The Portland daily press., 1888-06-12

guard leaders who rallied about Governor
Marble, George d. Bisbee, of Buckfeld,
Mark +. Wentworth of Kittery, General
Charles Hamlin, of Bangor; Col. Francis E.
Heath, Of Waterville; S. /. Abbott, of Water
vile; Senator Herbert NJ. Heath. of Au-
gusta; Mayor j. W. Wakefield, of Bath; DIR.
A. G. Hamlin, of Bangor; DIR. A. r. G.
Smith, Of Whitefeld; Hon. @. A. Packard;
Hon. Amos Allen, of Alfred; j. f. Sprague,
Esq, Of Monson; ex-senator George Z.
Weeks. of Augusta; Hon. E. E. Rand, Coun-
cillor Hunt, Hon. Fred Atwood, of Winter
port; Hon. /. G. Libby, of Burnham, and
many others.
In Mr. Cleaves's headquarters near by
there were passing to and fro equally prom
inent Republican leaders of this city and the
State. There were S. r. Small, Lyman NJ.
Cousens, w. w. Latham, Albion Little, II.
G. Briggs, Judge George Gould, Col Fred N.
Dow, James f. Hawkes., VIM. II. Looney,
and other members Of the Portland and
Young Mems clubs; Ex-Governor Frederick
Robie. Hon, Fred Richards. judge Wiswell,
of Ellsworth; Senator G. c. Burrill, of Els
worth; Hon. c. K. Littlefeld, of Rockland !;
Hon. I. r. Simonton, of Camden; Hon. Z.
c. Goodenow and Representative Clark, of
Calais; l.. T. Carleton. of Winthrop; Judge
Emmons, of Saco; William Mason, of
Limerick; Andrew Hawes, of Deering; f.
M. Higgins, of Limerick; III. A. Shorey, of
Bridgton, and many other prominent men of
the party.
In Mr.. Burleigh's headquarters, conspi,u-
Gus were Secretary of State Oromandel
Smith, Deputy Secretary of State S. j. Chad
bourne, and Clerk John b. Cotton of the
Secretary of States Office, Adjutant General
Samuel j. Gallagher, Commissioner Of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Samuel w. Mat
thews, Messenger G. III. House, State Pen
sion Agent Henry NJ Sprague, Chief Clerk
Lorenzo B. Hill, of the State Treasurer's
Office, Clerk Lyman Fogler, Of the same Of
seph II. Manley. Register of Probate How
ard Owen, of Kennebec county, City Clerk
Southard of Augusta, Capt W. s. Choate, of
the Capital Guards, Leslie A. Dyer, clerk to
the State Committee. Besides these there
were the hosts of Aroostook, led by Freder-
lex A. Powers, Esq, who will be the orator
Of his county today ON the floor of the con-
vention. There was also County Attorney
Drew of Fort Fairfield, John L. Cutter of
Bangor, Edwin Wiggin of Presque Isle, L.
P. Mayo of Fairfield, j. NJ. S. Hunter of
Pennington, L. G. Bean of Wilton, and 9TH
ers.
The merits Of the candidates were discuss
ed very freely and the delegates canvassed.
The result of this canvass was very crafty
ing to Mr.. Cleaves and his friends. A good
many men were found to be thinking Of the
question for themselves, and to be very fav-
orably inclined towards the Portland candi-
date. OF the standing of the delegates last
night it was impossible to make any correct
estimate. The corridors of the hotel were
crowded until long after midnight, and the
questions to be settled today were then under
animated discussion. The friends of the
candidates claim for their favorites the best
of success. Mr.. Burleigh's friends declared
themselves sure that he would be nominated
on the first ballot, but worked on just as
anxiously as ever; and the friends Of Mr..
Cleaves and Marble were confident that
with them was the balance of power and
put forth their best efforts to make that bal
ance still larger.