The Republican journal., 1892-07-14

Congressman Milliken's by President f.
NJ. Smith, of Kent S Hill Seminary: Hon.
j. II. Marley by }. Ii. Pearson, of Vas
salboro. and Howard Owen, of Augusta
Secretary OF State Oramandal Smith pre-
senting Governor Burleigh s.
The speeches in favor of the different
candidates were frequently interrupted
| by tremendous applause.
! At 2.30 the voting began by counties,
the towns voting alphabetically.
The result of the first ballot was as
follows:
Whole number of votes ....., }S1
Anlllken ..........'..-.-.....l 100 -
Burielgh. ,......-............lo l L.
WlSWtll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO
ManleN Observation-Disclosures. -
Scattering ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ]
The Manley men threw their strength
to Milliken on the second ballot. After
the first ballot Mr.. Manley's name was
withdrawn by Howard Owen, Esq.
The second ballot settled the contest in
favor of Congressman Millken. The vote
was asfollows:
Whole number of votes. 3s1
Mllllhen. Observation-Disclosures. l@ L.
Rarleigh, ................ 100 L.
NlSWell OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. N
nouncement. A motion to make the
nomination unanimous was made by the
Burleigh and Wiswell men. Mr.. Milliken
was called for. and stepping to the front
of the platform he said: After the kind
ness you have shown to-day, | have not
the heart to punish you with long
| speech, as it is now nearly } o clock, and
the delegates have not had dinner. -
| (Cries of never mind the dinner). He
continued Il can't forego the pleasure
this opportunity affords of expressing to
you my very sincere and heartfelt thanks
for the honor You have conferred upon
me to-day and for the kindness and cour-
tesy with which have been treated. He
then spoke of the great contest that had
been waged in the Third District and said
it was such as only a stalwalt party can
wage Such contest shows the strength
of the party. Ii the action of this CON
vention is ratified at the polls next Sep
TENDER, it shall he my earnest pleasure to
prove myself worthy OF the confidence
you have shown in me and the honor You
have conferred upon me-
He spoke of the good natured and gen
tlemanly manner in which the contest had
been wa@ed and expressed his warm es-
teen and friendship for his late oppo-
nentS.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
Resolved, That this convention recalls
| to- day with tender feelings that it was
within these walls that came the first
nomination to Congress to one who has
since become the acknowledged leader
and chief of his party, a statesman by in
tuition of ripest knowledge, of national
l,+t 4
America and respected abroad-Hon.
James G. Blaine; and whereas he is sorey
stricken with grief in the death of his be
loved sons, who fell in the blossom and
summer time of manhood whose lives
promised golden fruitage. we tender to
him our sincere coincidence.
Resolved, That the Republicans of the
third district in convention assembled, ex-
press its hearty approval of the resolutions
adopted by the Republican State Conven-
ton at Portland and the Republican Ma
tional Convention at Minneapolis.
The final resolution pledges the support
Of the convention to it's nominee
AT 4. 40 the convention adjourned after
being in uninterrupted session for five
hours.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
Immediately after the first ballot the
Marley men began to put on Milliken
badges. The result OF the second ballot
was then clearly foreseen.
Hon. Ii. NJ. Heath left the convention
hall and rode to the Emwood with MI.
Milliken, in whose behalf he was exceed
ingly active at the convention 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Heath has already an
nounced himself as a candidate two wears
hence.
There was plenty of red fire and dis
play of fireworks about the Elmwood
Wednesday evening and the nominee was
given hearty reception and serenade
and Mr. Millken addressed them. as did
Mr.. Heath, Howard Owen, Esq, and Sen
ator Spear.
Howard Owen said OF Mr.. Manley: The
gentleman whose name present is Il hui
man being, touching elbows with common
humanity, and not an angel. Daughter J
! He is native OF the capital city. Here
the speaker dwelt upon what the gentle
men had done for his native city.
The best speeches of the day were made
by Howard Owen, Esq, who presented
the name of Mr.. Marley; DR.. Grnde.
who presented the name of MI Wiswen
and Prof. Smith, who presented the name
OF Mr.. Milliken. The other speakers. or
at least a portion of them, manifested
some considerable bitterness in their re-
marks and at times there was a DISPOSE
| ton to hiss them down.
In presenting the name of Mr.. Milliken,
Dr.. E. M. Smith of Kent Hill said: He
was here to present the name of man
that was no experiment, Seth L. Milliken
of Belfast. Applause. A man with the
head of Dingley and the lips of Blaine.
Loud cheers A typical Maine man,
who knows what he wants and then goes
for it. He was not a man that would
simply go to Congress and register and
never be heard from afterwards.
DR.. A. J. Billings, of Freedom, spoke
for Milliken, and said something which
excited Mr.. Smith, of Litchfeld, who want
ed to ask question. DR.. Billings refus-
ed to give way and spoke with great We
hemence of Milliken as the friend of the
soldier and referred to his own army ex-
perience. He woke up the convention,