Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-01
PROHIBITlONISTS
Hold State and District Con-
ventions at WaterviIIe.
Large Attendance and Much En-
thusiasm Throughout.
Nominations - Resolutions and Platform
Adopted Other Business.

Watervil,e, April 30-(SpeciaI )-Th.
Prob bitionists of Maine are with us to-
day. There have been two conven.
tons, the State and district holding
forth in good numbers. The delegates
began to arrive early in the morning
and at 1890 a. NJ. the meeting was
called To order by Hon. Volney Il
Gushing, who introduced Rev. J. ii
Irving of Clinton, To invoke the divine
blessing. The chairman then called t.
the stage as temporary president of the
convention Or ". s Thompson of Au-
eiIsta. DR.. Thompson said some very
brig ut things He alleged that the Re
publican ana Democratic parties wer.
in great measure to bam.. for the
non-enforcement of the liquor law. IL
was pleased to inform those who said
that Prohibition does not prohibit tina,
il dnes prohibit one day in the week
at least in New York city. The sec
retaries Of the convention were Frank
J. Brown Of Lewiston and NJ @. Wrigh,
III Bath
BY Hon. Nolney H. Gushing 1t was
moved to make the temporary organi-
Zation the permanent organization.
The organization was then as follows:
Androscoggin county: Vice presi-
dent, Rufus f.. Cunning; platform COM
mittee. Rev. A. ]. Wheeler: member of
State committee. n. r Woodbury.. Au-
burn; Aroostook. State committee,
Charles w. Johnston. Fort Fairfield
Cumberland. vice president. Rev S. F.
Pearson; platform. ID. p. Parker; State
committee, L. f. Burrows. Portland
Franklin. State committee DR. F. S
Johnson: Hancock. State committee.
Capt. Abram Lord: Kennebec. vice
president, j. b. Bryant: platform. C.
II. Clary. Hallowell: State committee,
George p. Billings. Clinton: Knox State
committee. W. w. Perry. Camden; Lin
coin, State committee. James S. Wal
tiers. Waldoboro. oxford. State COM
mittee, William 4. Eustis. Dixfield
Peno bscot. vice president. Lewis Rob-
inson: platform committee, A. p Rich
ardson: State committee. Volney h.
Gushing; Piscataquis. State committee,
l.. II. Whittier. Guilford: Sagadahoc.
vice president A. S. oliver: platform
N'.p'hteSN. W. Il. N'it'ti. s'tdtt toiii-
mittee. f. l.. Nichols Somerset. vice
president. Rev. b. c. Wentworth: plat
form committee, O. s. Pillsbury: State
committee. S. F. Emerson: Washington
county. State committee. John Barker.
Calais, Waldo. vice president. G. F..
Sherman: platform committee. Benz.
F. Kelley: State committee. George f.
Files. Unity: York. State committee. T.
f. Hussey. North Berwick
Mrs. Darlington of Portland. by
times. and frequently of Brooklyn New
York. was introduced to fill in the
time that was being occupied by the
platform committee. She wanted il
understood that although she resided
most of the year in Brooklyn. she
maintained residence in Portland.
and should always cling to the old
Pine Tree State as a home.
Mrs Darlington dwelt upon the pos
sbilities of the woman of the future,
and then got right down TO genuine
business by scorching the move to in
stall Hon. Frank Jones. as a trustee Of
Keats Hill Seminary. She said she did
no, object SO much tn the Hon. Frank
Jones as the man as she did to the way
be gets his living.
Just think of it. bishops and brew
ers. ministers and saloon keeper
drunkalds and deacons going up to the
ballot box. and when that box is
opened no one can tell the bishops vote
from the brewers. nor the minister's
from the saloon keepers. and no one
can tell who's on the Lords side"
Great applause followed the ladys last
remark The convention them al
journed to . o'clock T. NJ