Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-10
STATE COMMITTEE
Holds m Enthusiastic md Largely
Attended MoeuIS.
Republican Leaders Interchange Views
on yarieus Questions Of Party Policy.

Ore OF the largeN and most enthusiasts
Republican State committee meeting
which has been held In Maine for many
years was held 1t the Augusta House lAsI
evening. It~a . meeting distinguished
BY the number Of prominent party
leaders Who we're in attendance upon 1t
and the cordial harmony and good. feslins
that prevailed in lie councils. Among ths
well known Republicans whom the JouR
NAL reporter noted weie all the members
Of the Maine delegation In Congress with
the exception Of Mr.. Reed. All the coun,
ties were represented in the committee,
Aside from the members Of the committee
ard the Congressional dele ega.ion. were
prominent members Of the party from
every se ec,ion Of the Stats. From the easi
came Hon. =. NJ. Simpson Of Carmel; Gen
erai Isaac Dyer Of Skowhegsn; Hon. VIM,
Atkinson Of North Anson; Cnss. ID. Shaw
Of Greenville; W. 4. Parsons, Foxcroft
Hon. A. 2. Wisweil. Eilsworth; Henry
Lord, Bangor; william Flower, Ban-
gor; Hon. Fred Atwood. Winterpor.
Hon. L. g. Downes, Calais; Hon.
J. o. Smith, Skovhegsn; Col, A, B.
FarnhAm. Bangor; Hon. John. l.. Cutler,
Bangor; Forrest Goodwin, Skowhe gan.
From the central part Of the State came d,
N. Mortiand Of Rockland; Col. s. Ii. Al
len, Thomaston; Hon. Parker Spo ford,
Bucksport; Hen. Geo. NJ. Warren. Cas-
tine Hon William T. Haines, Wsterville
John +. Hill, Augutts; Hon. j. Mar
chester Haynes. Augusta; Hon. A. M. Spear
aud o. B. Ciason. Gardiner; Hon. Nicholas
Fessenden, secretary Of state; Hon. S j.
Chadbourne Hon. L. T. Carleton, Win
throp; Capt. j. A. CLARK; Geo. 4. Miuot,
Belgrade; Capt. John Carson; Labor Com
mis sioner Matthews; Hon. N. s PurintoR
Willis Wing. Manchester; Gen. S. ]
Gallagher; Hon. W. II. Hunt, Liberty I;
Western Maine wss represented by Hon
II. B. Cleaves; Hon. c. +. Libby; Hon.
X. L. Bowers, Ssco; Hon w. G.
wsdgewood, Lewiston; Hon. George
l.. BeAl, Norway; Hon. J. r. Bracket,
LimingtoD; Clarence Hale. W. II. Lconey,
Chss. Stsples Jr., Of Portland; G. 4
Townsend and F. Z. Roberts, Brunswick I,
Hon. Seth M. Carter, Lewiston; Hon, Geo
G. Wing, Auburn; j. c. Holman, Farm
ington. The newspapers we're represented
by A. c. Shorey Of the Bath Times; ID
NJ. Holman of the Portland Express; w.
A. Ne~oomb Of the Lewiston Journal and
C. b Burieigh Of the kEsNEnEc JOURNAL.
The meeting was . very earnest one, and
was largely devoted to general interchange
of views on the part of those preset
touching various matters of party policy.
Among those who participated in the
discussion were the fve members
Of Congress present; Hon. j. Man.
chester Hsynes, Hon. G. +. Libby,
Hon. A. p. Wiswell, Hon. W. +. HAines.
lion. George c. Wing, Chairman Manley
ard others. Brief remarks were msde in
behalf of the press BY d. M. Holman of
The Portland Express and G. b. Burleiah
Of the kennebec journal. One feature o.
the meeting was marked, and thst was the
entire harmony among those in attendance
upon il. Ii was evident thst the Republi-
Cal Of Maine are in ~ good fighting trim
as they have been for many years. and that
they sre prepared to win 40 eplendid victo-
ries in the future as they have in the past.
At the close Of the general meeting the
State committee had an executive session
at which il was voted to leave the matter OF
deciding the date ard location Of the mex
Republican State convention TO the
executive committee. The msttef
Of determining whether to elect the
delegates to the National Republican
Convention at the same convention held
for the nomination Of q candidate for
Governor or whether to choose them ut an
earlier convention, IS was done in 1888, wa.
slso left to the discretion Of the committee
1t is scarcely probable that these points
,-;iI ha doc;dod ha aeora tho data ~ the NOV.
Republican national convention 10 deter
mined upon.
II was . late hour when the meeting
broke up. A number Of those in atten
dance upon it returned home on th'
IL o'clock train, but many other
especially those from the east, remained il
the city over night. From every point o.
view the meeting was . splen
did success and sugurs we'll fo
rousiug Republican victory at th'
next election, such one % has 90 often
glsddened the hearts Of its members in th'
past,