The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-25
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
Organization Of u Third
Party.
Republican and Democratic Parties
Denounced.


pire State met In Syracuse City Hall, at eleven
O'Clock Wednesday forenoon The call for this Con-
vention was issued by Rev. Mr.. Hosmer, delegate
to the National Temperance Convention az Chicago.
The Convention was called TO order by Rev. Mr..
Hosmer, OF Auburn, on whose motion Rev. Z. A..
Delevan, OF Schenectady, was made Chairman, and
Rev. Dr. Love, OF Auburn, appointed Vice President
Rev. Mr.. Graves OF Cazenoyia, and Rev. Mr.. Grli-
an, were appointed secretaries.
Rev. DIR. LOVE, OF Auburn, then offered a feryent
prayer.
The following Business Committee was then ap.
pointed:-Mr. Gerrit Smith, OF PeterDoro; Rev j..
II. Harter of Auburn; d. II. Goodwin, p. Munscn,
Alison Ostrander DR.. Love, OF Auburn; II. Wilcox,
L. e. Curtis, Rev. Mr.. Crooks, or Syracuse.
A delegate here called for Judge Black, OF Penn
syvania who made lengthy and interesting speech
in advocacy OF the cause. alter which the question
of where the evening meeting should be held was
discussed. Rev. Mr. Hosmer, OF Auburn, stated that
he had secured the CITY Hall for Tuesday and We'd
nesday. nut through some means II had been gotten
DEIEGATE-Had it not been for the republicans
OF Syracuse we could have had the hall tonight
The hall OF the Good Templars. III Washington
block, was rendered and accepted for The evening
meeting.
Afternoon Session.
Rev. Mr. HosMER OF Auburn called the Conven-
ton TO order ut fifteen minutes past two
p. NJ, IN absence OF the pre- ident. He
stated that he had correspondence from
Pa; Mr.. j. w. Stearns, OF the National Temperance
Society OF New York; also letter from Edward
Z. Delevan, and another from Dr. $. StebDlns, Of
Rochester.
Mr.. SPENCER former secretary OF the New York
State Temperance Society," had remarks to make upon
whether there was any prospect OF success the
temperance work until the politics OF the State
radically refOrmed: until the QroR shops were swept
away. He reviewed the Washlngtonian movement;
their numbers now were few and far between; he be-
lleved that many OF them mad gone back and died
drunkards. During the year 1864 one OF the bright
est lights OF temperance had persisted He would
give his Good Tenlpar friends fair warning that they
had job on hand to hold drunKards from their
cups He urged the crlmInality or the sale Of IN
tOXicating liquors.
The Business Committee coming in presented Its
report through Mr. Gerrit Smith, chairman.
member OF the committee presented minority re-
port, which included plank against the encruach-
ments OF Papal power upon our free school system.
Mr. GERRiT SMITH was heard against the MINOR
ity report He said:-We had no right to take up
any irrelevant matter; the call OF the Convention
was Tor a distinct purpose-t0 organize temper
AN baa parry NO W 4Se 81 ram s @rn
their Church. We might as well admit anti tobacco
resolutions His great fear was that the Catholics
OF this country would be prosecuted by the Protes
tants and not the reverse. They could put his Opin-
Ion down then. Under this free government the
Catholics have Just much right to their opinions
as we have to ours. Let us not become intOleranI
ourselves.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ADDRESS.
Rev. Mr.. GOODWIN was about to explain his re-
port when "a Roman Catholic called him TO order.
Mr.. Patrick Corbett was heard against the Roman
Catholic plank and finally me minority report was
ton TO the people OF the State was unanimously
adopted
GERRIT SMITH then read the resolutions sepa-
rately, which were each unanimously adopted and
that. too with but little discussion.
The resolutions as finally adopted were as fol-
lows
PLATFORM THE TEMPERANCE PARTY
Resolved nasmuch as the protection of person and pro-
eminent and inasmnch the dramshop that great
factory of madmep ncendlares murdersrs
very hins government do to SUPPRESS. to-
Resolved Tina, dram selling being the great fountain head
crimes and that be, and people viii prepared
to insist ON government putting an END TO the mstchless
Resolved, That the progress the temper
"a an:
theft forgery nevertheless in their nfatunon, vote
and many Of them pray and preach against t.
Resolved That there not the least hope
and who treat with contempt tie remonsrances against
se Ms Se eli 10 rnd a.
publican and democratic parties and organize the New
Resolved, party organized
to bring into not strict men only bn. also a.
who are the friends OF peace and order, and who would
rem pes Of dramshop be he
able Or un:ashionable hotel e,ded or dirty drinkden
State who are weary of the madness and murder. the
s ne ana rum ws saseT T to
ganzns in their respective localities political action against
THIS worst enemy oil the American peSpe.
Resolved That against The drsrnshcps is TO be
waged only the general election but at the town
meeting and At every political election and that far
can must keep out OF Office of
eyerc Sc OF his power who Is In favor OF having the
shops to wet State with the and blood OF the
Resolved That the tact that our national party organized
Committee that eminenty able and uncompromisingly
e man Eey william os%er Of Asear editor q the
special agency under our State party also.
Resolved That duties of Mr. Hosmer this agency. to
be supervised by prudential committee be wsFrst
to receive all the contributed this OCCASION
what paid for the Of the Convention Second
to receive all the contributions which shall be sent to him
aid OF our movement contributions which hope will be
numerous they nesded Third, all the id
his publishing the proceedings
convention and in distributing them only along the thor
In its villages and cities but IN it's most sparsey nha
tied districts In this shall speak for
people and The people WI thus oe able to Judge whether we
and viii sss
ticket WILL so long as our numbers are small continue TO
iInpute ~ U.s.
Evening Session.
Rev. Mr. HARTER, OF Auburn offered a resolution
providing for a State committee composed OF one
member from each Congressional district, with Rev.
William HoSmer, OF Auburn as chairman, who
should have power 10 call future State conventions
and take general charge OF the interests the anti
dramshOp party, each member OF the state commit
tee to have power to organize local committees In
each county IN their Congressional district The
resolution was adopted unanimously
The matter OF appointing state Committee was
left IN the hands OF Rev. Mr.. Hosmer chairman.
The following named gentlemen Will assist Mr..
H0smer In appointing state commttee:-Rev. Dr.
Love, Of Auburn; Kew. J. Harter, Of Auburn; Mr.
Gerrt Smith Professor Graves, OF Cazenovia.
The state committee was given power TO appoint
an executive Committee from its own NUMBERS
which shall act as prudential committee provided
for In the ninth resolution
The Conyenuon then adjourned sine dip