The Portland daily press., 1886-06-09
The Fourth District.

BANGOR, June S-The Republicans of the
fourth district of Maine assembled at City
Hall to-day, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for Congress. The convention
was called to order by John l.. Cutler, chair
man of the district committee, who read the
call for the convention and called upon Geo.
A. Curran, Esq, of Calais, to preside. FL.
N Fairbanks Of Bangor and James I'll. Kid
der of Bridgewater were chosen secretaries
The committee on credentials consisting Of
two from each county were chosen and after
recess reported through the chairman, j.
w. Ambrose, that there were PA delegates
present.
Hon. j. D. Hall of Presque Isle in brief
speech presented the name of Hon. Charles
A. Boutelle as candidate for Representative
to Congress and moved his nomination by
acclamation. Capt FL. O. Perry of Fort Fair
field seconded the nomination which was
made by acclamation and followed by loud
applause and cheers
Hon. s. W. Matthews of Caribou took the
platform and read letter from Representa-
tive Boutelle, who, on account Of Congress
sional duties, was unable to attend the con-
vention. After the letter was read three
enthusiastic cheers were given for the
nominee and also the thanks of the conyen-
ton for his strong and able letter.
The following district committee was
chosen: c. II. B. Woodbury. aud Horatio
Knowles for Piscataquis, James Weymouth
and E. S. Coan for Penobscot, A. +. Lum-
bert, A. G. Lumbert and A. c. Perry for
Aroostook and Henry Nash for Washington.
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resolutions reported the following which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Republicans Of the
Fourth gressional District in convention
assembled heartily endorse the principles OF
the National Republican convention held at
Chicago in 1884 and will continue to advocate
those principles, believing them to be for the
greatest good and general welfare OF the
American people; also that we favor the
principles referred to and measures fore
shadoWed in the call for the Republican
State convention, to be held at Lewiston
June 9th and we pledge our undivided and
earnest support to the candidate who may
benominated there.
Resolved. That we heartily endorse the
nomination of Hon. G. A. Boutelle as candi-
date for Representative to Congress from
this district; that we fully appreciate the
ability and fearlessness OF his course III the
House of Representatives, and his advanced
position on all questions fraught with deep
public interest. And especially do we com,
mend his course in defending the right of
American fishermen in the introduction OF a
BILL that, in the opinion of those best quali-
fed to judge, is calculated to remedy the eX-
listing eyil and we hereby pledge him our
most cordial support.
The Second District.
LEWISTON June 8.-The second district
Republican convention to-day nominated
Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., for Congress by
acclamation. The following resolutions were
passed by the convention:
Resolved, That we re-atfirm the principles
| Of the Republican party expressed in former
| Platforms both state and national which, by
| adoption by the people, have become the his
| tory and laws of the land and, as in the past,
| we pledge our continued support in the
| future; that in the person of Hon. Nelson
| Dingley, Jr., the nominee of this convention,
we recognize an active and faithful exponent
| of those principles upon which the success OF
| our government has depended and that his
| untiring efforts in behalf of the business and
| commercial interests of not only this Con-
| gressional district and the State OF Maine,
| but of the whole country entitle him to the
support of all the voters Of this district.