Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-03
CONVENTION DATES.
Republican State Committee
Meets at Augusta House.
Portland, April 9, Gets Convention to
Choose National Delegates.
Bangor. June 4. the Convention 10 Choose
cubssnatorial Candidate.

The Republican State committee held .
meeting, Thursday evening, at the .Au-
gusta house, few other prominent Re-
publicans being present.
Chsirman Manley called the committee
to order at o'clock. Every county WAS
represented.
The vacancy in the committee caused by
the death of L. G. Dvwnes Of Calais, was
filled by the unanimous election of George
A. Murchie Of Calais.
The committee voted to hold two con-
yentions; the first to be held in Portland,
Thursday, April 0, to chose four delegates
and four alternates to attend the national
convention at st. Louis, June 20; the
second convention to be held in Bangor,
June 4, to nominate candidate for Gov
ernor.
The committee empowered Chairman
Marley to select temporary chairman
for each convention, also authorized the
chairman and secretary to issue calls for
both conventions, and that the basis be
fixed on the vote of 1894, in the same ratio
as In former yeasr.
Charles NJ. Moses of York, was elected .
member of the executive committee to Ill
the vacancy caused by the death OF L. G.
Downes.
The following members were present:
Byron Boyd, Augusta, secretary.
8 NJ. Carter, Auburn.
Thomas H. Phair, Pressure Isle.
Il. Dudley Freeman, Portland. y.
+. II. Timberlake, Phillips.
II. B. Saunders, Ellsworth.
Joseph II. Manley, Augusta.
John Lovejoy, Rockland. :"
George Bliss, Waldoboro.
W. J. Wheeler, South Paris. :.
A. B. Farnham, Bangor. |
Joseph B. Peakes, Dover.
S. W. Carr, Rowdolnham.
j. o. Smith, Skowhcgan.
J. S. Hartman, Belfast.
George A. Murchie, Calais.
Chas. M. Moses. Saco.
There were also present: Attorney Gen
eral f. A. Powers, W. S. Choate, Colonel
e. e. Harrington Charles E. Oak, Hon.
5. W. Matthews, Hon. S. J. Chadbournc,
A. y. Russell, W. G. Philbrook, Hon. W.
T. Haines, Hon. Frank W. Hovey, Hon
F. NJ. Simpson, Mayor Milliken of Au-
gusts, and John S. Hendee.
After the meeting. the following letter
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Chairman j. H. Marley:
Augusta, Me-, Jan. 2, 1896.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Ellsworth, Me-:
Dear Sir:-At meeting of the Repub-
lican State committee held in this city,
this evening, was instructed to select,
in the name Of the committee, the tenn
porary chairman for the Republican State
convention, which Is to be holden in
Portland, Thursday, April 9, for the pur-
pose of selecting four delegates at large,
and four alternates to represent Maine in
the Republican national convention, to be
holden at st. Louis, Mo-, Tuesday, June
16, 1896.
Acting under the instructions of the
committee. tender to you the temporary
craftsmanship of the State convention at
Portland, and earnestly urge your accept
ance.
You bear name that has been house
hold word in Maine for more than go
years, one that has been conspicuous in
the nation for full half century; a name
that is impsrishably linked with the
name Of the greatest American of this or
any age, and connected with the most
eventful and important epochs Of our his
tory.
It is matter of congratulation to your
many friends that you are such worthy
son Of such worthy and eminent sire
1 take great pleasure in rendering you
this position, not only on account OF your
own merits and high standing, as one Of
the promising and rising yonng men of
Maine, but rs tribute to the memory for
your illustrious and distinguished father,
whose memory will always be honored by
every good citizen of Maine
am, with great respect, your obedIent
servant,
J. H. MANLEY, Chairman.
County Commissioners John s. Hamil-
ton, r. C. Burgess and Samuel Smith are
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