The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-07
For Governor Marble.
Special to the Press.l

Special to the Press.l
DAMARIsCoTTA, Aug. Cat Republi-
can caucus holden at Bristol Mills, Saturday
the following delegates were chosen to at
tend the Republican county convention, to
be held at Damariscotta, Aug. 14th: E. j.
Erome, chairman; ii. III. Chamberlain, Will
liam M. Herbert, W. E. Lewis and Capt. E.
ii. Goudy. The alternates are Hon. David
Chamberlain, N. j. Hanna, c. ID. Woodside,
John Mcintyre and Timothy Fitch.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the Republicans of Bristol look
with pride to the able manner in which The Hon.
?. o. marble has fulfilled his duties as Senator
and Governor, and urgently request that he ac-
cept the nomination of the Republican party of
Lincoln county for Senator. for the fourth term,
ana we instruct our delegation accordingly.
Resolved, That this delegation be Instructed TO
use an honorable and just means to secure the
nomination OF M. H. Manson for County Commits
soner
The following were chosen town commit
tee for this year: Hon. David Chamberlain.
William M. Herbert. E. J, Erome, Timothy
Fitch, M. III. Manson, n. J. Hanna, Capt. E.
Thorp.
General Fiske's Letter.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The letter of accept
ance of the National Prohibition party can
didates for President and Vice President
were made public this afternoon. The let
ter of Gen. Clinton b. Fiske, candidate for
President, is dated at Seabright, N. j., July
25th. OF the attitude of the two great par
ties toward prohibition, he says: "The Ma
tional Democratic party, in its platform, ut
tiers no word in condemnation of the great
est foe to the republic-the liquor traffic.
That party having steadfastly, in its ut
terances at its national conventions, main
tanned its allegiance to the American saloon,
II was no disappointment to anyone that, at
st. Louis, in 1888, it reaffirmed its old posi-
tlon on this greatest question now being de-
bated among men. Had / not left the Re-
publican party four years ago, should be
compelled to leave it now, when / search the
long platform through, in vain, to find con-
demnation of the saloon, or the hint of a
purpose to assail it, or any sign of moral
consciousness that the saloon is curse and
Its income too unholy for the nation to
SHARE" The Prohibition party's chief con-
and the sobriety of the people.
Indianapolis Happenings.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. Gin his speech
to the Terre Haute Railroad Club Saturday,
Ex-Gov. Porter reiterated his absolute
from the gubernatorial contest.
Among the letters received by General
Harrison is one from Israel Coe, age 90, of
Waterbury, Conn. The interesting feature
of his letter is the statement that he lost his
right hand eighty years ago, and vet The
symmetrical shading of his left-hande
is so firm and delicate as to re-
sembles c0pperplate when held at arms
length. Mr.. Coe says he is the only survivor
OF the Connecticut legislatures of 1924 and
1925, that he actively canvassed his State in
1840, in company with Truman Smith. for
the election of General William Henry Ha
rlson, and that IL he lives to vote for Ge
Harrison 1t will be his eighteenth Pres
Dental vote. He cast his maiden Presi-
Dental vote for James Monroe when Mr..
Monroe was elected to his first term. He
concludes: I'VE are encouraged to hope we
shall carry Connecticut for Harrison and
Norton" and requests the General to send
MIN an autograph reply, with which request
the General has cordially complied.
Mrs j. Ellen Foster, the Iowa temperance
advocate, has been here for two days, look
ing into the existing political conditions in
Indiana. She feels confident that the atti-
tude OF Indiana Republicans in relation to
temperance reform is entirely satisfactory
to all people interested in the suppression of
saloon lawlessness. From here she goes TO
New York to take charge of the work of or
ganlZing women's Republican club head
quarters, which have been opened at No.
"a West 14th street. The most influential
ladies' In the country are joining the organi-
zatlon, she says, and satisfactory progress
has been made.