The Portland daily press., 1888-06-15
OFF FOR CHICAGO.
The Personnel of the Party and the
Itinerary.

Several of the members of the party who
took the special train from Boston last even
ing for the Chicago convention, left Port
land by the p. m. train yesterday for the
Hub. At Boston, when the train pulled
ont from the Albany station, it numbered
nine Wagner ears. Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island Connecticut and
Maine all travel together The Maine men
had the Ottawa and these are their names:
Delegates-atLarge-c Charles II. Prescott, Bid
seph II. Manley, Augusta; Capt. Charles A. Bou-
telle, Bangor. BY districts: First, ChArles A.
Brown Portland William w b Tobie North Der
Kimbal Bath. Third Gen. X. B. Shepard Show
hogan; Major Eben d. Haley Gardiner Fourth,
Fred A. Powers Houlton b. b. Thatcher, Ban
gor.
. Alternates: AT large-Charles J. Chapman,
Portland; Gen. Geo. L. Beal Norway; ]. c. Lib
tricts: First Edward B. Mallett, Jr., Freeport;
Justin Nj. Leavtt, Buxton. Second, Henry H.
arscotta Thrd Elliott Wood w fnapsn
Burrill, Ellsworth Fourth, DR.. George i. Town
send, Calais; j. b. Mayo, Foxcroft ~
other members OF the party-C. L. Lttleheld
Rockland Charles Pallen Presque Isle; John L.
Cutler, Bangor; {. +; Weed, Houlton; A. b. Neal
"; Lewiston; John 1. Stevens, Augusta; Eyer
gori DR.. c. r. Crandall, Portland; II. L. Jones,
Portland; j. A. Browne Houlton q. ID. Wood,
WiutuTOp, htN. OcO Ds LinuSdy. DdnBOIt ctlu
w. Carter, Lewiston 4. L. Rand, Greenwood
ex-Goy Robbie, Gorham; Hon. Clark Barker, Abb
lene, Kansas; Lewis Barker, Bangor; b. c. Addi-
ton, Bangor; Q. L. Atwood, Biddeford; j. Z.
Hayes, Limerick; John Durham, Portland; Les
ter L. Woodbury., Portland; L. A. Cannon, Me-
cnanic Falls; L. w. Kent, Portland; GOV. >. 3.
Marble, Waldoboro
The New Hampshire men occupied the
Mackinaw and the Rhode Island men the
Miami, while for the Massachusetts, delega-
14l..s a. G.rn
gatchie, Bandit, Wayne, Niles and Scarboro,
were reserved. The ninth car Of the special
train was the Buffalo, reserved Tor the use
of Col Benjamin s. Lowell, an aternate-at-
large from Massachusetts, and some of his
soldier friends from Maine, Massachusetts.
etc. The story is that the occupants of this
car will represent the soldier element in the
Alger boom in New England, boom which
is credited with increasing strength.
The special train left the Boston & Albany
on time, and its route will be via the Boston
g. Albany, New York Central g. Hudson
River and Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
railways. The itinerary is as follows:
Thursday Boston at 7 p. M, South
birmingham at TAO p. m, Worcester at $50
p. M, Palmer at GAG p. M, Springfield at
1920 p. M, Westfeld at 1040 p. m, and Pitts
field at 1915 a. m. Friday-arrive at SYRIA
cuse at 7 a. IN. One hour for breakfast.
Here. as at Buffalo and Cleveland, special
arrangements as to caring for the delegations
in the restaurants have been made. Leave
Syracuse at s a. M, arrive at Buffalo u noon.
One hour for dinner. Leave Buffalo at II
noon Central time), arrive at Cleveland at 6
p. m. Thirty minutes for supper. Leave
Cleveland at $50 p. IN. Saturday-arrive at
Chicago at a. IN.
The headquarters of the Maine men at
Chicago will be at the Grand Pacific Hotel,
and the assignment of rooms will be made
en- route. 1t is uncertain which of the can
didates forthe nomination for President the
delegation viii support One delegate has
expressed preference for the Depew and
Harrison ticket, and four are pronounced for
Depew. The others favor the candidates
who has the greatest elements Of strength
and is reasonably certain of success.