New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-27
TEMPERANCE.

| TIL NATIONAL CONVENTION AT sAEAToGA-LEADING
! TEMPERANCE ADVOCATES PREsENT-DIsCUssIoN
OF THE PROSPECTS OF THE CAUSE IN NEW
YoRK-LIsr OF vICE-PREsIDENTs.
SARATOGA, Aug. ga National Temper
ance Convention. composed of delegates from Temper
ance organizations throughout the country met here al
10 O'Clock to-day. Among the delegates are the
Hon Vim. b. spooneI, the Rev. w. a. Miner. the Hon.
j. NJ Usher, the Rev. Asa Billiard, the Hon. II. &. Put
man, the Eliphalet Trask, the Rev. Geo. T. Clark
and the Rev Trask the late Temperance advocate
Of Massachusetts, the Rev. c. M. Dennison OF Wash
ington: the Rev. VIM Hatton, d. D., OF Connecticut
the Hon. g. b. Ransom OF New-Jersey; the Hon. VIM.
Baxter author of the celebrated Indiana law the Rev.
A. g. Dawson OF Brooklyn; the Rev. Theo. Cuyler, the
Hon. VIM. L. Dodge, the Hon. ]. n. searns of New
York City, Gen. J. D. Smith, OF Kingston. TIE Hon r.
NJ Toust, Petersfed; Treat Virginia; and COL We Kay
The Committee on Permanent Organization reported
as follows: For President Judge X &. Pitman OF Mas
sachusetts; for Secretaries, John n. Stearns, W. G.
Green, H. W. Conant, and ID. G. Babcock. The report
was agreed TO-
The Convocation reassembled at s:l5 p. IN, when the
Chair announced the following Committee on Resolu-
lions:
Rev. Geo A.. Jocelyn OF Michigan A. NJ. Powell Of
New-York Rev. H. Ii. Pratt OF Connecticut; VIM. BaX-
ter of Indiana Rev A G. Hardy OF New-Hampshlre
s. b Ransom of New-Jersey Rev. ID. c. Babcock OF
Pennsylvania VIM. b. SpOOner OF Massachusetts,; Dr.
L, Trent OF Virginia.
The Rev. stephen Merritt, speaking for New-York,
said there was nothing Doing loI
cause of Temperance nothing in the societies, nothing
in the churches nothing among the people, nothing any
where except a movement having political object.
This was the all engrossing subject in New-York.
The Rev s. dissented from the report, so far
as the temperance societies and the churches con
cerped The societies were well organized and were
carving forward their good work energetcay and the
churches were discharging their duties faithfully. In
the city OF Albany the capital Of the State, the friends
of temperance had succeeded in closing the grogshops
on Sunday. He detailed the action OF the last Legisla
ture and showed that, though the Local Prohibition bill
was defeated it secured very large vote when il failed
10 pass over the Governors Veto He closed by saying
that there was excellent progress making in NewYork
The Committee on Permanent Organization made the
following additional report, which was agreedt to:
yicePresdents-Ma the Rev. o. VI. Cosens; New
Hampshire, Asa u. Smith, ID. d.; Vermont Lorenzo
Sheldon VI. D.: Massachusetts, the Hon. Eliphalet
Trask Rhode Island, =. b. Stiffness. jr.; Connecticut
the Hon VIM. A. Buckingham Sew-York, -. Erming-
ron New-Jersey, the Rev. s. NJ. Ham, ID. D.; Pennsy
vania John II. Jackson Maryland and District OF
Columbia ID. III. Holloway Virginia y. Trent. NJ. d.. (;
West Virginia, c. W. Miller; South Carolina, j. 5. NJ
Smith Louisiana W. W. Mccarthy; Texas, ID. b. Davis
Ohio the Rev. T. b. Melllsh Michigan, President JOhn
b. Jocelyn d. ID. Indiana, Col. John w. Ray; Wscon-
sin the Hon. s. ID. Hasngs Minnesota, the Rev. Henry
willard; Iowa, the Hon. Lewis Tadhuntes: Kentucky,
T. Weedham. The Convention then adjourned untl
tomorrow at Q o'clock.