The news., 1882-10-24
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

Fellows Hall, Mount Holly, for the
purpose of nominating ticket to be
supported at the coming election.
Delegates and others afterwards re-
cognized as such to the number of 20
were present.
The meeting was called to order by
Rev. Mr.. Kerr of Bordentown, and
Leonard Brown of the same township
was chosen Secretary. The same
officers were chosen for permanent
organization.
The call and the resolutions of the
County Alliance we're then read.
(The resolutions were printed in our
last issue.) A committee of enroll
msnt was then appointed who took
the names Of the delegates from the
various townships.
Other preliminary business was
then transacted. The committee ap-
pointed to interview the nominees of
the other political parties being called
for reported about as follows
Committee visited FIVE candidates,
Messrs Cronk, Budd, Scott, Merritt
and Smith. Mr.. Cronk was in favor
of prohibition and of submitting a
constitutional amendment to that effect
to the people to vote upon, but he
did not care to have it given out to
the public that be had so stated.
= Mr.. Merritt declined giving any
| pledges to the committee; said he
was unpledged as the nominee of the
Republican party. He must be
taken entirely on his record as cit
izen.
Mr.. Smith said prohibition or a
constitutional amendment to that end,
was Democratic measure, and he
being Democrat. would vote for it
and help it along.
Mr.. Budd would not pledge him
self to anything, was nominated by
the Democrats without making any
pledges and would make none to others.
He was temperance man, however
and believed in the cause; had been
instrumental in preventing license
from being granted in Pemberton.
Stacy Scott was in favor of their
cause and would do what he could for
them if elected.
Mr.. Foley was interviewed by a
member of the Convention who stated
he was courteously received by Mr.
Foley, who said be did not think it
would be right for him to promise to
vote for such measure as they advo-
Gated.
Mr.. Palmer was also interviewed.
He wanted to know if the temper
ance people would vote for him if he
pledged himself; afterwards he declin-
ed committing himself until he had
seen his friends about it.
Rev. Mr.. Lawrence of the NJ. j.
Church, Mount Holly, had interview
! both Mr.. Merit and Mr.. Cronk and
firmly believed that both were in
sympathy with the cause and would not
fear to trust them to do what was
right in the Legislature.
Rev. DIR. Smith, of the Mount
Holly Baptist Church, said he would
sooner trust Mr.. Merritt on his record
in the past than Mr.. Smith with a
pledge.
Rev. Mr.. Crawford Of the Trinity
P. E. Church, Mount Holly, arose
and endorsed the sentiment expressed
by Rev. DR.. Smith, as also did Mr..
Archer, carriage builder, Mount
Holly.
Leonard Brown was opposed to
anything but straightout temperance
ticket; he didn't rely upon the pied
ges or moral standing of political can
didates; the temperance men had been
gulled that way too much; he would
rather vote for a principle than for
the successful candidate. The NOM
inees of the old parties were no better
Gas to temperance) than those OF
former years and pledged or otherwise
he was not in favor of nominating
them to run on the temperance ticket.
A communication was read from
Joseph Abbott, Greenback candidate
for Senator, stating that he was in
| full sympathy with the cause and
would vote to sustain any measure
they brought up.
Rev. Mr.. Lawrence stated that Mr.
Merritt informed him that he would
spend no money in bar-rooms OF
saloons.
There was good deal of speech.
making and considerable dissatisfac-
tion as to the way in which the Con-
vention was being handled apparently
in the interests of the candidates oi