New-York tribune., 1886-06-10
FOR GOVERNOR OF MAINE.
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE J. r. BODwELL
LARGE AND HARMONIOUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN THE STATE COMMITTEE.


IN THE STATE COMMITTEE.
LEWISTON, Me-, June 8 tSpecidD. The Re
publican Convention to-day immense gathering
oi enthusiastic delegates The basis was made for
convention OF 1.244 delegates. yet the report OF the
committee on creden nals shovel 431 delegates present.
Inc convention was called to order by j. II. Manly.
chairman OF the State Committee. at IL m. On his
Soton Horace H. Shaw. OF Portland, nominated as
chairman, with ono vice president. member OF the
Committee on Resolutions and the State Committee from
each county, Captain Shaw took the chair with neat
speech. After the organization had been made perma-
nent committee Of from each county appointed
toreceive votes for candidates for Governor.
Lewis A. Barker, Of Bangor presented the name OF A.
{ Hamln, OF Bangor. and the nomination seconded
by General Hall, OF Damarscotta General r. B.
Shepherd OF skowhegan presented the name OF j. K
bodwei OF Hallowell and was seconded by T. Simon
ton, OF Camden. On the first ballot tho committee
ported tho whole number OF votes TO be 1,0Si j. r.
BodweIl received ss2 votes A. g. Hamlin col scatter.
Ing. l. The nomination was made unanimous amid the
greatest cheering and good feeling.
Mr.. Bodwell Is a selfmade man. Until he thirty
nvc Years old his circumstances aflluent He
was thrown upon his when eight years Of
age and maintained purity OF character which strongly
commends him TO the public, and when lie sought for
sisance to develop the granite business he easily found
men TO unite with him In the formation OF a company.
lie was native OF Methucn. Mass. and lived in this
state until he was thirty years old. He worked
AS farm hand. and aferwari learned the shoemakers'
trade. When the Lawrences of Boston began to draw
up the water OF the Merrmac River at Lawrence
Mr Bodwel was employed to haul granite from New
Hampshire for the construction of n dam. lie made
himself familiar with the details OF quarryng and work
ing granite aud in 1892 associated himself with NJ.
webster in the granite business Fox Island In Penob
scot Bay. The Boiwell Granite Company organ
lied later. and it Is the largest managed by
one man in the country. The State. War and Navy
hatf
quarried by tho Boiwcll Company in 1866 Bodwell
formed what is known the Hallowe Granite Com
pany, which produces the light .colored granite used
largely for ornamental purposes on buildings and for
monuments This has furnished the granite for
many buildings in New.York. Brooklyn and Chicago.
The stone for the Capitol at Albany. the Yorktown
monument. the soldiers monument on Boston Common
The monument at Plymouth came from tho Bodwell
auarries Mr Boz well has also done much toward i'm
proving the farm stock in Mine and has been largely
Interested IN numbering operations. He Is president of
the Bodwell Water Power Company at Oldtown ant is
owner large number OF vessels sailing from Maine
ports lie has been Mayor of Hallowe for two success
sive years and has served in the Legislature. lie is
universally regarded honest, upright man Of
sound business principles.
Considerable enthusiasm was elected by the speeches
from the friends OF tho two candidates. and the
OF Mr. Blaine mentioned incidentally, a burst
OF applause greeted 1t from all the
-eyen changes in tho State Committee chosen to-day.
the members being: In Oxford County. j. j. Stan
ley OF Paris Pscataquis, J.F Sprage OF Menson SOM
ersct W l. DDbson Piltsied AroostoOk, C. e. Allen,
OF Prcsque Islc; Knox. {. L. Littleheld. Of Rock
land Franklin, d. G.. Bean, OF East Wilton; wash
iiOns dcnOunce tho Morrison Tariff bill as de-
structive OF Maine industries AMI the House River
Haibor bil declare for ten hour law aud c1nress re-
gret that the Democratic Congress ls undertaking to
nullify Civil law Tho OF the Admin
strston I'm regard to the fisheries severely denounced
The Name delegation IN Congress is thanked for
opposing tho River and Harbor bilL IL is
suggested that the prison labor system should
be The efforts made in tho South to reawaken
tie memories OF the condemned. The resoli-
declare that Homo Rule should receive the ap
prova OF the friends of popular government.