Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-13

The Republican State Convention yes
terday In Portland, did its work well.
After somewhat heated canvass by the
friends Of the several candidates result
was reached which means urge Repub
can majority In September. The kepubli-
can party has secured such candidate as
1t needs to have In this important Presi-
Dental year. The Republicans of Maine
wanted clean, vigorous, wide-awake,
popular candidate, and 1t has found him
In Hon. Edwin c. Burleigh. They wanted
q man Of enterprise, Of business capacity
and experience, OF tried integrity, and well
Informed as to the various interests OF the
State, and they have found him in the
candidate Of their choice. The people de-
sired that their next Governor should
possess level head, sterling common
sense, one with the substantial, practical,
evenly balanced qualities Of the lamentcd
Bodwell, and they will make sure of him
by the triumphant election of the gentle
man placed In nomination by the large
and enthusiastic Convention OF yesterda,
The citizens OF AroOstook County, among
whom he was born, reared to manhood
and showed Of what stuff he is made,
showed their appreciation by giving him
unity and enthusiasm Of support in the
Convention rarely equalled.
Hon. Edwin &. Burleigh was born in
Linneus, Aroostook county, on the 21th
Of November, 1913, and Is therefore forty
five years Of age. lie belongs to family
well known in AroOstook county and the
State, his grandfather, Col. Moses Bur-
leigh, having been IA representative in the
General Court Of Massachusetts, when
Maine was province, member OF the
Constitutional Convention of Maine, a
member of the Legislature and Deputy
Land Agent. With the Maine Land
Office Mr.. Burleigh's family have had d
long connection. His father, Parker +.
Burleigh, Esq, now in his 10Th year, vas
State land Agent for II long term of years,
aud the Land Office is one of the many
offices which Mr.. +. c. Burleigh has held
urcr was educated In the common schools
OF his native town Of Iinneus and at the
academy mt IIoulton. While yet boy he
found employment In teaching school and
ne gained knowledge of the nature and
value Of the public lands of Maine, such
as not many men in Maine possessed, and
which, at later period of his life, recon-
mended him to the Governor of Maine as
proper person to fill the responsible POI
sition Of State Land Agent. But Mr..
Burleigh did not begin his official life in
the Land Office. In 1864 he had enlisted
In the District Of Columbia Cavalry, but
had been prevented by illness from pass
ing the surgeons examination. But,
though he did not go to the front, he OBJ
tanned place In the Office of the State
Adjutant General. The next Office which
he filed was the State Land Agency,
which in the days when the State owned IA
large domain,wa u position of more impor-
lance than at the present time. In is76-11-
~ Mr.. Burleigh, while still Land Agent was
also Assistant Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives. In 1850 Mr. Burleigh obtained
a clerkship in the Office of the State Treas
urer, n position in which he famiiarized
himself with the finances of the State. He
held this clerkship until 1885, when he
was elected Treasurer OF the State by the
Legislature. In 1887 MIR. Burleigh was
reelected to this office, and is now Treas
urcr Of the State. Mr. Burleigh personally
IL tall, erect aud fine looking Genial,
courteous and aflable in manners. he is a
favorite with The large number
Of persons from all sections of
the State with whom he has been
brought In contact while serving in the
several official positions which he has
filed with so much fidelity and success.
Strictly temperate in his habits, chaste in
speech, stainless In all the relations of
life, he Is In the best sense truly the peo-
pies man, and thus again the Republicans
Of Maine have the good fortune to have a
model candidate for the Governorship.