The Republican journal., 1888-08-09
PrOhIb!tiOnist County Convention.


House, Belfast, Saturday, and nominated nearly
the committee on credentials reporting only ten
delegates present. This was a gain of one, how
ever, over the convention of two years ago when
nine answered the roll call. The meeting was ad-
yertised to begin at 10 o'clock a. IN. but owing to
the small attendance the convention was postpon-
ed to afternoon.
Prof. Gowen, of Freedom, announced that the
convention proper woull be held at , O'Clock in
the afternoon, but in the meantime there would lie
secret conference in one of the jury rooms, to
which all lrohibitionists were invited. Rcvs. J. A.
Savage and e. {. Wentworth, of Belfast Joined the
conference.
At $50 p m, Capt A. j.. Clark, chairman of the
County committee c9lc,. the meeting to order and
named Prof F. A. Gowen of Freedom, chairman.
Prof. Gov en- invited all who intended to support
Fisk aud Brooks an,! Cushing, to take seats within
the bar. Seven people came forward and took
seats within the circle. Rev. u. G. Wentworth Of
Belfast offered prayer. II. +. Erskne, Of Morrill,,
was made secretary.
The chairman read the call and announced that
Mr.. Cushing, who was advertised to address the
meeting, could not arrive until evening and that
there would he meeting at the Belfast opera
House 1T 40 O'Clock n. m, which would he adj
dressed by MI. Gushing, their nominee for Govern
or. The chairman stated the object of the meeting,
which was to put in nomination county and lcgs-
latiNr officers The meeting not in the interest
Of the Democratic or Republican parties, but in
tho interest of the prohbtory party He then
viewed the history of the party and said that in
lsS! there was hut one vote thrown in the county
fen Col. Eustis In 1854 there were eleven votes
thrown. Up to this tiTe, the speaker said, he was
not prohhtionist, hut a non partisan He found
5hat non partissEs coud never suppress ntemper
anCr. The Democrats and Republicans will not do
any thing a-ainat the liquor seller, for they want
the iquo, sellers votes. He reviewed the standing
Of the on Democratic and Wing parties and pre-
dicttd that NE time would come when the Prohibi
tory party would Kill the Democratic party. He
said that H 1T tn Prohihitoni,ts cast us votes
in aldo COUNTY. They proposed To- stand 10y their
cnlors and Increase their vote all over the state
He sail that Congressman Houtellc made the
statement that the Republican party had given the
Prohhionsts an the temperance legislation they
ever h;lt. which statement he said was not true
Inc speaker sail liz uor hl been driven out of the
country tow ami could be in lhc cities il the law
was cnforrtd. The government aids the liquor
traffic. Give the government to the Prohibition
iStS and they would stop the liquor trani. and
wiIc il out We will have genuine prohibition
when have national prohibition. The Demo
Gratis Will never destroy the rum shops because
they are it, friends. Will the Republican party
stop liquor selling: For answer he referred to
the Philadelphia convention in 1872 and the Raster
resolution in the platform of that wear He CRITICS
ed the recent Republican national convention and
the Boutclle temperance resolution. The liquor
di9tillers satisfied with the resolution and say
it means nothing. Had the Republicans come ont
S4uarely for temperance il 1872 he and others
would not have left the party.
The speaker said the convention would nolni-
| pate officers an,l stand on their own bottom. iiy
d, Ing they Nould nave the respect of all men.
Inc wuUld not hitch up with any party. He then
reviewed the Gree'ihacb party and its fusion with
| the Democrats, and enquired, Where is the Green.
| back patty to day:
| The chair nominated tie following as commit
| Tee on credentials; \. II. Clement, Searsmont a.
i l.. Clark, Eeifast, and Tolford Durham, of Mon
| roe. The committee subsequently reported the
| following delegates in attendance: J. W. skinner
| and A, II. Clements, searsmont; \. +. Clark and
| y. c. Wentworth, Belfast; Geo A. Gowen and T.
W. Gowcm, Freedom; Tolfort Durham and |. f.
| Cooh, Monroe; II. F. Er~kne, morrill,, aud T. {.
| Smart, ~wauviile.
| The chair nominated I. {. >malt, >wanville
| Geo. y. Gowcn, Freedom, and b. {. Wcntworth
| Belfast, committee resolutions. Mr. Smart
said lie did not consider himself within the call
| lie should vote for Fisk and Brooks, and Cueh-
| ing hut farther than that he would not pledge
himself If he acceptable on those conditions
he would act on the committee He was accept
able. It is said that Mr. Smart favors uniting
with the Labor party. The committee >ubse
qucrtly reported the following resolutions
Resolved, That the members of the Prohibitory
| party IN Waldo county endorse the National am,
state platforms and pledge their support to the
| nominees of the party in state and nation.
| Resolved, That the greatest question in American
politics to-day Is how to get rid Of the liquor trat
| iic; and that ii can only be accomplished by the
| Prohihtory party which is thoroughly committed
| 70 its principles in every State in the Union.
| Resolved, That the Prohibiionsts Of Waldo
/ county sympathizc with those temperance men
| who may be candidates for saloon-fostering par
ties hut if we wish respect and success in county
state and Nation we must keep straight ahead and
| stand 10y colurs.
| Resolved, That the improvement of the condition
| Of Wnrklngmcn and women of the country can on
| II be accomplished by the suppression of the
| saloon: and that ON this line all efforts in that
| direction have our hearty approval and support.
The chair then appointed +. {. Wentworth
Belfast, J. W. skinner and A. II. Clements, OF
committee ~upmittet! tile following names, whicI
| " ere declared the nominees
For >enators-l F. Erskinc, Morrill,, and Geo
| A. Cover, Freedom.
| For Shrrit-Tolford Durham, Monroe.
For Judge of Probatc-Cupt. a. L. CLARK, Bel
ia>t.
For Register of Deeds Frank y. tiihnorc, Bel
fast.
| For County Ntorney-No nomination.
For County Commissioner David Twitchcll
Montyi!lc.
For county rrcas,lror-A H. Clements, Sears
mont.
Calt. Durham declined to he Il candidate fnl
sheriff. ansl the filling OF the vacancy was left
With the county committee, if they think it at
visabe.
Rev. i. G. Wentworth, of Belfast, was callec
upon and made brief address. lie said he wa,
an out aud out Prohihitioni,t but it cost hin
something to be one. lie was reared a Republican
and 1otc't with that party until four years Ago
| WhcH Blaiue lodged me amendment vote and thu
coul vntior sluracd Miss willard he wa, done
and has not regretted it. He said Fisk one Of
| the finest men in the country. He went into the
| army common soldier AMI came out Il Gcncr
| al. After the war he went South and was con
ne, ted With the Frceman's Bureau. lie was also
connected with the Methodist church, and the
| church is going with him. More than half of tho
| ministers have come out for him, The speake,
criticised the recent Republican national conven
tion on the temperance question, and said many
| Republicans leaving tine party that ac
| count. lie predicted that the proh:bitonist,
| would poll lu0,0oo votes this year and in l,-
sweep the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific