Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-28
REPUBLICANS
In State Convention Elect Dele
gates to Minneapolis.
An Enthusiastic Meeting---lafge At
tendance And a Perfect Day.
The Fourth District Republicans Renomina.s
Hon. c. A. Eoateiie Tor Congress.


the accommodation Of delegates to the west o
Bangor arrived at Il % with about thre,
hgniFea on boafa. Many Of tine Aagusti
delegates had arrived the evening before 1,
be- present at the arrangements for the Com
yention oa the day following
/ The Western delegates arrived at Nor
embeea hall at ll.35 and found larg'
uHBber Of delegates there aw aitiDg them
( W hen the Convention was called To or,ie
( il was apparent that " t1ile there was nothin.
al this CanSe ntion that one would expect I,
call for great enthusiasm or interest, We
+ Republican success and harmony va. III.
spirit of the nccaslan--S in the air il
fact Certainly there would be little con
( ISOLATION found IN this large and harmonious
Z convention for such Democrats as have
been barking on the evils 10 be wrought
in the Republican ranks by lack of harmony
Preferences for such rival candidates Al
are in the held for district houors evidently
had no bearing on the party in State con
yention.
AtIl.J0 Chairman Manley called tn,
convention To order Divine blessing wa,
invoked by Rev. John 5. sewall of the
Bangor Theological Seminary. Chairman
Manley then announced the following tenn
porary organization.
Temporary chairman--IIon. 4. X. Sav,
age Of Auburn.
Temporary seeretaries-lI. g. Liitlefield
Alfred %. \. Tuell. Augusta; Il. T. Bon
tellc, Bangor; W. c. Woodbury., Dover
G. B. Haskell, ri;tsfcld.
Temporary presi'lenis-Androseog
gin, +. T. Kicker; Aroostook, John w
Caldwell. Cumberland. II. II, Shaw
Franklin, George W. Wheeler; Hancock
Gilbert T., Simpson; kennebec, a. NJ
Spear; Knox. :. T.. Shepherd; Lincoln. A
7. Ludwig; oxford. +. l.. Eastman; Pen
Obsc0t j. Willis Crosby; Piscataquis
Jesse Barber; Sagadahoc John II. Kim
ball; Somerset, X. II Reed: Waldo, Geo
w Ritcliic; Washington, Austin Harris
York. Edward {. Miller.
Mr. Manley presented Hon. \. Il. Savage
of Auburn, a. temporary chairman. He
quickly caught the full attention of the
great gathering and as he briefly sketched
the history of the Republican party. spoke
for protection, and an honest dollar, he was
often applall'led.
The State committee was appointed Il
committee an credentials and reported that
the whole number Of delegates to which
the convention is entitled * ,i6l, and the
number of delegates present ! .0s4,
OF this number tndroscoggin sent G5
Aruostonk y Cumberland l2l: Frank
lin, u; tiancock, GS kenuehcc. 40;
Knox. Is; Lincoln, Sc; Oxford. 90
Peuobscnt, l55 riscataquis, 4G; Sagnla
hoe. 81 Somerset, 60; Waldo, II Wash
ington a.. York, 9S.
Ex-Goy. Davis moved that each ,lrlega-
ton choose one member from each county
to serve on n committee on resolutions.
This committee on resolutions was chosen
as follows:
lston.
Aroostook Charles r. Alien. rresque
Isle
Cumberland. Charles F. Libby, Portland.
Franklin. y l. Eiinckley Phillips.
IInncnrk j. G. Chilcott, Ellsworth.
Knox, Rcurl Robinson, Camden.
kennebec. Herbert ". Heath, Augusta.
Lincoln, Luther Naddocks. Boothbay.
oxford, A. FIerrick Ecthcl.
Penoh,Cut, Daniel +. Davis, Bangor.
tiscatlquis, II. 7. Daggett, Milo.
Slgadahoc. Thomas W. Hyde, Bath.
Somerset, y. II. Vining. st. Athans.
Walic. James 6. rendleton. Searsport.
Washington Geo \. Murchie, Calais.
York. Frank NJ Higgins, Limerick
i. II. klmhalI of Bath, put in nomination
for Presidential elertor the name of Gen
Thomas W Hyde of Bath. The nomina-
ton was received with applause and he was
chosen by reclamation in accordance with
the motion of \. VI. Spear of kennebec.
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