The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-21
DISTINGUISHED REPUBLICANS

DISTINGUISHED REPUBLICANS
Who Passed Through Portland
Last Evening to Notify Mr..
Blaine of His Nomination.
AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR MEETING
I'm BOSTON AND THEIR TRIP
TO PORTLAND.
The subcommittee, of the city committee,
composed of F. s. Waterhouse, chairman,
Lorenzo Dyer and William G. SeuIe, left Port.
land for Boston by the 6. Is a. m. train over the
Boston & Maine road yesterday morning to ex'
tend an invitation to the committee appoint
ed at the National Republican convention, to
notify Mr. Blaine of his nomination, to visit
Portland either on their way to or on their re-
turn from Augusta. They reached Boston at
10 a. N. and at once proceeded to the Parker
House, the headquarters of the committee.
The national committee assembled in the
large parlors, and was called to order by Mr..
John B. Henderson of Missouri, the chairman.
The roll was called, and showed 80 members
present. Mr.. Edmund M. Smith, who was
sergeant-at-arms at the Chicago convention,
oficiated as secretary.
The committee consists of the following
members:
Chairman-John B. Henderson of Missouri
Secretary-Charles M. Crisbee of Michigan
Alabama-George Turner.
Arkansas-Logan HI. Roots
California-Charles F. Croker.
Colorado-S. A. Helbert.
Connecticut-Samuel Fessenden.
Deiaware-Wa shington Hastings.
Florida-W. G. Stewart
Georgia G. ID. Forsyth
1ll1nois-Geo. r. Davis.
lndlana-John III. Baker.
1oWa-N. w. Hubbard.
kansas-Henry e. Insley.
kentucky-W. Cassus Goodloe.
Louisiana-W. B. Merchant.
Maine-J. Manchester HAYNES
Maryland-J. Mcpherson.
Observation-Disclosures M. Cove.
Michigan-Julius G. Burrows.
Mlnnesota-Cushman X. Davis.
Mississippi-John r. Lynch.
Missouri hauncey L Filley
Nebraska-C Church Howe
Nevada-W. d. Foley
New Hampshire : E. III. Rollins.
New Jersey-William Walter Phelps.
New York-Andrew d. White.
North Carolina-Patrick II. Winston Jr
Ohio John B. Foraker.
Oregon-O. N. Denny.
PennSylvania--Ga A Grow
Rhode Island-Daniel G. Littlefield
South Carolina-Samuel w. Lee
Tennessee-J. G. Napier.
Texas-N. w. Quincy.
Vermont-Frederick Billings
Nlrginia-Samuel M. Yost.
West Nirginia-Arnold c. Herr
WscoDsin-E. W. Keys.
AriZona-I II. Stebbins.
Dakota-J, l.. jolly.
District of Columbia Perry H. Carson.
Idaho-W. N. Smelling,
MOntana-Leo Mantle,
New Mexico-W. III. H. LleWellyn
Utah-Nathan Kimball
Washington-George d. Hill
Wyoming-J. W. Medium.
Senator Rollins, who has bad charge Of the
arrangements for the trip of the committee to
Augusta, announced that the Eastern and
Maine Central railroads had rendered special
train, to leave Boston at O'Clock that after
noon. The subject of the trip was discussed
BY Messrs Filley, Goodloe, Henderson, FEES.
sender and others in an informal way, the
sentiment of the committee evidently being
that the members were DESTROYS of losing no
time in their errand, and that they were in a
hurry to get to their homes. The Portland
committee was announced, and extended the
visitors the Inequalities of this city. The
visitors expressed their thanks for the prof
fefed courtesy, and it was decided to stop at
Portland this evening, for a while at least, if
it was possible The general sentiment ex-
pressed by the committee was that it would
walton Mr.. Blaine early this afternoon, and
after the formalities of notification were gone
through with to start on the homeward
trip. After some discussion, it was voted
that tho committee should meet at the
Arlington at Washington, at noon on
Tuesday next, to officially notify General
Logan oil his nomination. The Portland
committee here withdrew. Senator Fessenden
proposed to consider the address to
be delivered to Mr. Blaine, and the motion
prevailed, and for the next hour the committee
was engaged in this work.
At p m. the special train pulled out of the
Eastern citation bearing the committee, aon.
Thomas B. Reed and Hon. Henry B. Cleayes
OF this city, the Portland city subcommittee
and several Journalists including Col. f. A.
Burr, staff correspondent of the PHILADELPHIA
Press. The train stopped at but few stations
but at almost every one there were knots Of
from fifty to one hundred people gathered to
greet the committee as they passed by
at Portsmouth the train stopped twenty
! minutes and the crowd demanded speeches.
Hon. e. FL. Rollins of New Hampshire, Hon.
John r. Lynch of Mississippi, Judge Foraker
sylvania responded, and their remarks were
received with loud cheers. Mr. Lynch, the
temporary president of the convention, is a
colored man, bright as dollar and an excel
lent speaker. In fact all these gentlemen
made short bat telling remarks.
AT TAO p. m. the train drew into the station
in this city and was greeted with the presence
OF large crowd. Only twelve minutes stop
was made here before the cars proceeded to
Augusta. Hon. Julius G. Burrows of Michi-
gan, who had arrived in Portland from Kala-
mazoo at noon via the Grand Trunk, Joined
the party here. In the course of conversation
Mr.. Burrows said he had no doubts of the sue
cess OF our ticket. and in his inimitably
humorous way cracked many jokes at the ex-
psnse of we'll known politicians. He thought
Butler would have a crowd of the boys at
Chicago who would "whoop Ter up" for him.
He thought Cleveland would be the Demo-
cratic nominee of that convention