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insistent demand for such a reference
which came alike from the friends and
the foes of the prohibtory law.
Those who opposed prohibition as
serted that local-option law would best
control and would best restrict the sale
of Intoxicating liquor, and that a refer
ence to the people would show a ma
| iority favorable to such law. Friends
of State prohibition claimed that such
a reference would show that the peo-
pie were not in favor OF license local
option law, and that the wide and thor
ough discussion and agitation which
would precede the vote would result in
| the rejection of such Il law and in the
better enforcement of the prohibitory
law and its establishment as the set
! tied and unquestioncd policy of the
state.
Both of these asked that the proposed
substitute be submitted in order that
the people might vote intclligently hav
ing both the prohibitory law and the
law proposed before them. Believing in
the right of the majority to determine
the action of the state and in the right
of the majority to have opportunity of
expression the Republican pcrty
placed this plank in its platform in good
faith, with an honest purpose and with
a view to the highest good CT the state
The Unrestricted sale of intoXicants is
regarded by Republicans as a public
evil and by this action of the convon-
ton it is now left first with the legisla-
turc and rsxt with the people to de-
termine whether this restriction and
restraint shall be found in the present
law, some wise notifications of the
present statutes or license local-option
law
Mr.. Clement attempts TO excuse his
secession from the Republican party and
to Justify his action in boiling the con-
vention when he was candidate for
high preferment by making q claim of
bribery on the part of both Of his CppO-
nents and to such an extent Us to viii
ate the action of that convention.
Tie also claims that this charge of
bribery is not new; that it had been
made and substantiated by numerous
affidavits prior TO the assembling of the
Convention. The real value he places
upon these charges and the atiidavits
to support 1t, is easily determined.
The state committee was the commit
tee on credentials. TO them these atfi
davits should have been taken and any
illegal delegates challenged and Tin
seated as surely they would lave been
on valid proof. But to the committee
he made no challenge and produced no
proofs, neither was there IA word said
by his friends in the convention i'm
pugning its integrity of composition and
it was only after his own candidacy
before the body was hopeless that the
familiar cry of stop Thief" was raised
by him and some of his supporters.
There were only two contests before
this committee on credentials. one
arose from the claim of Mr.. Clement
that the delegates from the town Of Itut-
land, who were present with Gre
dentials should be unseatod Ind dele
gates favorable to him substituted in
their stead. Mr. Clements claim was
! allowed. AMI his delegates seated. but
in this case no charge Of fraud was
made.
In the other contested case nr Elan
ders of Orange was seated in lieu Of the
Clement delegate by the unanimous ac-
, ton of the Committee On unchLllengel
} and uncon,radictcd proof that the cleo
ton of the Clement delegate was Sc
cured through the votes Of the Demo
Gratis who, admitting their politics and
demanding the right to vote. We're per-
mitted to do 50 under protest
l In no other instance was the right Of
a single delegate TO his seat challenged
before the committee or in the cOnven-
ton, nor was the charge that dele
, gates We're improperly elected or i'm
properly influenced after election made
at any time before the committee or in
t the convention
i His contention of bribery surely does
not justify the bolt from Hon. Zed ).
Stanton. our Candidate for Lieutenant
, Governor who had made no pre-con-
vention canvass and had no organized
support but whose nomination was the
genuine spontaneous tribute If IA ma.
jority of the Convention TO his forth.
a To those who know General Nc.
Cullough this suggestion of corruption
. needs no denial To those who do not
1 we are pleased to assure them that
from the beginning to the end of his
I canvass he did and countenanced moth
e ing corrupt, dishOnorable or unseemly
I Dishonesty is frequent charge made
by defeated candidates in political con-
tests and Mr., Clement is simply no ex-
ception.
Throughout the state Republicans
. will not fail to recall in whose behalf
r Democrats were brought 10 the Caucus
Y to elect delegates to the last Republic
: can convention.
4 Mr. Clement has no standing in the
: forum Of the people when he poses as
. the uncOntaminated representative OF
: honest political action.
= TO aid in his election Mt Clement
t has without their solicitation endorsed
Z and placed upon his ticket the regular
= Republican candidates for Spcretorv M