Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-07

sir. Neaier then announced thar every
city, town ami plantation was repre- ,sntei /:
that tiete was only contest in four eases.
The committee hal decided on I'll. l.. Colby
from Jaekmsntown. :. J. Walton from
Carrying Place aud Moses Holden of Den
ni-t0wn, and representing The Forks we're
Wm. II Morris and ID. II. Williams, with
half vote each.
The temporary organization. which was
afterwards made permanent was then an
nounced. Hon. Geo. f. Weeks of Fair
field was chosen chairman; DIR.
q. NJ. Twitcheii of Augusta, secre-
tarr, with assistant secretaries.
Byron BOYD of Augusta, A. +. Carlton and
Thes. ,. Young. The vice president.
VI. Haynes. J. -. johnson, H. f. lIamlin,
Omar Clark. Frank Moore, oramel
Muzzey. l.. c. Morse Hon. Nathaniel
Meader introduced the president. Hon.
Geo. q. Weeks, who said, when taking the
chair: We are all Republicans now and
We shall be- when this convention adjourns.
The chair knows that we are impatient and
we will proceed to business immediately
Mr.. Heath of Augusta, moved that the dis
irct committee serve as the COM
mittee on credentials. Mr. Hoyey
of the committee, then reported
ed 3sy delegates of which number Hancock
had IS, kennehec 1872, Somerset 93, Waldo
So. A correction was soon made giving
Hancock 80 delegates, and the whole num-
ber $50.
Mr.. fIamlin of Ellsworth moved that the
method of voting be by counties, and that
the Chair appoint five TO have charge of the
ballot boxes, two from kennebec county,
and one from each of the other counties.
Each county was to vote in a separate bal
lot box, the towns voting in alphabetical
order. The Chair appointed the committee to
receive the ballots as follows II. T.. Ham
lin of Hancock county, s. 4. Nye of Som
set county, j W. Chase and T.. C.. Stevens
of kennebec. and Arthur /. Brown of
Waldo.
Each county delegation proceeded to
elect candidates for the district committee
for the next two years, and in response 10
to the roll call by the secretary.
Somerset county reported Frank W.
Hovey OF Pittsield Hancock, A. W.
Cushman of Ellsworth, kennebee, Nathan
iel Meadcr of Watervile, Waldo county
nominated j. w Black of Searsport
Harrington of Norridgew ock. moved that
a committee on resolutions consisting one
from each county be chosen.
The Chair announced as that committee
T.. i. Webb of Wateryille for kennebec
county. George Flint for Somerset, George
Warren for Hancock AMI Fred Atwood for
W aldo county. This committee met mnie
diately.
Here Merrill of Watervilc took a photo
graph of the convention, though not more
than one or two of the candidates were on
the platform.
At ten minutes of ] O'Clock the conyen-
ton was ready for the presentation OF can
dilates. The delay seemed to the hungry
men who had waited a. inexcusahle, anil
had been caused by the contest over dele
gates in the contested places But then the
audience rould not appreciate all the COM
IN ttee have to consider
Mr. Wiswelrs name was the first TO 20
before the convention aud it was presented
to the convention by DIR. Grindle of Mt.
Desert in an able, straightforward strong
speech. lie said be presented the name of
a candidate known TO all. We of Hancock
county have known him from boy and the
pubic knows him by the offices of public
trust tenilmerating them that he has so
worthily filed. Our preference is based on
something broader than mere locality This
matter of locality should never be factor of
chief importance. The rule should he to
select the ablest and best man. Applause.
Only by doing this can Names powerful
influence in national affairs he retained
This great influence comes to us not on
account of our population. but on the basis
of our brains. Maine has twenty times the
influence in national legislation that she is
entitled to on account of her population
The people of Hancock county have sent
here a delegation to make Andrew T. Wis
well member of Congress. applause ,
and if he is nominated he will make u
record second to none. and he is the candi-
date of no clique or faction.