The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-18
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Nomination Of Candidate for Con-
gress yesterday at steubenville.


[spedsl Dispatch 10 the lntelligenecr.l
Pursuant 10 call In the Ohio Valley
News the Prohibitionists oi the 1871
Congressional District OF Ohio met ir
Convention at Steubenville today TO con
slider the propriety Of nominating can
didste Tor Congress. The delegates me
in CARROTS Hall at 2P.M. F. F. Cox o
Cambridge was chosen president and |
j. Ashenhurst, Of Martins Ferry, Secy
No committee were appointed. Mr.. B
Bone offered the following resolutions
viz. ReSoiped, that we will not compro
mise with any party or persons that arr
not In accrd with the Prohibition Ma
tional and State platforms.
MIR. James Blackburn Of Island creek
spoke In favor OF the Constitution.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Guernsey county, sd'
dressed the convention at some length.
He said that We were marching toward
prohibition. In 1851 license was voted
down IN Ohio, as Il was IN 1874, but not
by the same influences, but by the entire
whisky element, who thought that II
license was defeated they would have
free trade in whisky. Strong liquor laws
have since been passed, and the temper
snce cause has Eaade rapid strides In Ohio.
This, too, despite tho money that has
been poured out against ii. The speaker
wanted prohibition, but, said he, how
can we get ity The present Constitution
does not give US that privilege. He
thought the temperance resolution Of the
Republican Congressional Convention ol
Bellsire was as strong as any statute iD
the State could be made. He had attend.
ed that convention, and urged the passage
Of a strong temperance resolution. He was
told it would kill the Republican party.
lie replied, "let 1t die, II temperance
plank kills it." The Republican party is
the only party in the West that has ever
taken advanced ground on the temper
ance question. For this course some Re.
publicsns have deserted 1t and gone over
to the Democracy. My voice, therefore
is in iayor OF standing by the party in
this contest that comes nearest our prin'
ciples. l am in favor oi concentrating
our forces on that side. The victory will
be in part at least our victory.
At the close of Mr.. Taylot's remarks
Dir. Ashenhurst reported q SGT Of resola-
tlons which were put 10 vote and lost.
Mr.. Bone nominated Rev. W. T. Meloy as
q candidate for Congress. Mr., N. positive
ly declined the nomination, and said that
II the Republican Convention at Bellaire
had not taken the ground 1t did in favor
Of temperance he would accept the present
nomination. But after the declaration
that was made at Belisre he could not
accept 1t. In his opinion the best thing
to do was to support the nomination made
at Bellaire.
At the conclusion Of his remarks Mr..
N. introduced the following resolution:
ReSOlued, That we do not deem 1t ad.
vssble to nominate candidate for Con-
gress in the 10th District.
The resolution was lost by the following
vote, viz:
AYE'-Ashenhurst, Meloy, Miner and
Armstrong.
NoEs-Bone, Frissell, Blackburn, Hind
man and Bash0r.
The President repeatedly asked the
Convention what their will was in the
matter ofa nomination. Mr.. Ashenhurs,
made a short but stirring speech in sdvo-
cacy Of no nomination. Mr.. Bone, how
ever, sgain nominated Mr.. Meloy, who al
this stsge oil the proceedings declined
again. Whereupon delegate nominated
the Rev. James Day, of New Athens
Harrison county, who not being present
could not OF course decline, but who will
probably be heard from in due season
And thus the Convention having finished
its mission adjourned sine die.