Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-19

A comparatively brief session was
scmbled in this city, today. to attend
the Republican State convention, at
which candidates for governor and
other state officers were to be nominal
ted and platform was to be adopted.
Little difference of opinion had been
manifested previous to the convention
with regard to the men to be placed in
nomination for the various offices in
the gift of the people of the State or
with regard to the principles to be
endorsed. 1t was expected that Gov.
Geo. H. Utter of Westerly, and all the
other present State officers would be
renominated.
John S. Murdoch had been selected
to act as both temporary and perma-
nant chairman of the convention and
it was understood that State Senator
Walter r. Stiness, of Warwick would
make the speech rcnomnating Gov.
Utter.
Prior to the opening of the convcn-
ton it was stated that John S. Muir
dock of this city, will be called upon
by the State Central committee to be-
come the temporary chairman of tenn
pOrarY organization, while Nathan NJ
Wright, secretary of the State Cen
trail committee, and David ]. White,
clerk of the State Senate, were to act
as temporary secretaries.
No meeting of the State Central
committee was held Immediately prior
to the convention, all arrangements
having been made previous to today
RI1t fnN- 1alapatac ri,
at Infantry hall at 1890 o'clock. half
an hour before the convention was
scheduled to be called. The convention
hall was prettily decorated with bunt-
ing and the national emblem while a
band in the gallery rendered patriotic
music during the interval previous to
the calling of the convention to order
by State Chairman Frenk S. Hollen.
Nearly all the delegates had arrived
at the hall at IL o'clock. and it was
not thought that he opening of the
convention would be much delayed.
Chairman Holden called the conven-
tion to order at 11.20 o'clock and in
troduced Mr.. Murdoch as the temper
airy chairman. The roll Of the convcn-
ton was read and the crcdential COM
mittcc reported that there We're no
contesting delegations. The tempor-
airy organization was made permanent
and Mr.. Murdoch accepted the chair
manship.
Mr.. MurdOck'S remarks We're fire.
quently applaudcd. At the conclusion
of his speech the convention was made
enthusiastic by the appearance of
National Committeeman Charles A.
Brayton on the platform and the del
egates arose and remained standing
while the band played "Auld Lang
Syne."
A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed to bring in a platform and
during its absence. Mr. Brayton ad
dressed the convention, dcvOting his
remarks to State issues The plat
form presented by the resolution COM
mittee was adopted without dissent.
The Republican party of Rhode Is
land, by its delegates in State conven-
ton assembled, rencws its allegiance
to the policy and principles of the ma
tional organization and reaffirms its
endorsement of the Chicago platform
Of 1904
We believe in the language of one of
our greatest diplomats, the late John
Hay, that "if there is one thing more
than another in which Republicans
are entitled to a legitimate pride. it is
that Lincoln was our first President;
that we believe in him, Loyalty sup
ported him while he lived, and that
we have never lost the right to call
ourselves his followers" There is not
a principle avowed by the Republican
party, today, which is out Of har-
mony with his teachings or inconsis-
tent with his character.
And. coming to the more immediate
present, we rejoice in the triumph OF
the Republican party at the polls one
year ago and in the inauguration last
March of Theodore Roosevelt. who is,
TODAY. the foremost figure in the world,
because of the contamination of peace
between Russia and Japan. through his
energetic mediation. Theodore Roose-
velt has acted promptly at every cri-
sis. And he has the courage and the
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