The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-13
BLAINE AND LOGAN.
Preparing for the Work of the
Campaign.
A BLAINE AND LOGAN CLUB
ORGANIZED.

A goodly number of the voters of Ward
three met at Republican headquarters last eve
ming and organized Blaine aud Logan club,
and elected the following officers:
President-Freeman T. Merrill.
Vice Observation-Disclosures B. Brown.
Secretary-E. A. Chase.
Treasurer-H. r. Sargent.
An adjourned meeting of this club will be
held at Republican Headquarters Monday,
June 10Th, at 1902. M, aud it is earnestly
hoped that every Republican of Ward 3
will be present and enroll their names as
members of said club.
Blaine Cadets.
A new campaign company to be called the
Blaine Cadets, composed OF about fifty young
men of this city will be formed next Tuesday
evening. Some very attractive fancy march
ing movements are being arranged, and this
will no doubt be favorite street company of
the campaign. Some of our leading citizens
have promised it their support and undoubted-
ly the boys will be very prettily equipped.
Alfred Rafifies the Nominations.
A Blaine and Logan ratification meeting
was held at the Court House in Alfred on
Wednesday evening with bonfires and lusty
cheers. An eloquent speech was made by Mr..
Chamberlyn, Massachusetts lawyer, tarry-
ing here few days searching records Cheers
were given with will for Jesse Cove of Massa-
ehusetts, the only Blaine delegate to Chicago
from Massachusetts,. A.
MIR. Blaine an Augusta.
AUGUSTA, June 1.-THE number of callers
at the Blaine mansion was small, Thursday.
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government pouch full comes every day. He
is importuned to speak in almost every State
in the Union during the canvass. He tells
his friends that he will make very few
speeches. He is making arrangements to have
large corps of clerks wade into his CORE
spondence. Postmaster Manley has received a
letter from devoted Roman Catholic in Bos-
ton, in which the writer says: "Mr. Blaine is
good for 10000 young Irish American demo-
cratic voters in Massach usetts"
Greetings from the University of Mich:
gan.
ANN ARBoR, Mich.
To the Editor of the Press:
To our friends and fellow citizens of Maine,
the sons of the Pine Tree State, in the Uni
versity of Michigan, send greetings. While
we are many miles from the State in which
we do ourselves honor by claiming our birth,
we have never forgotten nor ceased to love our
old home, nor to take the liveliest interest in
all that touches her welfare and honor and on
this ocHasion OF rejoicing all over the country
at the elevation of her favorite son, we wish
| to send our congratulations to her people, and
to extend brotherly hand to all our friends
| in the grand old State Of our nativity, under
whose spreading pines we first learned to love
and respect the name of Blaine. Therefore be
| it
| Resolved, That in the nomination of James G.
Blaine for the presidency, the Republican party not
only does honor to itself and Mr. Blaine but also to
| the State and to her sons wherever they may be
scattered. Also be it
Resolved That the society send most hearty con-
gratulations to Mr. Blaine and to the people of the
State. Also be 1t
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions be sent
| to the leading papers throughout the State.
| Sons of the Pine Tree State in the
| University of Michigan.
| Doesn't Hesitate Regarding His Duty
| We notice that some of the papers are spec
| ulatiDg about the position which Mr.. Henry
| Cabot Lodge will take. Mr.. Lodge went to
| Chicago, fought his fight msnfnlly, was one of
the two men who wrote the platform, and has
| never for a moment hesitated regarding his
duty. He will support the Chicago ticket
Boston Journal,