The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-05
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM AUGUSTA.
Mr.. Blaine Nominated for Senator
nby AcclamatiOn.
And Amid Great Enthusiasm.
Especial Despatch to the Press.l

Especial Despatch to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, Jan. 4.
The joint convention for the nomination of
candidate for United States Senator met at half
past clock, aud was called to order BY Sena-
tor Brown. Senator Wheelwright of Bangor
was made chairman.
President Hyde of the Senate then said:
Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Con-
vention:-I have the honor of presenting to this
convention as candidate for U. S. Senator for
the short and for the long term. the name of
James G. Blaine. l believe the Republicans of
Maine desire this well earned honor for their
great chief. They have watched his political
career with PRIDE 1t began in this house, year
creasing usefulness to his country AS Speak
er of the House of Representatives, he became
the first parllamentarian of the day; as leader
of the opposition he developed qualities that
would have made him leader in congress of
nations. He has borne the party banner with
stainless front-stainless, though often assaulted
by malice. move, Mr.. President, that this
nomination be by reclamation.
Speaker Neatly seconded the nomination as
follows:
In seconding the nomination made BY the
Senator from Sagadahoc, it seems almost
waste of words to attempt to say anything in
praise of our distinguished Senator. He is
who in return has long honored his state from
the day when he first entered this hall as rep
resentative until now, when he stands forth as
the most trusted and conspicuous leader of the
great party of human freedom, like Henry
Clay in another generation, more coneessedly
the leader of the people than if he had been
honored with the highest Office within their
gift. There has been no grander scene in our
political history, none which the people will
longer remember than when this champion in
the hall of the House of Representatives, alone.
single.handed and alone, the leader of small
minority. drove back, baf1ed and discontinued,
the whole most OF secession sympathizers and
forced their leaders to suIlenly acknowledge
that they were still rebels, unrepentant and un-
changed, and seeing only control of the gov
eminent to put their old theories again into
practice, and so undo the results of the war.
1t is to him more than to any other that we are
indebted for having brought squareIy and dis
timely before the people the real issues which
divide the parties today. 1t is to his faithful
labors and his fearless advocacy of the great
principles OF free government, that we are in
debted for whatever OF devotion and enthusi
asm attended these principles in the late Presi.
dental campaign. and am sure that we best
re-echo the single, united voice of the Republi-
cans of Maine, in nominating as we shall,
unanimously, tonight, for the Senatorship. Jas.
G. Blaine.
Messrs. ROBBIE of Gorham. Bowers of Saco, SEN
ators Vinton, and Haynes of Augusta, seconded
the motion in appropriate and stirring remarks,
frequently interrupted by applause. At the
close of Mr.. Haynes remarks the entire assem-
bly, sprapg to their feet and gave round after
round of cheers.
When the chairman put the motion there
was again wild enthusiasm, and Mr.. Blaine was
nominated without dissenting voice. P.