The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-30

yention, Mr.. Pullen nominated Hon. John II.
Burleigh for Elector The nomination was re-
ceived with decided disapproval by Mr.. Bur-
leigh's friends. Col. Burbank declined the
nomination, but presented the name of Sylves-
ter Littlefeld, Esq, of Alfred, and he was
nominated for Elector.
Is. L. Chase of Bridgton, from committee
to wait upon Mr.. Reed and notify him of his
nomination, reported that the nominee was
present. ION being introduced to the Conven-
ton Mr.. Reed was received with applause and
addressed the Convention as follows:
M. President and Gentlemen of the Conyen-
non u am very much grati6ed by the nom
ination which you have bestowed upon me- To
the friends to whose kindness and efforts am
specially indebted my gratitude is due. Those
who have opposed me have been actuated, 1 do
not permit myself to doubt, by considerations
arising from what they deemed the best inter-
ests of the Republican party. 1t is matter
about which there are and can be no resent
ments. So far as any power will come into my
hands when the peopleishall ratify your choice,
it will come utterly untrameled to be used for
the best interests of the whole party and the
whole people of the first district. We all here
believe in the Republican party one and indi-
visible. We believe it to be the only hope of
this country for progress, intelligence and in
crease of honorable national greatness. Twen-
ty years ago it unfurled its banner in this state
For twenty years uninterrupted victory has
crowned its annual summons to the people
two decades of success to be followed by two
decades more. We have to meet the same TO
we have me- and conquered so often, and we
snail meet him shoulder to shoulder lust the
same as before. The Republican party is dearer
to us than all our ambitions; dearer than our
resentments. That is our guarantee of success,
Not having heard one word until just now of
the proceedings at this convention, had with
in the last hak hour supposed that the Conyen-
ton had probably deemed the bestowal of this
honor upon me incompatible with its views of
public duty. While my object in speaking
would have been different 1 should have said to
you substantially what have said, and would
have been as ready to accept the situation in
that event as now Union, the basis of ma
iorites, is good, sound, political doctrine. That
you all will and do feel the same sentiments 1
do not doubt any more than [ doubt that we
shall meet the Democracy with a front as I'M
broken this year as ever before in the history of
the party.
Mr. c. G. Hayes Of Portland, from the COM
mittee to nominate District Committee, re-
ported as follows: Sylvester Bartlett of Eliot,
Jason w. Beatty of Saco, Hiram Knowlton of
Portland, B. T. Chase of Bridgton. E. n. Per-
ry of Cape Elizabeth, John S. Parker of Le-
banon, and James T. Bracket of Lmington.
The report was accepted
Mr. PEABODY from the Committee on Resolu-
tions reported the following, which were
adopted:
ReSolred, That the Republicans of the First Con-
gressonal District Of Maine in convention assem-
bled unanimously endorse and reafirm the princi-
pies declared at the late National Republican Con-
vention at Cincinnati and the candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President selected by that Convention
will receive our enthusiastic support.
ReS0tced, That this Convention recognizes in the
Hon. Thomas B. Reed our nominee, for Representa-
tive to Congress, the eminent abilities and unques-
tonable integrity which entitle him to triumphant
election to that important office.
Tha Cnnuanfinn than cd ionrnnd