The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-27
THE PR0HIBITIONISTS.
Annual Meeting of the State Christian Tenn
perance Union.

The seventh annual session of the State Chris
tian Temperance Union, with about two hun
dred members in attendance, began yesterday
afternoon in the lecture room of the Meridian
street NJ. Z. Church. The exercises opened
with song and prayer, after which came the ad-
dress of NJ. E. Shiel, the president and the re-
port of the secretary, D. B. Ross. The union
was reported to be in healthy and vigorous
condition, and showing greater progress made
during the past six months than during any
three previous years of its existence A consid-
cradle amount of stock has been subscribed since
the unioN was incorporated.
DR.. j. A. Houser, of Marion; T. D. Ratliff, of
Grant; E. W. Beeson, of Parke; w. H. CURL, of
Hamilton; B. F. Carter, of jackson, were chosen
a committee resolutions. DR.. J. P. Cessna
of Noble; Barnabas c. Hobbs, of Parke Mrs
Sallie Z. jackson, of Clark were chosen com
mittee on finance. A committee of one from
each congressional district was chosen on nomi-
nations of officers.
Cutler S. Dobbins, Shoals; Robert Kelly,
Bloomington; VIM. Tyner, Muncie; B. F. Carter,
Seymour; Mrs. A. e. Collyer, Jacksonville, and
Mrs. Julia Overman, Marion, were chosen as an
ecdtive committee
The committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing:
Whereas, The Liquor League representing only
about z per cent of the voting population of Indi
in its united strength has assumed the role of po
tlcal boss debating to parties and what shall be
their policy upon the liquor question, and
Whereas, A necessity exists for a political organi
cation having for of its cardinal principles the
overthrow of this dangerous and ruinous power in
politics and the determination of the liquor traffic and
Whereas, cali has already been signed by over
1900 voters of the State of Indiana for convention
to effect such needed organization in neither of
the dominant political parties takes up the ISSUE there
fore be it
of Indiana in convention assembled declare that if
neither the Republican the Democratic party shall
in its coming State convention pledge itself to be
aeraby in favor of the statutory and constitutional
prohibition of the manufacture and sale of ntoxicat
ing liquors beverage within the State of Indiana,
then instruct the president of the Indiana State
Christian Temperance Union to issue call for
vention of prohibtonists of said State for the pur
pose of adopting State platform favoring the same
and nominating ticket pledged thereto. But, if
either of said parties shall in said convention so pledge
itself then to the support of that party We pledge
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honors.
Resolved, That the consistent and courageous
this association and as manager of the Montor-Jour
nal our official organ under the sanderous abuses of
much of the partisan press of the State, deserves
special mention as expressing our hearty approval"
The resolutions were passed without dissent
ing voice, and with much applause.
resolution was passed thanking the Ma
llohal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. party Tor Its brave ana
honorable position on prohibition and universal
suffrage.
At the evening session, which was held at the
Y. NJ. c. A. hall, the debt owing the Monitor
Journal was reported as 1888 A collection to
apply to this debt was then ordered and sub
scriptions to the amount of 1872 were received.
The new officers reported by the committee on
nominations are: President, DR.. J. A. Houser,
indianapolis; vice-presidents, I. Kavanaugh,
Fort Wayne Mrs. J. r. Wood, indianapolis;
general secretary, D. B. Ross, Indianapolis;
treasurer, John NJ. Bradley, louisville Miss
Rose Wilson, Indianapolis, is continued
sistant secretary.
Drs May Brown and Houser were appointed
a committee to systematic a plan to raise money
to pay Mr. Shiel and for other necessary funds to
carry on thetemperance work.
H. z. Leonard, candidate for Governor on the
Greenback ticket, spoke, expressing himself
warmly in favor of temperance and universal
suffrage, and hoped to live to see the day when
his wife and daughter could exercise the right of
suffrage as freely as he now does A number of
three minute speeches followed, after which the
union adjourned, to meet in semi-annual session
on Wednesday of fair week in this city.