The Portland daily press., 1884-04-17

Hanson of Buxton, Elected AltcRnafes.
The Republican First District Convention
to nominate two delegates and two alternates
to the Chicago convention, met in Congress
Hall at p. m. yesterday. The chairman of
the District committee, Hon. Hiram Knowl-
ton, called the convention to order, and read
the call, and offered the name of Amos L. AL
len OF Alfred, for temporary chairman.
Mr. Allen was elected, and took the chair
amidst much applause. Mr.. Allen said:
Gentlemen Of the Convention:
L thank the committee for the nomination,
as your presiding officer and the convention
for the honor conferred. We are met here as
delegates from the old first district of Maine
to choose two delegates and two alternates to
the great Republican convention which will
meet in Chicago in June. 1t has been fire.
Quently said by the opponents OF the Republic
can party that it is time for the party to go
out of power; that it would be better for the
country to have change. l think you, and
the country at large will approve the better
sentiment that the party which is right should
rule. In all the issues before the country the
party has been right. From 1861 to 1868, dur
ing the dark days of the war, the party was
right. 1t was right in the days of reconstruc-
ton; it was right when it put in force the
amendments in reference to slavery and the
rights of suffrage in the States; it was right
when the specie payment question came up
1t has been right in the past, and is right to-
day, and being right our party will press for
ward to another great national victory in No
vember next We are to determine then
whether this country is to be market for
British products, or we are to build up our
own and protect our own labor. have no
doubt as to the result. At the convention we
are to put in nomination leader for the par
ty. think any of the prominent leaders OF
the party, il nominated can be elected. If
the great statesman of Vermont should be the
man, he will lead us to a victory equal to any,
including those which marked the days of
Adams or Jefferson. II the convention shall
give us HaWley or Logan, the boys in blue will
see he is elevated to the high station to which
he is called. But il the delegates choose to
look at Maine and take our beloved Blaine,
(tumultuous applause, long continued,) our
country will see a campaign unrivalled In en-
thusiasm since the days of ''Tippecanoe and
Tyler too" Great applause) Gentlemen,
am ready for the business OF the convention.
Messrs. II. s. Melcher of Portland, @. Fl.
Prescott Of Biddeford. Charles Goodall Of
Westbrook, and W. s. Noyes of Saco, were
elected secretaries.
On motion Of W. NJ. Marks, the district
committee was made committee on oredsn-
tials. They retired and rafufned announcing
the whole nnnnber of delegates present 234,
QUO or 240, to which the convention was en-
titled.
On motion of Hon. W. r. Moody Of Kenne-
bunk, the temporary organization was made
permanent.
Mr.. A. w. Coombs of Portland, in behalf OF
the Portland delegation, as we'll as that from
Cumberland county, nominated Albion Little
of Portland for delegate from Cumberland
county, man well known to Maine, and fit
representative Of a campaign that is one Of
the peoples and not of politicians tried
Republican, ever ready to assist with his voice
and purse, successful business man who will
represent the sentiment of not only Cumber-
land county, but all Maine There being no
other candidate from Cumberland county, Mr..
Little was nominated by reclamation.
Jefferson Sargent Of Kennebunk, in similar
terms, offered the name of Mark F. Went.
worth Of Kittery for delegate from York
county.
Leonard Andrews of Biddeford offered that
Of Charles e. Hussey of that city. Col. An
drews endorsed all that had been said in refer
ence to the qualifications OF the other candi-
dates and he would offer as candidate from
York county man who possessed like quail
i6cations and who would vote for James G.
Blaine (applause) first and last, but, If he
failed to secure a nomination would then go
to the rugged hills of Vermont for the next
best man (cries Of who is hs?)-Charles e.
Hussey of Biddeford. daughter and ap-
piause.)
Isaiah L. Webb of Bridgton offered the
name OF Isaac L. Came of Standish as alter
nate from Cumberland County, and, on motion
Of William M. Marks Of Portland, Mr. Came
was unanimously nominated.
Mr.. Emmons Of Biddeford offered the name
q af prxxv Eos Ill
from York county.
Mr.. Usher B. Thompson offered the name OF
Ira q. Foss OF Saco as alternate from York
county.
Mr.. a. N. Deering said Mr.. Foss declined to
have his name used.
Mr.. Webb of Bridgton moved a committee
OF five to receive and count votes for delegate
from York county, and the chair appointed l.
8. Webb of Bridgton, j. L. Emery of Eliot,
George +. Henley OF Cape Elizabeth, FL. P.
Cox OF Portland, and james E. Hewey of
On motion of Mr.. W. II. Smith committee
was appointed by the chair, consisting of W.
81: Smith Of Portland, Calvin L. Hayes Of
Kittery, Fred III. Hartford of Cape Elizabeth
Usher b. Thompson of Newfeld, and G. W.
smith OF WATERFORD, to nominate a district
committee.
The committee to receive and count votes
for delegates from York county reported as
follows:
Whole number of votes. ...................174
Necessary for choice .......s... ......,.. SO
Mark f. Wentworth had ................S7
Charles Il. Hussey......,... ............ 81
Il. NJ Goodwin. .................,.... 5
and there was no choice.
The report was accepted and q second ballot
was taken. Before the second ballot was de-
clared Mr.. Thompson said that a vote which
bore the names of Mr.. Wentworth for dele
gate and MIR. Foss for alternate had been
thrown out by the committee on counting
votes. He claimed that if this ballot had been
counted for Mr.. Wentworth, as it should have
been, he would have been elected.
just at this time, the committee on count
ing votes were prepared to report the result OF
the second ballot, and reported as follows:
Whole number of votes. ........... ......1S3
CSerIasy aS OCe 49," ;'''''"'''''''''.o
and Mr.. Hussey was declared elected.
A motion was made to lay the vote on the
table until the matter in dispute was settled,
and it was so voted. Then came quite long
discussion, in which it WAS evident that, as
Mr.. Neal of Portland said, the convention
wanted to do what was right
The chairman of the committee explained
that as the ballot thrown was for both Mr..
Wentworth and Mr.. Foss, it was only possible
for them to count it as a double ballot, which
would have made the whole number of ballots
176, of which SO would have been necessary
for choice, and Mr.. Wentworth would still
have lacked one Of election.
Mr.. Hussey arose and said that he wouldn't
take an election where there was any doubt Of
its fairness, and he called for another VOTE
The motion was seconded and received with
applause.
The third ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of ballots. ......... ....l77
Necessary for q choice. .........,,,.,,.,.... 80
Charles e. Hussey had.
NJ. f. Wentworth had. ....... ........ IL
y. H. LIBBY had. ..............."....... 1
and Mr.. Hussey was declared elected amid
loud applause.
The following were elected district commit
tee: Andrew Hawes Deering, W. M. Marks,
Portland, W. W. Gross, Bridgton, James Fl.
Banks, Freeport, Ernest M. Goodall, Sanford,