The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-10
The Anti-Saloon Republican Convention

semblcd at II a. M. Nav > in CoOper Union
New York \Iher, criai, Of E,nsa, ,,o.;,
- nm u h"ne'e' pies'u-
'''S' lie SAD the object was to organize po-
litical force able to cope with and DESTROY the
no,yor of tI,a v,l,n, trh. f ~ a., u
"''' ioi>N ""' ''io ''e-
pup"'ah party, - per cent. OF winch was OPP
posed 10 rum IIe favored moderation i'm deal.
in,. with tbo Ii,,,,,,,. ,,.; .1+ ,,.L:
1"'7'.o'' go 's'''p''i"Ao'
"e iiot oflNeh away lie read letters from
senators llaWley and Sherman and others,
Cayoriuo tbc mo,emaut ma w.s .nro fra \..
.,
''oi'"' i"pup''cah 'ohN eht'oh would take i
firm stand on the prohibition question.
Gen. Stewart 1voo,lford ,lo1;,-aro1 81, NIL
dress and said III RpnnIIi,,n ,,.,tI n,vt uottIo
the lialor u,Instiou The Drmprrats would not
and tIe pruhihitinrists coma M
Gen. Abe Iittleton Of Ninnnsot, ur,,ed i'm
mediate action by The RenuhIic,n I,,rty
Among the ,leierates rrrsent wrrr Tx.t;ov.
perham and - ,;oodaU Of Maine All Of thn
executive board were urc.ent
In the afternoon HE l,t Of vice presidents
was reported and adopted. Including e. p. Uo-
can OF Nprmont ANA E,vGoy perb,n Of
Maine. Tclr~runs We're ,rnt TO the Renut.li-
can Club, Convention in session at JnIian.nu-
lis the RemIblicon state Convention at Snr;nr
field. H. and dos Nnines /. ,nnvevinr rrnnf
in.> and the leclara,inn that M saioons mI,st
90 out of the party.
tIli;tlI MORSE. OF MAJ ,pttS smoke favor
Of nnfi->aloon nrnuhIir,nis,n H.. Iii III
greatest crime in the name of liberty was the
lc>ertion from tie R,uublicau narty'i 1884 of
tbe probibitioni,t~ with ,.1usaI tho Jafa,t If
the man 10 whose voice the whole world hrark-
ems ana 10 who's. RANT mind 100 sreat tribute
cannot he naiJ T(;reot .nnl,usa I Tho SneaLar
favored the restriction OF immiuration to shut
out the Anarchists ana MormonS
The committee ON permanent organization
reported IN-(oy. Perham of Maine for chair
man and list of secretaries Mr. Perham was
escorted to the chair and delivered an address
Of thanks in the shane of a STRONG tcmperauce
speech. lie believed prohibition practicable
and would be realized sooner hv the Rcpul,i-
can PARTY than hv the Prohibition party.
Delegate +. =. Lambert n KNIGHT of Labor.
moved that the question Of protection TO Amer
lean labor he discussed.
Delegate T.. II. Clarke. of potts,lam. New
York. thought that the question better not b,.
discussed here. The ahojjtion of the Eo1tor
traffic would protect and elevate Workiuumen
The motion wa, carried that delegates be given
the opportunitv TO speak on the phases Of the
liuuor question in their r,.,pective state.
Frank Uaddo,k. SON of Roy. Geo. G.. Had
dock the murdered Iowa minister. spoke
briefly on the situation in Iowaoud wa, follow
ed hN kty. Mir. MONTGOMERY. Of Mo.sarhIl-
sets
Mr. Corhren Of Minnesota. said that urobbi-
ton LEGISLATION haI proved successful in TINT
State
Mr.. Mrtcaif nf Rhode Island. said that while
hr was a prohi!,ifioni>t. he wa willing to work
hand in hard with anyone against the liquor
traffic.
Geo. II. Bail, Of Buffalo. declared the Repub-
1ir,n partN'> record on urohihtinn hptter hnn
The. Democrats.
Mrs Ellen Foster. of Iowa. made a brief nd
dress and John Mohjn and A, q. SNYDER Of
Ioya. followed.
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