Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-30
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Proceedings Of the Prohibition Reform
Farty's Convention

Proceedings Of the Prohibition Reform
rarty's Convention.
At the Prohibition Reform Convention SEES.
zion in San Francisco, Thursday, NJ. C. Win
chester presided. Tie President, in opening
the Convention, called attention to the mag
nitude of the task to be accomplished. A
Committee on Credentials was app 1inted.
MIR. Robinson opposed admitting any who
would not agree to support the party. Judge
Thompson favored admitting all who would
agree to abide by the decision of the Conven-
ton. Mr.. Redstoue opposed indorsing any
nominees on tickets now in the field, and
would not abide such action il the 1omiues
Endorsed was not a ProhIbihonist Mr.
Swan tcoS like view Of that question.
George Morris said men were sitting as dele
gases-as Least one-whom he knew to be
against prohibition. This brought out Rev.
John Appleton, of 0rcville, who announced
that he was Methodist minister, and he be-
lievsd that if the Convention should nominate
a ticket if would ipjGre. if not destroy, all
b. pss Of prohibition for at least ten yesrs.
He Damfd another party platform that he be-
iisveG tfsred ell that any reasonable temper
ance man could ask. This created o sensa-
ton snd several calls TO order, mingled with
applau for Appleton. ]. NJ. Haven said it
would be suicidal to put the Prohibi ion ticket
in the field
On the coming in of the report Of the Com
mittee GA Credentials debate resulted as to
who had right to vote. E. w, Schell, #
Mo5estr. was refused seat. Samuel Fow-
Ter, of l'ulare, said he had left tie Demo-
cratic party since it had adopted the San
Jose platform. He was sdmisted with
twenty-seven proxiss. j. g. Hewitt. as the
representative If ten Good TEN plars' Lodges
in Coin7a county, was allowed ten woes in
the Convention. j. L. Cola, of TuoIu,nre
county, was allowed ten votes on proxies
which he had brought with him from the
Tempis-s' Locges il that county.
A warm debate resulted over the motion to
allow the Chair to appoint COMMITTEES on
the Order OF Business. b. n. Rugbey, of
Sacramento. protested against giving the
Chair that power. The debate consumed an
hour, and curing it there was considerable
excitement. The President, by direction of
the Convention, appointed the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions w. G. Stewart,
G. A. Bstemau, M. NJ. Wright, A. w.
Motherell, T. T. Jewett.
A Committee on Order of Business was
nominated by the Convention and appointed
by the President, as follows: A. d. Wood,
w. u. Swami, A. j. Nelson. Mrs. Stewart,
w. G. Murphy. F. Steele. Rev. NJ. Hotch.
kiss. Joel Russell, J. n. Kurrs. During the
debate it became plsinly evident that wide
diversion of sentiment existed among the del
esstes as to the propriesy of the nomination
OF State ticket Rev. Mr.. Deal assured
the Convention chat if the cut-and-dried pro-
gramme of the maj ority was carrisd out. that
3 division of the Convention was inevitable.
a d. Wood protested against the preach
ers Alternating TO bulldoze the Convention,
and objected to Mr.. Deals threats and re-
Elections upon the members of the Conven-
ton.
Rev. Oils Gibson appealed for peace aud a
cessation of personal attacks.
w. G.. Swami said he oSjecssd to the Gus.
tom-house and Mint RAINING the Prohibition
Convention. Excitement and confusion fol.
lowed
These resolutions were offered and referred
to the Committee on Platform by Motherell
Of Tulare:
Resolred. That this Convention will at this meet
ing nominate full State ticket ignoring all pol t.
cal parties now in the field.
By Jsdge Thompson, of San Francisco
Resolved, That this Convention regards the uiti-
mate prohibition By Constitutional authority OF the
sale Of ardent spirits and the present maintenance
and enforcement IL Sunday law the objects 10 be