American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-20
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ROCEEDIN
OF THE
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
"WEDNESDAY EVENING, Nov. Is.

| L, M, pursnautto adjournment, and was open
ed with prayer by the Rev. l.. r. Reese.
Christian Keener, Esq, introduced Nathan
Benjamin, Esq, Of Mass who was invited to
take seat in the convention,
The Independent Washingtonans presented
their credentials as delegates.
A resolution offered by the Rev. Vincent
Palen, to the effect that all Temperance So
cietes open and close their proceedings with
prayer, was adopted.
DR.. Deal offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That this convention recommend
that the different County Temperance societies
and in such counties where there are no county
societies, the different Temperance societies, to
unite and send delegate for each county to
Annapolis, TO secure if possible, the passage of
the law referred to in the first resolution adopt
ed this afternoon.
DR.. J. E. Snodgrass then offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this con-
veEtion, it is the duty of Temperance men, in
casting their ballots for representatives in our
General Assembly, to give the preference to
such candidates, without respect to party, as
may be ascertaned (by questions through COM
mttees or otherwise) to be favorable to license
reform in Maryland,
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this body,
such friends of Temperance as are able to WELD
a controlling influence in the caucusses of the
political parties respectively, owe it t. the pa
ramount interests Of Temperance, to WELD the
same, us far as possible, for the promotion of
the cause; and this they may often do by urging
the nomination of such candidates as are known
to be friendly to the object of our memorials.
The Rev. L. r. Reese offered the following
substitute for the resolutions of Dr. Snodgrass;
Resolved, That the committee on business be
respectfully requested to take into considcra-
tion the subject of temperance, in IFS bearing
on the election of men to public Office, in our
city, State aud general government, and TO re-
port if there be any practicable plan, whereby
the friends of temperance may exert IN inhu-
ence, which will contribute in redeeming our
community from the reproach of having ntem-
Feratc mon elected to Offices Of public trust and
honor.
Christian Keener, Esq, offered the following
amendment to the substitute of the Rev. Mr..
Reese, to the resolutions of DR.. SAodgrass:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this con-
vention, it is the duty of temperance men, eve
rywhere, throughout the State, in the selection
of men to public Office, in our city, State and
general government, to vote for no man, who
is known to be incorporate or to treat at cleo
tions.
These resolutions, substitute and amend
ment, were warmly advocated and opposed by
number of gentlemen.
The Rev. DIR. Collins, ably and most strenu-
ousy opposed their adoption.
They were advocated by DIR. Snodgrass, the
Rev. DR.. Deal and Mr.. Wright. Christian
keener, ESQ.,, advocated his own amendment,
and the Rev. Mr.. Reese, his substitute.
The Chairman announced the following gen.
tlemen on the committee under the first reso-
luton, adopted in the afternoon:-The Rev.
Andrew B Cross, Rev. A. S. Roszell, Dr.
T. l.. Murphy, DR., Jonathan Crane, and Geo.
X. Quail, Esq, which committee being salts
factory to the convention, was accepted.
The convention, at 10 o'clock, without de-
Gliding upon the resolutions, substitute and "a
mendment, after prayer BY the Rev. Mr..
Phelps, adjourned until Thursday morning, at
10 O'Clock.
THURSDAY MORNING, Nov 10, 1916.
The convention re-assembled pursuant to ad-
iounment, the President in the chair.
The proceedings of Wednesday were read,
when the resolutions Of DR.. Snodgrass, with
the substitute and amendment, were again ia
ken up.
DR.. SnC dgrass again advocated the passage
vi HIS III tllc iflUSt uTg0Hl
and was followed on the same side in an excel
lent and entertaining speech, by the Rev. Mr.
Nadal.
The Rev. Mr.. Collins arose and again most
earnestly and eloquently opposed the adoption
of the resolutions, contending that the making
ola political question ofthe cause of Temper
ance would be to irreparably injure it.
His remarks were most sound and just, and
hauopd doubt nil ho nj ~
the subject-that the mingIing of the Temper
ance cause with politics would be the death
knell of it.
Thos. S. Thomas, Esq, of Cecil county, also
opposed the adoption of the resolutions He
said that tive years ago the Temperance men
ofCecil county had started Temperance ticket
for the Legislature, and that they received
about 500 votes; at the last election they start
ed another ticket for the Legislature, and they
received but 60 votes; and he said the move
ment had deeply injured the Temperance cause,
and had nearly destroyed every Temperance
society in the county. He was totally oppos-
ed to the making of q political Temperance
party.
The Rev. Mr.. Collins moved that Mr.. Thos.
Turner be admitted to seat in the convention.
DR.. Snodgrass opposed his reception.
\ The vote was taken and he was received by
reclamation.
MIR. E. Wilmer, of Cecil CO., denied the as
sertions made by Mr.. Thomas, in regard to the
Temperance party in that county. He said
that Mr. Thomas, previous 10 the last election,
had gone into the Wing caucus ofCecil county,
and pledged his support, and that of the Tenn
perance men to the Wing candidates for the
Legislature.
Mr.. Thomas arose and said, that such an as
sermon was untrue-was false,-that he had
not pledged the support of the Temperance
men,
Mr.. Wilmer said that he was not present at
the caucus, but had been informed to that eff
feet
MIR. Thomas said that he had pledged his