Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-19
FLOYD RECEIVES NOMINATION.
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of 1SN? and 1902 submitted no amendments
to the constitution cnlarGing the number
of elective officers, yet we recommend
to the next Legislature the inquiry
whether the public interests ,"ill be bet
ter subscrvcd by placing i'll tn" hands OF
the people the direct election OF lailroad
commissioners and some other state Off
GERS created by statute and now appoint
ed by the governor and council.
We commend the present state admin
istration for its successful efforts i'll en-
forcing the laws against gambling at the
Salem race track.
We not only demand the rigid enforce
ment of all provisions of thc local option
law but pledge ourselves To secure such
new cnactments as will make the prohihi
tory features of the law potential.
We recommend to the Republicans Of
ths various senatorial districts. towns and
wards of the state the selection cf can
didatcs for the Legislature in thorough
svmpathy with the declarations of this
platform. to the end that all its pledges
may be fulfilled at the next session of
the general court.
The platform was unanimously
adopted and three candidates were
nominated.
Pillsbury was nominated by Il. f.
Dame of Newmarket. seconded by :.
L. Burroughs of Manchester.
Floyd was nominated by +. +. Jones
of Manchester. seconded by w. w.
Scott of Dover.
oI,;I l, T,,J 7
Rcmick. there being no scconding
speech.
Greenleaf was nominated by EN-
Gov. c. E. Jordan of Lancaster.
The ballotins followed and resulted:
The Ballots.
First ballot-GrcenIcaf 232, Floyd ao1,
PillsLury POI, Churchill 157, Gale Is, IL.
Is. Cu!mby l.
Second-Grecnlcaf a3G, Pillsbury 2l6,
FloyG 2o7. Churchill 80, Ii. E. Quimhy Of
Lake Port /, Gale 0.
Third-Grccnlcaf 2GS. Flyod 26o, Pills
bury 19S. Churchill, 16l. scattering :.
Fourth-Greenleaf 246 Floyd 2tS, Pills
bury 1S3, Churchill 1TJ, L. G. Eastman /,
Kermit 3.
Sixth-Greenlcaf go. Floyd 2l6. Pills
bury 1i9. Churchill 193. w. Z. Chandler !.
Seventh-Grccnleaf 49, Floyd 30, Pills
bury JOG. Churchill 23J.
Ninth--Wholc number 799. Necessary
for choice 400. Floyd 4os Grcenlcaf 30.
Churchill 333,i. Gale 1.
The demonstrations which followed
the announcement of the first ballot
was unprecedented in the history Of
the Republican party in the state OF
New Hampshire. The cheering ami
shouting Of names of favorite candi-
dates was continued without interrupt
tion until Chairman Eastman made it
evident that he was ready to announce
the vote of the second ballot.
Shouts of Floyd" and "Greeneaf"
We're at times drowned in the query.
Who made the Dlatform?' and the
answering cry from the same source,
"CEurChill.'
Senator GalinGcr said he had never
witnessed such a scene outside of Il
national convention.
The same scene followed each ballot
and as Churchill made gain after gain
pandemonillm seemed turned loose.
AS county after county marched to
the platform to cast votes the ninth
ballot it was seen that Greenleaf's del
cgates We're being swept away from
their candidate. Churchill vas unable
to make an even break with the dele
gates. who. by the turn of events, con-
Sidcred themselves unpledgcd Chair
man Eastman read the vote in low
voice and when the cheering Subsid-
ed, Judge Ecmick moved that the nomi-
nation be made unanimous and the
motion was carried.
The delegates then proceeded to take
up the business of the congressional
caucuScS.