St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17
VOTED ITSELF ENTIRELY TO
BOOMINGS HIM.
THE BRADLEY SLATE SMASHED
ONE M,KINLEY DELEGATE CHOSEN
BY THE CONVENTION AT
LOUISVILLE,
SENATOR sEwELL WAS sAUoY.
He Declined to Represent New
Jersey at st. Louis, Wearing
a Mckinley Tag.

PORTLAND, Me-, April 16.-With enthu-
siasm almost unequalled in the history of
Republican politics in the state, the conven-
tion for the nomination of delegates to the
national convention at st. Louis was held
here today. The enthusiasm centered about
the name of Hon. Thomas B. Reed, the unan-
imous choice of the convention as candidate
for president of the United States. In fact
there was no one to be found abong all the
delegates from whom the slightest reference
to Reed did not call forth demonstration Of
some sort. Reed buttons and badges were
everywhere to be seen, and from Hon. Joseph
Manley who called the convention to order,
to the least prominent delegate present there
was an apparenet desire to enter into COM
petition to show who could cheer the loudest
for the favorite candidate. The convention
was the largest that has ever assembled in
this city, every delegation being filled.
When Mr.. Manley called the convention to
order, Hon. Hannibal Hawlin was chosen
chairman. He made a strong speech and
spoke in glowing terms of the favorite of the
convention. At the mention of Reeds name
the cheering continued, even increasing in
strength and in volume, for fully five min
utes. B. Boutelle was chosen secretary.
When the formal organization had been COM
| pleted, Herbert NJ. Heath, of Augusta, chair
man of the committee on resolutions, reported
the following platform
"The Republicans of Maine gladly join with
| their brethren in other states in presenting
| to the Republicans of the nation for promo
tion to the presidency, the speaker of the
| national bousa of renrasentatives He needs
no platform but the record of his life. Under
his administration, as his public efforts con-
| spicuously show, would be restored that Re-
publican policy of protection taught by Lin
coin. Illustrated by the signal prosperity OF
the country for thirty years and surmounted
by the reciprocity of Blaine, a policy which
would be adapted to the business of the coun-
| try, and adjusted with care from time to time
] to changed conditions. Then, with conf
| dence and prosperity restored, revenue will
| be made adequate to the support of the gov
| ernment, and the Issuance of bonds ostensibly
| for the maintenance of the redemption fund
| but really to meet deficiency, will cease. He
| is opposed to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, except by international agreement
and until such agreement can be obtained
believes the present gold standard shoulc
be maintained. He has always been uncom
| promisingly for the maintenance of the high
| est national credit by the utmost good faitf
| toward the public credits not for the credit
/ or's sake, but for the nations sake, for the
sound reason that the most valuable pos
session of any nation In time Of war or dis
| tress, next to the courage of its people, i:
| an honorable reputation. Whoever with hon
or, borrows with ease. Sound finance an(
| certainty at the treasury and protection fol
producers will mean prosperity and peace
| Our candidate favors measures for the re
| striction of immigration. He favors a jus
administration of all pension legislation, an(
| is an earnest friend of American shipping apt
| it's restoration to it's former rank in tn
world. He stands for the preservation o
| national honor at home and abroad
After the platform had been adopted tn
following delegates at large were elected
Amos L. Allen, of Alfred; Charles E. Little
field, of Rockland; Edwin G. Burleight, O
Augusta; DR.. A. Thompson, of Dover. TIL
following were chosen alternates: DR.. Johl
L. Sturgis, Hon. Benjamin F. Briggs, Hon
Charles A. Marston and John B. Dunn,
Gov. Cleves, Hon. Llewellyn Powers an
Herbert NJ. Heath, all made brief speeche
indorsing Reed and his policy. John O
Patton, of Bath, endeavered to introduce
resolution favoring legislation to discrimi
nate in favor of American ships, but he wa
ruled out of order. He then tried to pre-
sent the resolution as a minority report Q
the committee resolutions, saying that
Mr.. Reed favored American shipping,
would not hurt him to say So Mr.. PATIO
was ruled out of order on this also, and tn
convention adjourned.