The Republican journal., 1916-03-30
Hancock. T. F. Mahoney.
kennebec, Frank ]. Ham.
Knox. A. S. Black
Lincoln. George "A. Cowan.

SO'n' 0coEBe "A. COWaD,
oxford. F. R. Dyer.
Penobccot, Charles F. Sweet.
flscataquis, Frank W Ball.
Sagadahoc, Rubert H. Baxter.
Somerset. F. W. Briggs.
Waldo. W. L. West.
washington, Albert Greenlaw,
York, George l. Emery
DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NAr1oN., CoN-
vENFioN; Col. Fred N. Dow of Portland. Hon.
Harold M SewaIl of Bath, Congressman John
A. Peters OF Ellsworth, Judge Charles J
Dunn OF Orono Alternates at large. Ernest
l.. morrill, OF oaco, Arthur G.. Staples of
Lewiston. Benjamin F, Colcord Of Saarsno.t
Patrick H. Theriault of Grand Isle "
FIRST DISTRICT DELEGATES. Henrv e p.uo-
". OF Cape Elizabeth, Walter P. Perkins of
Cornish. Alternates: Hon. Adam P. Leighton
OF Portland. Urbain j. Ledoux of Biddeford.
SECOND DISTRICT DELEGATES. John R. Bass
OF wilton, phineas H Gay of Newcastle. Al
Reuel Robinson of Camden.
THIRD DISTRICT DELEGATES, Guv p Can.
nett of Augusta. John r. Trimble of Calais
Alternates; F. Morris Fish of Hallowell. Carle.
ton P. Merrill of Skowhegan.
FOURTH DISTRICT DELEGATES John Hous-
ton OF Guilford, Willard P. Hamilton of Carl
bou. Alternates: Dana H. Danforth of Fox.
croft. F. J. Feeney of Bangor
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS NOMINATED. Hon.
George G. Emery of Sanford, Hon. r p
Kicker of Poland. Hon. Beecher Putnam of
Houton, Fred G. Kinsman of Augusta, Her
bert Gray of Old Town, Walter G. Morse of
Rumford
THIRD DISTRICT COMMITTEE. Somerset C.
0. Small of Madison, Cassius C. Kinsm m of
Cornvlie. R. ]. Goodrich of Palmyra: Kenne-
bee, Fred 6. kinsman of Augusta, Carol, N
Perkins of Watervile, W. ]. THOMPSON of
South China; Waldo, A. B. Payson of Brooks,
H c. Buzzell of Belfast, Joseph Plourd of
ton, c. Mareyes. Bar Harbor; Roy C. Haipes
of Ellsworth; Washington, W j. Garnett of
Eastport; A. w. Look of Harrington, w. G.
Means of Machias.
Convention Notes.
Waldo County was represented in the organ
ization of the convention by Hon. Arthur |.
Brown as vice president and o. E. Frost mem
Der of the committee on resolutions
large delegation from the Maine Woman
Suffrage Association occupied the center of
the first balcony and their yellow banner and
chrysanthemums were conspicuous. At the
opening of the afternoon session, Chairman
Cobb thanked the ladies for their courtesy in
attending the convention.
Portland has in years past housed many a
State convention but never was there one like
that of March 23d According to the method
of choosing delegates 1874 could have been
seated and 134O were according to the creden-
tlals committee. Another remarkable feature
was that the counties situated farthest from
Portland sent their full delegations.
Hon. Frederic E. Boothby, mayor of Water
vile and former mayor of Portland, was among
the prominent men in ths hall. During short
lntermission, he took occasion to come upon
the platform and greet not only ex-Gov Cobb,
but his other friends there. He was the eighth
mayor of Maine to be present at the conven-
ton, for seven had arrived in the city the day
before.
True to a precedent that never has been
broken. except in the case of two favorite sons
James G.Blaine and Thos. B. Reed, the Repub-
licans of Maine selected an uninstructed dele
cation to the national convention. No effort
was made to pledge them for any candidate
of the delegates said to b. favorable to
Justice Charles E. Hughes,
Not only Ex-Governor Cobb, personally. but
the principles for which he stands in common
with other Republicans, were given the hearth
est kind of endorsement when the conven-
tion chairman finished his opening address. 1t
was one of the best ever delivered at a State
convention, and the tribute to the former chief
executive of the State was one of the most
sincere ever accorded a resident of Maine
Col. Frederick Hale of Portland Hon. Bert
M. Fernald of Poland and Hon. Ira H. Hersey
OF houton, the thr aspirants for the United
States senatorial nomination, were the only
candidates on the platform and were given a
most cordial greeting when they appeared. A
hearty reception was accorded Senator William
Alden Smith of Michigan, the speaker of the
afternoon, when he first walked on the plat
form In the morning, and in the afternoon he
was cheered to the echo