The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-31
NATIONAL PEoHIHIrIoN HOME
PROTECTION

The patty with the above lengthy
name las decided 10 plsce a national
ticket in The field. We have received
the fDllosing, with request % publish.
All citizen of the United States, with
out distinction OF section, sex, race, color,
place or bnth, or former party relation,
who are 10 favor of the prohibition by
the national government, in its constItu-
lion and laws and lis treaties with other
governments, OF The manufacture, sale or
supply, importation, or expectation IF
alcoholic beverages IN any form, dis
titled or leImen,ed, as q high crime
against the nation and the cIvilizt d
world, and who viii support the election
OF an administration 10 elforce this pro-
hibition, are InYited TO send delegates
TO the national convention of the Pro
hibition Home Protection party, to be
held in the city Of Pit sbUrg, in the state
of Pennsy lyania, on Wednesday, the
2lst day OF May, 1884, at the hour of IL
O'Clock 8. m TO nominate candidates
for the offices OF president ard vice pres
Ident of the United States; to adopt a
platform Of such principles and meas
ures of national government as are Lying
issues before the people; and to transact
such other business as the convention
may deem proper.
The basis If representation in the con-
vention viii be one delegate for every
250, and fraction over 100, of the hum
Der of votes cast for the leading candi-
date on the site ticket of the Probibi-
lion Home r. election party, at the last
regular state election, held in the years
1882 and 1888, 10 each of the following
named thirteen states in which such
tickets were voted: California, Con
necticut. iinois, NJ sine, Mass 4chusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, ONO, PennsYl-
vanIa, and Wisconsin.
In ali the other states aad in the Terri
tories and district of Coium biz, the
basis OF representation will be one
delegate for every $50 and fraction
over 10G, of the qualified voters al
general elections tn, re, who sign the
following:
NATIONAL CALL
We, the undersigned citizens OF --, in
the county Of. and state. territory,
OF -. hereby unite in calling conVen
tion OF the signers of this and similar calls
cirr ulated IN this unity, 20 be held at -
on the - day Oi -, 1854, at the hour
of -, for the purpose organizing The Pro-
hibition Home Protection party IN tAis coun-
t.. and appointing d.legaleS 40 a state, or tea
ritorial, convention, TO form the party in this
stAte, OF tefritors, anu % appoint delegates
TO the national conventI' Ia OF that parsy. 10
be held in ths city OF ittsbHrg, PeBnsyl
wanna, on The 2l>t day OF May 1884. We mere
by SolSl1 My pledge ourselves 30 each other.
thsv we VIII entirely separate ourselves from
the RepubiIcGn and DeID0C attic parties, and
from all political Parties not opposed 10 The
liquor-crine. and ,hat we will 30 all in our
power 10 promote the success of the pr. nci-
piles and c4rdi !atts Of the Prob. biion Home
- Place and date
Tasers Of No s% So. 81 r Aaaqsss
Each county convention So called will
appoint a committee OF one or more OF
such SINNERS 10 the bst,onal Call, who
will unite with like cCmmIItt eS from
other counties IL calling state Tor tar
rltoIIa) convection, ia time 20 i'd del
egates to this national convention. All
delegates tn this cow utIon will be p
poini' d by their several STATE ap,t terri
tCrt6l onvcntiUns, and will bring crrjIfi-
cat : at tAeir app OIL tm.:.ts sign d by
the chairman and :, c!etHry of ca, h
ard except from the thirteen stat
above naiatd, ach certificate must also
contain e III n er of qualified electors
who have : gee the ia 10 tal can III
such state ur territory.
Every d=lcEaiInn 10 this cOGyert;o
viii have power to fill lacanCits in it,
own numb T, occurring att it, az point
melt All friends 0f ;he Cause not ac-
cr d TED as delegates, are cmdi lily In
viJed 20 attend the sessions of the CON
ventiOr, without fakipS tart IN lis pro
coed;ngs, unl-ss s1ec,tlb aIthnTiz d o
10 so by the Convention.
GIDEON 7. STEWART, Ch4iIm1n.
X w. NELSON, Secretary
4. j. JUTRiNS Cor : crtia'y
OF tn natioasl commu,e, of tie Pr,
fibitio1 HONOR Ell III parry.
Headqulrt"Ts, 81 Washington street,
Chicago, III
Jan"sry % 1884