The Portland daily press., 1873-04-25
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
Grand Lodge Of Good Templars.
Organization of Republican State Com
mittee- State Convention at Bangor
.JuHe 9th
MATTERS In MAINE.
Grand Lodge Of Good Templars.

June lVtn.
Especial to Press.l
AUGUSTA, Thursday, April "A, 1873.
The Grand Lodge was called to order at nine
o'clock, G. W. c. T. Hall in the chair.
TT G salary of the Grand w. Secretary was re-
duced to $500.
At ten o'clock the Lodge proceeded to the
election of officers as follows: g. w. G. T., f.
E. Shaw Of Paris; G. w. V. T., Caroline Cut
Ter of Bangor; G. w. Sec., w. f. Merrill of
Portland; G. W. c., s. w. Jaques Of Blddeford;
G. w. T., G. NJ. Twitchell of Bethel; G. w.
Marshal, H. F. Bryant of Lewiston; G. w. I.
G., Frank E. Sparks of Bangor; G. w. o. g.,
Frank A. Heath of Hallowell; G. w. Chaplain,
Thomas Kinney of Milo; G. W. D. NJ. Florence
Hathorn of Pittsfeld.
E The reports of the several committees were
made and adopted Considerable discussion
ensued in relation to the liquor legislation of
last winter on the repeating of the cider and
wine clause. At 8 o'clock the officers were in
stalled by P. G. W. G. T. Sawyer of Portland.
At the afternoon session, after considerable
discussion the following Resolutions were
passed:
RESOLVED, That the action of the Legislature
of 1873 contained in chap $50 of public laws of
of the principle of prohibition. That it will
greatly increase intemperance IN the state, al
lowing as it does, the unrestricted manufacture
and sale of unadulterated cider and WINE mace
repeating as it does, the laws of last year, which
| declare s'cider and wine to be intoxicating
| liquors." thereby throwing open the sale of
| these ntoxicants to any and every one who may
| choose to engage in that business, and we here
| by pledge ourselves that we will not remit our
efforts until the prohibition of the sale of all
| Intoxicating liquors shall not only be the law of
the State but that law shall be fully and faith
| fully executed
Resolyed. That the time has come when this
| Grand Lodge of Good Templars can safely rec
| ommend as means of promoting the. good of
| the order and the advance of the temperance
cause, that no candidate for any public elective
| office should receive the support of any member
| of this order unless the candidate be an open,
consistent and avowed temperanceman.
Other usual resolutions of thanks to officers,
Sc, were passed.
In the evening the following delegates were
chosen to the Right Worthy Grand LODGE
Rev. O. NJ. Cousens, Mrs L. G.. Darlington,
! Mrs. NJ C. Crossman.
| The sum of $3.50 was appropriated for the
| interests of the order during the next year.
Messrs. o. NJ. Cousens of Hallowell c. A. Far
well of Pittsfeld, and F. E. Shaw of Pari S,
were Chosen delegates to the National Temper
ance Convention
hockland was selected at the place of holding
the next Grand Lodge.
AUGUSTA, April 2i-The Republican State
COMMITTEES for the current political year met il
this city this evening and organized by tn.
choice of Hon. James G. Blaine of Augusta, a:
Chairman WIN. Caldwell of Augusta Treasurer
and q. A. Smith of Portland, Secretary. This
is the fifteenth year that Mr.. Blaine will serv
as Chairman.
1t was decided to hold the next State Repub
lcan Convention for the nomination Of a cand
date for Governor, at Bangor, on the 10Th 0
June. No other business of political impor
lance was transacted.
! $1,000. OF, rinn CITY of .InachimE