The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-27

membership OF the new State COMMITTEES
by the way, gives promise Of being the
cause Of the only contests to be settled
tomorrow. There are two counties In
which the names of the representatives
on the state committee are not known to-
night. The two are An iroscoggin and
Lincoln In Androscoggin county Hon.
Seth NJ. Carter hns been the State COM
mitteeman for many years but this time
he encountered opposition from Hon.
NOVEL; d. Potter. Both gentlemen are
on the groun1 and the contest is an
animated ono.
The Lincoln countymen are also out In
force. Hon. George l.. Bliss OF Waldoboro
is the present member of the committee.
In the recent caucuses in the county, the
friends OF Hon. Aionzo A. Nickerson Of
Boothbay Harbor. who supported Hon.
Orrin McFadden Of Dresden for Sen ator,
won decisive victory. Fresh from this
triumph they come to Bangor eager to
place Mr.. Nickerson on the committee.
In each of these contests the fight Is a
hard fought one and the crowds In the
Hobbies here tonight eagerly listen to
the reports Of the probable outcome.
AT late hour tonight, the situation
was sized up in the prediction that Mr..
Nicksrson would win the Lincoln contest
and replace Mr.. Bliss on the state com
mittee. Mr. Nickerson's friends claimed
that he would have thirty of the forty
eight delegates from the county.
Regarding the Androscoggin contest,
IL was the general belief that Mr.. Potter
would not be able to win and that Mr..
Carter would remain member of the
committee.
Senator Frye will preside tomorrow and
make one of the speeches of the day.
Chairman Manley Of the State commit;
tee, contrary to his usual custom, viii
make brief remarks IN calling the conven-
ton to order. DIR. Hills name will be
presented by Hon. Herbert M. Heath q
Angus Ia and the nomination will be sec
onded by Hen. Hannibal Il. Hamlin OF
Ellsworth, Hon. W. L. Cobb of Rockland
tnl perhaps others. In accepting the
honor conferred upon him DIR. Hin viii
spea briefly.
The state committee at its session this
evening completed the arrangements for
the convention. The temporary organi-
alton will be as follows: Temporary
chairman, Hon. W. p. Frye; temporary
secretaries, W. :. Cotton of Lisbon, +. G.
Fassett Of Portland, j. II. Ogier of Cam
den. J.w. Bracket of Phillips, Liston p.
Evans OF Dover, c. W. Robbins of Old
town
II will be a convention made notable by
the presence of both the Senators from
Maine who will speak.
Senator Hale is in the city and will
address the convention at the conclusion
of business session. He will lie followed
hy Governor Powers and Mr.. Parker, one
of the Hawaiian delegates to the Repub b.
lican National convention at Philadel-
phia. 1t is not known here tonight
whether Hon. Harold NJ. Sewall will ac-
company Mr.. Parker. Should he be
present he viii probably be among the
speakers. In addition to the gentlemen
already mentioned who will second the
nomination of DIR. Hill. Congressman
Allen of the First District may speak
Senator Frye arrived in the city early this
evening on a special train. coming from
Brunswick where he was in attendance
upon the meeting of the board of trustees
of Bowdoin college Since his return
from Washington, the Senator has bean
on a fishing trip at his camp at Rangeley
lake and during the impromptu reception
which ne held after his arrival, the con-
yersation was devoted to the attractions
OF Maine lakes and streams rnther than
to political issues. The Senator said
that his address to the convention would
be brief.
In the platform which it adopts tomor-
row the convention will endorse the Ma
tional platform and pledge the Republic
cans of Maine to the support of the Ma
tional ticket. 1t is understood that the
platform will also include declarations in
favor of a readjustment of the system OF
taxation in the state the creation Of the
office of state auditor and the dissemina-
ton of knowledge among town officers
OF the art of building and maintaining
good roads.
Judging from the throngs here tonight
the convention will be a large one.
Among the prominent Republicans here
are Hon. George NJ. Seiders, Richard
Webb, +. V. Chase, Whitman Sawyer,
Frederick Hale, W. @. Whldden, George
S. Rowell of Portland, Charles II. Pres
colt, c. NJ Moses, c. K. Atwo cd, Bidde-
ford. Hon. Seth NJ. Carter n. b. Potter,
Lewiston, W. W. Stetson, Auburns
Elliott Wood, Winthrop, S. j. Walton,
Skowhegan, j. Nj. Peaks, Dover, Elmer
Spofford, Deer Isle, Stephen W. Carr,
Bowdoinham, q. II. Adams, Limerick,
At orney General W. L. Haines ard p.
5. Heald Wsterville, n. 5 Purington,
Bowdoinham, Stanley Plummer. Dexter,
Bank Examiner Undertake, Phillips,
l.. L. Carleton, Winthrop, G. Ii. Town
send, Brunswick, 0ramandel Smith,
Litchheld, ]. Y. Hodsdon, Yarmouth,
II. ). Burns, Westbrook, J. NJ. bearing,
Saoo, II. l.. Shepherd, Rockport, o. f.
Despeaux, Portland, Sidney M. Bird,
Reekland, Waldo Pettingill and George