Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-10-23
From the Hancock Advertiser Of August 81,
1888
Hancock and Washington Congressional
District.

convention of National Republicans
. assembled at Dinsmore's Hotel. in Cherry
, neiu' the 10Th day of August, 1888, for the
Pui pose OF nominating a candidate, fol
representative to Congress, for Hancock
ana washington Congressional District
~ me meeting was called to Order by
rhiio Lewis, Esq, of Cherryfeld. George
nlhman, Esq, of Sullivan, was chosen
Chairman, aud James S. Pike of Calais,
anu Joseph 5. Rice of Ellsworth, were
chosen Secretaries.
lne ioilowing gentlemen were reported
members Of this Convention.
tdidis-James s. Pike. Gilbert Fostar
Nash 'osepn
hachidS-Lucius Q. c. Bolles, David
Longfellow, John Foster.
theT1Afeld-PhiloL Lewis, Joseph Adams
! benJ q. Kicker, Ambrose Cobb.
Nea6eh ELI Z. Baker, Leonard Haskell
| Charles Haskell
| hHS'corth-Andrew Peters, Caleb Bur
oahk, Joseph 5. Rice. David G. Cook.
| nWhtah-tieorgc Hinman, Samuel Hill.
| H'"eH"-Ad addison Dodge, Joseph Hinck-
Gomdsborough-Barney s. Hill.
Harrington Dominicus Lord
HIac0ck-William Young Martin Stro+-
ton. ''A ''i"'-
Sedgtrick Richard Currier, IT., Samuel
Herrick, 81. '''' ''n1uoi
ta@ine-Charles Rogers.
'h motion, voted to ballot for CandI- /
"ate lor Representative to Congress.
me whole number Of vote. was "a |
Elijah l.. Hamlin -
Joshua ". Hathaway,
The following Gentlemen were snnoint.
eu Committee to draft resolutions ey
presslve OF the sense Of this Convention
Messrs. Lucius Z. c. BOlles of Machjas
JoStph Adams of Cherrytield Caleb Bur
oank Of Ellsworth, William Young Of Han.
cock, Addison Dodge of Bluehill.
Mr Lucius g &. Bolles from the Com
H''lee' appointed to draft resolutions re-
ported the following. which were accent
ed -
Resojred, That the nomination of tho
Hon Leonard Jarvis, as the candidate for
Representative to Congress, from this Dis
eFiCt' does not meet with our appreciation
- hat We consider him an unfit person
~ represent our feelings, or our interests
mat MS We'll known aristocratic pro-
pthsities are OF long standing" not his
democracy, as hoasted of-That his /
'oteS, ana MS influence while in Congress.
nave been contrary to our views and in
s!Inatons; particularly his vote to cop,jd 1
r repeal Of the 25th section of the .Ju- :
"ciary act-thereby preventing, if such n
epeai hau been efected--appeals on some
Important questions to the Supreme Judi
iai court OF the United States-his refus- "
i even TO reprimand an open transgression +
= the pupilc peace, and of private safety
his negative to the bin providing for =,
Al |
ne proceeds arising from the sale of the II
'uoIlc Lands-"all having a tendency" tn st
ndermlne the Constitution, and destroy !,
ne Union of these States
Hes"(red, That we deprecate the con- Ut
olcuous interference Of Custom Uousa Ii
Hccrs IN preliminary assemblies of the 81
eople that their loud professions for the Ia
ihIlc good mean nothing more than de-
re 10 advance theIr private interest at the
lpense Of the Peoples money. c,
H'soired, That we approve of the Pro- ur
amation of Andrew jackson. of Dec
eh' ls52' wherein he addressed the enc
ieS OF our excellent Constitution with as ii'
''fhihed spirit as he previously mani co
~" toward the invaders Of our soil i'm
at d" evident reform in his opinions b.
t'"t aSeS belief, that better counsels 49,
p" influence hlm-and we earnestly hone Sc
heaith, energies and patriotic inten- sio
ms VIII pc continued during his term of ne,
ICE: mat no mental or bodily relaxation ;,
y occur whereby discharge of imnor. "s
-. may devolve upon less decisive 10
Eesoirsd, That the evil effect arising ret
ON the Colonial arrangements, so called ,f
ening our ports to British Vessels, with
G same facility as To those Of our own rel
now manife~t-and the result is the an
me As has been repeatedly asserted by all att
no were opposed 10 thr humilating in ,,o
ructionS given to our Minister, at the
,urt Of 81. James, by Martin Van Buren aF
Secretary of State. FIR
RcsulreI, That we recommend to the ms
eemen Of this Congressional District, g..
= Hon. ELIJAH l.. HAMLIN, of CO. ~
MIRA, as their candidate for Representa- TO
.e 10 Congres--that we have full cont be
nee In his private worth, and Republi- Nh
n princlple>-and pledge our best exer- as,
,n> to promote his election. '''
KssDired, That We approve of the nom
alton Of DANIEL GOODENOw, of Alfred gr
r Gov. of this State. and that we will an
rdially lend our aid to secure his cleo
IN. a.
HeSplrel, That the proceedings of this
invention be signed by the Chairman and sic
cretarie-. and published in the Working Ia,
ems Advocate, the Hancock Advertiser,
a he Eastport Sentinel. ~
GEORGE HINMAN, Chairman. ed
JAMES ) PIKE, Secretaries.
JOSEPH $. RICE, ST. '''