Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-30


has typified that saying of long ago,
Theodore Roosevelt" (Long and con-
tinued applause).
Chairman Black announced the Sc
lection of T. F. Mahoney of Hancock
county as temporary secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Chase of Hancock
county. the convention voted that the
District committee be the committee
on credentials.
On motion of Mr.. Hichborn of Au-
gusta the convention took a recess Oh
10 minutes to enable the counties to
select vice presidents, committee On
resolutions and members Of the Dis
trict committee The selections We're
as follows:
Hancock Countrywide president, F.
l.. Hodgkins. Lamoine; District COM
mfttee. w. H. Davis, Bar Harbor. and
w. A. Walker Castine; members on
resolutions, Seth Norwood, Southwest
Harbor
Kennebec Countrywide president, f.
J.. Dutton, Augusta; member on reso-
lutiOns, NJ S. Campbell, Augusta;
members Of District committee. f. G
klnSfldn, augusta anu oIdHldHudi
Smith, Litchfeld.
Somerset Countrywide president, r.
H. Reed, Harmony; member on reso-
lutions, L. l.. Walton, Skowhegan;
district committee, w. H. Wildes,
Skowhegan and A. Fl. Bearse, Pitts
field.
Waldo Countrywide president, Frank
I. Pendleton, Islesboro: member on res
olutions. l.. G. Morse. Liberty; district
committee, j. w. Black, SearspOrt and
Albert Pierce, Frankfort
The committee on credentials report
ed as follows:
Hancock entitled to SO delegates.
Kennebec entitled to 105 delegates
Somerset entitled to rs delegates.
Waldo entitled to 81 delegates.
Total 220.
Delegates present as follows:
Hancock. Al
Kcnnebsc, ~
Somerset, ~
Waldo. 30
Total. 2O9
The report of the committee on Gre
dcntials was accepted.
On motion of Mr. Gilman of Bucks
port the temporary organization Of the
convention was made permanent.
John Il. Nelson Of Waterville then
addressed the convention as follows
in nomination of Hon. Edwin G. Bur-
leigh of Augusta for another term In
Congress:
80 Ia.
Convention:
We have gathered here today as Re-
puhlicans Of the Sd District of Maine.
to select from among the many strong
and capable men within the confines of
our four counties one who shall, in q
fitting manner, represent us in the
halls of Congress, where, since the
decade before the Civil War, Maine
has cxerted more influence than any
other state in the Union. We have met
to nominate a man to the important
and honorable office of member of our
National House of Representatives
that great popular assembly where the
representatives of S0,000,00O of people
meet to frame the laws that so vitality
affect the welfare of each and every
one of US.
Laying aside for the time our usual
duties and occupations. we have as
sembled together here today. from the
FARM the MILL the office, the work.
shop. and the factory, to discharge
those duties and responsibilities that
deyOlve upon us as American citizens
in our great system of popular govern
ment, which Gladstone the great Eng
lish statesman, once characterized as
the noblest political fabric ever devised
by the hand of man. We have gathered
here faithfully to express. in conven-
tinn assembled the will of the 100000
souls that comprise this district-to
voice the sentiments of the men who
fell the trees and drive the streams
and drive the streams and run the
mills Of Somerset, who toll in the pa
per mills and factories of kennebec.
who til the farms and man the ships
and direct the industries of Waldo and
Hancock. We represent here today all
the homes, the trades, the professions
and the business interests. circum-
scribed within the limits of these four
countries. We represent one of the
fairest and most prosperous sections
of a fair and prosperous State. 4 Sec
ton that has need of capable congress
sional representation. a section
whose important agricultural. lum-
Der. pulp and paper. cotton and
WOODEN interests are vitality concerned
with the intelligent solution of great
public questions. Ours is district
that, for the past half century, has
been signally represented in the Ma
tional House. district that has fur
nished the nation a James q. Blaine. a
Seth l.. Milliken and an Edwin c.
BurieiGh.
In the past. gentlemen, our Sd Dis
trict. in common with the other dis
tricts of Maine. has been wise enough
to select for the National House
strong. honest, capable men. and to re-
turn them there term after term. I'M
til they have acquired invaluable ex-
re.ience and attained to great strength
and influence in that body. In 1863 we
sent the Hon. James G. Blaine of Au-
gusta to the House and returned him
until he was appointed to the Senate in
1876 We elected the honored and be-
loved Seth L. Milliken of Belfast to
the House in 1888 and returned him