GOP STATE CONVENTION

By Steve Mistler smistler@pressherald.com Staff Writer

AUGUSTA -- Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul commandeered the Maine Republican Party convention Saturday, as part of a multi-state strategy designed to give him a voice at the national GOP convention in Tampa, Fla.

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Linda Silvia, of China, and a delegate from Kennebec County, holds up a blue card Saturday while voting for Ron Morrell to be convention secretary during the Maine Republican Convention at the Augusta Civic Center.

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The town of Standish was represented by Lester Ordway and Will Hamilton and others wearing custom made shirts at the GOP State Convention at the Augusta Civic Center.

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Despite pre-emptive efforts by state party Chairman Charlie Webster, Paul's highly organized volunteers and supporters took over the proceedings at the Augusta Civic Center.

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Well-organized, Ron Paul forces taking control