Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-23
Local ailn State Nfms.
Friday, July %, 1880.
MASS STATE TEMPER
ANCE CONVENTION
A Small Gathering.-An Address a..
Resolves Adopted. - ResoIution' NV
In Favor of an Independent
Prohibitory Party and
Candidate Voted
Down.

IVY,
prominent supporters of the cause began !.
arrive "Wednesday afternoon, the evenju.
train bringing Ex-Governor Dinol.e
of Lewiston, Judge ii. Tallman of Bath I,
J. Chase of Portland, Grand WORTHY Ton
plar Of the Grand Lodge of Maine, and o,ba,
active members.
Repairing from the depot to the parlors ..
the Augusta House, they went into priv.,,
session for reviewing the situation and dis
cussing the objects of the meeting. No,h;,.
definite as to the manner of operation va.
decided upon, however, and after conversin,
several hours they dispersed until the comiDs
together of the body yesterday in Grant,
Hall. at 10 80 o'clock, A. NJ
FORENOON SESSION.
The convention assembled promptly Attn,
hour appointed. 1t was called to order nv
Hon. Joshua Nye, and opened by singing tbe
selection RESCUE the Perishing"
Rev DIR. Hamlin of Bangor, was caloa
upon for prayer. which was offered very fs,.
vently. The selection of music TO III.
Work" was sung, after which Mr.. Eustis a
Dixfeld introduced Hon. Joshua I'VE q,
President of the convention. Mr. Nye read
the call, and then nominated Mr. Torsev AZ
Winthrop as secretary pro tenn, the regular
secretary, Mr.. l.. W. Starbird. of Diymort
being absent. The principal portions of tie
call were as follows:
This is to be meeting for consultation
1t is well known fact that in some of the
cities and towns of the State Intoxicating
liquors are openly sold, without any attenw
at concealment. The local officers, town
city and county, refuse TO enforce the pro.
hibitory Jaws. In many other places they
neglect to do so, and make nothing but
farce in any attempt al enforcement"
The law adopted by the last Legislature was
also included: That upon petition of thirty
or more well known taxpayers in any eoun
ty, that the provisions of the pIohbitory law,
are not faithfully enforced by county or local
officers, they shall appoint two or more con
stables tor such county. whose duty it shall
be to strictly enforce the laws and shall have
like powers and duties as sheriffs and Their
deputies"
Mr.. Nye then read a paper. occupying
about 30 minutes. 1t mainly treated on the pro-
hibitory laws and their enforcement. 1t argud
that ifthe laws could be enforced in Lewiston
and Portland, the same could be done in AE
gusta, Bangor, Rockland. Gardiner and Bath
The trouble was not with the people but
certain class of politicians who are in sym
pathy with the liquor dealers and their traffic
Prohibition is used by them to catch votes
The sale of Intoxicating liquors has been de-
p.,l thr, nit Cd StafaxI
Senate, by our honored ex-senator, Mr. Nor
rill as the crime of all crimes. The GG'
ernor has the power to close up the greg
shops by the appointment Of special officers
which he should do; believing a. honest!
do that there is no public question of to-day
that begins to compare in magnitude with
the liquor traffic, will never knowingly vote
for any man, who will, for any reason, 90
back on the principles ! So dearly love, and
for which have increasingly labored during
the best years of my LIE. He closed his ad-
dress with the following words of an old
song:
''Dare to do right Dare to be truel
Ours is IA work which no others can do
Let us be faithful and work with our might;
God gives the victory to yalor and right"
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Andrew J. Chase of Deering moved that
committees to issue an address to the people
and prepare resolutions, each consisting Of
seven members, be appointed, and recon-
mendcd that Ex-Governor Dingley serve as
Chairman of the Committee on address
His motion was adopted and the following
were reported:
Committee on address Hon Nelson
Dingley, Lewiston: w. +. Eustis. Dixfed
{. V. Crossman, Bangor; Rev. ii. G. Nun
son, Wilton; b. +. Tailman, Bath: J. WI
Bradbury, Buxton; Rev. A. S. Ladd Port
land.
Committee on resolutions IL X. Millet|
Gorham; X. w. Dunn. Watervile; W. FL
Woodbury., Lewiston; l.. b. Chapman, PorI
land; j. II. kimball. Bangor; c. H. Berry
Pittston; J. +. Wright, Bath
committee on business was appointed a.
follows: VIM. T.Eusts, David Potter, GIL
ii. Matthews and Jordan Rand
Hon. Arson Z. Morrill, was called upG |
for remarks, but declined. saying he should
be better prepared to speak to them during
the afternoon session. The next speakd /
was Rev. John Allen of Pennington. who
was followed by Rev. Mr. Merrl
OF Biddeford. who said that the sheriffs should |
either enforce the laws or be discharged from
office. In his city great improvement had /
been made, and the republicans were enforcing !
the laws as best they could. In his mindthey |
were doing their best in Augusta. If we band /
together our influence in this State, and gel
5000 votes, we shall hold the balance o.
power.
He was followed by Rev. John BensO1
Hamilton of Lewiston, who said in his opir +
ION there were good men in office, and tR
laws were enforced to their utmost extent
his part of the State
Rev. Dr. Hamlin of Bangor sad
there were 200 open bars at Bangor. In
law is dcfied. The Liquor League of BostO
Is doing all it can to destroy Prohibition, ans
II we do not labor vigorously that end VIII
be attained. Disapproved Of tie course o
the Governor to a certain extent. Remarn
were made by Mr.. Weeks of New York, MI
NJ. }. Metcalf of Monmouth and Capt. ME
ball of Connecticut. The convention then
adjourned to 2 p. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION
The convention was called to order WIN
President Nye in the chair. Exercise
opened with singing. Ex-Governor Dingle
presented the following report of the con-
mittee on address.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF MAINE By TIL
MAINE STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY
The principle of prohibiting instead OF
censIng dram shops is the settled policy y
Maine. There is, to be sure, still strenuola'
opposition to it, but manifested indlrecu