, 1874-02-25
THE ANTl.RUM CRUSADE.
State Convention Of Temperance 11el
at Columbus, Ohio.
Speeches by Veteran Men and
Women Crusaders.
Ia. Adopted for Thorough State
Organization.
e. ley Ladies' Proceed to Be.
s. siege Suburban
One Capitulation the Result Of tho
Days Praying. {
The War Vigorously Waged In
Other Ohio Towns,
Progress Of the Work in Illinois. In.
diana, and Other Western
Statos.
Personal Visits to Saloons Digconraped
by New York Temperance
People.
One Capitulation the Result Of tho
Days Praying. {
The War Vigorously Waged in
Other Ohio Towns,
Progress Of the Work in Illinois. In.
diana, and Other Western
Statos.
Personal Visits to Saloons DISCOURAGED
by New York Temperance
People.

1e0ple.
OHIO STATE CONVENTION.
Szecsal Dfspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
4 n1np'aEYE VIEW.
COLUMBUS, o., Fob. 24.-Tho Temperance
Movement hero seems to DO gathering strength
at every point. Your correspondent has boon
travelling through tho interior Of this State, and
finds TINT the women's whisky crusade llns taken
q fur creator hold thRn tho outside public SOON
to know Or think Of. I arrived hero last evon-
Ing In order to attend the Temperance Oonyon-
tion to-day. On tho car with mo WAS
THE NOTORIOUS JOHN o. VAN rELr,
who Ia now preaching Temperance for $25, hav
Ing, as ho says, thoroughly reformed. Ho does
not impress ono fayorabIy; and as Il speaker, ::
ike Dlo Lewis, he is a mere trick clown.
The women arc thoroughly enlisted In this
movement. This morning there was meeting
held in the Town Street Methodist Church, at
which Dr. bio Lewis presided. Over 600 lad|oa
we're present, and. im.nonao enthusiasm was
manifested. Mrs. Matte Mcclellan Brown, Of
Alliance, made rnoat eloquent appeal, aftor
which Van polt lot OF one Of hia mixtures Of
| bad grammar and ma,lllin rawlings. Reports
from ladies wero received from districts through
out tho State, and tho moetiug aisporaed to meet
again in convention at tho Olty Hall at 2 O'Clock
| this afternoon. At tho time namod, tile largo
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Tho clergy from tho different sections Of tho
State, and members Of the press from all parts
on tho onlpn. , oSonlaea. 5ne p'at!oEn "nero
I'D ia,oro III tIs so oat
there. The Rev. ". 3. Chadwick, Of this city,
chilled the Convention to order (Which consisted
nrasantS ,'v cnilin1 nna r, f1o .a,yis - 1ra
Edc, SI,sS (,iiff H;co{Fa of snrinotied anf III
Roy. Q: Dadg!ey, Of Mi!lersburg, we're then
,~D~'@ as - ~'''' ' > ''''0"4
of sprfnpaa1d. taen ,nvokad tI,o Divine h1cssinv
upon VI the COM Convention in ~ most nor e]onuout @ 'a aud
;mnrcaavo nravnr' sho ia n vnncrahle iootin1
inv NJ aoma G1 vcors rcrv rnotroniy in anncar.
nnca and ovidontlv il 1noat cnrnost in t1,c wnrtr
| Aftor this, "An Hail tho Powor Of Jesus'
Fsme" ~ Tss SUM- 6y t5s onsirs censension: =.
stated that Organization waa nnxt IN orior. AZ
th;s t;n,o tho niI Naa N crow[iod tint avnrv onc
was compolled to moyo clogor in order to mnko
more % room. ~t0''1 49, '1"'A ~ '''"A'
/ oneAnrzAr1oY,
| DR.. Lewis statel tint Tor Permanent orcaniz,,
tim i'm foliowinr Committees xoro nncesaarw.
On Permanent Orga1ization. on nesolutions.
Executive aud an ADVISORY Committee aIso :
Dureau Of Assistanco for information Of othor
eontIons If the Statn nnti jnformatipn throuch-
% ort tl,a state.' TI,eso Committoes to detarmfns
how 70 proceed. Il was moved to appoint 4. 4.
Stewart. Of Columbus, permanent Chairman, but
tho famous Dlo thourht women should tallo the
| van. and tho motion Was withdrawn.
Tho following COMMITTEES on Permanent Or
eanigation was tLon appointed: Chairman.
nlrs. Eliza Thompson, .Hillsloro; Mrs. H.
3. i. Custer, London; :; Mrs. Mnry McCabo.
Xonia,
Committee On Resolutions s-AIrs. r. s. Stew
| art. Hpriurtiod: Miss Lizzie McEadltep Cadiz:
Dr. Bharn. Ioueon Mrs. Saral Pollard. CO.
inn,nma S. r % ti N;chos AJ Snrnrio,d II II Tu1.