The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01
Compiled from the Daily oregonian.l
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Oregon State Temperance Alliance.
SECOND ASSUAL CONVENTION.
S.rr,, Fabrnarv % 1S72


mainder of the forenoon session was
mainly occupied in discussing whether
last years members should be considered
delegates, which was finally settled by
the passage of resolution declaring
that all persons of known temperance
principles be allowed to vote after
enrolling their names at the Secretary's
table.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at
las p. NJ.
The following preamble and resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, A Convention of the Tenn
perance element Of this State has been
called to devise means for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic, and to aid
and encourage organized associations
working for this end; and
WHEREAS, 1t has become our duty as
good and law-abiding citizens. for our
own protection, TO protest against the
increasing taxation which Is yearly be-
coming a greater burden for us To bear,
and which is directly traeeable to this
enemy of morality and good order-Rum,
and the evils of the system which Ii
censes its sale, and
WHEREAS, The time has arrived when
the protest of the mOrally-disposed and
temperance people of this State must be
made against the law which sanctions
the sale and manufacture of spirituous
liquors,-a process which is slowly un-
dermining our happiness as people,
desolating once happy homes and fire
iLsf1 niFtfr "a mi a
our growing youth, the cause of our
unjust taxation to support prisons and
asylums from which we derive no
benefit, fostering i'm our large towns and
cities n community of crime which will
disappear with the whisky saloons and
tending byits insiduOus influence to sap
our growth and existence as a people;
therefore be il
ResOLred, That this Convention now
proceed to permanent organization.
RCsOIUed, That the name of the Asso-
citation shall be the "Oregon State Tenn
perance Alliance;n that ii shall be COM
posed of members of this Convention,
and other men and women, who by their
past record shall be known as firm friends
| 10 the Temperance cause and shall CO.
operate with all temperance organiza-
tiOns of whatever name and nature.
ResOlUed, That this body be governed
in its business management by the fol-
lowing officers:
President, three Vice Presidents,
Recording Secretary, Corresponding
Secretary, Treasurer, Chaplain, Ser
geant-at-Arms- and an Executive Com
mittee to be composed of one from each
county, whose duties shall be identical
with those governing other and similar
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I Immediately after the adoption of these
resolutions.
The Convention elected the following
permanent officers:
:. G. Adams, President Jacob StitZel,
j. IL. ID. Henderson, c. H. Walker, Vice
Presidents; James 4. Smith, Secretary;
:. c. Simpson, Corresponding Secretary;
/. ID. Driver, Chaplain; w. III. Lewis,
! Sergeant-at-Arms.
Executive Committee. w. Wooden,
Namhill; l.. l.. Rogers, Marion; Thos.
| Pierce, Polk; J. II. Lambert, Clackamas;
\. G. Walling, Multnomah; David
Porter, Linn; Jas. Chambers, Benton;
| VIM. T. Baxter, TillamoOk; Stewart
Eakin, Lane; Isaiah Hacker, Coos;
Judge Jackson, Washington; A. B.
Meacham, Umatilla; VIM. Bonham,
| Grant; VIM. Mitchell, WascO; ID. w.
Lichtenthaler, Union; +. II. Grubbs,
| Baker; B. +. Giltner, Columbia; Rev. j.
II. Skidmore, Jackson; John Kuyken-
dali, Douglas; A. Hinman, ClatsOp.
As Multnomah county was called, the
names of y. G.. Walling and Mrs. a. j.
Duniway were mentioned. The ChaiI
ruled in favor of Walling's nomination,
whereupon Mrs. Duniway effervesced
with the wrath of the righteous, i'm q
/ brisk little speech of five minutes: as
gag law to be the law and rule of thi.
body? Am /, representative of the
! people and of oppressed humanity in
general, to be thus choked off, my rights
disregarded and the cause which | rep
resent to be ignored. / certainly heard
my name mentioned as a member from
/ Multnomah, yet the nomination is dis
I regarded. Are men the only ones inter
ested in the Temperance Cause, and the
suppression of the liquor traffic? Nc
sir women claims Il deep and abiding
/ interest in this work, and demands rep
| resentation here to-day. l am sorry
that you have thus slighted her claims,
for her power, her influence, is one OF
! the elements of success in your work SC
well began. l would have you heed heI
voice, and give to all equal and exact
! Justice" Sensation.
The Chairman-'It has been and shall
/ be my endeavor to dispense equal and
exact justice to all men, Mrs. Duni-
ways rights must and shall be respected
but regret that the fairness of the Chair
has been called i'm question. A gentle
man-Mr. Vandewort, / believe-had
the floor when some one shouted Mrs.
! Duniway, i'm the rear of the Hall; too
late, however, as Mr.. Walling had been
named to the Convention
Mr.. Northrup nominated Mrs. Duni-
way as Member at Large. Carried amid
cries of victory
! Prof Rogers, from the Committee on
! Resolutions, introduced a series of resO-
lutions providing for the passage of a
law simialar to the Ohio statute regulat-
ing the liquor business. 1t provides
that, upon obtaining license to sell, the
dealer shall give bonds in the sum OF
| $4,000.
After the resolutions had been length
i lily and variOusly discussed by Messes.
Wooden, Thornton, StitZel, Driver,
| Nickerson, Locey and others, Mrs. Dun
iway arose, in response to an invitation
from the Chair, and spoke as follows,
amid loud and long continued applause:
"nr. President, gentlemen and ladies:
have always wondered what il was
\ that took up so much precious time in
our Legislative bodies. / understand
now. Gentlemen, you tdlk too much.
Act more,-talk less. 1 have listened
patiently to your debates and your
Speeches, and my head is aching terribly
from the racket and din of your loud
mOuthed orators. You have been talking
all the day long, and now think it but
right that you should listen to some res
olutions 1 have prepared" Here Mrs.
Duniway read a set of resolutions which
could not be heard in the great merri-