The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-07-28
Prohibition Convention.

Pursuant to call, the friends Of prOhi
bition assembled at the Methodist
church in this city last Wednesday, and
thoroughly discussed all the different
phases of the question, from the most
radical to the more conservative stand
points. 1t seemed to be the unanimous
desire that all legislative candidates un,
qualitidly agree, if elected, to vote for
allowing a prohibitory clause of the
constitution to be submitted to the peo.
pie at the polls for their adoption or
rejection.
. w. W. Keysor, was elected chairman
and Rev. c. w. Savidge, sect'y of the
convention.
The committee on resolutions were,
Rev. J. lockwood, w, Z. Cobb and j.
S. Davis.
The committee on plan of work are,
Rev. G. F. Wells, A. S. Rouse and An.
drew Swenson.
The county committee is, Ira B. Rey-
nolds, Edwin Rogers, Andrew Swerson,
Geo. Green aud J. d. Evans.
The committee on plan of work, made
the following report:
We recommend the immediate and
thorough organization of the county on
the plan of the State Constitutional
Amendment agitation committee. A
county constitutional amendment COM
mittee of five shall be appointed who
shall oversee the work, hold meetings and
conventions, and appoint committee of
one, two or three in each town, ward or
voting precinct, who shall carry forward
the work under the direction of the
county committee. 1t shall be the duty
of the town committee to circulate the
following pledge for signatures of
voters: .....
ave tho undersigned do scvcrally hereby
pledge ourselves not to vote for any person
Ia be u member of the legislature of the
January 1888. who has not pledged his
sacred honor us u man, to vote in the lcgs-
lature assembled, for Il bill which shall sub
init to the people of this State for their up
constitution of the State, which shall prohi-
bit within Its boundaries, tho importation,
manufacture and salo of all intoxicating
liquors US u beverage.
1t shall also be their duty to solicit
funds for the prosecution of the work.
These funds shall be placed in the hands |
Of the treasurer of the county commit |
tee, who shall remit 25 per cent. to the
treasurer of the State committee and
hold Is per cent. subject to the order of
The county committee.
In case existing parties do not nom
mate candidates who will pledge them
selves to favor the submitting of Il
constitutional amendment
or the ratification or rejection by the
people, the county committee shall call
/. convention for the purpose Of putting
N nomination candidates whom the
friends of constitutional prohibition can
consistently support.
We urge the necessity of scattering
emperance literature broadcast. One
# the first duties of every prohibitionist
s TO subscribe for prohibition paper.
f we neglect this duty we shall ac-
little.
We heartily commend the temperance
9eciew, published at Minneapolis, and
he Christian Friend, published at Lake
,rystal, to the support of all workers.
The committees report on resolutions
vas substantially that they would only
Import nominees of either party where
hey were good men and who were
'lcdged to support bill for submitting
prohibitory amendment plank to the
institution.
Hon. M. j. Severance addressed the
in the evening, and SAID he
id not favor prohibition as the only
emedy; he would have drunkenness q
punishable crime. He favored prohibit
ion heartily, and endeavored to show