
protected. All about you are those who feet
upon the weaknesses, the appetites and tht
mislortunes OF the unfortunate, who are to b
made to feel that it IS the duty of State t
care for the weakest of her citizens.
Gentlemen, you have assembled to-day tC
place in nomination a standard bearer VIII,
| shall lead your columns on to new triumphs
Let your deliberations be guided by the sam
kindness, the same consideration for the right
aud opinions of others, and the same good tenn
| per which have characterized your history ii
the past, and however much you as fearless
and independent men may disagree at first
you will go from here turning your backs OF
the past, resolved to stand shoulder to shoulde
around your nominee, and in defence of thos,
principles which have conferred such imper
ishabe renown upon the Republican party O
| this nation. Gentlemen, L am ready to pro
ceed with the business of the Convention.
The following were announced as Vice Pres
idents:
Androscoggin county, Seth P. Miller of Au
burn; Aroostook, Albert Kelly of Bancroft
| Cumberland s. E. Spring of Portland; Frank
lin, A. E HUushsea- of Weld: HANCOCK, no
land Carlton OF Brookiyn; Kennebec, d. I
Milliken of Waterville; Knox, John D. Rus
boro; Oxford, E. G.. Howard of Dixfeld; Pen
obscot Henry e. Prentss of Bangor; Piscata
quis, Sewall Cochrane of Dover; Sagadabot
Josiah Morrow of Bowdoinham; Somerse
Joseph Barrett of Canaan; Waldo, Williar
McGilvery of Searsport; Washington, S. Fl
Talbot of East Machias; York, J. II. Burleig
of South Berwick.
On motion of G. W. Woodman of Portland
the following were appointed as Committee o
Credentials:
Androscoggin, w. L. Bonney of Turner
: Aroostook, John r. Weed of Littleton; Cum
berland, G. w. Woodman of Portland; Frank
lin, j. b. Morrison of Foxcroft; Hancock, j
ID. Hopkinson of Ellsworth; Kennebec, j. W
: Patterson of Augusta; Knox Hiram Bliss j
: Damariscotta; Oxford, j. S. Hobbs of Paris
Penobscot, j. W. Porter of Burlington; Pis
cataquis, A. NJ. Warren of Ornevlle; Sagada
hoe, j. H. Kimball of Bath; Somerset, r.
| Shepherd of Skowhegan; Waldo, William {
Poor of Belfast; York, Edwin b. Smith
Saco.
The following were appointed as the Commi
tee on Permanent Organization, on motion
Gen. Beal of Norway:
Androscoggin, Sewall Norton of Livermort
Aroostook, John S. Arnold, Lyndon; Cumbe
land, Luther Belknap, Bridgton; Franklil
Charles J: Talbot, Wilton; Hancock, w.
} Guptill, Gonldsboro'; Kennebec, John Ma
Lincoln, Frederick Kent, Bremen; Oxfor
George S. Beal, Norway; Penobscot, Charlie
Buffam, Orono; PiscataQuis William Bucl
Foxcroft; Sagadahnc, c. V. Minot, Phipsbur,
Somerset, s. %. Prescott, Hartland; Wald
Amos Pitcher, Northport; Washington, Harr
son Hume, Cherryfield; York, Caleb B. Lore
; | Alfred.
S. I. Pullen of Portland, introduced the fol
lowing order at the request of the State Com
mittee, which was passed unanimously:
Ordered, That when the vote for Gubernato
| rial candidate be taken it shall be by countlt
| and towns in alphabetical order, and that IL
| delegates pass from the east to the west side
the hall, in front Of the stage, as their respe
tive towns are called, and deposit their ballo
r in one place, under the supervision of the con
mittee selected to receive, sort and count vote
On motion of Gen. Perry of Oxford, it wa
voted that the Committee on Resolutions !
indicated by the several county delegations
once, in order to expedite business, for whic
, purpose recess was taken for dinner, and Il
following were selected
Androscoggin, j. d. Pulsifer of Auburn
AroOstook, Geo. w. Haskell, Hodgdon; Cur
berland, Stanley 7. Pnllen, Portland; Franl
lin, Horace b. Prescott New Sharon; Hal
< cock, T. 9. Woodman, Bucksport; Kennebe
t Anson p. Morrill,, Readfield Knox, Villa
, Singer. Thomas; Lincoln, Jason M. Carlto
: Whitefield; Oxford, Enoch Foster, Jr, Bethe
3 Penobscot Charles p Stetson, Bangor; Pi
cataquis, S. A. Patten, Monson; Sagadaho
, J. W. Spalding. Richmond; Somerset, S. ]
Lindsey, Norrdgewock; Waldo, George
Brackett Belfast; Washington, Charles
b Rounds, Calais.
e AFTERNOON
@ After dinner the county deleg ates reportt
g the following names for State Committee:
AroostoOk, Eben Woodbury. of Houlton; Cur
berland, Frederick Robie of Gorham; Fran
lin VIM. f. Lowell of Chestervie; Haucoc
j. ID. Hopkins of Ellsworth; Kennebec, j.
s Blaine of Augusta; Knox, Paul Stevens
v Camden; Lincoln, Edwin Flye of Newcastl
Oxford, E. G.. Harrington of Fryeburg; Pi
: cataquis, e. A. Thompson OF Dover; Peno
IL scot, VIM. z. Wingate of Bangor; Sagadaho
= J. w. Wakefield of Bath; Somerset, Hira
i Knowlton of Skowhegan; Waldo, S. G. Thu
= low of Belfast; Washington, Ignatius Sarge
of Machas; York, Henry G. Dean of Bidd
1 ford.
l The Committee on Organization reported
n favor of making the Temporary organizati