Ellsworth American., 1874-06-25
State Convent,o& Augusta. June ls,
1874

A little after eleven O'Clock the Conven-
ton was called to order by 5. 4. Pullen,
Esq, acting chairman of the State Com.
mlttee After the reading of the call. and
pray er by Res. Mr.. Beck with Of Augusta
Mr. Pullen. AS the representative of the
State Commntee, nominated Hon. +. +.
wEBs of Wsterville for temporary Presl-
dent. aud George f. Bracket OF Belfast,
A. II. S. Davis of Pennington. Geo. X.
Hatch of Pembroke, and W. X. Moody OF
Skowhegan. as temporary Secretaries.
On motion the following committees
were appointed by the chair:
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
ndroscoggin-Wiliam 81. Round. of Mno,.
AroostooS->abine +. Berry of Hou.ton.
tumberland-H. r. Millett of Gorham
Frsnkiin-P. Dyer Of Pennington.
Hancock. L. osgood of Ellsworth.
kennebec-Joshua GRAY ofGardiner
hnox-D. l.. Fernad OF Camden.
Line Dln-Drren Mcfadjen OF Dresden.
oxford-E. &. Harlow of Dixtieid.
Penobseot-D. =. Davis of Cornth.
Pi>cataquis-Ephraim Flint of Dover.
Sagadahoc-Thomas q. Harris Of Bath
somersct-Henry ). French Of Norridge-
wock.
Waldo-Issac NJ. Boardman Of Belfast.
Wsshinstnn-c. c. Norton of Pembroke.
fork-JchpE. +. Butler of Bdieford
on PERMANENT ORG sNIzATfoN.
Androscog gin-Luther Perkins OF Poland.
Aroosiook-Llewellyn Power. OF Houlton.
Crmberiand-H. A. Shorey of B ridgton
Franklin--S. \. Small of Temple.
llancocA-A. {. hIbbard of Bucksport-
kcnnebec-6eorge +. Miaot of Belgra ie.
knox-Hiram Bliss. jr.. Of Washington.
Lincoln-lsaac I. Hobson of Wiseasset.
Oxford-J. X. Martin of Rumfofd.
Penobscot-S. W. Mathews of lIampden.
Piscaiaqus-James Foss Of Abbott
sag adahoc-f. }. Parks OF Phipsburg.
Somerset-lIenry Williamson OF starAs
Nado-orren Leaned Of Burnham.
Nashington-E. l.. Pattangan of Pembroke.
lork-B. +. Hanson OF sanford.
While the Committee on Credentials
We're attending To their duiy. Hon. l.. A.
Emery, of Ellsworth called upon Hon. 7.
B. Reed, OF Portland. to address the Con
vention. The name of Mr.. Reed was re-
ceived with demon stratioBs OF applause
and taking the platform he made a fifteen
or twenty minutes speech. Mr.. Reed
spoke OF the future of the republican
party. The great achievements of the
party impose upon that party duty tu
meet the questions OF the present with
equal courage and sincerity. Questions ot
finance are the legacy Of the splendid de-
cade which ended in ISL. Tue American
people are honest, that was proved six
years ago, when the leaders OF the demo
cratic party, AMI all the deua.oyIe, of
our own were tempting ms to rcpudia;e
the bonded debt OF the nation. That temp
tation was met with public scon. Now
the question i, "whcther we shall pay the
notes issued during the war" or issue more
aud pay more Of them. There can be bat
one honest answer TO that question and
the best statemauship !, that which gives
utterauce TO thIs spontaneous reply. There
Is another cognate question, i it honest Ia
use an infai Ell currency: l. il right 70 call
eighiy-seyen cents a dollarg for living is
dangerous, anu II it j. lie to cali eighty
seven cents u dollar. then it i wrong. to
mark eighiy-seven cents legal tender Tor a
dollar, and We must get back to specie pay
ments as fast as possible. Shall we DO this
honest thing or not? Ii we support, the Pres
idepi in the noble stand he has taken on
these questions we shall do our duty aud
save the country.
The Committee on Credentials submit
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