The Portland daily press., 1892-06-22

the first to point the way the party should
go, to merge all minor differences and
give earnest, active, hearty, whole-souled
and immediate support to the men who
have been honorably nominated at Min
neapolis, worthy as they are alike of the
enthusiasm of the party and the conf
dence of the nation.
SIN our own state, we have ground only
for congratulation. The signs of the
times were never fuller of favorable
and augury than now. There is
no herald from any quarter, there is no
omen in all the sky, that is not of VIC
tory, and above the political horizon the
light of promise flames from every star.
The opening note of this campaign is
note of triumph, swelling to the close;
and Republican Maine will wake the Re-
publican echoes all over the land when
her voice is heard in September.
'Four years ago we had our controver
sy, here in this hall, when the present
distinguished chief magistrate of our
state was nominated. There was some
excitement then, but when the conven-
ton was over it was found that the man
who had been defeated in the convention
was the first in the field, and the last to
remain, doing laborious and valuable ser
vice for the interests of the Republican
party. From that time to this, the cur
rent of public opinion in our party in this
state, the tide of popular feeling, has set
steadily and surely towards him for the
next Governor OF Maine, until now. from
1 mloo T L. " i; 10y vi Tlio soe,ooa or
mountains where he was horn through
out the length and breadth of our state,
ne is called with one accord and one ac-
claim.
IN the name, then, OF his blameless
private lie and character, unehallenged
ana without a shadow, OF his honorable
military and civil record, OF his eminent
tive and executive capacity, OF his dis
ungulshed service already rendered to
ofioa Of A+to,a fa,,e,.a1 81 l,;s sta,,nI,
Republicanism and of the concurring
sentlment OF the Republicans OF Maine,
honorahi I ,nd safi .lIn, S,ss, auie
that high office will be assured by his
presence in it, I nominate as our candi-
uaue 1or Governor, tne Hon' henry b.
CleaVes OF Fortland.
Judge Symonds was frequently inter
r11pted bv anplause. and at the end
obaarod hoo I'll,
oi'eo'oo ito''l WY
Hon. e. q. Nealley
of Ranoo,. IN bebo1f Of +bo e.s+o,,,, nor
~ =, .o-
lioh Vi me stace' secohoeu ciie noinllia-
ton of the man who was expected to be
a tower of strength in the coming presi-
den+;ol connoirn II w.s rsoloss - dc
s.''- - ~ ~. aso-l1: ~ s'i''
gIlse Ine Iac1 tna1 tne hepuollcans Oh
g. Blaine had not been nominated for
President. But the Republicans of
t T"ano mere ny 49,. ae1 .a W SUE
ed was clean. able and tried: and thew
would support it with old-time vigor.
Inc speaker then euloglzed MI. Cleaves.
Herbert MI. Lord, ESQ.
&c po,,-,oa as ~ .4.
u noohi"nu, oooonuou ono noiiiinaeioh
IN behalf OF Knox county. 1t was not
always, he said, the best thing for the
nominations of a Marty tn he o;van NV
eee1a"4.e r. ~
aooi@iiiaoion' since 'he preliminary COLI
tests often put the party IN lighting trim
for the contests of the election. The
State OF Maine believed in her own sol
dlers, lawyers and statesmen. And he
was glad, here IN the city OF Portland
the nome OF the great parllamentarian,
the nome OF Reed lcheersl, here IN the
otate OF MAINE, the nome OF that great
STATESMAN VINO could decEne the presl-
dency lcheefsl, TO present to Republl-
can convention the name OF one OF the
state most 81 distinguished cltlzens, Hon.
henry q. CleaVes. lLoud cheers
In Dehat OF the republican delegation
OF Lincoln county
r. S. Partridge, ESQ,
&c w,;4oeo,a .oooaos 49,
u "niVs'eio' Seoohoeu Inc holhlnatlon'
saying:
The Republicans of this state have not
FORGOTTEN the faithful services of +ba SOL
80 ~, ~ 80 ~ ~ 81
1iels 1i Mdihe "a Ihe grea1 civil war.
OuI opllgaelons 70 !nem are co-extenslve
WIN Inc ne OF TINS Tepupnc. Inc last
ing V1ctorles OF tne Union soldlers rem
aereu II possible Iof the RepupIcan par
~ 10 orlglnate ana consumaIe IN the last
1hlrty years the most Wonaerful ana the
lnose glorious acnieyenen!s Ior tne ad-
vanceinehe ~ American !naustrles' the
eievaulon VI Alllellcan, Illlzens >, anu Ihe
nappIness ~ Anlelioan homes, Iia0 were
EYER IecoIueu upon oiIe prlgn1es1 pages
VI poi!Iicai history Icls WIN glowing
pliue onae we nave come To-Day irom the !il
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