New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-12
CONVENTION or FRIENDS or A PROHIBIT
DRY LIQUOR LAW IN PENNSYLVANIA
POLITICAL PROSPECTSLN THAT STATE.

Corr,spoudenee Of The n Y. Tribune
HARRIsBURG, Thursday, June :, 1854.
The Delegate State Convention of the Friends of Pro-
hbition which attended here yesterday, the most
respectable and dignifed Convention which has been
witnessed at the capital for many years Nearly every
Senatorial and Representative District represented
Hon. ELI SLIFER, Of Union County, member of the
Senate last winter presided over its deliberations Mr.
Slfer and energetic advocate Of Prohi6iory
law in the Legislature and his selection as the unanimous
voice of the Convention mark OF their confidence
which be fully merited.
series resolutions fully discussed and adopted
with great unanmiy accepting the issue rendered by the
Legislature vote upon the abstract question OF Pro
hbory Liquor law at the October election The resolutions
declare that the action OF the was ntendedto
divide the strength of the friends OF Prohibition they ac
cept OF their strength IN the State but TO
show that they poll votes for than the Liquor
marty united can poll against it, An able address to the
people was reported by Rev. A. ROOD of West Phiadel
uhia and Unanimously adopted by the Convention THIS
address makes powerful appeal to the friends OF rro-
hibition to rally in their united strength For fOh6d-
orr Lar" on the second Tuesday of October. Both
the resolutions and addresses take strong grounds also III
of elccng the right kind OF men to enact inc law
form of nerrogatOry to candidates Tor the Legislature,
substantially the same that recommended by lHk
TRIBUNE also adopted and recommended to country
organizations. .,
dates in answer 10 the lnterogatory Committee giving
their views on the constiutionaty OF law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as
beverage Hon. James Pollock, Whg,) Benz. Rush
Bradford Amercan,) and David Potts Free Democrat
meet the question fairly and squarey To the entire salts
motion OF the Convention They say they believe the
Maine law 10 be constitutional and, If elected would
Sign such law. Gov. Bglers reply was not received
until after the Convention in session, and after the
letters of the other candidates and been referred TO the
Business Committee. Ii is evasiye and altogether unsa
tisactory He does doubt the consutonalty OF the
Maine Law, but cannot pledge himself TO sanction any
Law of the kind until its details before him. lie says
the Legislature have the wmaking power TO continue
the manufacture and sale of sprHaoHs "laorS, out
about lager der, the power OF the Legislature
to grobibf the traffic The letter evidently written
under the influence OF the election news from Phla-
delpha.
The Convention made nomination but ordered all
The letters 10 be published with the proceedings endorsing
three of them satisfactory and leaving the people -
Judge themselves. The indications NJ present are that
the contest will be between Pollock and Bglerhe latter
of whom viii be beaten than any OF his llustrlons
predecessors urpn the gubernatorai turf. The news
from Washington and Philadelphia has frightened him
and friends beyond measure
The fact tbs; the October issue accepted by The
Convention with great Uranmiy-only delegate ex-
pressing himself uneqaivooay opposed to the acceptance,
,ustifes me in concluding thai the question will be
carried lv larger majority than has been p,ed Tor Tro
hibton by any Other State Our friends feeling little
cross because the Legislature did not give them what
ihov asked for determined 10 show how sgnay they
can defeat the Liquor party and rebuke the politicians on
their own chosen ground
The opinions Of The TRIBUNE on this question
croted ~ Conyer ton az high authority for acceptance;
and am not little graod friend Of Prohibition,
knowing what en- influence your paper eNers IN tins
State 20 see that continue teares.y and faithfully s
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