The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-10
THIRD EDITION
The Temperance Contention.

THIS MORNINGS sEssION-A SMALL
GATHERING-PERMAN oRGANIzA-
TIoN-LoCAL OPTION REVOLUTIONS.
The State Convention of "practical
men and women interested in legislation
against the liquor traffic" met in Institute
Hall this morning, about fifty persons be-
ing present, four of them being ladies.
The Convention was called to order at
1880 O'Clock, by Geo. w. Wells, and was
Oponed by singing 'Nearer My God to
Thee" Prayer was offered by Rev. Geo.
r. Kramer.
Geo. W. Wells opened the meeting
with brief address, in which he stated
that the Convention was intended to
serve the best interests of Temperance.
On Rev. j. V. Smiths motion COM
mitee on permanent organization was ap-
pointed as follows: Rev. j. V. Smith,
Rev. Fielder Israel, VIM. Naylor.
During the retirement Of the commit
tee the Convention sang Crock of Ages"
The committee returned and reported
the following permanent officers:
President-Rev. j. b. Quigg.
First Vice President-Geo. Simpson.
Second Vice President-Miss Goats.
Secretary-Geo. HUMPHREYS.
In taking the chair the President hoped
the Convention would be united in any
plan of action they might agree upon,and
that such plan, when carried out, would
tend to the advancement of Temperance.
Rev. J. B. Mann moved the appoint
ment of Committee on Resolutions.
Lev. F. Israel moved to amend by
making it Committee on Business.
Amendment accepted and motion,
adopted.
Rev. Mann moved that all friends of
temperance from other States, now in
the city, be invited to attend the Con-
vention. and participate in all the pro-
ceedings, except voting. Adopted.
The chair announced the Committee
on Business, as follows; Revs. j. B.
Mann, A. d. Davis, and F. Israel, Geo
W. Wells and Geo. G.. Lobdell.
Rev. A. d. Davis offered series of
resolutions, declaring it the duty Of
temperance men to support no candi-
date for Office who drinks or counten-
ances intemperance; declaring that
office holders should be strictly tenn ,
perate; and declaring in favor of asking
the Legislature for such legislation as
will give to the people Local Option
Law. Referred to the Committee on
Business.
Rev. Pencil Coombe offered series
of resolutions declaring that the sale OF
liquor should not be protected by law
that the present license law of this
State is a wrong and a disgrace; that 9
Local Option law should be asked fol
at the next session of the Legislature
and that should it be refused temper.
ance people should pledge themselves
to do all in their power to defeat, fol-
any public office, the men who vote
against it. Referred to the Committee
J on Business.
, The subject of the previous Conven-
: ton coming up, Rev. ]. G. Mann took
. the floor. He said Convention acted
wrongly. and did more to injure the
Temperance cause than all the run shops
in town. In regard to the resolution
calling ON temperance men to scratch
all candidates who were.not temperate,
men, he had voted on it understanding
ly. For the last eight years he had Gu
his tickets in the interest of the tenn
perance cause, and would continue tC
do so, as he would never vote for mer
of either party, who were addicted tc
intemperance.
Geo. w. Wells, arose and stated the
fate of the petitions for local option
law, which had been circulated for
signatures in various public places
All of these petitions had been lost
, defaced or covered with slang phrazel
and even the one left in the store O.
his good brother, r. G. Fraim, ha6
been neglected and lost among the
crockery ware. Among the laboring
people, these petitions are being
signed.
!, Rev. Pennel Coombe favored two
things: Let the Convention declare
Local option as the policy of the
Temperance people Of Delaware, and
l. have a: State Executive Commute,
/. appointed to conduct the Temperance
reform.
After some othersremarks,t the Con-
vention took recess until 2 clock,
p. m.