Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . eiiublicans of Cuml)erlandcounty for State senator. In 1876 he becamea ineml)er of the llepublican State Committee,on which he served, save for a few months,until 1892, and on the retirement of James from the chairmanship. Colonel Dowwas made chairman of its Executi\-e Commit-tee. In this capacity he conducted the excitingcampaign of 1882, adding greatly to his rep-utation as a skillful political leader and organ-izer. He was also chairman of the Gene
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . eiiublicans of Cuml)erlandcounty for State senator. In 1876 he becamea ineml)er of the llepublican State Committee,on which he served, save for a few months,until 1892, and on the retirement of James from the chairmanship. Colonel Dowwas made chairman of its Executi\-e Commit-tee. In this capacity he conducted the excitingcampaign of 1882, adding greatly to his rep-utation as a skillful political leader and organ-izer. He was also chairman of the GeneralCommittee, but resigned both positions uponaccession to federal office. In the close andexciting Congressional convention, in wliicli Hon. Jhomas B. Reed was first nominated forCongress, Mr. Dow was selected by that gen-tleman as leader of his forces on the floor ofthe convention, where the conditions were sodelicate as to require unusual tact and abilityin leadership. He was a commissioner fromMaine to the Centennial Exposition at Rhila-delphia in 1876, served as delegate at large tothe Republican National (Convention at Chi-. FREDERICK NEAL DOW. cago in 1880, and in February, 188-3, was ap-pointed to the collectorship of the Port ofPortland, to succeed the late Hon. Lot Plis activity in the campaign of 1884,in behalf of Congressman Reed, then by factional difficulties in his party,led to iiis removal for ottensive iiartisanshipin 1885, \)\ President Cleveland. ^\itll James (4. Blaine and others he becameinterested in the iortland livening Ex])ress,made it a Republican organ, and by his ener-getic methods widely extended its circulationand iuHuence. In the fall of 1886 he wasunanimously nominated for the Legislature bythe Repulilicans of Iortland, was elected atthe head of his ticket, and .served on the judici-ary and lil.) committees. Re-elected in1888, he was unanimously nominated for 38 THE JUDICIARY AND THE BAR 01 NEW ENGLAND. speaker by
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