The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-07-01

Report From the minority OF the
Committee.
CINCINNATI, o., June 30.-At today's
session of the Prohibitionists, the major
ity of the resolutions committee sub
mitted a platform which declares against
the liquor traffic, asserting that all laws
that under the guise of regulation legal
ize and protect this traffic or make the
government share in it's ill-gotten gains
are ''vicious in principle and powerless
as a remedy The platform declares
that no citizen should be denied the
right to vote on account of sex, and that
equal labor should receive equalwages.
The money Of the country should
consist of gold and silver and paper
should be issued by the general
government only, and in sufficient
quantities, to meet the demands
the employment of labor. In
crease in the volume Of money is
demanded. The platform favors the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold, and asks for a tariff LEVIED only as
a defence against foreign governments
which levy tariff upon, or bar out our
products from their markets. 1t asks
for government control of railroads, tel
egraphs and other public corporations;
calls for revision of the immigration
laws and extension of the time of resi-
dence for naturalization; denounces the
ownership of lands by nonresident
aliens; favors the reclaiming of all I'M
earned grants of lands to railroad COM
panies or other corporations, and de-
mands that every citizen be protected in
his right of trial by constitutional tribu-
nails.
Twelve members of the committee,
nearly half of the whole number, sub
mitted minority report, containing sub
stitutes for the financial, silver and tariff
planks. The minority planks were de-
feated, and the majority plank No. 4, de-
claring in favor of the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of gold and silver was re-
jected.
AT the evening session the convention
proceeded to the selection of a candidate
for President. Ex-Governor ST. John of
Kansas made speech placing in nominal
ton General John Bidwell of California.
Connecticut, Maine and other states Sec
onded the nomination. General Lloyd
Thomas put in nomination William Jen-
nings Demorest of New York. L. B. Lo-
gan of Ohio put in nomination Gideon 7.
Stewart of Ohio. There were many
speeches lasting until nearly midnight
On the first ballot General Bidwell was
nominated as follows:
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General Bidwell's S nomination was made
unanimous.
The Vice President has not been NOM
mated.
Nominated by Penobscot Democrats.
OLDTowN, June 30-At the Democratic
county convention held in this city to-
day. the following nominations were
| made:
Senators-Melvlle NJ. Hobson, Oldtown; VIM.
| Sheriff-Wm. H. Libby, Mattawamkeag. b
| Judge of Probate-Patrick H. Gillin, Bangor.
| County Attorney-Jas. l.. Doherty, Oldtown.
County Commissioner-Wingate E. Gibbs,
County Treasured. Fl. Midget, Dexter.
Up in Aroostook County.
| CARIBOU, June 30.-At the Aroostook
county Republican convention today the
following nominations were made:
| Senators--Edwin Wiggin, Rainford w. Shaw.
Sheriff-James w. Bolton.
| Treasurer-W. A. Makerson.
County Attorney-Chas f. Daggett.
County Commissioner-Ch Charles c. Dunn.
Judge of Probate-G. H. Smith,
| Register of PrObate-Henry M. BrigE
Met at Waterville.
| WATERvILLE, June 30.-The Demo-
cratic county convention met here this
afternoon with F. E. Beane as chairman,
and made the following nominations:
Senators-Weston Lewis, Gardiner; Martin
| Edwards, Monmouth; Hiram Danforth, Oak
/ land.f
Judge of Probate-Forrest j. Martin, Clinton.
Register of Probate-Edward Hanley, Pitts
Clerk of Courts-Leonard Q. Cobb, Winthrop.
| Sherif-Frank w. Clifford, Benton.
County Commissioner-Justice G. Hanson,
County Attorney-Th Thomas Leigh, Augusta.
Treasurer-Henry F. d. Wigman, Belgrade.
Franklin County Democrats.
FARMINGToN, June 30.-The Demo-
cratic county convention was held this
morning in Music Hall. Eighty-two
delegates were present. Maj. S. Clifford
Belcher presided. These candidates
were nominated:
Senator-Chas. W. French, Kingfield.
Judge of Probate-RuSsell S. Currier, Wilton.
Sheriff-Eugene F. Gilman Pennington
Commissioned. P. Whittier, New Sharon
Attorney-Enoch w. Whitcomb, Pennington
Treasurer-S. Frank Knowlton, Strong,
This afternoon, Hon. Chas. F. johnson
of Waterville and Hon. D. j. McGillicud.
day of Lewiston addressed large
gathering in the hall on the issues of the
campaign.
All Chosen by Acc1amation.
DOVER, June 30.-The Piscataquis
Republican county convention today
nominated all the candidates by acclama
ton as follows:
Senator-J B. Peaks Dover.
| County Attorney-M. w. Mcintosh, Brown
vile.
| County Commissioner-E S. Ireland, Sebec.
| Sherff-A. Z. Leonard, Milo.
| Clerk of Courts-H. B. Flint FOxcroft.
Register of Probate-C. w. Brown, Dover.
Treasurer-F. E. Guernsey, Dover.
Four buildings in Lancaster, N. II.
burned yesterday; loss, $4,000, insur
ance, $4,000.