New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
POLITICAL.
THE BAY STATE PROHIBITIONIsTS.

John l. BAKER or BEVERLY NOMINATED FOR GOV
ERNOR-NO OTHER NOMINEES PUT IN lHE
FELD-sPEECHEs BY WENDELL PHILLIPS AND
TIE REV. MR.. MURRAY-AS ADDRESS TO THE
STATE.
Bo,Toy. Oct. 6.-The State Convention of
the ProhiIonists met in fremont Tempe thiS morning
The hall was well ned many ladies being among those
present The Rev d. C.. Eddy Of Boston was CHOSEN
chairman and male a short address Committees were
appointed aud the Rev DR.. 4. A. Miner then spoke al
length severely crilcisng the Boston press on tel
Temperance record Three resolutions were reported o
which the following was the chief
Rcs0red That the safety Of tho Republic and me ca1'
OF prohibition depend upon making the party nit or
right. which can best be by defeating AtA'n"'
II. Rice.
brisk debate I'm which delegate sttenuohSly III
sisted that Gov. CASTOR ought also TO he eIcommlhl
Gated was cut short by tho chairman, who recognized
a u,iion IN appoint Committee on Nominations Inc
Committee was then appointed.
In tie afternoon the Committee reported John J. BaRtr
of Beverly for Governor This nomination was adopted
aud the only one made The Hev' Mr Murray ""u
Dr. Gunby made addresses.
Astate Central Committee ~ seventeen was appointed
with the Hon H. C. Pittmau o. New Bedford Chairman
Addresses were made by the Rev Geo. H. Nibbert ana
the Rev. James B Dunn.
The Rev Dr. Miner then read an address with the cap
ton The PIOhbiuOniss Of Massachusetts, IN tonVch
ton Assembled Make Their Appeal TO the People OF MAS
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years the Republican party has nominated as ll' cana
date for Governor IN opponent Of prohibition This new
departure of The party cal FOR action The ad
dress defends the prohibition movement ana says th
the defeat OF Mr. Rice if secured by IT, will not initiate
against thc R.YHbcans whose status will be detcrhued
b. the votes ca,f for the balance Of the ticket
wendell Phillips then stepped upon The platform anu
was greeted with prolonged applause. His address
occupied about 30 minutes. Mr. Phillips spoke ID sui
stance as follows:
Europe is able to-day tmthfuy to assert that in The
government OF great ha.ses Of men 40 far ~ we Ia
. tried the experiment, Republican Institutions are
- tcrifaH is i obi.cl To conif,s at Instead
hcuq ruled by uunheis, b.. the common sense or lHe
deliberate opinion of the majority, Weafc ucd on Ht ua'
side by wealth aud the other by the criminal cla,ses
cannot bear the test. moment. by the SIDE ot Ids "u
London However highly resp, cahle in private ne Ia
nal position or religions purpose the alayorand Ali-
mcl uf thccity OF Boston have practically a,i,a shdiiS
crMric appointed by the gioE--hoS o, me ptnlii'ua
TIrq T. Statr-, representing the wealth, and BelcU-
ft rrprr.catng Ii, fashion, ard Harvard College repre-
seating the cdVcaon should ty 20 1,'t Hl"l "a & -,
Hoston. publicly re.oyed and p"dg,d to- exctHse etcn W
hc present laws 81 the state ~ Woh' Dc nGlta'', ~
The rum Interest o Boston Is so S,"s 80 , M ~, 3 ~
well organized, thai II can ci'i crt' c lhIte E,'''
dominant influences of Socety and tHcy have done IL
isis tr ultimate success tld riumri OF The Republican
experiment and never yet has auj tlnZ ,r'h alleged
9gaIr, It. that ccUteously AMI honesty Hc'tn'S w
Il ,uc o. an gn'Ht. II there had m" i"Ecn on "l llr
Republican pat from 1860 tp $50 the good sense OF
i,.r.y would hav been defeated IN his tpmno"ralth
l. ti itr lfeIuli''''l party :" 'n
the nucleus - tte Republican h,N "n"nt Pe"Sc o1
may s.y 10 iii, idea ana this definition ha7 never !et
dom, ~ honest Temperance work IN on" year IL l' pe
,s'r.r in the Legislature the Executive chair never
I ~. there q whole sCucd au't thorough aSrl5'
/ or,o The tax of the Republican party hud
fse Democratic party T.. beginning to ceasa
Toy will both bl ii up before two yrais are past Ihey
have both of them survived the purposes tha called
Them into being. Tney are neither of them WllinS 10
ooh In the icc Of great naii3ai i.Sutn lai stand at tT
ioor Tie clement that make each are being separated
tup their cohesion. and VIII hoat Into new I'liios
Vow II is exceedingly important taat tie temperance
,f q Commonwealth should
bow much their weight and power IL IS Of the utmost
consequence. ~ srch moment, that the temperance
man ~ lie Commonwealth should stand up and be-
counted for This Il the onlS use n seems to me-
That we shall be able 10 nuke OF this campa!eu.
Su,aLiug Of the Republicans, Wh0 voted the Demo
cratic ticket Last fcar for the license hl stern Mr ln7
said: They hack 70 make 10: themselves place in
the Republican party. Instead OF, Ike u" pccJ oI 'te
wear carrying the Republican party into The grog shop
the policy OF this year Il 10 hTihg the Erog sOp ho lt
prpuhl:c,n party. Now II INIT he done respectfully.
YOU cor'd not trke millionaire brewer you could i
not take a laree own 3t some some t sSt' sShim, Flu
at the head That would not do. And tie
clCi.u, that Alexander Rice moves IN does not parade
lis satcsiaanShl? although He u IN nirh&t man ~
H. is his record that they want IL - NOT ms social
n,i ION or i,,iuc,. capacity. TEcy don't for
n az these eeurnt-. The hGice thcY want To BAY and
he ,a. t. sell. respcctJby. Ir.t J., the r'fsou why
article hc admitted To have aS huci a. Ten PEI cc'
/ in advance.
used to come him and say ty would B' To Fott Tor
him lie wOui5 consider It all right II ihey would not
vote for Rice and accept thhi 2. loht "i turil B"Hd
will to Prohibition and himself He wants before he
dies o zee The friend, Of Iroibtiun'HtS STAND IN line ana
hr counted. lie ha- been Pl0hhitionlst ever since
1896 cnd now he asks the favor "f knowing who Stands
win hin Above all, LEI ever! lTohlpltl"hIat luD oui
thc name uf Alexander Rice.
The audience was wrough. Up tc high state Of ents'
sIsa end the conclusion adjourned with three ros
ing cheers iur tEeiI nominee.