Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-06-18
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The Three Conventions
i The three Feonventioas- ut DE:
Notifies during the Same week Panc(
together large number OF people
from al parts Of the state. Tht
J Sabbath School Convention whiel
convened on Tuesday evening, con
! tinutng through "Wednesday anc
Thursday and closing Thursday
evening, was one OF the finest bodies
we ever witnessed. The session WAS
zone of greateinterest and profit to the
workers in the sabbath school cause
4 The reports from the several coHn'
tfosof the state sl-@EReti n mnrikcd
1.i,nprovethent in our SABBATH school
Il taterests within the past, iew years,
ETherer is much territory yet unoceu'
4lpied,1bat withe even the present rate
Eof progress the children Of every
tschool District All oyer our Broad
State will soon have the privileges OF
the Sunday SCHOOL, The opening
address, by Prof hrasolin, pr Iowa
College, was well calculated TO in
spire en- thusiasm in the hearts of all
! present, and greatly aided in the
! life and Spirit which was manifest in
all the deliberations and discussions
! ofthe convention u 3sF -..,
The next annual meeting will be
HELD at Cedar Rapids. II. Scott
Howell, Of ,Keokuk, was. roreleqted
PRESIDENT, aud R4v.,W. ! II. Paxton,
|'of De witt, Secretary anu TreoshFer.
The Delegates present were very
generously entertained By the peo-
ple of De6yMoillesl eds c} 4ta#
The Republican State Convention
Twas Harmonious and pleasant. The
I,altepdanGet was not SO large rs here
iitofore, the indst distant counties not
being represented, tut the hall, dur
ling the entire session, was crowded.
The business was soon dispatched,
after which several Iowa orators were
called out and finished the work
with eloquent and political speeches.
They did justice to the occasion, and
gave additional, proof that Iowa,
taken up one side and down the 9th.
er', Is ready for every emergency
There was no lack of enthusiasm,
land the convention, throughout, was
such as to inspire one with a just
pride il the. men and principles com
posing the Republican party of OH
noble State, The emphatic vote' fol
negro suffrage last fail was fittingly
ratified by the choice of Mr. Clark
the negro delegate from Muscatine
as one Of the Vice Presidents. The
speech of Clark, in response to re-
peated calls Of the Convention, was
pronounccdamong the best deliver
ed. WitlTour splendid ticket, and
tho clear and strong Republicanisn
Eenunciated in the platform, We have
but to follow on in the coming con
test with the positive assurances o.
certain victory, .....,. ~. .. 49,. rr.,
The Temperance Convention con
vened on Thursday evening, and we
are sorry to'say that candor viii no
allow tisto report SO harmonious, 4
state Of feeling as in the two proceed
hing. 1t was similar IN spirit to {
modern Sorosis. AS had been pre-
dicted, the call, made without any
authority, was an UnWise one. The
delegates came together without any
settled plan upon which to work
and 81 a result nothing was accom-
plished. Had "A mass temperance
meeting been called on the evening
proceeding the Republican conveu'
Etion SO that the tlird party movers
could have shown no attempt to fore.
the Republican party into d temper
lance issue the result would have
been far different. Tho main caus,
of discord was occasioned by a reso
luton to iadorse the candidate.
placed in nomination by the Repub
Hcan party, introduced BY Mr.
King, Stale Temperance lecturer
which was done, undou btedly, Il
disabuse the minds of 8 large mum
Der present of-any attempt to origi'
nate third party. After much. use
less discussion and numerous amend
ments the following resolutions were
adopted, after which the convention
adjourned. rr sr r. 8fr aHa.
Ro8olced, That the end to be attain.
ed is legal prohibition ofthe sale OF
Intoxicating drinks; that to attain
that end we pledge united and per-
sistent action. E.." 1. ..
ReSolvcd, That this Convention
pledges it's support only to such can
didates as will squarely stand on tenn.
pergnce principles, and pledge them
selves to carry them out.
-.' 'ResoIUGd, That Il prohibitory law, to
! be effective, must be the exponent oi
Tire puOiic. VIII anu GLLat oui p4cSSilLg
duty, therefore, is to, educate the pe0.
! pie to a clear understanding Of their
rights and obligations.
RCsott,ed, That we are called upon
to take Immediate action to educate
and organize true temperance senti-
ments in every town and school dis
trict in the State, and thus be able to
control the primary and nominating
conventions IN every Legislative dis
triet in the State, aud thus secure tile
election Of n State Legislature that
will be true to the people on the
great question of Prohibition.
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