The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-03

BAFo ItepulDlcah uAjority as great q!
any since the days of A braham Lincoln
aud we hope they will do it under tn,
leadership Of Hon. Thomas B. Reed.
[ happen to have here copy of the
Wilson bill 1t was given me uhi
morning. 1t is bound in green and 1T
marked ten cents. 1t isn't worth it ex
cepe to the Sugar Trust and the leat
their friends. the Democratic Senator
protected. 1t was passed at midnight
an appropriate hour, and then a Der o
cratic President vetoed it.
Governor Cleaves said that Ameri
cans wanted strong government an(
urged the building of more battleship,
and cruisers for which Republican
tariff won Id afford the funds. He said
cur sympathies go out to the struggling
patriots in the island OF Cuba in theiI
efforts to throw off the yoke of despotism
and degradation.
The convention applauded- this senti-
ment to the echo. The governor closed
by predicting great Republican vic
tory next fall.
THE COMMITTEES, ETC.
After recess. the chairman of the
county delegations reported as follows
the list of vice presidents and commit
teemen: .hts ~
Vice Presidents.
Androscoggin--W. D. Pennell, Lewis
ton.
Aroostook-J. w. Gary, Carroll.
Cumberland-John Il. Pagan, Port
land.
Franklin-D. G. Bean, Wilton.
HaprocE-H T, SaruaDt Sarcrantvi1ta
Kennebec-P. S. Heald, Wsterville.
Knox-B. G. Adams, Camden.
Linooln-A. r. Niokerson, Boothhay
HRrbor.
Oxford-Almond Young, Hiram.
Penobscot-Thomas. W. Beattie, Old
town.
Piscataquis - Wainwright Cushing
Toxoroft.
sagadahoo-F. C. Whitehouse, Top
sham.
Somerset-H. G. Weber, Palmyra.
Waldo-S. Fl. Mathews, Belfast.
Washington-W. r. Allen, Dennys-
Vile.
York-G. W. s. Putnam, York.
Committee on Reso buttons,
Androsooggin-A A. D. Cornish, Lewis
Aroostook-C Charles E. Daggett, Presque
Isle,
Cumberland-Cla Clarence Hale, Port
land.
Franklin-Eyerett B. Norton, Farm
ington.
Hanoock-Parker spofford, Bucks
port
Kennebec-Wm. T. Haines, Waterville.
Knox-H. l.. Shepherd Rockport
Linooln-John E. Kelley, Boothbay.
Oxford-Goo. D. Bisbee, Rumford
Falls.
Professionalism L. Cutler, Bangor.
Piscataq uis-John E. Sprague, Mon
son.
observation-disclosures W. Hyde, Bath.
Somerset-C A. Harrington, Norrid ge-
wook.
e Waldo-L. M. Partridge, Stockton.
Washingt on - Charles B. Rounds,
Calais.
York-James E. Hewey Alfred.
State Committee.
Androsooggin-Ssth M. Carter. Au.
burn.
Aroostook-Tholnas H. Phair, Presque
Isle.
Oumberland-E. Dudley Freeman.
Yarmouth.
Farnklin-F. E. Timberlake, Phillips.
Hancock--H. B. Saunders, Ellsworth.
kennebeo-Joseph H. Manley, Au
gusta.
Knox-Ruel Robinson, Camden.
Lino0ln-Geo. Bliss, Waldoboro.
Oxford-Eugene +. Smith, Norway.
Penobscot-A. B. Farnham, Bangor.
Piscataqu1s-J. 3. Peages. Dover.
Sagaddahoc-S. W. Carr, Bowdoinham
Somerset o. Smith, Skowhe
gan.
Waldo-.J S. Hartman, Belfast
Washington-EzraL L. Pettengill, Penn
broke.
York-Chas. NJ. Moses, Saco.
JUDGE SAVAGE
of Auburn, in response to the chairman
statement that nominations were in or
der, presented the name Of Hon. Llew
ellyn Powers of Houlton, saying:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: ,rt
The Republicans of Maine have sen
Us here to-day to perform the highes
duty which the party owes the state-tt
nominate b candidate for governor, o.
what is the same thing in fact, to nam,
the Governor of Maine. The people viii
ratify what we do here. We are only
their represen tatives sent here to exc
cues the will which they have alread.
declared. For US to nominate is for them
to elect
The Republican party ended it's chap
ter No. in 1892. and tho books wer,
closed. In 1896 the Republican party will
begin its chapter No. 9. And SO strongly
have the people been impressed by thu
exhibition of Democratic incompetenoY
made by this Democratic administration
chapter No. 2 is destined to be as long
as Chapter No. was.
And as in the first chapter you car
find the record of nation saved estab
lished, streng thened. so he who in future
years shall read the second chapter will
And the record of nation beautifed
adorned and purified, "a giant nation
whose bones and sinews shall be BULL
up by American labor and American cap
ital both alike protected and the life
blood il whose arteries shall be cur
rency whose value shall be as stable al
ths everlasting hills, and which shall be
animated by spirit which will govern
America according to American ideas.
True to her IL otto and according to al
unvarying custem, in September next
Maine will lead the way.
- or Al years the Republican party
has been in1power il this state. For 4
years this state has been what the Re
publican party has made it. Where il
there another such record? For Al years