Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-23
PRoHIBITIONIsTs, CONVENTIONS


 Candidates N dominated For Congress,
 For Sheriff, Judge of Probate and
 State SenatOrs-ElOquent Speeches by
 Colonel Cheves.
 About two hundred and fifty people were present at Loomis' Temple of Music yester- day morning when MT. Frederick c. Bradley of North Haven, 8 member of the State Cen tral committee, called the meeting to order, after which prayer was offered by Rev. S. Washington, ot Essex. Rev. J. Ogden Kearn, of West Haven, was elected chairman and George T. Murtz, of North Haven, and John w. Baker, of Middletown, secretaries.
 While the committee on credentials were out E. P. Augur of Middlefeld, Rev. s. O. Curtis of Middletown and F. o. Bradley of North Haven made short addresses, Mr. Bradley saying among other things: "Things are looking grandly. have been engaged in collecting the sinews of war, not for bribing, but to circulate literature and procure lec- turers. The first man I asked for money was out ana out Republican He said, God bless you, and gave me $1O0. I ex- pect soon that Republican papers will claim that the Democrats are contributing money to carry on the prohibition cause, but will say that not Democrat has given 0 dollar Three quarters of all the money collected has been given by Republicans who voted for James G. Blaine. I even had the face to ask delegate to the Republican State con- vention for money, and he gave me $10. I attended that convention; put in whole day. The room was full of tobacco smoke, and when the convention adjourned the floor of the hall looked like a smoking car thought Senator Platt make a mistake when he said that upon this subject of prohibi- tion the Republican party had granted what sentiment had demanded. How was it in 1882, when they refused to allow the prohi- bition amendment to be submitted to the peoples They would not give us 8 chance to express public opinion. I hope that nomi. nations will be made for representatives. Do we wish to vote for Joseph R. Hawley, when his paper, the Hartford Courant, advocates licenseP'
 The committee on credentials being ready to report the convention got down to busi- ness. Edwin P. Augur, of Middlefeld, was nominated as 8 candidate for Congress by F. O. Bradley, of North Haven, and the nom ination was unanimously ratified.
 %F. 5. Fordham was elected member of the congressional committee for Middlesex county and F. c. Bradley on the same com mittee for New Haven county.
 On motion of P. NJ. Augur of Middle field, Prohibitionist candidate for Lieuten- ant Governor, vote of thanks was extended to the members of the w. c. L. M. for the two baskets of flowers that adorned the stage, after which the convention took a re. cess. fl
 After recess the following nomi nations were made followed by speeches from Col onel s. R. Cheves of Kentucky, Phineas M. Augur of Middlefeld, Wilfred Bailey of Norwalk, Joseph D. Lewis of Willimantic, and Edward Carswel of Canada. The nominations were:
 For sheriff of New Haven county. George W. Coy, of Milford; of Middlesex county, Davis M Middletown, Lyman Brown of Chatham, and for the New Haven district, Rev. J. Ogden Kearn of
 For Senators-Sxth district Elisha C. Bishop, of Guilford Seventh district, William AlinghaIn of of Chester; Twenty-second district. William A Snow. of Middletown. The meeting then adjourn ed until evening when more addresses were made.
 The address by Colonel Cheves in the even- ing was eloquent and highly enjoyed He is 8 cultured speaker and enlivened his talk with sallies of wit and humor and apt illus trations After touching upoa the tariff question, which, he said, looked at either way, was a matter of dollars and cents. while prohibition dealt with questions of ! graver importance, he defined the third par ty as fighting as clearly for a vital moral l principle as did the old abolition party. He, 1 the speaker, was a colonel in the rebel army | and fought under Stonewall Jackson and l Early He fought for cause he thought to | be right and got whipped for it. He now saw his error.i So those who oppose the | Prohibitionists would see ultimately that they were in error
 Before Colonel Cheves spoke a short ad- | 1ress was made by MT. Bagley, candidate :or treasurer, and prayer was offered by Rev, Mr. Thorpe, who preached recently at the First N. E. church.