The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-13
SIGNS OF VICTORY
In the Large and Enthusiastic Gath
eriDg Of Republicans
Which Renoninated Gov. BurIeigh
At Augusta, Yesterday.
Stirring Speeches by The Officers
Of The Convention.
Gov. Burleigh's Acceptance Of the
Homer Ieadered Him.
Good Republican Principles Set
Forth in the Platform.
Especial to the Press.l

galleries and overflowing into the aisles and
Railways. Just before eleven o'clock the
Augusta National Band marched down
Water street and took their places on the
stage, and until the hour arrived entertained
the delegates with several selections. Al
exactly eleven o'clock Hon. Joseph H
Manley,- -hairman of the state committee
raped cor order and after prayer by
Rev. j. S. Williamson read the call for the
convention. He then announced the tenn
| porary organization as follows: Chairman
| Frederick A. Powers, Houlton; secretaries,
E. P. Boutele. Bangor; Everett B. Norton,
| Pennington; w. FL. Brownson, Portland
K. W. Sutherland, Biddeford; James A.
Place, Berwick; A. G. Shorey. Bath, and in
troduced Mr.. Powers, who stepped to the
| front of the platform amid applause. Mr..
Powers spoke as follows:
MR.. PowERs's SPEECH.
Gentlemen Of the Convention:
1 thank you for this mark of your con-
| fidence. which with your help | shall en-
deavor to merit by the faithful discharge of
the duties imposed upon me. The number
present show the interest taken in an eff
year by the Republican party. There Is no
rivalry as to the nominee. / believe that
the man whose high personal worth did so
much to swell our majority two years ago
should receive, as you do, unanimous re-
nomination.
You have come here to discharge the du-
ties dev0lving upon, you to enunciate our
principles. There is not a man here who
could not write the platform. Whatever
tends to protect American labor. give free
ballot, preserve our financial institutions
and tends to elevate humanity is to be found,
as an essential plank, in the Republican
platform. The history of the country for 30
years has been the triumph of the Republi-
can party. beg the pardon of the Demo-
cracy, # there are any here. if l have
offended them. We should not anger but
convince the enemy.
If there is one word hated by the Dem.
ocracy, it is that word history" They
really envy old Adam because he entered life
without history
He said that the Democrats with all their
miserable makeshifts for party policy had
one overshadowing thought. The burden of
their song is The tariff is tax He said
ne did not propose to argue the tariff ques-
tion. Because he said, fail to see how
man ma who can can buy an article n9w in spite Of
the tariff was put on it. can have any idea
save that the tariffs not tax il it Is in
telligently laid. not upon the articles which
cannot be produced in this country, as the
Democrats undertook to arrange their tariff
He said that the Republicans believed In
protection, not only to the laboring man and
the capitalist, but to the black man in the
South. In short, he said, there has been no
protection suggested since the patty was
formed that has not received cordial support
from the Republicans. l consider the Re-
publican party competent to grapple with
from its responsibilities. 1t shrinks from no
duty that it believes it owes to the people,
and the long series of victories in the past
shows that its beliefs have been what the
people believe. l feel sure that the election
In September will be another victory for the
Republicans, and l think you all do. Gen.
tlemen, await your instructions.
AT the conclusion of Chairman Powers's
remarks, the state committee, on motion of
Mr.. Larrabee of Portland, was made COM
mittee on credentials. The committee re-
ported through the secretary, Mr. f. Z.
to ,46l delegates, and that there were pres
ent 1,2l0, divided by counties as follows:
Androscoggin, 70; Aroost0ok, 81; Cum
berland, 142; Franklin, So; Hancock, 81;
kenne6ec, 1913; Knox, AZ; Lincoln, 4S; Ok
Sagadahoc, 43; Somerset, rs; Waldo, sc; ;
washington. II; York, 119.
On motion of Col F. N. Dow the follow
ing committee, consisting of one member
from eabh county, was appointed by the
nenr organization:
Androscoggin-A. L. Talbot.
ArOoSto0k-M. N. Drew.
Cumberiand-T, G. Harris.
Franklin-G. w Titcomb.
Hancock-J. w. Somes.
kennebec-S. ID. Carver.
Knox,. +. Libby
dlncoln-George Bliss.
Oxford-Waldo Pettengill.
Pen0bScot-J w. Paly
Piscataquis-D. r. Campbell.
Sagadahoc-Joseph M. Hayes.
Somerset. Audei son.
Waldo-E. A. Porter.
Masnlngt0n-J. B. Mutt.
York;. NJ. Higgins.
The chairman then called the roll of the
counties and the several delegations through
their chairman, returned the names of the
committee on resolutions and the state COM
mittee as follows:
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
Androscoggin-S. NJ. Carter, Auburn.
Aroostook-Lewis G. Stearns, Caribou.
Cumberland-Clarence Hale, Portland.
Franklin-James Morrison, Phillips.
Hancock-A. p. Wiswell, Ellsworth.
Kennebec-Oramandel Smith, Litchfed
knox-W. L. Cobb, Rockland.
di1coln-A. B. 2; Smith, Whitefeld.
Penobscot-Daniel A. Robinson, Bangor
Observation-Disclosures Sands, Sebec
Sagadahoc Joseph M. Hayes Bath.
Somerset-Charles A. Harrington, No,ridge-
wock.
Waldo-Jas G. Pendleton, Searsport.
Washington-Ge0. A. Curran, Calais.
STATE COMMITTEE.
AndroscoggIn-Charles c. Burson. Lewiston.
AroOstOok-F. A. Powers, Houlton
Cum0erland-F. N. Dow, Portland.
Franklin-J. G. Holman, Harrington.
Hancock-H. b. Saunders. ELLSWORTH
Kennebec-Joseph II. Manley, Augusta.
Knox-E. Fl. Lawry Rockland
Lincoln-W. I'll. Hilton, Dover
Oxford-Henry NJ. Bearce, Norway.
| PenObscot-John L. Cutter Bangor.
Plscataquis. f; Parsons, Foxcroft.
Somerset-J. 0. Smith, Skowhegan.
Waldo-W. Ii. Hunt, Liberty.
Washington-L. g. Downes, Calais.
York-Chas. M. Moses, Slco.
| Mr.. Walter G. Emerson of Portland then
| rose in his place in the Cumberland delega.
tion, and stating that he was acting unde,
| instructions from the largest and most jnfin
| ential club Of young Republicans in the
| state, presented the ballot reform resolution
adopted at the last meeting by the club
| which was, on his motion, referred to The
| committee on resolutions. On motion Of
| Col. F. n. Dow, Ex-Governor Sidney Per
| ham and Ex-Governor Frederick RObie were
| invited to take seats on the platform
At this point, Mr.. Nicholas Fessenden o
| Fort Fairfield tried to secure an adionrn
| ment In order that the third district con
| gressional convention could be held. but Mr
| j. w. Porter of Bangor objected. and tn,
convention was with Mr.. Porter. The ses
| sion continued.
| Inc COHlmi1Ieo oii permanent organization
reported at this point, through Mr.. TaIboI
of Lewiston, the following list of vice presi
| dents:
| VICE PRESIDENTS.
AndrOscoggin-J. B. Bracket, Wales.
Aroostook-L. b. johnson, Fort Fairfield.
| Cumberland-W. IL. Dire. ser, Standish
Franklin-Ge0rge W. Wheeler, Phillips.
| Hancock-F. ii. Holden, Deer Isle,
| Kennebec Joshua Gray. Oakland
| Knox-B. Webb Counce, ThOmaston
| LincOn-A. Austin, Newcastle.
| Oxford j. b. Robinson, Oxford
| Penobscot-A. N. Burton, Milo.
| Piscataquis-W. Cushing Foxcroft
| Sagadahoc-J. w. Wakefield. Bath
| SOmerset-L. III. Webb, SkoWhQgan
Waldo-C. ii. Jackson Brooks
| Washington-N. S. Allen, Dennysyille
York-M. f. Wentworth, Kitlery.
On motion of Mr.. Seth NJ. Carter of Au
| burn, il was voted that whatever resolution