Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-22
OHIO PROHIBITIONISTS.
THE STATE CONVENTION HELD Al
CINCINNATI.
They Resolve to Vote for No Candidate
Who Opposes Local 0p!iOn-lhe Plat
form Adopted - Foster Denies
That He Opposes Temperance
Legislation, but Favors II.
The TICKET PLACED IN THE FIELD.

! iHt lIGktl flRGtU IN lHt TlGlU'
ClNCINNATI, July 2I.-The State Con-
vention called by the Temperance Re-
form Convention, which met in CoIum-
! bus some months ago, met Yesterday on
the grounds OF the Cincinnati Camp
| Meeting Association, near Loreland.
The Convention was called to order by
l.. \. Belt, who was temporary chair
man; l.. B. Logan, temporary secretary.
After the appointment OF committees Il
recess was taken.
On reassembling Rev K. s. Stanton,
OF Cincinnati, was chosen permanent
President; w. IL. Doanc, Vice Presi-
dent; l.. b. Logan, Secretary. The re-.
port of the Committee on Resolutions,
as follows, was unanimously adopted:
The Platform.
WHEREAS, The liquor traffic is going
forward in the State Of Ohio with
increased power, devastating our homes,
corrupting morals and controlling legis-
lation.
WHEREAS, The two great political par
ties OF Ohio have put into their plat.
forms principles which, ii carried out.
will result in still greater increase Of
the liquor traffic ami oi its dreadful
consequences therefore,
Rcmlrcd, That the time has fully come
when temperance men should unite III
political organization whose leading
object shall he the suppression OF the
liquor traffic, and therefore We are in
favor OF nominating State Temper
ance Reform ticket
R;soirei, That Our ultimate object shall
he the constitutional prohibition oI the
hpuor traffic, the manufacture and sale
pi Intoxicating liquors, including wine,
aic and beer, and We demand that our
next Legislature shall submit To the
voters OF OniD suCh constitutional
amendment.
R.>0ir,d. That as a measure leading to
constitutional prohibition we are in favor
Of local option, am demand OF our next
LEGISLATURE the passage OF 4 stringent
local option law.
E,~Ji,,R, That we do not deem il i'm.
pOrtant to announce definite principles
on other political issues as all these are
of minor importance when compared
with those great measures which We
advocate and propose to secure the con.
stitutional prohibition OF the liquor
traffic.
R,&0Ird, Where either oi the domi-
nant parties put in nomination candl-
dates for the General Assembly and
county officers distinctly pledged to the
principles therein set forth, We will not
put opposition candidates III the field.
But when they fail to do this We will
put in nomination our uwn ticket, a7 in
the case ol State officers, and press their
election with energy.
H,&3ird That we recommend the or
ganXati0n oil county and township or
gauXltiOnS as auXllllarleS To the ONO
anti-IAquOr Alliance.
R,>pIr,d. That We recognize the great
moral power ol the WomenS National
Christian Temperance Union, the sue.
cess which has crowned It's efforts, and
we earnestly ask the cooperation OF the
noble Christian women "t our state IN
our efforts to forward the foregoing OBJ
jects.
After the adoption OF the platform,
letters were read from Governor Foster
and Attornev-(iencraI Nash, 10 Rev.
VIM. II. Ghurt oi C0tumbus, i'll reply to
interrogations from him as 10 their
views upon Temperance legislation.
Fosters Opinion.
Governor Foster 6enied that he had
opposed temperance legislation, but he
believed that under the present C0nst-
tuition, both local option ana license, or
the taxation Oi liquor selling, were un-
constitutional; that in the opinion OF
the friends OF Temperance OF sound juig-
ment, who had gwen the matter serious
thought, there was no opportunity am
der the present Constitution to enact
any laws iur regulating the evils Ot the
liquor traffic, and that III his OPINION
the best way was To remit the whole
subject to the people as provided in the
platform Of the Republican Convention.
The answer oi AttOrney-Gemeral Nash
WAS similar.
The Ticket
The following ticket was nominated:
For Governor, Abram K. Ludlow, ot
Springfield.
Lieutenant Governor, John McN rish,
oi Columbus.
Judge oi the Supreme Court, Gideon
=. Stewart, oi Norwalk.
Attorney General, Levi Mills, of Will
mingtOn.
Treasurer, Ferdinand Shumaker, oi
Akron.
Board OF Public Works, Ahncr Davis