Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-04

prayed he. st. John, would certainly be
elected. He arraigned Blaine as not be-
ing On the side Of temperance, quoting
from letter in which no favored the
distribution Of revenue from liquor to
Maine. He attacked the Republican
platform, dealing especially with the
Mormon plank. He said the Republi-
can party every four years Incorporated
an anti Mormon plank in its platform,
but nothing more. The evidence Is that
in q few years the Mormons have nearly
doubled. A party of greater morality is
needed. Daniel spoke briefly in the
same general strain.
Press Comments ON the Vermont
Election.
New YoRK, Sept. 3.-Discussing the
result Of the Vermont elections, the
Times says 80 far as the election has
any significance with reference to No.
vember, it shows marked lack of in
terest and confidence among the Repub-
licans.
The World thinks there is nothing
Encouraging to the Democracy In tho
result.
The Herald says: 1t is manifest that
several thousand Vermont Republicans
withheld their votes. even from the re-.
srectable State ticket, to signify their
reprobation Of their party's Presidential
nomination in November.
The Philadelphia Times says; The
vote ON bo h sides suffers from the lack
of canvass, but the substantial result
is unchanged, and the Republican ma
jority is proportionately the same as the
average Of past years.
The Philadelphia Press says: The
falling off in so staunch q Republican
State as Vermont is not without signifi-
canoe. II will contribute nothing to re-
animate the tagging Blaine campaign.
Blaine Getting Around.
BRUNSWICK. Me-, Sept. 3.-Thers was
o Republican rally at Tapohan this
evening with 25OO persons present. Mr..
Blaine was introduced as the nexs Presi.
dent OF the United States. He said:
.Your Chairman will permit me to OBJ.
ject to that form of presentation. The
people of the United States will claim
the right to be heard upon that subject.
/ am not here to make q speech. have
attended many meetings this Summer.
and have seen that the principal result
Of my introduction had been to interrupt
the proceedings. There are often gentle
men present from distant States and from
our own, whom We desire TO hear, and
among whom it gives me special pleasure
to see and causes my thoughts TO go
back for space of twenty.four years,
Judge West, Of Ohio. l will no
longer detain you from hearing him.
(Applause and cheers).
whisky Men In session.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-The Western Ex-
port Association, representing nearly all
the distilleries In the Northwest, which
has been practically powerless for some
time, reorganized here to-day. A pool
was formed ON the basis OF % per cent.
Of the capacity. The old limit was 30
per cent. The price Of whisky was fixed
at Sl.lO. 1t was decided not to pay
margins for loss on whisky exposed, nor
pay warehouse charges. The object Of
this is to prevent over production. h.
B. Miller, OF South Bend, was chosen
President, DIR. Rush, Of Chicago, Vice
President, Gibson, Of Peoria, Secretary,
and Duokworth, vi Cincinnati, Treas
urer.
Vermont Election Returns.
BURLINGTON. VI, Sept. 3,--The Free
Press has returns from 204 Of 240 towns
in the State. These give Pingree. Re.
publican, 39,5lS; Reddington, Demo-
crat, 1859; Greenback, Independent
and scattering, $50. Pingree's majority
over Reddington, 20,879; Pingree's
majority over all, 20, 1923. The remain
ing towns will increase Pingree's major
ity over all to about 22,500. The 204
tswns four years ago gave the Republi-
cans "A, $50 and Democrats 20, 2H. The
Republican vote has therefore fallen off
l2 per cent. and the Democratic 10 per
cent. The average Republican majori-
ty for the last four prior elections was
u, 900.
Demurrer Sustained.
Bosros, Mass, Sept. 3.-The demur-
rers of the defendant were sustained in
the case Of L,neus M. Price, Receiver Of
the Pscifc National Bank, VS.. Coleman,
ex- President and Director. This was q
suit in equity, in which the plaintiff
sought to hold the directors responsible
for losses sustained by the bank and its
depositors amounting to million and q
half dollars, through the gross negligence
Of the directors in the performance Of
their duties. The demurrers were fled
by the directors for multifariousness and
uncertainty in the bill.