The Portland daily press., 1898-06-29

SENATOR HALE'S MESSAGE.
Hon. Joseph Fl. Manley, Chairman Re-
| publican State Committee:
| l deeply regret that l must miss the
honor of presiding over the Maine Repub-
| licap convention for 1893, but the pressure
of public business in the Senate keeps
me here and can only send word of
greeting and encouragement. All the
| signs of the times, are of good promise.
| A Republican administration will con-
duct the war to victorious end and will
give all the American hemisphere to
freedom. 1t is not fighting for conquest
or booty, but for humanity, the nation s
honor and honorable peace. Whenever
these things are attained the war ought t,
end and will end. A Republican Con-
gress will furnish men and money, ships
and armies = and will provide for these,
ample revenues and ample appropriations,
but it will not, in the clash of arms. for
get the American people, but will see to
it that all our Industries are foStered
ard protested and that currency as
good as gold all the world over is given
to all the people. In this great work
patriotic Democrats in Congress are join
ing and hundreds and thousands l. pa
triotic Democrats r throughout the land
will gladly cooperate, and their aid
will be cordially welcomed.
In all emergencies Maine has never
been found lacking, and this year am
sure. she will keep to the high standard
she has set up in The past. With renewed
regrets that cannot be present / bid the
convention and the cause God speed.
Eugene Hale.
Washington, D. c., June %, 1898.
When the applause which greeted the
Senator's message had subsidized, Mr.. Man.
ley announced the temporary organiza-
ton as follows:
Chairman-Stanley Plunmer of Dex-
ter.
Secretaries-W. S. Cotton, Lewiston:
Geo. W. Heseltine. Gardiner; A. o. Fred
erick. Norridgewock: J. W. Brackett,
Phillips, George ". Norton, Portland:
b. Z. Bnutelle, Bangor; A. B. Park,
Paris; Walter CLARK, Nobleboro; S. W.
Junkins, York; W. M. herman, Sanford
G. W. Purcell, Biddeford.
MIR. PLUMBERS SPEECH.
Mr.. Plummer on taking the chair,sp
In part as follows
Fortunately, gentlemen, our duty today
is plain and our course clear. There are
no differences to be recoucled, and no
contests to be fought out. The Republi.
can party of Maine, as one man, demand
at our hands the unanimous reno1uina-
ton OF Llewellyn Powers for Governor.
and the cordial Improvement and endorse
ment of a state administration which in
Gu etul, Intelligent, business like. eco-
nomical, leVelheaded and patriotic con-
duct of the affairs of our state stands
without superior among those that
have preceded it.
And to that conscientious, peace-loy.
Ing, but brave, firm nd patriotic man in
the White House, to Vim. Mckinley, the
Republican party Of Maine with one
voice demand that this convention shall
express their sympathy and moral sup.
port.
We are in the midst of a war in
voked by the government of the United
States, and the government of our state
executive and legislative, and all the
people, should stand hopeful, sympathetic
and helpful behind the gallant army and
heroic navy Of the republic.
Already the American navy has shown
itself worthy of its best traditions, and
of it's ever glorious history. Yes, of it's
ever glorious history. For when did it
ever fail to meet any emergency with
skill and valor, and to shed lustre on
the American name? There is nothing
to regret in the history of the American
navy. 1t is the story of an almost IN
broken Line OF brilliant successes from
the September day in 1879, when Paul
Jones with his good ship Richard, forced
Her Majesty's proud frigate Serapis to
strike her colors to that May day in 1898
when in the harbor of Manila, with a
tactical skill which commanded the ad
miration of the world, and a splendid
daring which covered the American name
With glory, George Dewey and his brave
Yankee boys, silenced every shore gun
and :, smashed the whole
Spanish fotilla. Let us thank God for
such men as Dewey and for that grand
old hero under whom he got his first
taste of real war, David Farragut, who
dashed in the rigging of his ship will
live in the popular i'm Ngination as the
very personi1ication of victory. Let us
thank God, too, that the spirit of patri-
otism lives in the breasts of such men az
Hobson, and the thousands upon thou
sands Of young Americans who, that the
cause OF civilization and humanity NAV
be advanced in the world, and the fiao
OF their country be kept untouched by
any stain of cowardice or dishonor, have
been eagerly willing to tear themselves
away from the bleeding hearts of mother
wife or sweetheart, and go forth to bear
the fierce heat of tropical sun, TO stand
at midnight on the deadly picket line. to
stand tndaunted amidst the smoke and
roar of battle,