Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-10-03
The Result: Al Saratoga.


The Republican Convention made ali pN.
cellrnt u~e ~ il opportunities aud hcnrc
The party and voters IN general are 70 hc
congratulated alike uTon the ticket auI
tlv platform The nominees without cN-
ccpiiuu. are men OF charac'rr capacity
ANA .Nprrlpnce. Their careers prove tAuir
Aluc>> fir The places for which they have
been named The puhliC service Will hc
strengthened II they are summoned ~ enter
i ME resolutions are equally worthy -
CONNER iatinu. and, read IN connection
Will thc frcnchan' speeches made hy tie
temporary chairman MIR Depew. ami the
permanent liiuIu senator sloan make
an adequate anl effective presentation NJ
iAr Republican I'm uf tp-lay The pl4'-
form j. without evasion or ~uoterfNGa
Il >urrrudcrs nothing. il takes lower
ground % nothing II embodic~ the ~ent!-
mynt Of the great body OF Republicans IN
regard - vital puoiic issues. National aui
state IAr confidence which j. expressed
~ the wisdom and patriotic -prit Of Pres
dent Iiarrl>an'~ Administration cannot fail
10 bee especially gratifying TO him since II
j. the approval q that division of the grand
pArty which did 50 much Ia secure A.-
triumph That the expression wa~ due
The President Il tile conviction NJ the
York for whom the convention spoke
The choice of candidates was made only
after full ami free interchange Of views
the sole aim Of the delegates being 70 PICK
out the best material Nobody presumed to
try ami force through slate the
nominations were made On their merits by
the convention itself The result IL a
yinIicatiun Of the large convention
policy. The TT delegates made u mistakes
John Gilbert. Who heads The ticket
has luug been recognized a> one ~ the
foremost men In Franklin County He has
made hIS mark in both the Senate and
Assembly, and has Z record which IL with
out stain. Martin w Cooke the nomi-
nee fpr Controller, j. one Of the most sub
>tantial and accomplished LAWYERS Of
Western Ntw-York He i We'll known
throughout the State. and j. evcryw here
held in the highest esteem He would
make a model fiscal officer The choice Of
General james VI Varuum for Attorney
General VIII he heartily ratified particularly
-rrr il Nrw Y lrk. where hr ha> hI~ hni1e
s-i L.a~ made b. reputation. IL no. a-
ready rendered The people = ll auI taitA-
m. service s. a .awmakcr and with hi> i3nr
legal ability could uot fall "a maxi an
III ent ana trustworthy Attorney General.
Ira VI Hedges Is q successful banker, and
hence ! thoroughly familiar with the iuti"-
which TN, t~urrr ha~ to perform. L.1r
william Y Van Rensselaer, one ~ the
hest equipped of the civil engineers Of the
state WHO vas named for State Engineer.
b. fought hravely during the War of the
rebellion, aud j. very popular with the
members Of the Grand Army Of the KepnD-
.ic- Tile strong and well balanced State
ticket thus made up VA worthjy sup
pemcnted ~ the selection of Albert Ha1ght
for the Appeals bench The bar Of the
state without regard % politics VIII hearth
" commend this nomination. Judge Ha GIT
has long worn the ermine j. a member Of
the second division Of the Court If Appeals,
and ny Ill industry, his learning aud tideli-
" haS richly earned promotion.
The representatives, at Saratoga acted
well their part TREY may be said 70 have
organized victory. II remains for those
whom they represented, the great rank and
file Of Republicans, to take up the campaign
work where they left it and carry
il on to completion in November.
I The time j. short The campaign
will De little more than month long, 50
that every day is precious and must be
made the most Of. The State Committee
viii promptly proceed TO business. Let
the county and town committees bestir
themselves. The tide is with the Rcpubl-
can party Ii each man Of Us all along the
line does his best we shall win. New
York swung over to Harrison last year.
and we have the votes to elect the Saratog "a
nominees