Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-27

tio.i.' wv iiNlO Ill the district between
presidential Years.
Following this report the various
county delegations elected the follow
ing committee Oh resolutions:
For Hancock county, l.. Il. Dcasev.
Eden; for kennebec county. Freeman
Patten, Gardiner; for Somerset coun-
ty, Aliston p. Howes, PALMYRA: and for
Waldo county, Tclcry Bowden. Winter
port.
F"ilowing the retirement Of this com
mHttee the temporary organization Of
tn convention was. upon motion Of Mr..
Joy Of Hancock, made the permanent
organization.
Nominating speeches then being in
order Hon. Warren c. Philbrook rose
to present the name of Hon. Edwin c..
BUrleigh. Judge Philbrook spoke as
follows.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention:
| regard this as an important day
for the Republican party of the Third
Congressional District OF Maine. 1t is
not only an important day, but it is
a Joyous, happy, and satisfying day
First, il Is day OF harmony, and
when | say that there is harmony
in the ranks of the Republican party
in the Third Congressional District,
am not unmindiul OF the TACT that
our genial opponents accuse us. here
and there, of local tights, OF disap-
pointed aspirants Tor office, and
many Of those elements which enter
into the great mass Of politics. But
we should not be in any way dis
turbed There Is a most remarkable
harmony in the Third Republican
District Of Maine. If | might be al
lowed the parody, | would say:
Ill fares the land, to fastening ills 4
prey.
Where candidates for Office never
jostle i'll the way
and think that the ''jostling in the
way" only Keeps us awake, makes us
Bring forth ailt best men and keeps
the Republican party active, clean
and triumphant And. so looking
over the county nominations made
already i'll three Of our counties, you
will certainly agree with me that
after active campaigns Ill each OF
the three, there has been nominated
a ticket which is second to no ticket
ever nominated i'll each OF those three
counties. Splendid men have been
placed III nomination, and their noml-
nation will be ratified enthusiastically
at the polls i'll September. | prophe-
~ for the remaining county, IN its
county convention, equal success i'll
its nomination and equal ratification
at the poll, i'll September.
50 say--and do not wish to
be extended i'll my remarks-that, i'll
view Of the whole situation, the Third
Congressional District of Maine was
never more harmoniuu, and never
better prepared to go into a politi-
cal campaign than it will be this
fall.
Second, it is day OF unanimity-
for there Is 4 great difference between
harmony and unanmity. Harmony is
that feeling which prevails between
lis and our next nelghbor, while the
unanimity ui the / bird Republican
District. finding its expression III tins
c0nytntlnp. shows that every mind
is conferred upon one name, and that
is the more remarkable, gentlemen.
because Of the splendid material there
is in this Third District to till the
position Of congressman. Why, II
We should go Ia Waldo and select
our friend Judge Johnson, or our
friend the Honorable l.. {. Morse,
or should 60 into Somerset and Sc
lcct my Brother Walton, or Brother
Goodwin. or into Hancock and take
if we should 60 into kennebec and
81. - :
daughter and applause We should
be sure t. nominate very eligible,
valuable and popular candidate for
Congress And 50 | say, that not
only with the rank and file, but
among the splendid leaders which
we have i'll this district there is this
wonderful unanimity in selecting the
man whom we shall again nominate
as our standard bearer III the Third
District.
Third. it is day Of courage; first,
because Of this very harmony and
this very unanimity Of which | have
So briefly spoken; for going into a
fight means that you want not only
your leaders well trained, well
equipped aud i'll harmony with those
about them. but, as have said, the
rank and file must Loyalty support
the leaders
Second. it is a day of courage be-
cause OF the principles for which the
party stands. Now | do not claim,
and none of us claim. that all politi-
cal virtue is i'll the Republican, party.
We have our vices. we have made our
mistakes. God pity us and forgive
us, and may the voters do the same,
| But do say with modesty. without
boasting and without invidiOus COM
| parison with our opponents, that the
Republican party ever since its or
ganization has stood for those things
which have advanced the moral and
| the business welfare of this and every
| community need not, in this in
| telligent convention. 60 into details
| with reference To our policy toward
| agriculture. toward manufacturing
| toward mining, toward commerce
| toward coinage and toward the great
| moral questions. Even as | speak
| the words. to many Of you. older thar
myself. come wealth OF illustrations
of my meaning and 50 | say it IS a
matter of courage that we go int