New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-17
REEDS STATE CONVENTION
MAINE ASKS FOR THE NOMINATION OF
HER FAvORITE SON.

THE PLATFORM SAYS THAT HE IS OPPOSED TO
FREE COINAGE EXCEPT BY INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENT WITH A GOLD STAND
ARD IN THE MEAN TIME
Portland. Me-, April i6.-The Maine Repub-
can State Convention to nominate six Presidential
Electors and to choose four deegates-at-large
and four alternates to the Republican National
Convention at St. Louis. met in the City Hall
here at II o'clock this morning. Every district
In the State represented. The hall. which
seats 1900 people. was filed the galleries being
occupied by spectators. Almost every delegate
wore Reed button In the lapel OF his coat and
enthusiasm for Reed was ready to break out at
the slightest encouragement.
The convention was called to order by ]. II.
Manley, chairman Of the State Committee.
Prayer was offered b. the Rev. DR.. Dalton, OF
Portland Mr.. Maney read the call and an
nounced Hannibal E. Hamlin. Of Ellsworth. as
chairman. Chairman Maney happily intro
duced Mr.. Hamn as son Of one OF the leaders
Of the party forty years ago.
CHAIRMAN HAMLIN's SPEECH.
Mr. Hamlins speech was often interrupted with
applause. particularly when he spoke the name OF
Thomas b. Reed. He discussed the tariff and
money questions. and the failure Of the Demo-
cratic Administration, and added:
My friends In 1892 were turned down at the
polls. and no one can quite tell why. In 1855 the
and all tell why. The Democratic party Is
party of failures and broken promises ,u,u
In a country store. which read follows: Two
reasons why we don't trust man; one because aus.
These reasons. slightly modified. could be applied
to the party We don't @ trust Id them De
II they remained In power much longer. the Lord
only knows what they might do H,a pin. rr.s State
has had that pure. able and efficient administration
r S TO Sasce In Of fne our noble the Hon
Henry b. Cleaves. Look at our delegation IN Son,
Committees on the floor OF the House and Senate.
/, has prominently identified Itself with al I'm.
p9T'aht. %,I shine bright for all time in its glory
From that most worthy dele9atlon tne i,ep.u
Gans d. ae Of the Republican party the
coming campaign whose ability. wisdom iniegriy
,ra.sd his fearlessness and courage ever to stand
by his convctons whose record Is ciea1 o, quen qhn
Ion, T. n hImsef platform OF Republican principles
that brilliant leader and matchiess pa'H"'"eN'"'
TnSmas anated 80 sure as the tide ebbs and flows.
THOMAS b. Reed will be elected and II elected. Ine
b % sna Prove ans WORT %orthy to nj times
past occupied by Lincoln. Grant, uarne'u anu i1a
rison.
THE PLATFORM
no following resolutions "eie ouoP'N"'
Tho Renublicans Of Maine gladly join with tnelr
hran ane IN other States by presenting to the fe-
publIcans OF the Nation for nomination 10 tne seS
ne pafom save the record Of his NE Under 5o MS
adnlnstraon. his public Efforts cv os Protec
ton taught by Lincoln, illustrated py ,ne and
prose'y OF the cqsnay 2srprocy tS' Of Blaine policy
which would adapted TO the business - o, & 1e 20 the
ny and adsd wf Then WITH SiH confidence
pery restored. the revenue VIII Ve ma % The issuing
70 the suppo,. % for the maintenance OF the re-
dempiion fund. but really to meet Inc 's"''e"'''
vi" i. oppo.ed to the free and unlimited coinage o,
silver except BY b beevss sna the
nresent gold standard should be maintained tho
has always v, sba ofsn sshssi SaSna credit BY the
utmost good faith toward the Pubc s,ke FOR
the creditors sake 9n tb 0n mos, s valuable possession
tno nation in time Of or distress next 10 inc
Of its PsoPs sonor rs bdrro%s sn With sound
nnance and certainty at the TTessary ana
FOR The prOsnmseea:. Me for fi the mmgra
ton He favors Just nss frnnd Of American
sbrpng and its returning to Its former rank j" '"e
wGT' stands for the preservation Of the National
,dner at home and abroad Under his adm'ns,rad "a
pn The EsDsDSnn @ somns pa.y as Ga" surely W viii
W lead this aod back those paths OF rule
fame which were we Ted sha 1nssF aHe back With
ancient glory .undImmesd, BY adversary o"' "''N''
honor unsu'tl Cleaves addressed the convention.
ard made a ringing speech. euogizing Mr'
Reed ~,,. ,>-r DErECATES
Tho following Presidential Electors-at-iarss
,ara nominated: John +. Hill. OF Augusta anu
Jocl Wilbur OF Avon , -. s,,,o.ys.
Electors from districts were CHOSEN as ,cin"n >,,,
To-, Edwin Parsons. Kennebunk; I'D, H. NiGKer-
son Roothbay; lid, Frederick Atwood. WIZ
ternort: WITH A. II. II. SAWYER Caais. ~,
The following delegatcs-at-large 10 tne ,.
,tonai Con cention were elected; ISL DlS'lN. ~
.m"s I Allen Alfred: lid District Charies E'
Iittlceeld Rockland; lid District. r. Z. BUR
ie,gh Augusta; lVth District. f.. A. Ihohpso"'
a,ternates-Dr. John l. sturgs. New-Glouces-
cor. n + Briggs Auburn; Charles A. Marstoh'
SLowbegan: George j. Dunn. Houltcn
Iohn O. Patton, OF Bath. presented resoiu-
.,on favoring the fostering OF American snip,
Ina and after some debate 1t was referreu
- ebe state Convention to be held In Bangor
tn Imno The convention then adjourned.
THE Isr DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Republican Ist District Convention met
,.ro NJ 10 o'clock James 7. Davidson. OF forK'
ord q p. Westcott. OF Portland. were elected
aa,egates to the National Convention ana
Iosonb T. Warren. Of Buxton, and Charles +.
,roypsend of Brunswick, were chosen as al'eI-
80 The resolutions instructed the delegates
~. ,,n,o for Reed They were adopted uhaii-
mously.