Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-24
The Biggest and Most Enthusiastic Republican History State OF MI

W. s owen, Milo: Sagadahoc. w. l..
yonney, Bowdoinham; Somerset. Hon.
Forrest H. Colby. Bingham: Waldo,
| Hon. Arthur l. Brown, Belfast; wash
| ireton. George Downs. Calais; York,
Hon. Willis T. Emmons. saco.
State Committee
| The counties reported the selection
of the following members of the Re
nub,ican State committee: Androscog-
gin. Robert J. Hodsdon of Lewiston:
| Aroostook, r. w. Shaw of Houlton;
! Cumberland, Guy II. Sturgis of Port
land: Franklin. D. F. Fields of phil
Inns. Hancock, r. F. Mahoney of Ellis
worth: Kennebec, Frank j. Ham of Au-
gusta: Knox. Alfred S. Black Of Rock
! land; Lincoln. George A. CoWan or
| Damar;scotta: oxford. Frederick r.
DYER Of Buckfield: Penobscot, Hon.
Charles F. Sweet of Bangor; Piscata-
ouis. F. ". Ball of Dover; Sagadahoc.
r. II. Baxter Of Bath: Somerset. Frank
NV. Briggs Of Skowhegan: Waldo, Dr.
VIM. l.. West of Belfast: Washington
Gen. Albert Greenaw of Eastport and
York George l.. Emery of saco.
! The new members are D. F. Field of
Phillips, Frederick r. Dyer of Buckfeld
and r. n. Baxter OF Bath.
| Committee on Resolutions
| The counties reported the following
| selections for members of the commit
tee on resolutions: Androscoggin. Ar
, thur c. Staples of Auburn tlater elect
ed chairman); Aroostook. Judge Fred
erick A. Powers of Houlton; Cumber-
land, Hon. Harry r. Virgin of Port
land: Franklin d. F. Field of Phillips;
Hancock. Fulton j. Redman of Ellis
worth: kennehec Hon. Frank l.. Dut-
ton Of Augusta: Knox, w. 7. White of
Rockland: Lincoln, John NJ. Glidden of
Newcastle: oxford, Hon. a. j. Stearns
Of Norway: Penobscot, James NJ. Gill
lin of Bangor: Piscataquis r. f. Hall
of Dover; Sagadahoc. H. NJ. Sewal of
| Bath: Somerset. Amos X. Butler or
Skowhegan: Waldo. Orlando f. Frost of
Belfast: Washington. Ashley st. Clair
Of Calais and York. Hon. Aaron B.
Cole of Kittery
On motion of Hon. John r. Trimble
of Calais. the secretary of the conven-
ton. f. b. Hinckley, cast the ballot
o.
On motion of A. G. Staples of Lewis
ton the committee on resolutions i'm
mediately retired.
Presidential Electors
Hon George G. Emery of Sanford
was nominated for the position of
MEMBER of the Electoral College from
the First Maine district; Hon. f. P.
Kicker Of Poland, for the Second dis
trict: Hon. Fred G. Kinsman of Au-
gusta for the Third district and Hon.
Beecher Putnam of Houlton for the
Fourth district; and Herbert Gray of
Old Town and Walter G.. Morse of
Rumford for memhers-at- Large. The
secretary Of the convention cast the
formal ballot required by the primary
law.
Delegates to Chicago Convention
The following delegates large to
the Republican convention at Chicago
| were nominated and elected Col. Fred
\. Dow of Portland, Oalternate, En-
nest L. Morrill, OF Saco); Hon. Harold
NJ. Sewall of Bath. alternate Arthur
q. Staples of Auburn: Congressman
John A. Peters of Ellsworth, CATER
nate. Captain Benjamin F.. Colcord).
and Judge Charles j. Dunn of Orono.
alternate, Patrick Therriault of Grand
Isle
On motion of Hon. Thomas Leigh of
Augusta the State committee was au-
| tnorlZed to fill all vacancies
At this point the convention took a
recess until p. NJ. and the several dis
| lflct conventions We're held
First District Elections
After session lasting through the
entire noon recess of the State con-
Nthllon, the convention of the First
uistrlct Republicans elected Henry G..
beSer. IT., OF Cape Eliza beth and Wal
Ter +. Perkins of Cornish as delegates
TO the Republican National convention,
and Hon. Adam p. Leighton of Port
iand and trbain J. Ledoux of Ridda-
ford. as alternates. There was :, fu1I
cornered contest for the elections from
cumberland among whom were Mr..
Boyer. Hon. Adam F. Leighton oe
Portland. Thurston S. Burns Of West
brook ana Alexander Menish of Port
land. In the York county caucus there
was contest for election of delegates
between Mr. Perkins and Mr. Ledoux.
me conventions of the First Dis
trlct delegates was called to order in
the main hall by Mayor Milford G..
chapman of Portland chairman Of the
District committee. During the noon
recess of the State convention. Hon
Frank l.. Palmer of Saco was named
temporary chairman and James A.
Norton Of the Express Advertiser tenn
porary secretary. The report of the
committee on credentials showed that
of the 155 delegates from Cumberland
county. 1913 were present and of the
119 from York county all were pres
ent. The temporary organization was
then made permanent and a recess
was taken for each Of the county dele
cations to nominate one candidate for
a delegate and one for alternate to the
National convention.
In the York county caucus, John l..
Palmer of Saco presided. and Hon. AL
len B. Cole of Eliot was secretary.
Urban ]. Ledoux of Biddcford was
nominated for delegate by Judge Fred
A. Hobbs of Biddeford, and seconded
by j. b. Houden OF Sanford. Judge
Willis I. Emmons of Saco placed in