The Portland daily press., 1900-05-17

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method Of securing local staIs and
national pfohibitisn 81 TIE liquor trauc.
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Rspublioan and eshsf partisrb . wish-
draw IRON such assooiations and untee
In the prohf hilton party under ecch
.ane - nsy - agrsssbls 20 shsm' whsn
thus unitsd.
We are sssildsnt that . party. which
Wins In . righteous conflist vita ~ ~
loon, viii have the necessarily inteiiissnos
and eonscisncs to spabls 10 10 ssttls other
problems Of gosernmsnt for the best IN
ssreEts Of the psopis.
TIE platform was adopted.
1bs commits on pominations rspeFtsd
the nams Of Henry Woodward Of Win
throp - tho candidate fes governor. Mr..
Woodward said be esuldn't accept ths
nomiBation.
N. y. wosdhury Of Aubsss nominated
Grant Rogers ef Kichmond - the oaBdi-
date. The Hichmonc youns man then
sdvsncsd to the front and spoke -
length. He said he fully approved Of the
platform and could stand on 10 all right
- toA0iuutc tet 9oNetnSFs
Chairman Psrrigo objected to Mr.. Hog
ers on account Of bis not teins q party
man and moved the unanimous nomi-
nation OF Mr.. Woodward. The latter
wanted MIR. Rogers nominated.
Mr.. Woodbury. Of Auburn ags.n talked
favorably about the -kiehmond man.
Mr. Brasdos CT wessbrook moved that
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Woodward being . candidate was taken
up 1t was found that the votes against
Mr. woodw were In the ms jority.
"Mr. Rogers has lodged the ques Ion ss
to whether he would vots f,r TIE party"
said q. A. Nichols, al otj.os TO him. II
be wanted 20 vote the ticket he would
say 60. I"
ses,ed that Rogers take ths staad and de-
clare bis position. Rogers was pleased to
onos more havs the ohAnos 20 bs heard
and II rsqairsd SONS time Tor him o say
that hs " ould support the Prohibitions
ticket.
Dr.. johnson Of Farminston wanted to
say he was not Rogers man.
N UnAk0u Wao s1e1 eeRo3s - phSWc&
that Mr.. Woodward had sixteen vorss
and Mr.. Rogers had thirty--nve.
The Iomination of Mr.. Rogers was
made unanimous. Then MIR. Ptrrigo
arose and announced his designation as
chairman Of the state COMMITTEES. He
gave ss his reasons that Grant kogers
would not announce jast where he stood.
DE had no personal otjsctions to Ar
Rogers.
u. p. Parker moved that the resigns-
tion be accepted but Il. n. Emery hoped
tnat Mr.. Perrigo would reconsider.
Dr. Ladd hoped that Mr.. PerIiso
would reconsider.
National Chairman Stewart thought
that Chairman Psrriao should net re-
sign.
Mr.. Perrigo was again hsard. he said
that he had ths kindess personal feelings
towards Mr.. kogsrs but believed that he
could not satiffaetoiily I'LL the position
Of chairman.
II vas decided thai the matter should
te Isfi to the state commitsss.
Il. 4. Barrovss Vas naMsd as the
elector from the fr-t district: John
STACY Of p,pham Beach. from tae second
district; q. II. ClAry ef Hall,wsI. from
the third district; J. ID. Clifford OF
Island Falls from the fourth district.
The electors at large are James Perrigo Of
Portland and Henry Woodward Of win.
throp.
Altar short address BY National
Chairman Stswart tse conssntien ad-
journsd.
TaE COUNTY CoNvEN ZION.
The Prohibition county convention
was called TO order at few minutes past
enc O'Clock BY 4. A. Braxdon who pre-
sided In the abssa ace OF the chairman
Rev. S. ". Pearson was chosen the chaiI-
man and made brief remarks In taking
the ohalr. he considered 1t q great hon.
or to bs thus chosen and at enos proceed
ed to deliver his usual temperance plea
Prayer was offered by Rev. II. q.
Skilllngs. MIR. bregdon was chosen SEQ
retsFy.
The chairman and secretary Of the
county commirtse were Authorized to act
as the committss on credentials. II was
found that twenty eight delegates had
showed up.
d. p. Parker OF Portland, Charles A.
Nichols Of Windham and Sranklin skill
lings Of Portland were chosen TO form q
platfofm. u reported as follows:
"As delegates - oonvsnt,n who's,
chisf concsrn should be to deal with To-
cal and not national matters. who have
been called together 20 nominase officsrs
70 conduct county affairs. We asraign the
Rspuhlioan party ef this county for itf
past half srtsd policy Of enforoiag the
prohibitery lav, and for allowing Its
ohisf of1cial, Orrin I. Dsspeaux, the
sher q Of Gum mbsrland county. to ocn-
duct policy Of enforcemsut shameful
In itself and wed calculated II allowed
to continue, to break dol Hn all respect for
Law.
1--WE further condemn the proposed
sshsms Of faction In the Republican
party who hold out 20 ths taxpayers that
suo-tAirds or three -fourths OF the saloons