Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-06-21
THE COllllITTEE
TO Notify Hr. Blaine Of His Nomina-
ton


TDe1R OOtoeD LO>Doys
The committee to notify Mr.. Blaine Of his
nomination at Chicago arrived in this city
few mieutes before 10 o'clock, P. NJ, yes
terday. The party departed from Boston at
O'Clock in the afternoon, making very
quick run. The train stepped but once, at
between Portland and Augusta.
The train was composed of three cars, viz:
a reclining parlor car, an ordinary passenger
car and baggage car. When the train ar
rived at the station a crowd awaited and the
party was obliged to push their way through
a jam Of people before reaching the carriages
which had been provided for them They
were driven to the Augusta House where they
make their headquarters while in the city.
The names Of the committee who are present
are as follows:
The Committee.
Chairman, j ohm B. Henderson of Missouri;
Alabama, Geo. Turner; Arkansas, Logan III.
Roots ;California, Chas +. Croker Colorado,
S. Il. Ebert; Connecticut, Sam'l Fessenden
Delaware, Washington Hastings; Florida,
w. g. Stewart; Georgia, c. ID, Forsyth; Hi
nois, Geo. X. Davis; Indiana, John II. Bak-
er; Iowa, n. w. Hubbard; Kansas, Henry
E. Insley; Kentucky, w. Cassius Goodloe !;
Louisiana, w. b. Merchant; Maine, j. Man.
chester Haynes; Maryland. J. Mcpherson I;
Massachusetts, Jesse VI. Cove; Michigan
T,tIt Cushnnau
Davis; Mississippi, John X. Lynch; Mis-
souri,, Chauncey 1. Filley; Nebraska,
Church Howe; Nevada, +. S. Young /;
New Hampshire. E. II. Rollins; Ohio,
John b. Foraker: Pennsylvania, Galusha
A. Grow; Rhode Island. Daniel G. Little
field; South Carolina, Samuel w. Lee; Ten
nessee, Judge Houck; Texas, n. w. Quincy !;
Vermont, Frederick Billings; Virginia, Sam
Wisconsin, E. w. Keys; Arizona, l. IL.
Stebbins; District of Columbia, Perry II.
Carson; Idaho, ID. p. B. Pride /;
Washington, George ID. Hill; Wyo
ming. J. w. Medium; Charles NJ. Crisbee
of Michigan, secretary.
The members of the committee are fine
representatives. looking body of men. Mr..
+. NJ. Smith of Chicago, sergeant alarms of
the National republican committee,
Has Charge
of the party. Among the party are many men
of note. Chairman Henderson is a tall gen.
tleman with a conntenance of rather a sober
expression. MIR. Lynch of Mississippi is a
colored gentleman and was temporary chair
man of the late Chicago convention. He is
an intellectual looking man and wears dark
colored linen duster. There are three other
colored gentlemen in the party, two of whom
are Mr.. Lee of South Carolina and Mr..
Quincy of Texas. There are three ladies,
viz: Mrs. Chauncy L. Filley, Mrs. Geo. d.
Hill. Washington Territory and Mrs. c. l..
Macarthur of Troy. n. Y. Two young boys,
sons of Judge Foraker Of Ohio and Mr.. Lee
of South Carolina, accompany their fathers.
Hon. ID. z. B. Pride of Idaho was
In Augusta
with the California delegation on the occasion
of their visit here Mr.. Pride has stopped in
! Portland and Boston meanwhile. His
mother resides in Maine. Among other dis
tingushed men of the company, not belong
ing to the committee, are Judge Churchill,
Arizona; Hon. James NJ. Cross, r. l.; Hon.
w. Brown, N. H.: ex-senator Henderson,
Miss; Hon. l.. B. Porter, Mass; Mr.
Wheeler. special correspondent of the Post
and Examiner, and Linn b. Porter of the Bos-
ton Traveller were noticed. On the
Arrival of the Committee
the corridors of the Augusta House presented
an animated appearance. Almost imme'
diately Messrs. Henderson, Foraker, Rollins
and several others, accompanied by Mr..
Walker Blaine, left the hotel and made a
pleasant call on Mr.. Blaine at his residence.
To-day the committee will call on Mr.. Blaine
at IL o'clock A. NJ. and present the notifics
ton. As soon as possible afterwards they
will enter their train and depart for Portland,
remaining there over night and continuing on
their journey West the next day. This even
| ing there will be a demonstration in City
Hall and Messrs. Goodloe, Lynch, Foraker,
| Henderson and Filley will deliver addresses.
| Cony High school.
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