The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-04-14
skowhegan Burlelgh Club.
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TENDANCE.
The meeting ON Tuesday evening fol
The organization of Burleigh club Wa q
good one, aud large one n0twithstand
ing the hard travelling and the uncom
Portable weather
The meeting was called to order by Gen
K. B. Shepherd. VIII read the call as pub
ljshed in the REPORTER last week Or
motion of +. n. Merrill 60 X b. Shep
herd was chosen President, and on mo
ton of A. G. Blunt, +, y. Merrill, esq.
was chosen secretary.
On motion, J. o. Smith, A W. Wilde
and A. G. Blunt were appointed by tht
chair To report an executive committee OF
the Club.
This committee subsequently reported.
The President and Secretary eA onieioi
and Messrs. ID. II Bartlett, {. j. Bailey,
Ansel Holway, jill. Mitchell, Abel Patten
T. II. Anderson, Alonzo Richardson, X
T. Patten. b. NJ. Hight Thos. Tsntish, II
NJ. Weston. This report was accepted
and these gentlemen were chosen eXecu.
tive committee
on motion OF Col A G, Blunt, the exc
cutiye committee were authorized to re-
port list Of vice presidents. The com
mittee subsequently reported as vice
presidents, W. H. Wildes, C. +. Ward,
John Weston, Shepherd swain, Frsnk
Malbon, Vim Fowler, W. X. Cain, Alonzo
Richardson, G.. W. Nash, NJ. A. Pitts,
Capt Alouzo York, a. +. Bickford, Sew
all Smith and WIN IL. White. This report
was accepted and these gentlemen chosen
vice presidents.
There were chosen by nomination from
the floor, committee made up from mem
bers In various school districts in town a.
follows; II. NJ. Reed, Benz. Snow, Pc
thuel Fletcher, w. Steward, Elwin ID.
Packard, b. b. Perkins, A. X. Smiley
Ivory Homestead, John LalleY, Calvin ID,
Eaton, Sllas Richards, Chas. futile,
Noses Cain.
President Shepherd after brief remarks
called upon +. N Merrill, Esq, who
made ringing short speech in favor of
GOV. Burleigh as representative Repub-
lican and .one in whom the people have
implicit confidence.
Other gentlemen present responded to
the call Of the chair, briefly but enthusiast
tically, among whom were Messrs. j. o.
Smith, n. w. Brainerd, Thos. II. Ander-
son, Ansel Holway and John Weston
Mr.. f. S. Cairns, a member of the Wis
we'll club was in the meeting and respond
ed to the call of the chair by saying he
was Wiswell man but his second choice
was Gov. Burlegh.
The remarks OF L. Ii. Anderson were
characteristic of the man. lie says: l
am not a public speaker, and besides, l
have my great coat on. Let me say, how
ever, that | propose to take that coat OH
and also the coat under it before the cam
paign is over.
The audience filled G. A. X. Hall al
though the institution of new lodge of
Knights of Pythias and other gatherings
kept many away who would otherwise
have attended.
While the meeting was made up largely
of young men, there was good sprlnk
ling Of Republicans Of mature years among
whom were Messrs Oliver Walker, Harlow
Bigelow, John McCrlils, John Weston,
Pethuel Fletcher, b. NJ. Hight, A. w.
Wildes and Isaiah Lord.
The chair announced that the call for
the meeting contained signatures of 1921
Republicans. At the close of the meet
ing ten or more names were added, and
still they come.
The meeting was In every way satisfac-
tory to the friends of Governor Burleigh,
and when adjournment was reached it
was to meet on call of the Executive
Committee