The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-23
D. c. POND FOR FIRSTPLACE
CANDIDATES FOR
 STATE OFFICERS NOMINATED.

Some Did Not Think Alcohol Necessary
 for Medicinal and Mechanical Purposes,
 Hut the Sense of tho Convention Was Against Such Declaration. Following Is the state ticket which was put in the field by the prohibition fists at their convention held at Warner hall. this city:
 For governor-Dewitt c. Pond of Hartford.
 For lieutenant governor - Edward Manchester of Winsted.
 For secretary of state-Lewis A.Bab- cock of New Haven.
 For treasurer - William Ingalls, of Pomfret.
 For comptroller-oliver G. Baird of Huntington.
 The convention opened at 10:45, the meeting being called to order by Allen B. Lincoln. chairman of the state com mittee. He announced Colonel Marion Knowlton of. Willimantic as temporary chairman. Rev. E. M. Poteat, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, then of- fered prayer, at the conclusion of which the Beveridges sang "The Bar keeper is Boss." and other songs.
 Colonel Knowlton then appointed a committee of eight on credentials, and another of an equal number on perma- nent organization. While the commit tee was out Colonel Knowlton made a five minute speech in which. among other things, he said the 10000 votes cast for prohibition this fall would arouse an irresistible sentiment in fa- vor of the cause.
 Rev. A. Graves of New Britain was then appointed temporary secretary.
 Two Ballots" was sung by the Rev. eridges, and Colonel Knowlton announc- ed that an hour would be devoted to the pioneers of the cause. He intro- duced Thomas H. L. Talcott of Glaston- bury, who gave a concise history of the growth of the prohibition cause, and declared that Rev. John Russell of Michigan is father of the movement.
 George H. Goebel of Philadelphia, na- tional organizer of the junior league, made an address in which he advocated the enlistment of young men and Wo- men in the cause.
 John Elliott, Yale '95 was the next speaker. He said that there were about 4,0O0 college men in the prohibition clubs connected with the colleges of twenty-one states. It lacked but a few minutes of 12 when MT. Elliott closed. The committee on credentials reported 19O delegates present, but the chair man explained that this was but a partial report. There were fully 800 persons in the hall, one third of whom were ladies. The chairman asked all those present to report to the commit tee on credentials and get their names on the list.
 The committee on permanent organi- 'zation then reported that Rev. o. w. Scott of Willimantic had been selected for president, as we'll as sixteen vice presidents, two from each county. John Elliott was chosen permanent secretary, with four assistants.
 The report was accepted and Allen B. Lincoln escorted Rev. MT. Scott to the platform, and he made a stirring ad- dress, after which he named committees on platform and finances. He spoke in part as follows:
 Ladies and gentlemen, delegates to the Connecticut state convention. There is one reform that confronts the people of this country in these closing days nf IA r l.. 4 L.. prohibition. We consider the ghouls that rob graves of their dead the most despicable of criminals. But how about the saloon? It does not rob the graves, but it fills them. The key to the ceme- tery, to the jail, to the mad house is in the saloon. The liquor traffic organizes wickedness and it must be met with or ganized righteousness, and that organ ized righteousness must be found in the senior and junior leagues. Neal Dow has said that the continuance of the dram rests upon the church, and that was emphasized when we think of 5O0,- 900 church members who are voters. Let every prohibitionist that comes here be a storm center from which will go out the great forces that will destroy this evil"
 The Beveridges sang again, after which fifteen minutes were given to the memory of prominent members of the party, who died during the past year..
 W. H. Rogers spoke of the late Rog- ers brothers of New London. Rev. John c. Collins spoke of the late Hiram Camp. Rev. D. N. Griffin of Hamden paid a tribute to the memory of the late I. c. Lewis of Meriden.
 At 12:50 the convention adjourned to reassemble at 1:30.
 The convention came into session again about o'clock. An address was made by James A. Williams of Rhode Island. Colonel Knowlton then came forward and asked how many would be able to contribute something for the cause. Nearly everybody in the house arose. He then asked how many could give $50. Only three men, Fred G. PlattE of New Britain, MT. c. H. Cable of Thomaston and Nethon Babcock.
 About $1,000 in alll was raised for campaign funds.
 A short caucus of county delegates was then held to nominate candidates for members of the state. central com mittee. The following were electd.
 Nv Haven county, l.. A. Babcock; Hartford county, John B. Smith of New Britain, Charles M. Howard of New London; Fairfield, William R. Miles of Danbury; Middlesex county, D. F. Au- 1 ger of Middletown; Litchfield county, c. H. Cable of Thomaston; Holland county, G. A. Jacobs of Mansfield; windham county, Andrew Lamfear of Abingdon.
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