Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-26
Republican State Committee Meets at Augusta
House. Decides on June 29 for Date and United
States Senator Hale for Temporary Chairman
--Senator Cordially Received by Leaders.

The Republican State committee at
its meeting at the Augusta House
Tuesday evening selected Augusta as
the place for holding the next Repub-
lican State convention The conven-
ticn will be held in City hall and the
date fixed is Wednesday, June 80, at
10 A. NJ. United States Senator Eu-
gene Hale of Ellsworth was the choice
of the committee for temporary chair
man of the convention The last Re-
publican State convention to be held
in Augusta was in 1893 when the late
Hon. Llewellyn Powers of Houlton was
renominated for Governor.
The basis of representation decided
upon in the next State convention will
be a delegate for every city, town and
plantation in the State and an addi-
tional delegate for every IS votes or
fractional part thereof cast by the
party in the State election of 1908. f
Marion Simpson of Bangor was Sc
lected as a member of the State COM
mittee from Penobscot county to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Henry w. Mayo of Hampden
and w. S. Owen of Milo was chosen a
member of the State committee from
Piscataquis county to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of q. M.
tombstone of Brownsville.
Remarks We're made at the meeting
of the committee by United States
Senator Eugene Hale of Ellsworth,
Governor Bert M. Fernald of Poland
and Ex-Governors William T. Cobb of
Rockland and John r. Hill of Angus
fp1aoran1 ropniUpd from,
United States Senator William p.
Frye stating that he hoped that the
committee would invite Senator Hale
to preside at the convention Hon.
Frederick A. Powers of Houlton. who
recently announced his candidacy for
the United States Senate to succeed
Senator Hale, was present at the
meeting of the committee.
The several counties of the State
were represented at the committee
meeting as follows:
Androscoggin-Set NJ. Carter of Au-
burn, proxy fer Frank H. Briggs of
Auburn.
Aroostook-Carl c. King of Caribou.
Cumberland-Carroll w. Morrill, Of
Portland.
Franklin-Harry 3. Austin of Phil
lips
ACKNOWLEDGMENT E. Chase of Blue ,
hill, proxy for Hannibal E. Hamlin of
Ellsworth.
Kennebec-Byron Boyd Of Augusta:
acknowledgement S. Bird of Rockland,
proxy for N. B. Eastman of Warren
Lincoln-Kendall M. Dunbar Of Dam
ariscOtta.
Oxford-Henry H. Hastings Of Beth
ell, proxy for A. E. Stearns of Biddc
ford
Penobscot-H Henry w. Mayo oil
Hampden.
iscataquis-Wiliiam S. Owen OF
Milo.
SagaCahoc-S w. Carr of Bowdoin,
ham, proxy for Albert H. Shaw OF
Bath.
Sonerset-George G. Weeks of Fair
field.
Wallo-Arthur l. Brown of Belfast.
Westinghouse. J. Dudley of Calais
proxy fer George A. Murchie OF Cal
ais.
York-Wilis T. Emmons of Saco
United States Senator Eugene Hale
had been the guest in the city during
the day of Hon. John +. Hill and was
very cordially greeted both by Repuo-
licans in the city and by the leaders
from all over the State who foregath-
cred at the Augusta House Tuesday
evening on the occasion of the state
committee meeting. Senator Hale is
| IN excellent health and spirits and his
reception here Tuesday would seem to
| indicate that he has lost none of his
prestige and popularity.
The gathering at the Augusta House
Tuesday evening of Republicans from
various sections of the State who are
not members of the committee was
somewhat larger than on similar occa
sions, called out possibly by the fact
that it was generally understood that
| both Senator Hale and Judge Powers
would be present on this occasion.
Among the well-known members of the
party noticed about the Augusta
| House were j. w. Bracket, Phillips;
Frank d. Marshall, Portland; John A.
| Peters, Ellsworth: Hon. Edward F.
! Gowell of Berwick; F. K Owen, Port
| land; Harry M. Bigelow, Portland;
| Gen. Warren c. Philbrook, Waterville:
| George w. Norton, Portland; Hon.
Frederick H. Parkhurst, Bangor. Hon.
| Edward w. Wheeler, Brunswick; Will
bur C. Whelden, Portland; Hon.
Beecher' Putnam Houlton; Hon.
| Charles S. Hichborn, Hon. George E.
Macomber G. L. Andrews and Thomas
Leigh, Augusta.
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