The Republican journal., 1904-04-21
THIRD DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
Congressman Burleigh by Acclamation. A
ROusinr COnventfOn

1ney meet in Waterytlle and RenOminats
Congressman Burleigh by Acclamation. A
Rousing Convention.
The Third District Convention for ths
nomination of candidate for Congress and
delegates to the Republican National Con
vention was held at the Armory in Water
vile April 18th. The attendance was sur.
prisingly large considering the fact thai
there was to be no contest, Hon. O. F. Eel
lows of Bucksport, who announced his can.
didacy for the Congressional nomination
some time ago, having withdrawn. There
were present 273 out of 3O6 delegates, as
follows: Hancock, 81 Kennebec, 81; SOM
erset, 81; Waldo. 81. Waldo had full dele
cation, with two men to spare. The con
vention was called to order little after II
O'Clock by John Suminsby of Bar Harbor
chairman of the district committee and the
call was read by.secretary W. Ii. Wildes OF
Skowhegan. After prayer by Rev. f. c.
Whittemore of Waterville, Hon. L. T.
Carleton was chosen temporary chairman
and on taking the chair spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the convention: | esteem
it a high honor to be called upon to preside
over your deliberations; it is indeed a high
honor to any man to preside over this
splendid gathering OF representatives OF the
old Third Maine Congressional district 1t
may not be entirely inappropriate to observe
that now, as in the days of Blaine and Milli-
ken. the Republicans of this district are
eager for the contest their armor is girt
about them, and they are ready, once
again, to measure lance with our friends
md win I11 yriaf
for the nominee of this convention. 1t is
not, perhaps, difficult to prophesy at this
time who will be your candidate for Con-
gress. If it be he who has served and is
serving you so faithfully and well, with such
distinguishing ability and With such COM
manding influence in the halls of legislation
at Washington, your constituents will say
to you. We'll done The conflict of 1904
finds the Republican party of this district
united, harmonious, of one mind-as to
who shall be the man that will lead the
Republican hosts to victory in the country
at large, as we'll as in this Congressional
district and a little later, after the State
convention to nominate candidate for
governor shall have been held, whether
that nominee of that greater convention
shall be the magnetic Haines, the intrepid
Beal, the genial Fernald, the scholarly, d-
plomatic Prescott or the level headed Cobb,
the Republicans of this district and the
State will be united as one man, and our
nominees win be elected by great majorties
and Maine, true to her motto, 4 lead will
by her old fashioned majority in Septem-
Der send cheer to the hearts of Republicans
everywhere, and the echoes of our victory
in September will not have died away until
they are lost in that chorus of rejoicing by
the people at large over the triumphant
election, in November next, of Theodore
Roosevelt as president of the United States.
The chair awaits the pleasure of the conven-
ti0n.
The mention of the names of Blaine, Mil
liken, Burleigh and Roosevelt ELECTED ap-
plause and it is a significant fact that when
the candidates for Governor were referred
to the name of Cobb brought applause from
all parts of the hall. OF this incident the
Waterville Sentinel said
The real hit of the speech was when he
mentioned the half dozen aspirants for
governor, using HaineS us a starter and
winding up with Cobb. Until he came to
the latters name not ID ripple, not sound
OF commendatlon, was heard; but when,
with dramatic force and energy, the speak
er spoke of the ''level headed Cobb the
convention gave him a hearty round of APP
plause. This spontaneous eruption showed
that only Cobb men were III attendance. Or
else it indicated that the members of the
convention were convinced that no other
candidate than the Rockland gentleman has
a ghost of d show for the gubernatorial
nomination.
After the report of the committee on ere
dentials, summarized above, the following
officers and committees were appointed:
Vice presidents: Hon. K. A. Eddy of Han
cock Hon. Elliott Wood OF Kennebec; Dr.
I. NJ. Griffin of Somerset; Hon. Elery Bow
den of Waldo.
Secretaries: T. F. Mahoney of Hancock
W G. Boothby of Kennebec; L. r. Folsom
of Somerset; Arthur Richie of Waldo.
Committee ON credentials John SuminS-
by, Bar Harbor, chairman; W. ii. Wildes,
Skowhegan, secretary: Dr.. F. G. Kinsman
of Augusta j. W. Black of Searsport.
Committee on resolutions: Forrest Good
win of Skowhegan, chairman; E. c. Stevens
of Augusta; f. l. PendletOn of Searsport
+. {. Lyman of Bar Harbor.
The temporary organization was made
of the convention, the nomination of a can
didate for Congress. Hon. William I
Haines in vigorous speech which received
frequent applause presented the name OF
Hon. Edwin c. Burleigh. He said, in
part;
This district has always been hon0red by
and proud of its representative. l have but
to pronounce the names of the men who
have gone to Congress from this district tC
give you complete picture of the history
of our State, and call to mind the mos
| thrilling events in the national history
John Chandler, Ruel Williams, George
| Evans, the two MOrrells, James e. Blaine
Eugene Hale, Seth l.. Milliken and Edwin c
| Burleigh They have not only represented
this district and the State, but their names
have been household words throughout the
nation, and many of them are famOu.
wherever the English language is spoken.
The people of Maine always like to pro
mote self-made man, one as we say wht
has started from among the common peO
pie, who by his own intelligence, industry
and enterprise has gradually climbed thl
ladder of usefulness.
In the candidate which present to you
YOU have most conspicuous type Of tn,
self-made man. Mr.. Burleigh is first Seel
in public life in minor position at Ou
State House, coming there from cOuntr,
which had two industries, agriculture AM
lumber and whose soil or climate wer
neither conducive to aristocracy. He cam
from the plain common people.
Nature endowed him with one pre-emi
nent quality, quality which is the frs
requisite for public office, and that wa
honesty. Then as land agent, next a
State treasurer, the most responsible posi-
ton of trust within the gift of the people, an
so well was his trust executed, and so muc
confidence had the people gained in thi
man that he is next raised, by most ovel
wheming majority, to the high office O
governor. AS chief executive he wa