The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-21
THE WAR HORSES.

Aney Usatnereu dG tne Falmouth, Had a
Good Time and Perfected Arrange
ments.
The corridors of the Falmouth hotel
last evening were crowded with the war
horses of the Republican party from all
portions of the state. 1t was a happy
gathering, with no contest to keep the
delegates anxious and at work, so they
gathered in groups for pleasant greetings,
"reminiscences and stories. Senator Hale
and Congressman Boutelle were in the
city, but they were not visible during the
evening. 1t was also announced that
Congressman Milliken would come today.
Among those present last evening were:
Col. j. B. Peakes of Dover, Col. w. W.
Miller of Foxcroft, G. NJ. Rand of Park
man, E. T. Monroe of Foxcroft, Dr.. E. A.
Thompson of Dover, J. F. Sprague of
Monson, A. w. Gilman of Foxcroft, A.
E. Leonard of Milo, Isaac W. Dyer of
Gorham, Edward Harding of Gorham,
Tobias Lord, Jr., of Steep Falls, j. W.
Wakefield of Bath, N. S. Purinton of
Bowdoin, F. M. Simpson of Carmel, Gen.
Chas. Hamlin, G. FL. Gilbert, Geo. E.
Minot of Belgrade, Elliott Wood of Win
throp, Nicholas Fessenden, JOS. Fl. Locke
of Portland, Andrew P. Wiswell of ELS
worth, Herbert M. Heath of Augusta, G.
Eel. Prescott, of Biddeford, Curtis S.
CARL of WATERFORD, Col. f. N. Dow,
Col. II. S. Osgood, James F. Hawkes.,
T. R. Simonton of Camden, Seth L. LARA
bee of Portland, Chas. A. True of Port
land, George D. Loring, S. r. Small,
Chas. Ell. Adams of Limerick, ex-Gover-
nor Frederick Robe, J. E. Hewey of AL
fred, Justin M: Leavitt of Buxton, John
L. Cutler of Bangor, Col. H. R. Millett of
Gorham, A. Little, Jos. B. Reed of Port
land, B. W. Counce of Thomaston, Major
Green, Frank l.. Staples of Bath, S. w,
Matthews of Augusta, G. M. Moses of
Saco, W. G. Soule, BENZ. Gribben, F. M.
Higgins of Limerick, E. E. True, F. S.
Waterhouse, Ansel Lumbert of Houlton.
j. FL. Hill, Stephen Marsh, Cyrus A.
Packard of Blanchard, General Beal of
Augusta, o. G. Clark of Saco, Aug. B.
Brown of Portland, jeremiah Buxton of
Yarmouth, E. D. Freeman of Yarmouth,
Leroy S. Sanborn of Portland, S. L.
Carleton of Winthrop, Fl. H. Hunt of
Portland
Chairman Marley of the state commit
tee was present at the meeting of the
committee, and was among the delegates.
During the evening he received a tele-
gram from Mr.. Blaine saying that they
were all well, and that the funeral of
Emmons Blaine would occur today.
President Tiepka, of the Rhode Island
League of Republican Clubs was present
among the guests.
The Arrangements.
The state committee met in room 81 at
O'Clock to arrange the preliminaries for
the convention. Hon. Herbert M. Heath
will be temporary chairman. The vice
president from this county will be Hon.
Fred E. Richards of this city.
The secretaries will be Walter c. En-
SAoOh VI l. VI oietlAo, W. A. N6WCOIQO Or
Augusta, G. H. Prescott of Biddeford.
and E. P. Boutelle of Bangor.
The convention will meet at II o'clock
a, M, organize, and nominate candi-
date for governor. Then it is thought
that the convention may vote to adjourn
to p. M, having previously appointed
committee to notify the nominee of his
selection.
At 2 p. m. the convention will reassem-
BILE to listen to speeches from Hon H. B.
Cleaves, Hon. Eugene Hale, Hon. C. A.
Boutelle, and Hon. S. L. Milliken.
The convention will be opened by pray
er by Rev. j. G. Merrill. Judge Joseph
W. Symonds will present the name of
Mr.. Cleaves, and it will be seconded by
Hon. E. B. Neatly of Bangor, and Her
bert M. Lord, Esq, of Rockland, and
probably by others.
The seats for the delegates will be
placarded, and all the space left over will
be open to the public, on the floor and in
the balconies. In the afternoon the
whole hall will be open to the public.
Changes in the Committee.
There are few changes in the state
committee Hon. John L. Cutler of
Bangor retires after long and faithful
service, and Col. A. B. Farnham of Ban
gor takes his place. Hon. w. FL. Hunt
OF Liberty also retires, and Waldo will
elect new man. Hon. E. Dudley Free
man will be elected by the Cumberland
delegation for this county, today, prob
ably.
Evening Reception.
In the evening the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club will wind up the day with a
grand reception and flag raising. Chands
ler's band will take its place in front of
the club rooms at so clock, the flag will