The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-09-16
Portage County Prohibition convention.

Portage County Prohibition Convention.
W1NDHAM, o., Sept. 4, 1875.
Conyentln W q led 20 4 der at
10 O'clock M P. y Made, bf Kent
W. eleeted chaikma8 and S. Udall
- Garsette eyilje seeretafy.P Prayer
WAS offered by ldwqrd MATHEWS, of
Aktoa. Reubid Irwin, Of twater,
>E<M Sandefson, of of6arrettsvh4e, and
Edward Mathews, of Akron, Com
mittee on Resolutions. f. d. Snow,
of -Windham, j. r.. Thorne, CARROTS
vile, Committee on Senatorial nomi-
nations. H. w. Tyler, QnrrettsYiile,
Reuben Irwin, Atwater: tOrrin' Har-
mon, Ravenna, Committee on County
.nouninations.-s-R--R--4sade.-.R
Irwin, F. d. Snow, S. A. Udall, Coun-
ty Central Counniittee.s Sheldon Spen-
Ger, Garretfsvilie,' Albert Mills, Nell
SOM OrrinI Harmon,i ;Ravenna, Isaac
Atwafer, Mr.. Booth, 7 dinbnfgh, Shell
don Pairiet land Arthur b. lFArdee,
Windham, Franle Pardee, Charleston N,
andx Wm; +. McLeatherin, Kent, Iowa
: on motion. the foli. Wig County
Prehib'ti ten ticket was nomihatedt: y
For sRepsesent tative;,A Charles n.
Meadej of Kent. sGTsbas4 sdi - o.
p Treasurer w alter II. Jones,of Kent
|o Clerk Of CoprtT75S. A. Udall, OF Gar
rettsville.
I Probate Jndge-samnel "A. Pardy,
of Windham. e5a >as ys~a9i. 4 '1R9 sdi
bi Commiseioner-Joseph French, of
Atwater.. go, ...s tl.,.--.
Auditor-wm. MendenhalL Ran
dolph. -" i'' '"
Infrinary aDirector-Isaac winans,
iof Freedom. 1s u4 .-i pss.i-.ca,s Aot
|. State Senator-E. M. Sanderson, of
Garrettsville. ~ 800, ,..,o...It 4
The Committee on Resolutions then
offered the following which were
adopted. =, -.
We, Prehibitionists in Convention
assem- bled, at Windham, Portage
county, Ohio, Sept. 4tli, 1875, hereby
renew our pledge 10 act up to, and
stand by the PRINCIPLES SCI, forth in the
National Prohibition Party Platform.
And further we declare;
: Ist. That duty, 'pstriotism, and
statesmansb ship cah earnestly and i'm
Iperatively RpoDsevery man to lend his
aid to secure legal shelter for the mil
lions of women and children of the
country over " hose lie flows the tor
rent ~ crime sent forth by meh who
make and sell alcohol for drink.siq sni
q I'd. That the common schopss of
vice, and crime kept and taught by the
dram shop, and maintained by the aid
and support Of the ruling political or
CARNATIONS of the country, are con-
sstanti menace to our free, institutions !:
: 3d. That, the dram shop propagan--
da commands the silence of the politi-
cal press, platforms and candidates Of
aIl political parties IN thes country in
felatiors TO sihis great system of crime,
and these all obeys except those Of the
4th. That fhs Indebtedness ana
monetary Interests of the country
could be readily adjusted. and brought
to settlement and legislation if the
money now expended in destroying
men and wasting the nation, could be
tightly used. h"S 7hii7'" !" ~ Ea-is''-' 81
-5th. ThatiaspeeA " change of polit-
icals organizations h that, now, u favor
crime. for such "a will protect the vicr
inns against crime is, q rcformer, that
commands the support of the just and
b umane: -seI zine 'niItf.s; 9t'i 'l4 5sss 4
9Th. That we invoke. W oman's aid
in hisIcauss through giving her the
right of suffrage. = 49,, .s.......
On motion ihe Secretary " was re-
luested to furnish the proceedings to
the Garrettsville journal, Democratic
Press, Portage County Democrat,
Kent BULLETIN, sip, spd sp!1g[I gDeIlevaree Signaa4
fnr puhIicafion
III puu.tSaetouH. SaasteoDu .aa, csf16 s-,f:sI ;'tthsd
..c .,a S. A. UpALL, .Sec,y.
Z. 3. MEkDE, Pres.
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