The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-12
THE PRESIDENCY.
Second and Fourth District Con-
ventions.
BOTH CONVENTIONS SOLID FOR MR..
BLAINE.
Especial Dispatch to the Press.]

Especial Dispatch to the Press.]
LEWISTON. March 1.-THE Republ leans of
the Second District assembled in Auburn
Hall, Auburn, at 80 a. m. today.
VII. Sprague of Greene, chairman of the
District Committee, called the convention to
order and appointed c. j. Barker of Lewiston
temporary chairman. Mr.. Barker, in accept
ing the chair, thanked the assembly for the
honor. He said he couldn't make a speech,
but there was as much Republicanism in him
as in any man within 100000 miles. daughter
and applause). Mr.. Barker termed ex-Gov.
Garcelon the chief of sinners and head of the
great evil through which Maine has Just
passed. He believed Garcelon was capable
aud mean enough to accomplish all that is at
tributed to him. He congratulated the citi.
Zens of our fair State that the great cheat and
fraud was being laid bare, and the parties en-
gagged in it have fair promise of being pun
ished. (Applause.)
J. F. Libby of Minot was chosen clerk by
reclamation.
trict committee was made a committee on Gre
dentials, who reported 179 delegates present.
Upon motion of Judge Wing the temporary
organization was made permanent
j. P. Walker of Turner moved committee
of seven be appointed to receive, sort and
count votes for delegates.
Pending this motion A. r. Savage of Au-
burn presented, amid great enthusiasm, the
name of VIM. P. Frye as delegate to the
National Convention. Mr.. Savage said he
was bitterly opposed to the rule adopted by
some States in binding their delegates to vote
for certain candidate, and some man from
Maine was needed to ably represent the people
in this particular matter, and he felt that that
man was Mr.. Frye. (Hearty applause) Mr..
Frye was then chosen unanimously, there be-
iOp not a Sinpla diScpOtipO vOta
Mr.. Dingley seconded Mr.. Walkers motion;
and Walker of Turner, Morrison of Phillips
Winslow of Bath, Dodge of Oxford, Dingley
of Lewiston, Richardson of Bath and Reyes
Of Jay were appointed as the committee.
James Morrison, Jr., of Phillips presented
the name OF Chas. j. Talbot of Wilton.
j. G. Richardson of Bath presented the
name of James W. Wakefield of Bath.
Cyrus Greedy of Lewiston moved the conven-
ton proceed to ballot, and the vote was an
| nounced as follows:
whole number OF ballots. $500. .......14
Necessary for choice. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800. 70
J. W. Wakefield had. ............. ..'....1O7
Z. j. Talbot had. Observation-Disclosures. "a
and Mr.. Wakefield was declared elected.
S. j. Burnham of Pennington moved the
choice be unanimous. Carried.
Robert Martin of Auburn moved for COM
mittee of three on resolutions and the follow
ing gentlemen were constituted that commit
tee: N. Dingley, Jr. j. W. Wakefield and W.
F. Goulding.
The following resolutions were reported and
enthusiastically adopted, after which the con-
vention adjourned:
RESOLVED, That we congratulate not only the Re
publicans of Maine, but all other good citizens
the signal manner in which the people have ex-
pressed their condemnation of the wicked attempt
to overthrow the popular verdict at the polls; and
call upon all friends of law and order to unite with
the republican party in giving such an expression
at the elections yet to come, as will show to the
world that the people of Maine not only appreciate
the value of popular government but also deter
mined to preserve its fundamental dea--the right
Of every man duly qualified to cast one and only one
Resotced, That the delegates to the National Re-
publican convention this day selected by the Second
structed to use all fair and honorable to
cure the nomination of james G. Blaine as the can
. didate OF the Republican party for President, be-
nev1ng that he is man prominently fitted to lead
the Republican party to victory in the coming
tional campaign, and to fill the Presidential chair
with ability and success.
Fourth District Convention.
ITO the Associated Press.l
BANGOR, March 1.-THE Republicans of the
Fourth Congressional District met at City
Hall this morning to nominate delegates to the
National convention at Chicago.
Hon. A. G.. Lebroke of Foxcroft presided.
Earnest remarks were made by the chair
man, Hon. l.. Powers and G. A. Boutelle.
The convention made choice of Hon. Lewis
Barker of Bangor and Hon. L. Powers of Houl-
ton, as delegates, with Hon. Charles Shaw of
Dexter and Hon. E. A. Thompson of Dover
as alternates. The following resolutions were
adopted with applause:
ResolUed. That the Republicans of the
Fourth Congressional district of Maine in con-
vention assembled, reafirm the time honored
principles Of the Republican party, congratu-
late our fellow citizens upon the triumph of
the constitutional rights of the people. over
base conspiracy against the sacrednesS, of the
ballot. And we call upon all patriotic
and law abiding citizens to join with us in the
coming political campaign, in achieving a
signal victory for the principles of popular
government,
Resolved, That in the great Presidential con-
test of 1880 we are proud to see the honored
name of Names distinguished statesman fore
most among the favorites of the people; and
believing that his powerful intellect, his in
domitable courage, his magnetic eloquence and
his stalwart Republication will render him
magnificent and invincible leader of the Re-
publican hosts in the national campaign, we
hereby instruct our delegates in the national
convention to use every available exertion to
secure the nomination of James G. Blaine
for President of the United States.