The Republican journal., 1892-05-05


Trial. on the ground of newly discovered
evidence. Amy counsel claim that they
have expert evidence to support the pris-
oner 5 claim that he fired the first shot
by accident, and that the murderwas con-
scqucntly not prcmcditated
POLITICAL POINTS. At the meeting
of the Republican State committee in Ban
gur last week the resignation of Colonel
+. \. Dow as member OF the committee
WAS received aud accepted, and +. Dudley
Freeman, OF armouth, was chosen as his
successor. Portland WAS fixed upon as
the place and June Il as the time of the
convention to nominate Il candidate for
governor. Hon. Herbert NJ Heath will
preside. ..... Wm. d. Little, ESQ.,, of Port
land, is the last surviving member of the
state government Of 1888 IN an article by
him, i'll a recent issue of the Press, he
says: The Governor, (kenD his council
lors, the senators, representatives, clerks,
treasurer, secretaries of state and of sen
ate, and messengers are all gone beyond
the bound of time. ..... The Philadelphia
Press says that if Massachusetts and Rhode
Island would abolish annual elections,
and Rhode Island, New Hampshire and
Connecticut would allow 4 plurality to
elect their state officers and members of
| the Legislature, and Maine, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Louisiana, Georgia, Alaba-
ma, kentucky, Arkansas and Oregon
would change the date of their state cleo
tlon To the same day the national elections
| occur. life in this country would be more
| worth living. The Colorado Republican
convention, by a vote of 623 to = killed a
resolution endorsing the Harrison admin
iStration. Senators Teller and Wolcott
are .,npno th,4 ,lnlnnataS NJ 1,rua rIba
delegates were instructed to support only
a free coinage candidate. The resolutions
demand free coinage of silver. .... The New
Jersey Republican platform endorsed Har-
| l1son and the tariff and opposes free silver
coinage. The resolutions contain no ref
crence to Blaine. The Nebraska Repub-
llcan convention instructed for Harrison.
The resolutions We're received with enthll-
>iasm. The Illinois Democratic conven-
tion nominated John p. Altgeld Of Chi
ca@O, tor governor. The Ohio Republic
| can State contention organized with Gov
| ernor Mckinley for permanent chairman.
| y platform was agreed upon endorsing
| Harrison and Mckinley and favorin9 an
| honest dollar and honest electors Mr.
| Taylor tNhclmaI candidaJc} was nomi-
| mated tor Secretary ot state Two Su-
! prcme court Judges wore nominated Coy.
!.
and M} Bushnell. will represent Ohio in.
| The national comNention.....I The Fourth
| Maine District Democratic committee met
| Last week and selected june ! for the date
OF the conNenliun. Don. y. II. Powers
| ot lluult"n, Will be a candidate for Con
@lrss lie will have opposition 1or the
nomination. but his friends say he Will
surely he nomnatcd....., The New YORK
Republicans have chosen senator Frank
| lIiscock. Thomas {. Platt. Chauncey NJ
| DepcM and Warner Miller delegates al
large 10 the Minneapolis conycntion....
The Maine Third Party Prohibitionists
viii hold q convention in Bangor to-day.
9TH beginning at 10 a. IN, The well
known ploW manufacturer of North Bcl-
| wick, Timothy Is. llusscy, is talked of as
the candidate for governor. Rev. A. A.
| Miner, ID. D., of Boston. pastor Of the
| Columbus Avenue InivcrSalist church.
| Will speak at night in Norombeea Hail
Hon. Seth l.. Milliken will speak to
| the republicans of Sl1owhegan. this
| (Thursday) evening, on the tariff question:
in Cohurn Hall, ut 80 o'clocl1 ~ The
inspectors of election bill which has lust
| been made a law by the signature of Gov
ernor Flower gives Tammany two election
| inspectors in every election district and
all other political organizations only one
AS no man can be present constantly from
the time the polls are opened until they
are closed the effect of the bill is to place
the polls during some portion OF the day
| entirely under the control of Tammany.
| ASHINGTON WHISPEEINGs. The Prcsi-
dent has sent message to the Senate stat
ing that in his opinion it would not be
compatible with the public interest to
lay before it at this time the CORES pond