The daily gazette., 1876-09-29
THE TEMPERANCE F|zzLE
A Sell-Out TO the Republican PartV
the CONVENTION CAPTURED
BY THE POLITICIANS.

FRAlM AND ROBERTS +. LLING THE
wIREs-REv. MR. MART1NDALE's "mG
sCRATCH"-A HIGH OLD TINE IN THE
CoNvRNTI0N.-HARDN NAMES AND HARD
FEELINGs-A DESPERATE STRUGGLE
AGAINST THE PoLlrioAL sELL-oUT-
THE SPEECHES, RESOLUTIONS, &C.
The Temperance Convention, yes
terday afternoon, was grand fizzle,
and owing to the manipulations Of the
Republican politicians, entirely failed
in its object. How it was worked
and managed by prominent Republi-
cans will appear by the proceedings,
which are given below:
The Convention was called to order
at 2,30 o'clock, by Geo. W. Wells,
chairman of the Executive Committee.
The exercises oyened with the hymn
"Nerrer my GOD 20 Thee" VIM. ID,
Pickels leading.
Prayer was then offered by Rev, ].
E. Smith, of Grace Nj. E. Church.
Mr.. Wells then said.
! GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: As
chairman Of the Executive committee
that organized this movement, and in
the name of God and humanity, we in
augurate these proceedings Wehave
worked with firm and unchanging
belief in the justice of our undertake
ing, relying upon our Heavenly Fath>
er, from whom we have ever asked
assistance and guidanse, We have be-
lieved that with SO just and righteous
f, cause, one could tight thousand,
I and two put ten thousand to flight.
And we hope to see this illustrated in
the coming election. You are all well
aware of the terrible indignity that is
the primary cause of this movement
the nature of this evil is pictured in a
tale of sorrow and woe that no human
voice or pen can fully portray. The
immediate cause of this convention is
the failure of the great political parties
| to present candidates for Congress for
whom we could conscientiously vote.
Now, gentlemen, for two or three
years we have had woeful exhibi-
tton of wickedness in high places. A
condition of things too terrible to con
template has been and is now, upon
us. Men placed in high positions in
the general government have conspir~
ed together to rob the people. You
remember well the salary grab. the
Credit Mobilier; the whiskey rings, the
Indian frauds. Heads of banking in
stitutions have violated their sacred
trusts, and tie savings of the indus
trious mechanics. the laboring men,
the freedmen, and the orphan chill
dren have been stolen. They cry
aloud for justice and there is no man
punished. They cry for mercy, and
they are left to the cold charity of the
world.
Gentlemen, will not take up your
time any further; my heart Is sick of
the condition of things by which we
are surrounded, and of the terrible ma
ture of the enemy we have to fight.
The convention is now ready for
the nomination of permanent officers.
Rev. A. ID. Davis was made perma
nent President, and Geo. 5. Humph-
rey, Secretary.
:, The rules of the Wilmington NJ. E.
Conference were adopted for the gov.
ernment of the Convention.
r, G. Fraim moved the appoint
ment of committee on Credentials
Adopted, Committee, Messrs. A.
Hill, Nelson Lee and Chas II. Sent-
| man.
Discussion ensued as to how the
credentials of delegates should be da-
termined. G. f. Hartman, an Asbury
delegate. stated that their pastor had
refused to give credentials to any deli
egates from that church, and other del
egates were in the same fix.
J Rev. j. B. Mann moved that the
names of the delegates be ascertained
and registry prepared. Adopted.
Further discussion was stopped by
the committee on credentials reporting
that all persons in the room were duly
accredited delegates.
Nelson j. Lee moved the appoint
ment of committee TO make nomina-
tions for Congress and the Legislature.
Rev, J. B. Mann offered an amend
ment. providing that the two ticke is
already nominated by the two parties
shall be referred to the committee to
be appointed.
MIR. ..Mann's amendment was adopted
and also the resolutions as amended
The committee was appointed by the
Convention, as follows: Nelson j. Lee
Rev. J, b. Mann, A. Sergeant.
r. G. Fraim offered the following
resolutions;
Resolved That it is inexpedient.
during the present important political
campaign, to nominate an independ>
ent Temperance ticket for any office.
Reso,ced. d.-rbat all the friends of
Temperance and Moral Reform
throughout the State be requested to
to petition the Legislature for the pas,
sage of Local Option law, similar to
that now in operation in several coun
ties on the Eastern shore of Maryland.
The reading of the resolutions inter
rupted by cries of ''out of order.'
MIR, Fraim tiercely declared he was
in order. and knew what he was about.
He moved the adoption of the resolu,
tions, and Geo. w. Wells seconded
the motion. The latter afterwards
withdrew his second, and Mr.. j. G.
Pickles and Mr.. Geo. II, Roberts -
stantly rendered it.
Rev. J. l.. Houston moved as an
amendment that the resolution be re-