Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-31
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.

PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
rhe State Convention of Pro hibttion
Delegates Opens in HartfOrd-Tem-
porary Chairman Lincoln's speech
-Committees Elected-Addressed by
Ex-Governor Larrabee of IoWa-A1
Running Love Feast of Testimo MES
The Evening Celebration.
HARTFORD, Aug. 30.-[Special. 1.-The
prohibition state convention opened here
this afternoon in Unity hall. The meeting |
was called to.order by the temporary chair |
man of the state prohibition committee,
Allen B. Lincoln, editor of the New Eng
land Home.
The hall was prettily decorated with
flags and floral devices. On the stage
hung banners containing portraits of the
prohibition nominees for president and
vice president, and prohibition notices
and devices adorned the galleries and
walls.
Messrs Porter L. Wood of Waterbury,
George F. Kellogg of Hartford and Wilbur
7. Dudley of Guilford were appointed Sec
retaries of the convention and Chairman
Lincoln then proceeded to make the open
ing speech. Delegates we're present from
every county in the state to nominate a
full state ticket and perhaps part of the
congressional ticket will be nominated.
Mr.. Lincoln acted as temporary chairman
of the meeting in place of 8. B. Forbes of
North Haven, who was elected the perma-
nent chairman.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Lincoln made
an address, in part as follows:
"The summer just closing has been one
due in very large measure to the saloon
influence. I refer to the labor troubles,
especially at Homestead, Buffalo, and in
Tennessee. There are distinct rights which
labor iustly demands on the line of the &C.
knowledged justice of the claims of labor
| to equal rights with capital. But, in fact,
| the real questions at issue have been be-
| fore the public but little, because of the
! interference of the troubles directly pre-
cipitated by liquor. The testimony is di-
rect and uniform that the terrible ATROCITIES
at Homestead and Buffalo have been
chiefly the acts of irresponsible brains
crazed by alcohol. Then again, general
business is stagnant, and men are now be-
ginning to realize that the annual drain of
not less than 81 200, 600, 900 cash sunk di.
rectly in payment for alcoholic liquors and
| the almost equal costs to take care of the
| direct consequences" Mr.. Lincoln spoke
especially of the plan to secure million
men to agree to vote for Bidwall and Gran
fill, saying that over 3O0,O 900 were already
secured, or $4,000 more than voted fo1
General Fisk in 1888.
| After he had finished speaking the con
vention proceeded to elect members of tn
six committees. The delegates from eacl
county took seats in different parts of tn
hall. and held their caucases with the fol
lowing results:
New Haven county-Committee on ere
, dentials, s. A. Babcock of New Haven
committee on permanent organization, @
NJ. Whitnore of Meriden; committee OF
resolutions and platform, Rev. L. b
/. Squires of New Haven; committee Of
. | finance, E. A. Morse; committee on tn
million agreement, Fred s. Clark of Ne,
| Haven; committee on literature, W.
| Dudley of Guilford.
Hartford county-Credentials, N. j
. | Windham of Hartford; permanent organ
, | ization. Edward Killsm of Thompsonville
| resolutions and platform, B. B. Alling G
, / Hartford; finance, R. N. Stanley of Mar
: | chester; million agreement, Rev. Clar
| Perry; literature, George A. Graves c
: Berlin.
al Fairfield county-Cred Willial
! R. Miles Of Danbury; permanent organ
q | finance, W. F. Fellows of Norwalk; mi
lion agreement, Robert Walker of Stan
= | ford; resolutions and platform, Jane
: Walsh of Norwalk; literature, Fred Come
+ of Danbury.
New London county-Credentials, Albe
W. Rogers of New London; permanent O.
: ganization, Stephen Crane of Norwiol
1 LOTT NokI Dab
of Stonington; finance, E. n. Palmer
Montville; million agreement, John
Miner of Waterfowl; literature, Arohibal
g Troland of Norwich.
:. Windham county-Credentials, Hem
q Baldwin of Canterbury; permanent orgal
g ization, Mr.. Ogg of Canterbury; resol1
=, | tions and platform, J. A. Lewis of Will
It | mantle; finance, Organ Bennett of Cha
Y lin; million agreement, John Porter
J. Putnam; literature, George Tillingest
Canterbury.
Middlesex county-Credentials, T.
Fordham of Essex; permanent organic
r tons and platform, Rev. A. Hill of Che
;. ter; finance, E. P. Augur of Middleton
IL million agreement, W. A. Knowles of Mi
dletown; literature, Rev. Wilbur New
Is | of East Haddam.
n Tolland county-Credentials, J.H. Rio
le ardson of Columbia; permanent organic
m tien, VIII. Walker of Vernon; resolutio
tt and platform, L. S. Maine of Bolto
2i finance, E. B. Turney.of Coventry; milli
~ literature, William Cation of Vernon.
Litchfeld county-Credentials, J.
IN Cross of Winsted; permanent organic
m ton, Charles s. Barber of Harwinton; r.
olutions and platform, R. II. Sherman
~ New Hartford; finance, G. S. Kelsey
go Sharon; million agreement, L. R. Pond
i'd Torrington; literature, Rev. W. M. OleN
to land of Harwinton.
A. After they had finished electing the co
cd mittees Chairman Lincoln announced IL
On meetings of the several committees elect
y. would be held Immediately after the aft
noon session of the convention adjourn,
Ex-Governor Larabee of Iowa was til
IN introduced. He said: cit is fifty ye
since I left Connecticut, but in conf
IA | back find evidences of material prosper
~ on every hand. And cannot see "
Connecticut ia not in step with the spi
It's of progress of the country. And WI
TX this state is small geographically she
ed strong influentially.
r We have had prohibition few years
Iowa, and can hardly tell of the or
benefit which it has been to us. And tn
,et is not a business man in Hartford "
had it here. I have avoided political C,
ventions of late, but came here this mo
-. ing at the invitation of Mr.. Lincoln, an
al have been very much pleased at the c.
~ vention and only wish that it was larger
AS Governor Larabee left the hall
delegates in convention assembled g
u three cheers and tiger for their visit
mt A number of prominent prohibition
De- were then called upon the stage and 81
.o- made short speeches. Mr.. E. 81. Pain
of Montville, who was candidate for g
ne ernor in 1884, which will be long RENE
to bered as St. John year, made few
GO. | marks, brief, but to the point. J. ALI
pie is, who was candidate for state treasu
ere in 1886, then spoke earnestly on the liq1
ms question. Mr.. Nathan Babcock of N
Id London. candidate for ieutenant-goverl
he in 1888, then followed with word of
ill couragement. Other speakers were Geo
Ar P. Rogers of New London, who was q
ul cessively candidate for governor in '78,
o. and 49,; Thomas L. Talcott of Glast
srs bury, who was a candidate for comptro
in 1885; Rev. A. J. Culver of Hartfo
on who was candidate far lieutenant-gover
ON in 1884; Hon. Dewitt G. Pond of HI
S. ford, who was candidate for governor
E. 1890.
po- Mr.. Lincoln then referred very tou
ingly to the memory of many who
had died since they last met, and Rev.
q. Squires of New Haven followed "
zen prayer. Miss Lille Runals, "the sW
be song bird of Michigan" then sang q
,ks Marseillaise" and was enthusiastically
| cored