Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-12

The Committee reported
Whole number Of ,otrs, Ill
Necessary for ehoiee, 80
J. W. Somes had, 3s
T. X Bowden. -
W. J.. Guptill. -
J. |. Hill. 10
There beng no choice Mr.. Hal and M
Gupul Withdrew their names. and the
second ballo, resulted as follows:
Whole number Of votes, los
Necessary for choice, IS
J. ". Somes had Il
T. X Bo~den, "a
A. soon As the VOTE Was declared. Mr..
Bowden moved TO make the nomination OF
Mr.. Somes unanimous, which ~as carried
With good deal Of applause.
On motion a committee was appointed 10
nominate 4 County Committee for the ensu-
ing two years. IS follows: Trip. Bluehill ;
Aiken. Ellsworth Condor. Orland.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
a. follows:
Reso1oea-ThAt the = fbncan. Q, Hanecck
County. In Convention led. rrafarm and q,
dsrse the statement Of e. contained In the
STATE and National pL OF our party. aud
pir~ix~ our hearty supp the National. state.
District and County candidate. at the polls.
n. 4. TRIP. ! ca, n,
II wooDBURY. Resolutions
Ii being pas, noon, the convention ad-
journed TO meet again at 2 O'Clock.
AT little pas, o'clock, about one thous-
and people assembled near Hancock Hall To
witness the raising Of the elegant new Gar
field 4 Arthur flag under the auspices Of the
Garfield & Arthur Club of Ellsworth. The
Cornet Band Of Ellsworth furnished most ex-
cellent music for the occasion and when the
flag was run up and its folds opened TO the
breeze, three rousing cheers we're given for
Garfield 4 Arthur. and three more for Davis
& Milliken, whose names grace this glorious
emblem Of Liberty. The flag is ~ I 80 feet
in size and has large painting Of the God
dess Of Liberty. done in oil eo!ors, sur
rounded by a circle Of stars, one for each
State, on its field.
Immediately after the flag raising a rush
was made for the hall which was early filed
TO overlooking. So great was the crowd
that hardly standing room could be found.
Chairman White called the meeting to or
der. and announced that the committee to
select a county committee were ready to re-
port This committee reported rs follows
For County Committee for the next two
years-Chas. =. Dou, Ellsworth; II. A.
Trip. Bluehill r. l.. Grindle, Mt Desert !;
James NJ. Butler, Hancock Guy W. Nc
Allister, Bueksport
The report Of the committee was accept
ed, and the chairman then introduced as the
FIRST speaker. Harvey ID. Hadlock, Esq, of
Bucksport. Mr.. Hadlock has been reeog-
nixed as leader in the Democratic party
for several years, and his appearance at q
Republican convention vas q surprise to
many. This surprise Was greatly increased
during his speech, which was generously APP
plauded throughout and which vas greeted
with . perfect storm Of applause At its close.
His speech will be found in full in another
column.
Following Mr.. Hsdlock, the chairman in
troduced the Hon. VIM. r. Frye, Who held
the close attention Of the large audience for
an hour aud half. during one Of the best
political speeches that our citizens have lis
tened to for long time.
Mr.. Frye again spoke in Hancock Hall to
. crowded house, Tuesday evening, and his
speeches viii he productive Of grand results
On the day of election.