The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-24
Democratic Conventions at Bangor and Augusta

fast offered the personal liberty resolutions adopt
ed at the caucus in this city last week, and else
where reported. 4 special to the Portland Press
says:
Mr. Rust supported his resolutions by remarks
He said that the question Of personal liberty il
| this State had become a paramount issue and the
Democratic party must meet it. These resolution:
I had been unanimously adopted by the Democratic
party of Belfast in their caucus and three hundred
voters of that city, one-half Republicans and one
hail Democrats, were on record TO vote for a can
didatc who would support them. The question o
temperance had been taken up out of the domain
of morals and placed in the domain of politics il
| this State The Republican party had rendered
the question an issue in the prOhibitory law
three Republican candidates had expressed them
selves for the law. Still they had nothing to sa,
on other issues. The National Democracy hai
placed themselves on record against the prohibition,
law and declared against all sumptuary laws. Thu
members of Congress and the National committed
| had been in accordance. The only course for tn,
Maine Democracy to take was to fall into line will
! the National Democracy.
The resolutions were referred to the committe,
on resolutions of the State Convention held Tues
day and We're defeated, although there ma
jority report in their favor. Mr.. Rust is right il
SAYING that the Maine Democracy have not TIN
| courage of their convictions.
FOURTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
The Fourth District Democratic Convention wa
! held in Bangor Monday. The contest dele
gates 10 the National Convention was an animate,
one hut resulted, III the defeat of the opposition t.
Hon, J. +. Bass as Il delegate. The delegates chos
| en- were A. W. Madigan, of IIOultOn, and J. T
| Bass of Bangor, both ardent Cleveland men, will
| Thomas l.. Holmes, of PASSPORT and John Mccain
of Bangor, as aernatcs. I. j. stewart, of Ban
| cor. WAS nominated as candidate for Congress ant
| Or. john d. Kerr, of Dantorth, was named as tn
| Presidential Elector The resolutions indorse tn
| Administration of President Cleveland and favor
| ed atitr reform.
TIL: STATE CONVENTION.
| The Democratic State Convention was held il
Augu.ta Thursday. Don A. ii. Powers, of Houl
! ton. presided. A total of ,001 delegates was re
| ported present. ;. $ Brown deposed iron
| the Craftsmanship of the State Committee, an,
! Charles Baker reelected member There was
liSht over Pcnobscot's representation on the com
| mlttec, and Bro. Bass of Bangor, bangles anothe
| scalp 1T his belt j. ID. LamsOn, of Freedom, wa
chosen vice president for Waldo county and W. NJ
| Rust, OF Belfast, Il member of the committee OF
resolutions. After an all night session Hon. W. l.
| Putnam, OF Portland, had consented to accept
unanimous nomination, and the numerous candi
dates having been prevailed upon to Withdraw
Mir. Putnam was nominated by reclamation as thu
candidate for Governor.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee resolutions reported series
the first declaring in favor of reduction of tn
taiiil and a revision of the present tariff laws
Ih" 7econd resolution approves the course of tn
President ami secretary OF State for their action il
presenting the fishery treaty to the senate of tn
| tnitc, states. The third advocates a reform il
the administration of the alairs of the State and
| reduction of expenses. The fourth approves o
| the administration of President Cleveland.
The fifth fayors the enactment of a stringen
high license law, and is follows:
Resolved, That We view with alarm the growing
evil Of incompetence in our State, and in tn
| interest OF good society and temperance deman
the repeal Of the prohibitory liquor law and tn
rna,thehi OF il stringent high license law.
HE sixth promises hearty support to tn
interests If the lahoring men.
The seventh and last reposes confidence and cs
teen in Hon William l.. Putnam and promises t.
u>r their best efforts for his election as Governor
The minority of ;he committec submitted a II
port that they concur in all the resolutions of tn
majority except the fifth, relating to license, am
| recommended that no resolution be adopted on tn
SUBJECT or, if any, one which they submitted con
!cnnins the Republican party for the manner il
which ii has dealt with the temperance question.
Nearly an hour was spent in the discussion O
the temperance plank. nearly all the leaders q
Thought and Influence opposing license. simply be
cause this campaign was not the time for such al
issue. The minority report was finally acceptc
and the resolutions were then adopted
Mcs>rs. W Il. Putnam, Mctiilcuddy. W. III. Gil
ford and John u. Re'lman addressed the CONVEX
ton The following delegates ut large to st. Loui
Mere elected First District Payson Tucker, Por
land second district, Arthur Sewall, Bath Thir
district J.: {; Allen, Augusta; Fourth Distric
| 1l1etlim t,"lithwdit, il. Bdteford; Second hi.
rlct, l.. X. o Bricn, Thomaston; Third District
| W IN NJ. kU>t, last, FOURTH District, Hcnr
Hudson. Gtilford Col. Clark S. Edwards, Bethe
and Charles Mccarthy, Portla nd, were chosen a
delegates at large.
SECOND DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
The second district Democratic Convention wa
held in Augusta Tuesday, Judge Frve of Bethe
in the chair. Charles +. Allen, of Dresden, wa
| nominated as candidate from the Second Distrit
to Congress- and j. X. Montgomery and eN- Go,
Gt1rrlon were chosen delegates to the st. Loui
Convention. No resolutions were read. Great di:
order and confusion prevailed No alternate DELE
| gates were elected
Belfast Democrats for License and Chas. Baker
The Democrats of Belfast held a caucus at II,
Court House Friday evening to choose delegates
! attend the state and District Conventions at Al
su~ta. The caucus called to order by Mr.. !,
L. Midget, chairman of the city committee, VIII
requested Hon. W NJ. Rust to preside but the la
ter asked to be excused as he had an mportal
matter to bring before the caucus. W. p. Thorn
| son, ESD WAS called to the chair and F. A. Gree
| E-'i, WAS made secretary. The call was reat
Mr.. j. q. Cook, Register of Deeds, suggested tn:
the delegates he nominated from the floor ii
said ;hat although it the custom nova -,,ays
| prepare list in advance of the caucus and the
meet and ratify it, he did not like this cut an
dried method Of proceeding and thought the part
Midget said that it was well enough at times t
nominate from the floor, but W hen there is no col
test il is hard work To get men to attend conve,
lions, and he thought it advisable to select thos
who would go. Mr.. l.. ii. Murch suggested as
compromise that Il committee of five be appoiptc
to select and present list of delegates Ii
thought this would cmbody the ideas of both Nj
Cook and Mr.. Mudget. The motion was carrie
White, F. II. Welch and James West were mad
that committee. They retired to one of the jur
rooms and after AN absence of a few minutes DR.,
scntcd printed list of delegates (The list ha
been prepared IA week.. The following are del,
gates t" the state convention: W. NJ. Rust W. {
Cox, +. w. Brown, II. L. Emery, G. c. Kilgor
and T. +. Hanson. District delegates Davi
Alexander, +. W. Fote, F. Ill. Welch, F. A. Gree,
\. G. Ellingwood and Chas. W. Rogers
Mr. Rust then presented the following resoll
tions, which were passed unanimously:
Resolved That the prohbitory law should be +,
| ltaIcd: that II Is UnSOund in principle and sui
velelve of the personal liberties of the people
and, after trial of thirty years it has failed to a,
r"mpllsh the purpose intended, while the atteml
To enforce II by system of espionage has oDi
tended to lrrlt;tc communities and beget lisrt
| -pert for all law
Resolved, That restraint rather than prohibitio
form. We therefore favor the substitution of
jutlrieus license law, which, while it shall restrit
the sale of intoxicating liquors to temperate an
proper Uses shall, at the same time, divert a DO,
ton of the profits of sale into town trea suries flo
the relief of tax payers, which profits, under tn
present prohibitory law, go wholly into the pocl
cts Of the liquor seller thus Offering temptatio
to engage III the liquor traffic
Mr.. Rust said he should present the same rcsoll
tons to the state convention, backed up by til
| Democratic party of Belfast. He said the Democrat
it party was in favor of license in the liquor que.
ton, but the conv cntions have never had the cou,
age Of their convictions. lie proposed to brin
the matter before the convention and nut the uart
on record.
Mr.. Rust introduced another resolution, whic
was adopted, instructing the delegation to vote fo
Charles Baker, of Belfast, as a candidate for Go,
| ernor.
Memorial Day Exercises.
Before another issue OF the journal Memoir:
Day will have come and gone. AS usual the Gran
Army Posts will celebrate the day. Thomas ii
Marshall Post, of this city. has arranged an exec
lent programme, which will be carried out if tn
weather permits. AT 2 o'clock Wednesday afte,
noon the procession will form on Main street i
front of the q. A. II. hall, in the following order