The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-17

of failure to the winds, and. standing
shoulder to shoulder, with the influence
of good New England felt mighter than
ever before in any Convention, God grant
they may succeed.
If nominated, so sure as the tide Gibbs
and flows, Thomas B. Reed will be elect.
ed; and If elected, the country and the
world need no assurance Of ours that he
will prove worthy to fill the chair in
times past occupied by Lincoln, Grant,
Garfield, and Harrison.
| Mr.. Hamlin's remarks were received
in the warmest manner by the big audi
| ence, his strong points being punotuated
with the heartiest applause, his mention
Republican party being received with
great cheering. When in his psroration,
he mentioned the name of Mr.. Reed,
the convention went wild Cheer fol-
lowed cheer. hats were flung in the air.
| men jumped upon settees in their enthu-
siasm and the storms of applause that
arose fairly made the rafters of the hall
ring.
At the close of the chairman's address
the temporary organization was complet-
ed by the choice of the following:
| Secretary-E. P. BoutelIe, of Bangor.
Assistant. Secretaries-W. Fl. Newconib,
Philip Shirley, Portland; Frank A.
Dreamer, Waldoboro; j. M. S. Hunter
Harrington; L. P. Thompson, Lining
ton; Caleb Gushing, Foxoroft.
The temporary organization was made
| permanent and the convention took a
recess Of five minutes to allow each
| county to select its. representative az
Vice. President, and member of the Com
| mitteg on Resolutio MS and the districts to
name their delegates and alternates.
| When the convention reassembled the
counties reported as follows,
Androscoggin-Vioe President VIM.
| G. Pennell.
Resolutions, George G.. Wing.
Aroostook-Vice President, George n.
Gilman.
Resolutions Fred'k A. Powers.
Cumberland-Vice Pres, LELAND S. Rich
ardsor.
| Resolutions, Fred N. Dow.
| Franklin-Vice Pres, W. l.. Daggett.
| Resolutions joel Wilbur.
Hanoock-Vice President. E. B. Rod
lex.
Resolutions, R L. Grindle.
Kennebec-Vice President, R. W.
Dunn.
| Resolutions, H. M. Heath.
| Knox-Vice President, S. H. Allen.
| Resolutions, Hiram Bliss, Jr.
| Lincoln-Vice President, Geo B. Ken
niston.
| Resolutions, DIR. 9. A. Peaslee.
| Oxford-Vice President. DR.. E. r.
Chellis.
Resolutions, George A. Willis.
| Penobscot-Vice President, f. o. Beal.
| Resolutions, A. r. Day.
Piscataquis-Vice President, W. L.
| Parsley.
| Sagadahoc-V President, W. T.
Hall.
Resolutions, John .. Patten.
| Somerset-Vice Pres, T. B. Barrett,
Resolutions, Stephen A. Nye.
| Waldo-Vice President, Isaac G. Park
| Resolutions VIM. B. Swan.
Washington-Vice President, A. r.
| Sumner.
| Resolutions, Geo. A. Curran.
York-Vioe President, DR.. J. W. Dear
| born.
Resolutions, Frank Foss.
| The committee here retired for concul-
tation.
| While the Committee on Resolutions
were out there were loud calls for Gov.
Cleaves and the Governor finally respond
ed and received a tremendous ovation.
| When quiet was restored, the Governor
said in substance:
GOV. CLEAvES'S SPEECH.
Mr.. President and Fellow Republicans
of Maine:-
| am delighted to see such splendid
gathering. 1t is splendid evidence of
the fact that the Republican party of
Maine is alive, aoJive and vigorous and
4 f,,1l ,t.&~ AhA 1t
preaching campaign.
You have met here today to chuose
| delegates to go to ST. Louis, not only to
nominate Republican candidate for
President, but to adopt true Republi-
can platform and to affirm anew the
can party has lived and prospered these
many years.
Gentlemen your party Is certainly
coming into power again on March 4th,
next. The ST. Louis convention will
| really name the next President. Who
shall be your choicef
creed Reed p yelled the conven-
| ton. as with one voice.
Yes gentlemen, and when you speak his
name you Blu t voice the sentiment of
Maine, the united voice of New England
and the wishes of the sober thinking men
of the great Republican party Of the
statesman Thomas B. Reed; worthy
successor of Lincoln, Seward, Garfield
and Blaine
They support him on account of his
loyalty to great Republican principles
His name and record is a platform in
itself, all his life has been devoted to
honest money and protection.
Everybody within the sound of my
voice believes the next President will be
a Republican. Even the Democrats
conoede it. 1t is under the leadership OF
such man as Reed that the Republican
party should once morestake up the reins
of government and carry ON it's glorious
destiny.
Experience is great thing sometimes
even If it is expensive and the experience
of this country for the past few years
means that when the Republican party
returns to power on March 4th next, it
will be to stay for the next half century
at least.
The Republican party is committed to
sound finance; to the protection of home
labor and the manufacture of home rro-
AN HONEST MAN.