The Portland daily press., 1891-11-10
Enthusiastic Gathering Of RepuAli-
cars at Augusta.
Committeeman and Other Leaders
Discussed Prospects.
Date and Place Of Convention To
Be Settled Later.
Especial to the Press. !

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AUGUSTA, 9.-One of the largest and
most enthusiastic tRepublican state COM
mittee meetings held in Maine for many
years was held at the Augusta House this
evening. 1t was meeting distinguished
by the number Of prominent party leaders
who were in attendance upon 1t and the
cordial harmony and good feeling that pre-
vailed in its tcounclls. Among the well
known Republicans present were all the
members Of the Maine delegation in Con-
gress, with the exception of Mr.. Reed. All
the counties were represented ih the COM
mittee. Aside from the members of the
committee and the congressional delega-
tion there were prominent members Of the
party from every section of the state.
Among them were Hon. H.sB. Cleayes and
Hon. G. F. Libby of Portland, Hon. r. Il.
Bowers of Saco. Hon. w. G. Wedgewood
OF Lewiston, Hon. Geo. T.. Beal of Nor
way, Hon. j. F. Brackett of Limington.
Clarence Hale, ESQ.,, w. ii. Looney, ESQ,
and Charles Staples, Jr., of Portland: o.
K. Townsend and +. K. Roberts of Bruns-
wick; Hon. Seth M. Carter of Lewiston:
Hon. Geo 9. Wing of Auburn; il. G. Hol-
Of Carmel. General Isaac Dyer Of
Skowhegan; w. e. Parsons of Foxcroft;
Hon. A. P. Wiswell of Ellsworth; Hon.
Henry Lord OF Bangor; Hon. Fred At
wood of Winterport; bon. III. L. Downes
Of Calais; Hon. j. o. Smith of Skowhegan;
L. Cutler Of Bangor; Forrest Goodwin of
Skowhegan; Hon.. Parker Spofford Of
Bucksport; Hon. Geo. M. Warren Of Cas-
tine; Hon. VIM. L. Baines of Wateryille;
Hon. j. M. Haynes of Augusta; Hon. A.
Spear and o. B. Clason, Esq, of Gardiner;
hon Hon. Nicholas Fessenden. Secretary Of
Carleton Of Winthrop; Capt. j. A. Clark
of Belgrade; Labor Commissioner Mat
thews; Hon. N. S. PuringtOn and Willis
Wing of Manchester; Gen. S. j. Gallagher.
Hon. w. FL. Hunt Of Liberty, and many
others.
The meeting was very earnest one and
was largely devoted to the general inter-
change of views.on the part of those pres
ent touching the various matters
Of party policy. Among those VINO par
ticipated in the discussion were
the members OF Congress present, bon. ].
Wiswell, Hon. w. T. Haines, Bon. Geo.
Y. Wing, Chairman Manley, and others.
One feature Of 1.-THE meeting was marked
aDd that was the entire harmony among
those In attendance upon it. 1t was evi- |
dent that the Republicans Of Maine are
for many years and that they are prepared
to win as splendid victories In the future
as they haye in the past.
at the close of the general meeting, the
State committee had an executive session
at which it was voted to leave the matter
OF deciding the date and location of the
next Republican convention to the execu-
tive committee. The matter of determin- |
Ing whether Ito select delegates to the |
National Republican Convention at the |
same convention as that held for the nom |
ination OF the candidate for Governor, or
whether to choose them at an earlier |
convention, as was done In 1888, was also |
left to the discretion of the committee. 1t |
Is scarcely probable that these points will |
be decided before the date of the next |
Republican National Convention is deter
mined upon. From every point of view,
the meeting was a splendid success and |
augurs well for rousing Republican vic |
tory at the next election.