Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-21

! The body began its annual session al Au-
burn on "Wednesday afternoon. Grand wor-
thy Joshua Nye presiding. The annual re-
/ port Of the grand officer is lengthy. and
/ the closing part related chiefly TO politics.
/ We copy from the Lewiston journal
! He predicted an exciting subernaiorial
! contest the present year. and counseled TIE
| friends Of temperance not TO vote for men
/ Who Will prove false TO their principles
/ H severely condemned Coy. Chamberlain
/ message and hl> protest against the liquor
] law passed the last winter. and said THAI
seven a party with good platform cannot
/ he trusted unless the men placed thereon
are known 10 be men who will carry out the
! principals we are DESTROYS of seeing aH-
/ vanccd." Mr.. Nye said our laws are good
! enough il enforced. and to accomplish this
/ he declared State Police necessary. Mr..
Nyc eNhorted all to work for the cause and
4 enforced the necessity of laborpg with the
children.
The report of the Grand Secretary show
! % that ~ new Lodges have been organized
! aud IS sundercd or forfeited their charter.
Number OF Lodges at present 2Ss. Num-
I Der of new members initiated during the
wear. I'M. Present number Of members
I 2i.IC- Net loss Of members during the
/ wear. 400. Receipts during the year. s5.43i
/ expenditures. SAB. Money in the Treas
1 ury. $500.
/ Thursday morning the officers OF the
( Grand Lodge for the ensuing year Were
Y elected and installed a. follows:
Rev. Smith Baker. Jr.. Orono, g. W. {.
! r.; Summer Basford. Bangor. q. W. C..
Mrs. l.. 7. Call, kittery. g. W. V. T.;
| Henry A. Snorey. Bath. q. W. $; W. l..
/ Hathorn Pitlsheld. G.. W. r.; Rev. John
/ Collins. Cape Elizabeth, q. c.. +. Ii. Mer
rill. Lewiston. q. W. Nj. Miss NJ. l..
Pierce, Machias. q. W. ID. NJ; q. II. Le-
1 favor. Portland. q W. /. g.. .. T.. Eddy.
/ Clifton q. W. %. g.
/ After the installation Right Grand Tenn
! pier J. H. orue. of the National Lodge. adj
| dressed the Grand Lodge.
The following delegates 10 the X. w.
! Grand Lodge, 10 be held at St Louis in
Nav were elected:
/ IL. A. Shorey, Mrs. II. A. Shorey, of Bath
Smith Baker, Jr., of Orono; W. +. Morrill,.
| of Portland. Al:ernates-W. Il. Lapham,
! of W Woodstock; T.. w. jackson. of Gorham:
| A. Deering, of Richmond Mrs. L. W. Jack
son.
| In the afternoon the Grand Lodge dis
cussed the report of the Committee on
| Political Action. submitted by Hon. Henry
| Tallnan. of Bath. This report declared
that the organization of a distinct third
lie importance party last year was wise, and
| that it should be continued until the objects
for which ii was formed are accomplished
that we cannot 90 back, and he that j.
not for Us is against Us.
! Major F. T.. Shaw, of Paris, moved TO
| amend the report, submitting resolution
declaring that the Grand Lodge Is not
political body, but an organization inviting
all persons to unite in retaining the vic
Tins of appetite and adv ancing the cause of
| temperance. Mr.. Shaw advocated his sub
stitute and said that ii is no time now when
the Republican party is likely to do what
| temperance men want, TO attempt TO revive
| a third party.
Mr.. Tallman of Bath, defended his re-
port. and argued that the Republican party
of Maine has not been a temperance party
since 1855. He said the Democratic party
is openly in favor Of license, and there is
no course for temperance men TO take but
TO form a new party.
Hon. John j. Perry of Oxford. X. Dress
er OF Auburn, and L. Leach OF Portland,
and others, opposed the report, arguin g
that the Grand Lodge is not political bod
and that the cause of temperance cannot
be subserved by third party.
Rev. E. w. Jackson, of Gorham, thought
that the order is already committed to a
third party.
Rev Mr.. Randall, of Auburn, moved to
amend Mr. Shaw's amendment, so as to
substitute the resolutions adopted at the
October session, expressing approval Of
the formation of third party, and calling
upon temperance men to vote only with
such parties and for such candidates as are
in favor of enforcing prohibition. This
amendment was adopted as substitute for
the original report.
Friday morning reports were received
from delegates who visited religious bodies
last year.
b. f. league. Esq, of Turner, said the
action Of the Grand Lodge on Thursday h ad
caused dissatisfaction, and that it was pass.
ed under misrepresentation. For the pur-
pose of showing clearly the position Of the
Grand Lodge, he offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the Grand Lodge hereby
disavows any attention to bind its own
members, or the members OF any subordi-
nate Lodge, to act with any particular party
but simply urges upon all Good Templars
the duty Of voting with such parties, and
with such candidates, as are in favor Of en-
forced prohibition
The resolution was briefly advocated BY
several members, and passed unanimously.