Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-30
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Joshua l.. Chamberlain was running
for governor, and license and prohibit
ton We're the issues of the campaign.
The little ola sheet which is No. j Of
volume L. IS roisy with protest against
the Slackncss of enforcement of the
liquor laws, the temperance cause
having been ignored for some time by
all tEc political parties.
Activities against the brewers, the
listill"rS. the Saloonkeepers and the
grocC rYmen vino dealt in Nv. l."
goods, started With furious rush in
l>5l. Nncn Er. John Hubbard, the
HallnWeh physician. and father of
Gen. Thomas Hamilton Hubbard of
New York. sigued the bill that put in
operation the first prohibitory law
against the sale III intoxicating bever-
ages in Tie land
Or Hubbard was a strudy Demo-
crat and oalN one other OF THAI polit-
zeal Faith, samuel Wells Of Portland.
lSl6-l.. WaS To be sent to Augusta,
without other party aid, until the last
amazing election made Frederick w.
Plai>tcd chief. IiarriS NJ. Plasted OF
Rsngor, tEe present governor elects
father. Waa elected in 1871 by the
Democrats and GreenbdckerS. as was
DIR. .&lonzo Garcelon of Lewiston in
l>,3.
So swift and unrelenting We're the
first raids of the sheritfs and their
deputies on the liquor dealers that
many ol the brewers and distillers
We're almost. ii not quite. ruined Scv-
cral plants in Portland ana other
,,ln Il Tod f,,,
| utolasse., We're fairly crushed, and for
many years there was a thirst in
| Maine rs parched and as hopeless az
perpetual aridity.
During the Gears OF the war the
selling Of hard stuff rs whisky and
rum is called IN the Pine Tree state,
| MIS- carried on quite openly in the
| cities and about the time Of the first
| appearance of the Temperance 4Ad-
voCatc and Drunkard's Friend" sa l
| loonkeepers We're freely handling SUCH
| bulky beverages as ale and lager.
The four pages OF the little Journal
| call loudly for the friends af temper
ance 10 fight marfully against the|
| democrats who We're charged With
seeking To bring about license laW1
The ticket recommended by thd
! Temperance Advocate and Drunk
ara Friend" named Joshua Id
| Chamb .rlain for governor; Leonard
Andrews OF Hiddcford. Almond Lord
| Of Parsonsfeld and William II. saw
| Yer Of North Eerwick for senators
! Horace Piper. clerk Of court. Samuel
| Y. Laring If siaco for county attorney
| ,YarlD. samuel *. Roberts Of Nater1
boro fo. county treasurer q ork)I
VERY Li;tleficld. Jr.. for county com
| missioner tYCrkO and Samuel c. ad
| ans of NeEficla for register oI deeds
| Gel. Chamberlain proved to be 4
| popular candidate. He had enliSte |
! in the volunteer service in 1906. ant
| arose through merited promotion to tn
raak of brigadicr general, which wa |
! given by Gen. Grant on the field fo1
remarkable gallantry at the assam
on Petersburg in June. 1S6i. !
| IN 1871 ten Chamberlain hecam1 !
| president of BodWoin college. posi-
| ton which he held until 1883, =" hen n /
| resigned. 1t was during that yealI
that the Maine Law was embedded
the constitution of the state-RoSto1
| Globe.