The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-25
MAINE.

1 1A&A4AN 49s
| The Bath MISUNDERSTANDING ON the Mo-
ton for a New Trial.
BATH, April 2.-Daniel Wilkerson, convic-
| ted of the murder of Policeman Lawrence in
the December term of the court at Bath, was
brought here today from Augusta, where he
had been in solitary confinement, forsthe purpose
OF taking certain evidence before Judge Foster
| at the present term of court. The evidence is
| to be presented before the law court which
meets in May. 1t is connected with motion
for new trial.
K. Peters of Bowdoinham, testified this
morning that a. Campbell, who served as
| juror on the case, had conversation with the
witness previous to the trial while Wilkerson
was under arrest and said, referring to the two
murder cases then pending, "If 1 had any
thing to do with them they would hang with
out judge or jury"
Mr.. Campbell afterwards took the stand and
testified that he had no such conversation with
the above witness. In referring to the Rich
| mond murder where an old Indian was
knocked down and killed attempting to pro-
tect his wife from brutal outrage, he had sta
ed that anyone who would do such crime
should be hung and in some places they would
be without judge or jury. He did not use pro-
fame language as the other witness had testi-
fed and the Wilkerson case was not men
toned.
Mr.. Heath, Wilkerson's counsel, said he
would stop here with the admission that moth
ing was known by the prisoner or himself Of
the conversation until after the trial, The
State asked that the case be kept open until
Mr.. Switzerland who had heatd the converse.
ton could be summoned and appear. The
Court granted the request provided the wit
ness could be present at the afternoon session.
This afternoon after hearing the testimony
of Constable Sutherland of Bowdoinham, who
corroborated the statement Of Henry Campbell,
Jr., Judge Foster overruled the motion for
new trial and the case will go before the law
court.
The Greenbackers-Meeti of the Nation
al State Convention at Lewiston "A Res
oIution Opposing Fusion Adopted.
LEwIsToN, April 24.-The National Green-
back State convention, assembled in this city
at IL O'Clock to-day. Col. G. S. Emerson of
Auburn, was chosen chairman and G. N.
Weymouth of Biddeford, and Oliver Otis of
Rockland, secretaries
DR.. Ladd was introduced and made speech
OF half an hours length.
The committee on credentials reported 312
delegates. The following committee on reso-
buttons wasa appointed: John NJ Todd, F.
Littlehall, r. A. Ray, f. II. Durham, Caleb
S. Garnsey, G. W. Ladd and S. B. Sprague.
The convention adjourned to one o'clock
this afternoon.
The convention reassembed at 1 o'clock,
DR.. III. B. Eaton of Camden presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
Having abiding faith in our principles and re-
garding both parties as common political foes we
eau only take our candidates from our own party
and hereby declare we are opposed to fusion with
either OF the old parties, either open or secret.
After lively debate, it was referred to the
committee on resolutions. The committee re-
ported in favor of laying the resolution on the
table.
The convention refused to lay it on the table
and after sharp fight voted to adopt the res
olution.
Mr.. J. T. Hobson of Wiscassett, nominated
Ex-Congressman Ladd of Bangor for Govern
or, but the nomination fell fat, a dozen hands
only being raised. 1t was voted to ballot for
gubernatorial candidates and resulted as fol.
lows:
Whole number of votes. ......................122
DR.. II. B. Eaton of Camden, had. .,............. 81
and was declared the nominee amid applause.
These delegates at large to the national con-
vention were chosen: DIR. Webster OF Portland,
Geo. W. Rice of Portland, R. Frye of Bethel,
j. FL. Brown of Ellsworth. Alternates, D. II.
Thing of Mount Vernon, A. A. Young of Au-
burn, I. F. Quinby Of Saccarappa and c.. r.
Dnnton of Union.
The resolutions passed are as follows:
Resolved, That the recent decision of the SUI
preme Court of the United States declaring that
Congress has power to Ike and issue full legal ten
| der paper money in time of peace, while confir-
nation of the fundamental principles of the green
back party, is an unanswerable condemnation of
the false arguments and ridicule of opponents
| in the past.
| Resolved, That the function of issuing currency
| should be taken from the banks and exercised by
the government by substitution of greenbacks for
national bank circulation; and all money metallic
or paper should be issued and its volume controll-
| Resolved, That railroads. telegraph and other
consolidated monopoes should be so regulated by
government as to the good of the whole peo-
Pile instead of the enrichment of a few.
Resolved, That labor should be SO protected by
national and state authority as to equaize burdens
| and insure just distribution of lis results.
RESOLVED, That we condemn the common practice
| OF employing young children in factories and shops
| as dangerous to the liberties of the people and
| Well-DelllS OF society; therefore we demand that
such laws be enacted and enforced shall prevent
| all such employment during school days and that
all children under fifteen years of age be compelled
to attend school during the days of schooling.
heSotUed, That all property should bear just pro-
| portion OF taxation and that condemn the prac-
tice of exempting from taxation and favoring GER
tain species of property by special legislation.
| ReSotUed, That the constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors IN the State is question for personal
| consideration and in the opinion of this conven-
ton shtuld not be made party issue but should be
acted upon by the people unprejudced by fear of
| the party lash.
ResoIved, That graduated tax on incomes is de-
manded by every consideration of justice.
A resolution fayoring the nomination of
Butler for President was unanimously adopted,
and the convention ratified the Chicago plat
form of $780,
The committee reported the following dele.
gates to the National Convention from
districts:
First District-Delegates, l. F. Qumby of Sacca-
Kappa, and Caleb S. Ganey of Kennebunk. Alter
mates l. d, Sawyer of Portland, aud L. ID. Staples
| of Parsonsfed d.
Second District-Delegates, Oliver Otis of Rock
land, and o. 5. Emerson of Auburn. Alternates
y. Il, Ashe OF Auburn, and j. T. Hobson of Wis
| casset.
Third Observation-Disclosures. j. D. Wheeler of Gardi
ner, and f. A. Howard of Belfast. No alternates
| were chosen.
Fourth District Delegates, Seth B. Sprague Of
Milo, and b. IL. Mace of Bangor. Alternates, JohI
b. Foster OF Bangor, and j. l.. Smith of 0ldtown.