Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-27
PARKERSBURG.
PARKERSBURG.
A Citizens Temperance COnven-
tlOn 49, They Nominate City
Officers and Pass Resolutions
License or No License the

License or No License the
Issue.
Correspondence Of the Register.
A citizens temperance convention
largely attended, was held ut the
court house last night, at which iull
anti-license ticket was enthusiastically
nominated for mayor and members OF
council.
After making Daniel u. Johnson
Chairman and q. X. Leonard Secretary,
the following declaration Of principles
was read and adopted:
When in the course Of the social and
political affairs OF any community, there
arise questions Of vital interest to the
common good, having no relation to
existing party lines, or party
interests, il becomes all the good
people Of such community, ignoring
party, to take such united and
prompt action, as may value Alright such
questions Of interest and best subseryc
the public welfare: And believing the
present to he such all occasion, calling
ior such united action, we the citizen
voters OF the city OF rurkersburg, In pub
lie convention assembled, do declare:
First That intempcrancc IL Il curse
III incalculablc cnormity, social pollti-
cal moral and physical; and that the
business interests and moral welfare Oi
this as Of crery community, dcmandthe
spccdicst possible, total suppression oi
the traffic in liquors as II beverage.
Second That our municipal inter
ests demand IN economical, nOn.partl-
san administration, and that gentlemen
should be elected to the offices Of Mayor
and members oi Council who will al
minister our city affairs impartially,
economically, and without party favor
itism.
Third That all matters OF official
patronage should be left to the wisdom
and discretion Of the Mayor and Cuun-
Gil, after election and that pledges OF
such patronage pending the canvass, are
unwisc, unpolitic, and full OF evil. And
that such patronage should in the end,
he dispensed according to illness Tor
office without regard to party aiillatlon.
Fourth That the traffic in intoNlcat-
ing liquors, acknowledge by all to he
great evil ought not to receive any lc-
pul sanction; that no license thereto, mt
Wholesale or retail, other than Tor me-
chanical and medicinal purposes should
bc granted, and that the ultimate sup
preston ol the same Is the end greatly
to be desired.
Filth That the liquor traffic IL no
'|rl"ns wrong III ''7vu' Az, t,'"' .I y" i'
PIE can 'N'' '" l"A''''''' ~ "t'''''''e
wrong; M, ,u, ,..., h,a ,,,ri
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uls ion that puhIIr sentiment endorses
ana maintains the l"i''y" ' u" ,,''i'Sn'
seventh, ana iihhlly -iihV'hG 'ucI ''h'
est c"nildrh'" III inc hca''hiy P"hi" S,'''-
tlmcnt so manifest III our Guy, anu ''
iI'NImG '''!" M',' NV
It's affairs III the h"nd7 "' "l'rrr'. 'r'',''S
oi temperance. law ana "r'rI' we Si,'''
han The morning I'll "''S"''' "'''''
day.
nominate candidates Tor Mayor III"
members oi council, WA" ny 'h''r "r,
ccplahcc "i sl''' mountainous WIZ
stand pledged I" carry out the primer
pies herein enumerated
j. T.. kcrnicy was nominated 'nr
Mayor, ANA H. Nlti'a,', ~, "'",, -
VI. Davidson, ~ T., paN''H"h, =, -
hirkpa'i''k, - w N''t'''' "'n' "" L,;,., -,
Mchntch'r, Tor ih''','r'S VI '''' wy
Council ms ''"hc' u n''''c "l' !"
lhrrcS'ra'gh' hrl 'n"'l'a''S' ,''t'H''"'S'''
Democrats, ahh wv" ''rro'''"uN''S' WI"
were formerly Rrplhl'cahs, ana Is con
coded by the lir"nS" men I" he u strong
combination "l strong men, a'h WIZ
call upon them I" bring out 'h''r best
material.
Just what Shal'r Tue M".1hy 'nr'S