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Show ON TEMPERANCE."0 The ational Temperance Conrws and tli 3 LI nor Traffic -Qaullon. THE MAINE REPUBLICANS MEE1 TOGETHER Missouri Democratic State Con Tenllsn. Ssclelf or CI.rI.tlsn EuJratur. BrTelexraph olnesa' TJiriiuui. The National Teuiprranee Concreaa InSeaalouat Xenr lark. New Vomr, Juno 12 The Xa tlonal Ttmperance Congress this p morning discussed tbo topic: "Should there In a political party whose dominant Idea is rohibitlon of the liquor tranlc?" ltev. Dr. Carroll, editor of tho Independent, took the ground that such a party was not needed. Prohibition Is a question that docs not come within the scope of Congress excert In a ery limited degree. Prohibition Is LViJently a btato question. A national na-tional party, to live, must have a I dominant national Issue, and prohibition pro-hibition is not uch an issue. We would luve more prohibition if we had fewer prohibition parties. Itev. Dr. IUsconi, late president of the Wisconsin LTniersily, said the republican party Is nou under a most unscrupulous le.ider.blp. It cannot bo trusted to ccuru pruhibl lion. Hence the neovsslt of a prohibition pro-hibition Iarty. 'Mr. Milliard of Iloslon spoke In opposition to a prohlbltloji lorty. He thought this was to bo a congius or a conference, but It seemed to be only a caucus. ATTIIEAFTUINOON SESSION the principal topic discussed nas "To what causes is to be attributed tlio failure or the prohibition amendments amend-ments in the late coutteb) n Massa-chusetts, Massa-chusetts, Pennsylvania and Ithode Island" II. II. Karon of Massachusetts attributed the defeat ln4i!s Statu to the fict tlrtt a high license law Iiad been placed on tho statutes a short time before the campaign, aud Kos-ton Kos-ton was dLtcrmined to t,U the S3Ss,-(XMfees. S3Ss,-(XMfees. Ho thought local option the best thing. Hie i rohibiUon lrtj,besatd,l3 txertlngahealtli-lul txertlngahealtli-lul and ri-tralnlng influence on tile republican parti. As forthi. democratic demo-cratic lartj, It cannot be trusted to do anj tiling whldi will advance temperance or ruoralitj, Ttiu attitude of lal3r umuns toward to-ward the liquor tratllc was also dis-cureed. dis-cureed. President Goinpers of the American Ameri-can oderation of Labor hald that as a rule, the laboring men were indifferent indif-ferent to the temperance and prohibition pro-hibition iuoimtoL Underpaid laborera. unable to procure proper nourL-hment, sought relief In 1'quor and look upon aLi attempt to deprive de-prive them of Has a movement to fecurefur the rich privileges thei could not enjoj. 1 Ia. k. WaLeman said the prohlbl-Uouiat prohlbl-Uouiat must decenJ from ills pedestal of holiness, study tho working work-ing man, place himself on thesan.u level, and change his mode of iro-ccdure. "nine Itennbllrana. Aiglot, ire., June li The rtepubllcan Statu CoiientIon met todaj. Governor Ilurleigli Has renominated re-nominated by acclamation. A re-cuss re-cuss was taken, inndlnga report on resolutions. The Third District Kepubucau Convention nominated beth L. Jlilliken of ItelCwt for Congress. The platform was unanimously adopted at Uio allernoou session. It unrcscredli renews tho adhesion of the republican party of Maine to the principle of rohibitlon of the liquor tralllc, and demands of Congress Con-gress tho enactment of such legUla lion as shall enable each btato to exercise ex-ercise full control uithln Its herders of the tralllc In all liquors, whether Imported In original lockages or otherwise, favors the pollcj of i ro-tection; ro-tection; liberal pensions, free ballot and free count, all measures fer national de'ensu and a reival of American commerce, regulation of Immigration to prevent the Introduction Intro-duction of pauper iabor.and criminal clast; unreservedly commends the administration of President Harrison Harri-son and pledges to it earnest and faithful support; recognizes the magnificent contest made bj tho republicans re-publicans In the House of Itepre-sentatlvc Itepre-sentatlvc for rights of tho majority to transact the business of tho country, coun-try, under the leaderslilpof Speaker xteed, who has, 1 hU courageous discharge of his duty, done honor to tills btato and great puMie service to the couutn . ms)uui nrjiocit-vrs. St. Josn ir. Mn , Juno 12. Tho democratic btate convention was called to order this morning and resumed lolloting for supremo Judge, rheelxtecntli ballot resulted IJurgea?, 55: McFarland, 87, Thomas, 170, Gaul 1,203. .No choice. Gault was nominated on the seventeenth seven-teenth ballot. James 11. (Jaultiaa rtlvo or Georgia and served under Stonewall Jackson during tho war. This afternoon balloting was commenced com-menced for btato superintendent or public instruction, and tllhu Woolfewas flnalli uomluated. A. recess was taken until tonight, lio-tween lio-tween ballots thn committee on resolutions reported n platform. It condemns the present pj stem of tariff taxatiou and monopolies, arraigns ar-raigns tho republican administration administra-tion for violation of pledges, denounces de-nounces tlio ruling of Speaker Heed, favors the free coinage of silver, the forfeiture of unearned laud grants, and tlio enactment of laws to insure honest elections. IHorlelr or Christian ruueaTor. St. IjOI is, June 12. The Young People's Society of Christian Fn-deavor Fn-deavor began their convention here to-day with ,S00 dt legate-s -present and more coming. Go ernor Francis Fran-cis made a brief speech of welcome. At the evenlcgftsslon Ito. r.K. Clark delivered a long address on thesullectof "The modem uprising upris-ing and Its significance." The central cen-tral Idea of the add ress was that the modern uprising Is tho Christian Endeavor movement, which Is a re-vlvalof re-vlvalof lhecoenant The con volition voli-tion adjourned until tomorrow. Sensational Exscceraflona. Hklexa, Mont, Juno 12. The report of threatened Indian hostilities hos-tilities In Eastern Montanaare largely large-ly sensational. An account received receiv-ed hero implicated tho Cheyenms in depredations on cattle herds. Tho on murderous crlmo committed com-mitted was the killing of Homer T. .Ferguson, foreman cftlie llaru-say llaru-say cattle companyon Slay Cth. The guilt Indiana were surrendered surren-dered and jailed, awaiting trial at Miles City, and the recent movements move-ments or the band or Cheyenncs led to a suspicion that they were making mak-ing ready to go on the war rath. The military took, prompt measures to check the outbreak. It meditated. The exaggerated rumors scared a number of exposed settlers, and in response to representations of danger dan-ger the Governor despatched to Miles City some arms and am-inanition. am-inanition. Governor Toole said this afternoon that he. had an oQIcer at Miles City who didn't seem to share in the fears of trouble there. The soldiers sol-diers were enough, to cope witli any Indiana meditating mlsthlef itt Custer Cus-ter county. Tho opinion here Is that the Cheyenncs will be kept under un-der control wltboutldoodslied. World m ralr Jfeetlnr. Chicaoo, June 12. At the meeting meet-ing of the World's Fair stockholders this afternoon 126 men were present who held proxies for nearly all the stock of Ibualtttiitthouiaudg. Tlio number of shared voted was 303,73s. - The proposition to double tho capital stock, making the total $10,000,000 1 nstead Of $5,000,000, was uuanlmous- : ly adopted, atf was also achaugo of the name frorrp'U'orld'a .Exposition of 1882" to rf'WorM's Columbian Exposition " |
