The Portland daily press., 1900-04-12

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from the first district.
Hon. James p. Wakefield Of Bath,
frym the second district.
Hon. Fred Atwood OF Wintsrport, from
the third diktrict.
Hon. AImon II. Fogg OF Houlton. from
the fourth district.
uELKGATEs 10 THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
Eeorse W. Norton OF Portland, from the
fEst district.
Hon. Sidney N. Bird Of Rockland, from
tha second district.
Hen, Joseph "A. Msnlsy OF Augusta.
from the third district.
Hon George A. Murchis Of Calais.
from the fourth district
ALTERNATES.
Emery Andrews OF Keanehuak,
Henry II. Austin OF Phillips.
b ). Higgins OF Eden.
Hon. klavius q. Beal of Bangor.
The throngs began 20 gather In the City
hall early In the forenoon and long be-
fore II O'Clock. the our for the cow en-
tion, the hall presented an animated al.
pearanos.
IN THE CONVENTION.
Hon. J. II. MAnlsy, chairman Of the
state committee. oallsd the convention TO
order and the call was read by Hon. By
ron Boyd, secretary of the committee.
The Kew. George NJ. Howe OF Lewi,-
ton invoked the Divins blessing.
Mr.. Napl,y then said that he Was in
atruoted by the stats committee &c present
the following temporary organization
for approval:
Chairman--w. L. Cobb, Rocklsnd.
secretsries-Hclman +. Day, Lewiston;
J. W. Braokett, Phi ilpsi ) U. Williams.
Portland; W. U. Fuller, Jr., Rockland;
A. u. Tobsy, North Berwick; q. b. bur
leigh, Augusta; Norman b. Towle, b an
gor.
The temporary organization having
besn adopted, Nj. MAnley briefly ad-
dressed the convention saying that the
first Republican convention was held
A years ago and from that time TO this
the state had always given its electoral
voted to the Republican nominees. 1t
had supported John q. Fremont, Abra.
ham Lincoln. Ulysses 3. Grant. Ruther-
ford b. Hayes, James A. Garfield, James
q. Blaine, Benjamin Hsrrison and Will
liam MCKINLEY. At that first Republican
. 20, said Mr. Manley, among the dele
gates from Maine was hon. Francis ].
Cobb of Rockiaad. q man Cf sterling in
tegrity, an upright citizen, always zeal
ous and faithful In bis support of the
principals CT the Republican party. MIR.
Manley saic that he took pleasure in
presenti0R 60 the con Vention as its tenn
porsry chairman, the son of that upright
citizen, n worthy successor of hia illUstri-
Gus father. the Hon. William 4. Cobb OF
Hockland.
Mr.. Cobb was loudly applauded as he
stepped forward to address the conven-
ton, he had spoken only a minute or
swo when he was interrupted by burst
of applause ard the Brigade band broke
in TO the wsll-known strains OF "Hail
to the Chief" as Governor Powers en-
tered the hall and took seat on the plat
form. Mr.. Cobb's spesch, which was en-
received, was as follows!
NIX. COBB'S SPEECH.
Gentlemen Of the Convention
/ wish first of all to thank you for the
honor contained In the invitation to
pI eside over this convention. l am sure,
too, that can manifest my appreciation
OF this mark Of your favor in no better
way than by doing all In my power to
bl ing the business OF the convention to
a prompt and satisfactory conclusion and
to that end ask both your indulgence
and your cooperation.
In accordance with the terms Of the
call Issued by the State comJuittes We are
sssem blsd fers for the purpose OF select
ing six candidates for electors for PTesi-
dent ard Vice President Of the United
States. and four delegates at large and
four alternatss tosattend the Republican
National Convention to be held at Phila-
delphia, Penn, on Tuesday, June 18th,
of the pre,snt year. Ihs action, there
fore, which We shall take today Will be
among the nrst OF those formal move
msnts whereby the complex machinery
of q Presidential campaign is put in
ID motion to obtain from the voters of the
country a universal sim ultaneous and
concrete ex preston OF their views and
wishes in the domain Of National poll
tios. While our part In this general
movement is relatively small 1t is never
thele IS important as of old In the advance
column of these states marching to q sure
and Overwhelming Republican victory.
At q convention like this where plans
for future Ioiit, cal ao tlon are fOrmulat d,
where platforms again define party
principles aud belief. and where com-
mon cause brings Us into closer fellow
ship, 1t sssms natural and proper to re-
vert to the party's past aohieVem ents and
triumphs and to pay tribute TO those
illustrious names associated with Ii to
their own and their country 3 honor.
If partisREship II Its best sense IL
civio virtue and l bslisVe it Ia, then Re
publioans OF Maine may well challenge
comparison with their almost unbroken
record of PARTY success and may we'll be
proud Of their neightsning roll OF states
men and leaders. But these things as
tns and helpful as they are, are not
altogether the weapons with which Iolt-
tical oontats are wsged and won. The
pos session OF cherished traditions should
not lead us to await the coming issue in
any fancied but III protected safety, nor
cause us tn relax any effort to secure
strong msn and sound principles with
which to make our party's appeal to the
country clear and Its answer again oer-
tain and In our favor. The past can In
deed bsstow upon us its inspiration, can
point US to the record of Its realized high
ideals and for this we are grateful, but
our immediate political solicitnde con-
osrDs the present and future and 1t is not
the part OF wisdom to ignore any nsEaoe
that may be found In existing conditions,
or Ind any Justification for tempori2ing
with them by a resort to memories OF the
past, as exemplihed In Presidential
campaign Is serious business for those
who have faith In their oountry's insti-
tutiohs and desire to see them perpetual.
At such times, IL not always, political
awnadta1av ab0uld anustst Of an aaruaaf