Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-24
memorial prepared by the Union, and it
was read by the Secretary, Mrs. Wood
bridge, as follows:
THE MEMORIAL.

signatures of our officers. believe that While
the poison habits Of the nation can be largely
restrained by an appeal to the intellect
| through argument. to the heart through svm-
Dathy. and to the conscience through motives
Of religion, the traffic in those poisons viii be
best controlled by prohibitory law. We be-
| heye that the teachings Of science, experience
| and the golden rule combine TO testify against
the traffic IN alcoholic liquor as drink, and that
the homes Of America which are the citadels
Of patriotism, purity and happiness, have no
| enemy so relentless as the American saloons,
| Therefore, as citizens Of the United states,
| irrespective OF sect or section, but having
| deeply at heart the protection Of her
| homes, we do hereby respectfully and earn
| estly petition you to advocate and adopt such
! measures as are requisite, to the end that pro-
| hibition of the importation, expectation, man
| ufacture and sale Of alcoholic beverages may
become an integral port of the National Con-
! sutution, ana that your party candidate shall
| be. by public pledge, committed to a national
! constitution prOhibitory amendment.
MISS wILLARD's RECITAL.
Miss Willard related the failure Of her
efforts with the Greenback Convention.
She said that the WOmen's Christian Tenn
peranee Union, IN the logical order OF sequence,
| now brought this memorial to its natural
home, to its native heath. [Applause. 1t
! would not fail to be noted in Florida as well
| as in Puget Sound; in Maine, as well as in
| California. That dove which went flying
from one convention to another like the one
| from NOah's ark had at last come to the prohi-
! bitlon ark, and was drawn in there. APP
plause.l
A vote of thanks was given by the
convention to the WOmen's Christian
Temperance Union, with accompanying
cheers.
on The Use of the Ballot" by Miss Carrie
MOsher, of Baltimore.
461 DELEGATES PRESENT.
After some further delay the report of
! the Committee on Credentials was pre-
| sented, showing that there were 81 States
and Territories represented by 576 dele
gates, and that there were actually pres
| ent 461 delegates.
Resolutions accompanied the report to
the effect that delegates be authorized to
cast the full votes of the States which
they represent. The report was accepted,
and the resolution was adopted. The re-
solution was not adopted, however, until
after long discussion, in which its oppO-
! nents represented the untairness of per-
! mittiug one or a few men from State to
cast votes to which the State is entitled
under the call, while the Chairman of the
Committee on Credentials explained and |
defended the principle on which it is
| based. There was so much noise and dis |
| order that delegate suggested that they
would become a Democratic Convention
| before long. An excited and angry dele |
gate made a suggestion rather uncompli- !
mentary to the temporary Chairman, that |
| the Committee ON Organization in select |
ing the Chairman for the convention |
shall find somebody to preside who is ac-
| quainted with parliamentary rules and |
who has the voice and ability to keep or
der.
| CALLING THE ROLL.
In the midst of much confusion and tu- |
multi the roll of Safes was called tor the |
nomination of the Committees on Perma- |
nent Organization and on Resolutions.
The convention, by a rising vote and |
| with much enthusiasm, indOrsed the |
views and principles expressed in the |
memorial of the Women's Christian Tenn |
| perance Union. 1t was proposed to couple |
with it woman's suffrage plank, but at |
| the suggestion of Mrs. Woodbridge that |
| part of the motion was withdrawn.
| In connection with that, it was said |
| that Miss Willard was ON the Committee |
on Resolutions, and would on cOnsulta-
| ton with the lady members of the con- |
vention recommend such action on the |
! suffrage matter as may be agreed on.
| Several resolutions were presented and |
| referred, without discussion, to the Com |
mittee on Resolutions. Among them was |
| proposition for constitutional amend |
| ment removing the distinction of sex |
which now limits the right of franchise, |
and one to drop the name "Home Protec- |
! tiOn'' and declare the name of the party |
to be ''The National Prohibition Party" |
A proposition was made to appoint on |
! the Committee on Resolutions several |
] lady delegates in addition to those |
/ regularly nominated by the State delega- |
| tion.
CALLED MERE GUsH.
1t was argued against on various
grounds, and delegate movedto lay it on |
| the table as mere ''gush."
Mrs. Heart, of New York, declared that !
| the convention had no more right to add |
! to the committee five women in favor of |
| female suffrage than it had to add five |
men who were opposed to it.
The resolution was laid on the table, |
and the convention, at G: :35 O'Clock, took |
| a recess to s O'Clock.
| The evening session was opened by the |
| singing Of various hymns and campaign |
melodies, and when the national emblem, |
! with a strip attached bearing the word |
! ''prOhibition" was waved, there were |
three cheers for it, and then the audience |
! joined in singing "The Star-Spangled Ban |
ner."
PRAYER was offered by Rev. Mr.. War
ner, of New York, that the same divine |
| help which had led to the riddance OF the |
| land from slavery would also lead to its |
radiance from rum.
THE PERMANENT OFFICERS.
| The permanent organization was then |
announced, with Prof. Samuel Dickey, of |
| Michigan, as Chairman, and a large num- |
| ber of Vice Presidents, among them sew |
eral ladies and Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, of |
New Jersey, and several Secretaries, first |
among them being Mrs. Woodbridge, Of |
Ohio.
The report was adopted, and commit |
tee appointed to conduct Mr.. Dickey to |
the chair.
Prof Dlckey in taking the chair ex-
pressed his appreciation of the high honor |
done him. They were here, he said, for |
| work, not for words. They were here be- |
cause they were driven into the work by |
their powerful convictions. They were |
| not in harmony with those who believed |
in taking or licensing the liquor system. |
They could not let it alone. They be- |
lieved that it ought to be suppressed. |
! [Cheers. There was no hope to be placed |
party stood committed to earnest, indie
pendent political action. Cheers.
AN INDEPENDENT PARTY.
Their object was to found and build up
from its foundation an intelligent body of
voters, whose political thought would be
the complete suppression of the liquor
traffic. To that work they were pledged,
and by that work they expected to stand.
| With the power of the General Govern |
ment in their hands it would be moulded
wisely and well, and the nation would
be redeemed from the curse of the rum
power.
The Committee on Rules made a report
liking the daily hours OF the convention
from 8 to 1 O'Clock, and from 1880 to 6
! O'Clock.
Speeches in presenting candidates for
nomination are to be limited to ten min
utes, and balloting is not to precede the
adoption of the platform.
The vote of State shall not be altered
until all the States are called. The rules
were adopted and the thanks of the con-
vention given to the officers of the tenn
| pOrary organization.
THE MAJORITY RULE ADOPTED.
proposition to adopt the two-thirds
rule tor the nomination of candidates was
made, discussed and rejected, and it was
decided that it would require only ma
jority of the votes cast to nominate candi-
dates.
The roll was then called for the nomina-
tion of one member from each State for
the Committee on Finance and two men,
bers for the National Executive Commit
tee. Various propositions were submitted
and referred to the Committee on ResOlu-
tions, among them one to make the basis
of representation at the next National /
Prohibition Convention two for each Con-
gressional district, four for each State,
another as to the change of the party's
name. The convention then at 10 O'Clock
adjourned until 8 O'Clock tomorrow.
NO BLAINE IN THEIRS.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Commissioner
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