The Portland daily press., 1886-02-16
Nominations for Aldermen and
CounciImen.

Ward 2-For Alderman, o. W.. Fullam. For S,
! Councilmen, G. c. Leighton, Charles W. YORK.
| Hiram Billings.
Ward 3-For Alderman j. B. Donnell. For
Councilmen, George Fl. Lord, W. H. Hobbs, A. b.
| Brown. ~
/ Councilmen John n Norton, Abal Foster, James
Ward 5-For Alderman, Rufus Deering. For
Counciimen. T. G. Lewis, j. M. Plummer, John
Higgins ,,.on abi.l M Smith For
Gounciimen Elias Chase l. " Meirhi' feiiiy
Ward For Alderman, B. M. Eastman. For
| COuncilmen, N. w. EdSon EuWdiu i. burroWeS,
John B. Thorndike.
Mr.. Thomas Laughlin had declined to
serve as councilman from Ward /, and Mr..
A. F. Dolly wa S nominated in his place.
After the acceptance of the report the
chairman said that if they were to enter up
on a campaign they would want some funds.
The reading of the records were called for
and the chairman stated that the only reason
they had not been read was because the
secretary informed him they had been for
gotten and left at home. A suggestion being
| offered that verbal report would suffice,
Mr.. W. FL. Hobbs, the secretary, then re-
ported the appointment of the nominating
committee at the last meeting.
| Attention was called to the fact that this
committee had been given the power to ap-
point necessary party committees, and the
chairman said that the report of the COM
mittee which had been adopted, could be
considered partial report, the balance to be
made at a future time.
Mr. A. j. johnson said that the report of
the committee had been accepted, and it
seemed to him the proper thing to do now
was to appoint committee to find out
whether Mr.. Littletield was in the hall, and
if so to conduct him to the platform.
Messrs. j. S. White, John Higgins and Fl.
Wyer were appointed that committee, and
| the candidate was conducted to the platform
| with proper ceremony. Mr.. Littlefield was
introduced by the chairman, and said that
he supposed every man at some time wished
he was speechmaker, but as he was not he
would not consume the time of the meeting.
He then spoke substantially as follows: 81
suppose am selected to be your candidate
on account of my well known temperance
principles, and / am proud Of the honor. 1t
will be expected of me to enforce the prohib-
itory law. think pledges are unnecessary.
My past life speaks for itself. But other
matters are to be considered. In the city's
present condition there are important ques-
lions of finance. Then the public schools,
the great bulwarks Of civil and religious lib
erty, should be dealt with literally. With
these few remarks allow me to thank the
convention for the honor it has conferred
upon me"
Mr.. John Higgins moved that committee
consisting of one from each ward be APP
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jected to this, that as the organization of the
party is to be permanent the matter should
be left in the hands of permanent city
committee appointed in the same manner as
| similar committees in other parties. Mr..
Higgins motion was put and lost, the gen.
tleman who raised the objections voting
mo" and nobody else voting either way.
1t was moved that city committee con-
sisting of three men from each ward be ap-
pointed by the chair. The chairman de-
clined to appoint ON the grounds that he was
not acquainted with those who should be
| appointed.
Some discussion ensued as to whether or
not the nominating committee should not APP
point the city committee, Mr.. Kimball
ruled that the committees report had been
accepted and the committee discharged, and
the meeting voted to sustain the chair.
The city committee was nominated from
the floor and was accepted, as follows:
Ward III. Wyer, A. T. Dolly, f. L. MoseIy.
Ward 2-John S. Fits, J. III. Mcdonald, c. W.
York.
Ward 3-w. H. Hobbs, R. II. Murphy, Charles
Libby
Ward flames F. Sheldon, jerome Rumery, A.
Ward 5-John Higgins, 7. C. Lewis, M. W..
Ri Esyd 3 Gov : cnsstna AHA, NJ
Smith,
Ward 7-John S. White, Joseph Tucker, Geo.
i. Kimball.
Mr.. Thomas Edwards declined to serve
from Ward and Mr.. Rufus Deering from
Ward s. The committee was given power to
fill vacancies.
A. J. johnson called for remarks from the
chairman in response to Mr.. Littlefeld's re-
marks. Mr.. Kimball said that the commit
tee had been unanimous in proposing the
name of Mr.. Littlefield. He is man against
whom nothing can be said and for whom
much can be urged. He has served in the
city government and State legislature, is an
employer of workmen and has their support.
Mr.. Kimball said that he thought the tenn
perance party might look for a good measure
u SucCtSS anu ut6u uUb utSpdlI u cltCtluS
their candidate for mayor in the present
complications of politics. He announced
that the temperance party did not propose to
hold the balance of power between the two
old parties, and spoke at some length on
what he considers the bright prospect for
the party's national growth and success.
Mr.. Thomas Laughlin was called for and
explained why he had not accepted the nomi-
nation rendered to him. He said that this
was moral as well as legal question. He
was Republican, and, while admitting that
that larty had made some mistakes, he
thought this movement came too soon. The
proper thing is to train the young. We are
not fifty years from the time of free rum.
The next generation is the one to which to
look
L. J. Sanford maintained that good cause
could never be entered upon too early, and
exhorted temperance men to go to work
while the old parties were hittingIeach other
Mr.. /. II. Mcdonald thought the move
ment late rather than early, and mentioned
the temperance candidates for the presidency
who have run at every election for the past
twelve years. Mr.. Mcdonald said that he
saw little children drunk in the streets of
Portland nearly every week.
A. j. johnson was called for and said that
as it was late, and he wanted to say good
deal, he would wait until there was more
time and larger attendance.
1t was voted that the city committee should
meet at the temperance headquarters at three
o'clock Wednesday afternoon and the meet
ing adjourned.
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