The Republican journal., 1892-06-23

POLITICAL POINTS. The Knox county
prohibition convention, held in Rockland
June l6, nominated a full county ticket
as follows: Senator. Oliver FarnSWorth.
Camden: clerk of courts Wm B. Brad
ford Thomaston: county attorney, Wild
er w. Perry, Camden; judge of probate,
J. Fred Hall, Rocllland; register of pro
bate. Henry II. Foglcr, South Hope; sher-
it, Jacob Is. Loring, Rocllland; county
commissioner, Henry G. McCurdy, Wash
ington; treasurer, AlVah Is. Clark Rock
iand A prohibition mass meeting in the
evening was addressed by Nolncy y. Cush-
ing and others...... The Hancock County
Democratic convention al Ellsworth will
be held June 3Oth. .... Timothy b, lIussey,
the Prohibition candidate for governor OF
Maine WAS born in North Berwick, Me-.
March q. 1881 He was educated in the
Friends Boarding School. Providence X.
L., where he subsequently taught for four
years. Returning to North Berwick in
1856. he engaged in the manufacture Of
agricultural implements and was the first
manufacturer in the State to grind and
polish plows. The ''llussey plow'' is a
we'll known implement to the farmers OF
Maine and other portions of New England.
......A third party congressional conven-
ton for the Third District was held at
Hallowell last week, which nominated
Judge Austin ID. Knight, OF IIallowell, as
candidate for representative to Congress.
...... IL. 5. Hathaway, of Houlton, and
Henry Hudson, of Guilford, the defeated
candidates for the Democratic National
Convention in the Fourth District, have
gone to Chicago to contest their seats AS
there were 367 delegates in the convention
and 3}337 votes cast and Hathaway had 129
his chances would not seem to be very
good. Hudson received only few more
votes than Hathaway. They are accom-
panied by S. ID. Lcavitt, who was defeat
ed for the nomination for Congress- ......
Just before the final adjournment of the
Massachusetts legislature there was lots
of fun in a mock session of the House.
Presentations OF valuable gifts We're made
to Speaker Barrett and President Pinker-
ton..... The Democratic convention in
Ohio elected Calvin S. Brice, James +.
Campbell, 5. T. Neal and Robert Blees
delegates at large. The supreme court
of Michigan Friday handed down de-
cision sustaining the Minor electoral law
which provides for the election of PrcSi-
dental electors by Congressional districts.
The opinion is unanimous The court is
divided politically. three Republicans and
two Democrats. The Maine delegation To
the Chicago convention arrived Sunday
| morning. ... The Penobscot county prohi-
bition convention was held at Newport
june Is, 76 delegates being reported. b.
W. Abbott, of plymouth, was chairman
and Joel Young, of Corinna. secretary.
The committee on nominations reported
as follows: Senators, Geo. II. Fox, Ban
gor, Joseph |. Eaton, Plymouth, RiveS
Mitchell. Pattcn: sheriff, Pasclal !. Alb
bolt, Dexter; judge Of probate, Edwin H..
Alfred, old Town; county attorney,
Charles j. Dunn, orono; county treasurer
Lyman A. Ireland, Colinna; county com
missioner, Philip Wilson, ID, East New
port, \ letter was received Mt the head
quarters of The Republican State commit
tee in Portland Monday afternoon from
Hon. w. II. Hunt Of Waldo county, an
nollncing that he was not a candidate fol
reelection on the committee.