Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-05
Represented at State
Committee Banquet,
Republican Leaders Gather at
The Augusta House.
Informal Discussion Of Matters Re-
Iating to Welfare Of Party.

A representative gathering of Re-
rublicanS from every county of the
State assembled Monday evening at
the Augusta House at the invitation
of the Republican State committee
for the purpose of an informal discus
sion of matters relating to the well
fare of the party. Covers We're laid for
l05. Hon. Byron Boyd of Augusta.
chairman of the Republican State
committee, presided. Governor William
IT, Cobb of Rockland and Governor
elect Bert NJ. Fernald of Poland We're
among the postprandial speakers and
each was greeted with round after
round of applause when they rose to
speak, and there was an almost equal
burst IF enthusiasm when Hon. Will
liam +. Haines of Waterville began
speaking Hon. George D. Bisbee OF
Rumford Falls was also among the
pOst-prandial speakers. An excellent
menu served in Il manner that le1i
nothing to lie desired was provided by
Manager Emerson of the Augusta
House, to which all did ample justice.
Seated at the tables were:
Governor William Y. Cobb, Peck
land: Governor-elect Bert M. Fernald,
Poland; Hon. William r. Haines, Wa
terville; Hon. George D. Bisbce, Rum
ford Falls: r. II. Phair, Pressure Isle:
Fl. r. Powers, Fort Fairfield; ". H
Laffaty. c. c. King, Caribou; NJ. NJ.
Clark; Houlton; Hon. F. e. Timber
lake, Portland; Justin VI. Leavitt,
kcnnebunkport; George w Norton
Col. Fred Hale, Portland; Frank w.
Butler, Pennington; II. S. Wing. King
field; +. A. Emery, North Jay: Hon
L.. B. Deasy, Bar Harbor; J. A. Peters
Ellsworth; Parker SpoffOrd, Bucks
port; Gen. A. p. Farnham, Augusta;
L.. T. Carleton. Winthrop; Hon. ). B.
| Peaks, Dover; Hon. Thomas ]. Lyons.
Vinalhaven; S. w. Carr, Bowdoinham;
| Col Francis Keefe, Eliot; z. f. Ring,
Orono; p p. Gilmore, Bucksport: Hon.
II. NJ. Heath. Augusta: Charles P.
Hatch, Augusta: Hon. W. q. Phil
brook, Waterville; F. G. Kinsman,
Augusta; j. f. Alexander. Augusta;
George E. Macomber, Hon. John r.
| Hill, Augusta Maynard s. BIrd, W. o.
Fuller. James Donahue, Fsed W.
Wight, Rocklard; Arthur Staples,
Frank Dingley. Lewiston; Seth Nj.
Garter, Auburn; II. H. Hastings. Beth
el; Charles P. Barnes, Norway: F. r.
Dyer, Buckfeld; A. j. Stearns, Nor
way: F. NJ. Simpson, J. NJ. Oak, +. II
Parkhurst; Bangor; A. r. Day. Corin-
ma: c. j. Dunn. Orono; w. S. Owen
Milo; NJ. L. Hussey. Guilford; j. T.
Sprague Monson: Angus O. Campbell
Sangervillo; F. c. WhitehoUse. Tops
ham: f, S Crosby. Hon. Fl. N. Sew
all, r. W. Hyde. Bath: S. F. Greene
Scion: Albert Pierce, Frankfort; Hon
l.. c. Morse. Liberty; G. a. Pillsbury
Helfast; Geo. DOWnes Calais; W. +,
Campbell. Cherryfield: Jasper Wyman
Nilbridge: Hon. Fred J. Allen. San
ford: Joseph Simpson, York: Horace
Mitchell +. Mr. Higgins. KitteIy: Hon
George A. Eaton. Calais; Col. c. II
Prescott, Saco; Hon. Byron Boyd. Au-
custa; Walter +. Perkins. Cornish;
ilara @. Coolidge, Pennington; J. W
Bracket, Phillips: f. G. Smith. Fox
croft Hon. Charles ID. Newell, Rich
lnond; f. NJ. tombstone Brownville
Joseph t. Reed. Scott Wilson. Port
land: Fred Bunker. North Arson: NJ
l.. Merrill. St Adams; Arthur T.
Brown, Belfast; G. S. Hichborn, Au-
gusta; John NJ. Glidden, Jr., Newcas-
tie; X. NJ. Dunbar, Damdriscot1a
Carroll w. Morrill,. Portland.