Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1871-03-31


be dones re-organized the meeting by
calling Prof. McCabe to the chair. AT
ter some further discussion the chair.
on motion of Mr.. Lee, was instructed to
appoint committee to report a citizens
temperance ticket to public meeting to
be held at the Opera House on the Sat
urday evening following.
The committee thus appointed and
consisting Of II. NJ. Carper, Cyrus Plat,
J. c. Evans, A. E. Lee. I. Barnes, A.
Blymyer, ]. w. Lindsey and E. H.
Hyatt, met on Saturday afternoon az
the Y. NJ. c. A. Rooms and organized
by eIecting DR.. Barnes Chairman and
Cyrus Plat Secretary. Immediately af-
ter organization the Evans resolutions,
above given, were presented for the
adoption of the committee by I. w.
Lindsey, who said he had been instruct
ed by meeting of PrOhibitionists held
the evening friday previous, to say
that upon no other condition than the
adoption of these resolutions, without
amendment, would the Prohibition party
support the nominations of the commit
tee After discussion, the committee
concluded that it had been appointed to
make nominations only, and not a plat
form, and therefore had no authority to
act upon the resolutions. It was agreed,
however, that the Chairman of the Com
mittee should, in making his report,
state for the information of the conven-
ton. that such resolutions had been
offered, with conditions, in order that
the public might know under what cir
stances the nominations of the commit
tee were made.
1t was further decided, after candi-
dates for the Council had been agreed
upon, that it was inexpedient for the
Committee to nominate Township Off
GERS, except Justice, there being no tenn
perance issue to be made upon such
officers. This action was so qualified.
however, as to admit Of an agreement,
by the committee, upon township can
didates, so that if the convention should
ask for a report of such nominations
they might be presented without delay.
The next episode ii the history of the
Temperance Ticket vas a citizens tenn
Perance meeting held at the Opera
House, on Saturday evening last. and
attended by large numbers of both sexes,
and all political parties. This meet
ing was ably addressed by Rev. Mr..
Creighton, and after the address the re-
port of the committee was called for
and presented by DR.. Barnes, its Chair
man. After announcing the committees S
nominees for Councilmen, DIR. Barnes
proceeded to state the case as to the res
olutiOns presented to the committee,
when motion was made and seconded
that the report of the committee be re-
ceived and the reading of the resolu-
tons dispensed with. After cOnsidera-
bic discussion the nominations of the
committee were ratified. the Evans res
olutiOns indefinitely postponed, and the
following substitute, offered by Mr.. Lee,
on motion of Gen. Jones. adopted
ReSOlUed, As the sense of this con-
vention and its nominees, that we are
in favor of the strict enforcement of the
present temperance laws of Ohio, and
the passage of city ordinance which
shall 90 to the extent of the power con-
ferred upon the Council, by the laws of
Ohio, for the suppression of the traffic
in intoxicating liquors, and the vices re-
sulting therefrom.
At this stage of the proceedings, a
number of Prohibitionists withdrew in a
body from the Hail.
The nominations for Township off
GERS, agreed upon by the committee.
were then called for, reported and con
frmed, without change. They were as
follows: For Trustees, NJ. L. Griffin.
N. D. Perry and Frank Miller; for
Clerk, Z. P Hammond; for Treasurer.
S. Latimer; for Justice. J. J. Glover for
Assessor, /. w. Ladd; for Constables,
James Holly and o. Peasley.
The nominations for Councilmcn, as
confirmed by the meeting. were as fol-
lows: Aaron Evans, I. G. Grove and w.
T.zWatson These nominations, both
township and corporation. were all the
same as agreed upon by the committee,
except Mr.. Aaron Evans, who was sub.
stitHted for Mr.. ], G. Evans, the Com
mittee's nominee for Councilman, who
was understood to have declined.