Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-08
WALDO REPUBLICANS


BttlN-r Aug. t. Spccial).-.l'hc Re
tuhicans Of Waldo county met at the
rtrt house 1T this city this forenoon, for
'se purpose Of nominating a county ticket.
rhorc was = full delegation from tn"
',vns. ,Iames H. kilnMn of Prospect
,l, chosen chairman and Fred Nosc of
rAorn.iikc SECRETARY. tftcr prayer by
Hr ] y Clements of Searsport. the com
nrtec~ we're announced as follows ON
rc'lrntial>. i. H. FRYE, Monivilc,
lpwjs Atwood. Wiuterr"rt, aud +.
~ tiarctNu. Troy; on resolutions.
y +. Nickcr>on SwanviIlc. ! VI. Fletcher,
sclfaSt. and D. VI. Hall. Liberty. While
the committees were attending to their
lutjcs Hon e. A. Boutellc was introduced
IN made some brief but pointed remarks.
He has no apprehcnsions of the result of
thc coming elections, for if the signs of the
times can be relied on this is to he an ex
rclIent Republican year all over the Coun
try He compared the first session of the
5Ist congress the billion dollar Congress
with the sessions just closed
aud stated that the appropriations of
the latter exceeded that of the former by
over $50 900 900 He characterized the
Democratic part, u. one of the negative
sort, relying upon epithet rather than argu-
mcnt, and compared il to the brake on a
wagon--of no use when one Is trying to go
No bill. The Democratic campaign of 1890
vas conducted on falsehood but no one
knows on what that of ~ will he carried
on. The tariff plank prepared for the Chi
ragu platform was eliminated. and in
la - ,f
tcciian. The speaker also drew many
points from the investigation by the Senate
committee into the working of the tariff
laws. also from the Homestead affair and
the House committees investigation of the
same.
Ut noon the convention adjourned, to
nominate its ticket at the afternoon session.
Committee on credentials reported 9s
delegates present,
The names of Isaac II, Jackson of Knox.
Isaac e. Reynolds of Brooks, were pre-
sected as candidates for senator, the ballot
resulted As follows:
Whole number of votes, %
Necessary for choice, Is
Isaac n. Jackson had ~
Isaac I; RevnoIts hal So
And Mr. Jackson WAS declared the nomi-
nee
For sheriff the names of Samuel q. Nor
ton of Palermo, Samuel J .Gurney of Waldo
benjamin Ames of Thorndyke were pre-
scuted and Mr. tmes nominated, the first
vote being
Whole number Of votes, -
Necessary for choice, ~
SanueI &, Nn-ten 81
samuel ! tiue-pev. II
H.ni4mjn ,mes -
Fer iudgc of probate Geo, T. johnson of
nelfist wa, nominated by acclamsIien.
For register Of probate Samuel kingshary
.'rremish II. Parker of Belfast. were
s,nesl. The vote stood; Samuel Kings
barry, 50; Jeremiah u. Parker. lj:;
For county commissioner. Mark $. Stiles
Jackson, ~ Joseph W. Brock. Searsport,
- tbner W. Fletcher. Burnham, 81: for
altorney, by accla,nation, VIM. T. G. Rum
mills Searsport: fer treasurer. Alfred 4.
small. Belfast; county committee. elected,
e. c. Hamilton. Searsport; 4. l. Brow n,
Belfast j. Il. Mears. Morrill,: Benj
Ames. rhoruiike; TiIesion WadIin. North
t,irt Geo. W Kicker, Winterport.
In. committee on resolutions reported.
an resolutions endorsing the National ansl
State platforms and pledging support TO the
,.n4idates, were adopted.