Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-22
HENRY B. CLEAVLS.
Choice of Maine Repub-
Iicans for Governor.
ODD FELLOWS NEW HOME
Dedicated at Worcester and Grand
Parade Follows.

PORTLAND, Me-. June % The Republi-
can state convention was long one In
getting into working order. but when
Hon. j. III. Manley, chairman OF the state
committee, took the platform and bowed
his thanks for the applause given him,
the work was at once taken up vigorously.
Rev. DR. Merrill offered prayer, remem-
befiug Mr. Blaine in his hour OF affiiction.
Hon. II. NJ. Heath OF Augusta was in
troduced as chairman, with the following
secretaries: w. c. Emerson, Portland; w.
A. Newcomb, Augusta; g. A. Prescott,
Biddeford; S. j. +. Boutelie, Bangor
Resolutions Of sympathy for Mr.. Blaine
In his bereavement were presented by Gov
ernor Robie and unanimously adopted
Chairman Heath In his speech feelingly
referred TO the bereavement Of ex-Secre-
tary Blaine.
lie eulogized Maine and her men and
greatness, commended Harrison and Reid.
and then said:
"The Republican party, God bless It'll
Its past has been glorious; its future will
be grander, writing across the history of
our beloved comntry chapters Of advanc-
ing civilization, widespread prosperity,
and the triumphs Of a people, lovers of
liberty, progressive in thought, lofty in
OF the nations OF the world"
The state committee was made a commit
tee of credentials, and reported the whole
number of delegates entitled to seats,
l4G2; number present, 122S
The temporary organization was made
permanent and vice presidents appointed
from each county.
a committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed from each county and the state
committee was then chosen.
Hon. Eugene Hale addressed the con-
vention, giving brief resume of the work
of the Republican party during the past
four years. He said the reason Blaine
was not nominated for president was
because he did not seek it, but wrote
letters declining it,
Hon. Joseph w. Symonds presented the
name of Hon. Henry b. Cleaves as n can
didate for governor. The nomination of
Cleaves was seconded by Hon. A. B.
Neatly Of Bangor, Herbert NJ. Cord Of
Rockland and Roswell s. Partridge of
Whitehall, and ha was nominated by ac-
clamatlOn.
Letter Mr. Cleaves appeared aud ad-
dressed the convention.
General Cieaves' Acceptance.
General Cleavcs stated that he came be-
fore the convention to thank them for the
honor they had chosen to bestow with so
great unanimity. He reminded the con-
vention that the great principles of the
Republican party, that have so long up
held by the people Of this country, bring
ing peace, prosperity and growth, were
again on trial, and that the producing
classes and laboring people had great in
terests at stake.
The Democratic party agrees with the
Republican party upon one point, that
revenue must be raised to support the
government. The Republican policy
would raise that revenue by putting
duty upon competing foreign products
similar to those that are being produced
by the industry of American labor.
The Democratic policy of tariff reform
would admit free the products of other
countries; that they would come into
competition with our own labor, drive out
our own manufactures, cripple our own
industrial enterprises, reduce the wages of
American labor and surrender the mar
kets of the United States to the foreign
producer.
He claimed that the tariff legislation of
the last congress completely defended the
products Of American agriculture against
the agricultural products of foreign coun-
tries and secured to them home market.
lie said shat Maine was firm and i'm
movable in her Republican position, and
that her people were as true and devoted
to Republican principles as were her
soldiers to the flag of the country I'm the
hour Of the nations peril