Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-07-07
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From the Smts Register, june sob. = u
The State Temperance Convsntion met,
last evening in the court house, and took
up the consideration Of the attitude Of the
Republican Convention on the temperance
question. While awaitine the action Of the
Republican Convention, debate wss bad on
the following:
Res0lUea, That IL is not expedient at
this time to organize third political party.
The resolution was debated at great
length. and finally gave place to the follow
ing a. substitute:
\ Resolved, That We are in favor Of Or
keanizing temperancs pslitical panty, and
cordially invite all persons to cooperate
with ~. $50
This resolution ~As debated for several
hours, advicsa being frequently received Of
the Convention In session at the Opera
Houss. Resolutions, substitute, and
counter resolutions in great numbers 'wsse
offered. At 11:l6, ,dvices were received
that the prohibition plank was defeated In
the Republican Convention. This produced
soms excitsmsnt, and Senator Jsssup, sp-
pearing upon the stand, declared there was
nothing to be hoped from that party that
IL was sold out for lager ber votes.
Gen. J. o. Weaver said that he had just
dropped In 70 ed what they wore doing
He had Just bcen in the Rspabliean Con-
ventlon where the temperance question had
been discusssd; from such discussion the
temperance people havs nothing 70 teal
Upon one pointyeu ass resolved, that Of
sustaining The present prohibitosy hw, but
can you bsat secure that end BY forming .
new party OF NOT Z confess lam opposed
to the Organization Of third party far the
reason that thsesmperance causs can gais
n othing BY suoh : proceeding. ] allow nc
one to exceed me in endprsing temperance
principles, but I cannot favor the organizs-
ton Of third party, bsoAaas I fear the
temperance cause would thereby lcss more
than il would gain. Do not divide. your
counsels; bring The question bsloss ~ pso-
pie ~ the parties now Stand, aud you have
nothing 70 loss-every thing TO gain.
Ths question was vshemently debated
upon both sidss for sons time. and finally
resulted In The declaration Of platform
and the withdrawal of the Marion delsga-
tioa. The platform declares that oil tam.
psrancs men ~ ahsolved from supposting
the. Republican party, and left fsss 10 units
with vhAt organization they sss ct; declares
against deasc,asion Of The Sabbath; in favor
Of the fres school systsm and against divi-
sionof the school fund, and provides for
the appointment Of . sort Of Stats Central
Committee. Tsmpsrencsmsn In the coun-
tiss ass urged 10 form ipcal organizations
and the question Of Ssats organisation h
lett 70 this COMMITTEES. The Committss Il
| % dispassd may call coavsntiou to nom-
inate eandidasssfor State Offices, and iosm
State organization. Nearly I'll Of thls
platform was stssnuously oppossd In ~
Convention, bat was finally adopted. ard ;
member from each Congressional DlstriCk
appointed On q
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
I WIN. Elliott, j. B. Young,
| Samuel Robsrts, E. H. Emory,
Ssnator Boomer, E.S. McCAughap,
Senator Jessup, james Pueh,
j. II. Lozier.
A full report WAS taksn by REoIsYEx
ssporteI, but want Of space prvsnts publ
cation 10 this Issue. The Convention "a.
painsd shostly Ailsr one o'clock this MORA
ing.
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