Ellsworth American., 1905-01-11
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
BRILLIANT INAUGURATION OF
GOV. VIM. T. COBB.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS NOMINATIONS
HON. EUGENE HALE FOR SENATOR
COZ. HAMLIN Atty GEN'L.


done at this session of both branches.
Some of the subordinate fficers, msssan-
gers, pages, etc, we're elected. A. w.
Buck, sou of ex-senator Buck, OF OrIand,
was chosen a psge in the Senate, and
Frank Fello VS., son of ex s. reaker O. car
F. Fellows, of Bucksport, a page In the
House.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Tue republican esucus on Wednesday
evening was unusually Interesting. IL
was known that there would be some
thing doing over the nominations for
sttorney general, the secretary of state
and the stste printer. The caucus was
tatives, aud bot floor and galleries were
packed with an interested crowd, and
there was much suppressed excitement.
Nominations were made as follows:
United States senator. Hon. Eugene Hale,
OF Ellsworth.
Secretary OF state, Byron Boyd. OF Au-
gusts.
State treasurer, oramandal Smith, of
Litchfield.
Attorney-ge Hannibal E. Hamlin,
of Ellsworth.
Members OF the executive council. George
d. Bisbee, of Rumford: Thurston s.
Burns, Of Westbrook Cyrus n. Bisnch-
ard, of Wilton; Walter b. Clark, of
Damariseoita; Albert Pierc, of Frank
fort; n NJ. Jone., OF Lincoln, aud
George A. Murcnie, OF C,lais.
stale printer,C G b. Burieiga, oil Augusts
State ptuoer, W. Is. keld, OF Augusta.
State assessor, George ID. PotIle, of Lew
iston
Commissioner OF agriculture, A. w. Gil
mar, OF Foxcroit.
Tue caucus wss called TO order by SEN
sior Stet,ou, OF Peuob-cot, shd Senator
Randall, OF Cum ber aud Was chosen cna,r-
msn.
S-nstor Go, dsin, of Somerset, pisced
Ii. nomination Hon. Byron Boy d, the pres.
ent incuu bent. Repr, sentative Oakes, of
Auourn, nominated MIR. Cotton. Mr.
Boy d r. csiv-d 96 votes; Dir. Cotton 55
representative Higgins, OF Liner ok.
| nominated Cot. ii. E. HsmIin, OF Els
WORM, for attorney general; Il pr.senia-
tive Stesrns, OF Millinockei, NOMINATED d
b. l.. Smith, OF Bangor.
| Col. Hamiin received l26 VOTES, and Mr.
Smith 25
| The councillors were chosen by kcclg
nation. ..-. ..-.., 4r
| Tue contest over a can 1idale for State
printer WAS the most excitiUg event OF the
caucus. Mr.. Sewaii. of b.. b, msda ring
| ing speech in presenting tue name of 4.
| B Nichols, OF Bath.
| He was followed by Senator Hes,eiten.
OF Gardiner. wh nominated th= pre-. cut
| iLcumb bent, Clarence B. Burleigh. MIR
Burleigh received 112 votes; Mr.. y cho,s
S5. -
! h. W. Reid, of Augusts, vas nomi-
mated State bincer, receiving so votes
against e. for George d. Loring, OF 2 IT.
land.
| George Pottle Yves nominated for Stale
assessor, aid A w. Gilman for com.nis-
sioner of agriculture, by acciamation.
Tne last nomination Of the evening was
that OF Hon. Eugene Hale, of Ellsworth,
for United States seuator, whose name
@as presented by Representative L n.
Merrill, OF Skowneean, " no addressed Ihe
| Caucus rs follows:
Thus far we have been nominating candidates
| for Offices la which there have been several as
| pirants. but We now rome to one for which
there is but one. Ii is our good fortune and
| OR good policy here In the good old State OF
Maine to De represented in the houses OF Con
/ gress by some Of the ADiest and strongest aud
boldest statesmen who have goue from any
| state
| We can point to many men wno ilumiust te
the pages II history. Htmhn, BlAine and scores
of others who have gone TO the Great Beyond,
bot the State Of Maine has AlAays been allie 10
hli their places With men of The same siawart
timber. IL gives me the greatest pleasure to
hav- the honor t. present one who for the past
quarter century has represented US with honor
| To hiinstit aud to the State.
You ali know his name. IT IS a household
worri not only in our own State uut throughout
the nation. IL Is that of the honored Engene
Hale. (ereat appause) And move you that
,, II be ma .e by aeclamaiiOn.
TIE NOMINATION was seconded by Seua-
tor Potter OF Cum mberiano, who ssid:
The republicans OF Maine haze always dr.
who represent them In Washington shall be
loyal to the fundamental faith OF the party,
aud. at the same time. the sobe- second
thought has always conceded TO those represen.
tstiyes within reasonable limits. that iDdepend.
| ence of action which belongs 10 the repre sen
taiive character everywhere, even here In the
narrow sphere OF state legislature. And
| because they have made that demand and that
| concession. and have kept In Congress those
who have fulfilled both. they have been repre-
1, sented there by class OF men without su
periors. at least. from other states.
Nearly forty years ago. The republican
senators from this State. among the ablest
whom Maine has sent into public life, differed
| on the great question whsther the President
| of the United States would retain his seat, and
| one OF them was bold enough to say: ain re-
sponse to the suggestion that the people de-
mand the conviction on trial before, reply that
be Is not now on trial before the people but be-
fore the Senate" And after the fret flush of
| resentment was over. the people were wise
| DluQh .,DrOye ths. nd. nea 81 II.