The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-03
Nash His Candidate For Governor
Nominated.
Combination With Cox
Forces Won.
Presidents Civil Service order
Cheered.

Oo11m Jus ktSutOsa ~ Huo =. - Auo 6oPut-
iican state convention today nominated
fudge George K. Nash, the favorite Of
Senator Hanna. for governor, and ex-
Congressman John A. Caldwell, the fav.
orits Of George B. Cox. for lieutenant-
governor, with the other five nominations
distributed among thoss of less distinct
affiliations.
What was-generally called the Hanna
Cox combination, controlled large ma
iority Of the sl8 delegates, but it did not
exercise Its power beyond the combina-
Mons Of Nash and Caldwell The confer
Snce ct which Senator Hanna, Mr.. Cox
and others reached q mutually satisfac-
tory understanding did not conclude un-
III 9 a. M, an hour before the. convention
assembled. 1t was all over then with
Mir. Dougherty and other candidates.
Guilbert and Huffman were nominated
for second tern,s without Opposition.
When some Of the delegates raised the cry
Of State" George b. Cox himself was
the first to break the slate by changing
the IS votes of Hamilton county which he
had cast on the first aud second ballots
for Judge Hull tor attorney general to
generally considered as q sure winner as
he had been slated. In this case the anti !.
tr1st as well az the anti-slate element cut
quite o figure Judge Hull had been a
candidate for governor and he withdrew
after the first ballot. it was generally
known among the delegates what his
withdrawal meant and especially when
his support went to Nash on the second
ballot. In addition to the attempt then of
the field to combine against 1.-THE slate, "
there was opposition to the plan of any
one being candidate for two places on
the ticket and Judge Hull was again de-
feated after very hard tight.
The only other place on which the slate
was broken was in the nomination for
supreme judge. Judge Bradbury was q
candidate for a third term and he was
opposed on that ground as well as on the
cry OF Slate.
Judge Bradbury. State Treasurer Camp
bell and Attorney General Monnett were
all candidates for the nomination for
third terms, and all were defeated, but
Judge Bradbu was the only one Of the
trio of third termers" who was on "the
slate -
Isaac b. Cameron, the successful CON-
testant for treasurer of state, was gen.
orally credited with heing on THE slate,
and he secured the Hanna Cox vote.
Outside of the unusually animated CON-
tests for th9 nomination the feature of
the convention was It's universal endorse
ment of President Mckinley. When the
plank In the platform commencing the
President for the judicious notifications
of the civil service rules. recently pro-
mulgated was read, there was q very en-
1t usiastic demonstration. In presenting
the name of MIR. Doughterty, Mr.. Hol-
comb of Cleveland said he hoped the oon-
yention would tolerate no dictation, and
when Mr.. Dougherty was called out af-
ter the nomination of Judge Nash, the
defeated candidate said among other
things that he hoped hs would at least be
allowed to live as a private citizen in
the Republican ranks.
Outside of these utterances there were
none of the feelings that are common at
the conventions, and that were FREQ uent-
~ heard on previous days this week in
both public and private utterances OF
leaders.
1t Is announced that there will be
Nash Publication here next Monday night
and that the state committee will meet
here June IL, to organize for the cAm-
paign,
The full ticket is as follows:
Fer Goyernor-George K. Nash.
nt-Governor-John A. Cald-
well.
Treasurer-Isaac b. Cameron.
Attorney 0eneral-L. b. Hull.
Snprame Judge-John b. Bradbury.
Board OF Public Works--Frank HUFF
man.
Auditor-W. ID. Guilbert.