The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-12

The chair then called fer the names Of the dele
gates to serve On The various committees cred
entails, resolutions, rules and order Of bust
ness which occupied great deal of time
The committee men selected by the dele
cations of Northwestern States are as follows:
Nelson; credentials, j. l. Jolly; resolutions, ].
l. jolly.
Montana-Permanent organization and Gre
dentals, Lee Mantle; rules and resolutions, "
f. Saunders.
Minnesota Credentials R B. Langdon; rules
manent organization, O. B. Gould; resolutions,
Liberty Hall
Wisconsin.-E W., Reyes was made chairman
and George D. Shaw secretary. J. II. Mead
was named Tor the committee on credentials.
Calvert Spensley on resolutions, +. G. Winick-
Ter on permanent organization and G. M. Butt
on rules. Edwin Sanderson was selected for
the national committee and E. H. Broadhead as
vice president for the convention.
Mr. Pearce Of Massachusetts, offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was referred to COM
mite ON resolutions:
Resolved, That the subject of the revised ap-
portionment of delegates to future national
conventions and of the revised apportonment of
members of the national committee be referred
to the committee on rules and order of business
with leave to report before the ballot for pres
ident
THE PRoHTBIoIoN MEMoRIAh
Mr. ponnan Of Iowa presented the follow
Ing memorial, which, after q long discussion
was read by the secretary:
We, members Of the Wohan's Christian Tenn
perarce union of the states herein represented
by the signatures Of our officers, believe that
while the personal habits Of the nation can be
largely restrained by an appsal to to the intel
lect, through argument to the heart, through
sympathy, and to the conscience through tho
motives Of religion, the traffic III those. poisons
will be best controlled by d prohibitory law We
the golden rule combine TO testify against the
traffic in alcoholic liquors drink,
and the homes of America, which are the citadels
enemy so relentless as the American saloon.
Therefore, as citizens VI the United States,
Irrespective of sect or section, but having
deeply at heart the protection of our homes, we
do hereby respectfully and earnestly petition
you to advocate and adopt such measures as are
requisite to the end that prohibition of the i'm
portation, eXportation manufacture and sale
of alcoholic beverages may become an
Integral part of the national constitution and
that your party candidate shall be by character
and public pledge committed to national pro-
hibitory constitutional amendment. lSignedl,
Francis E. Willard president; Caroline b. Buell.,
corresponding secretary; Mary A. Woodbridge,
secretary: Esther Pugh, treasurer.
The Chair:-lt Is referred to the com mittee on
rules.
GIVING THE IRISH CHANCE.
Leslie w. BlSSell OF new York presented
the following which was referred to the
committee on resolutions:
Resolved, That the committee on resolution s
be and they are hereby directed TO give hearing
to a committee appointed by the Irish National
Land league of America to present a memorial
to this convention on the subject of ownership
of realty in the United States by foreigners.
MI. Bayne moved to adjourn till tomorrow
at II d. M. Carried. After the adjournment
the chair stated that committees on rules and
credentials wOuld meet in the hall and the com
mittee proceeded to the work on hand