The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-24

convention must be well acquainted with
foreign policies; that the first and indispen-
sable step of the Prohibition patty must
be the total abolition of the two war
parties, which have SO long divided the Union
with sword and disunion, and that despite
the threats of military power or the bribes of
executive patronage the manhood of the
north should never demand and the manhood
of the south will never submit, that the sons of
of those who fought under the Confederate
flag should put on the political uniform of the
Republican party and serve in the ranks of
their conquerors After the opening address
Il temporary organization was effected by
the election of Hon. Mr. Daniels, OF Mary
land, temporary chairman, and Mary
I. Woodbridge, of Ohio, president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union, tenn
polary secretary. Daniels acknowledged
the compliment in brief address, in the
course of which he declared that in four
years more every county in Maryland, out
side of Baltimore, would be under prohibi-
ton rules
He referred to the great evil attending the
license system, and cited the District of Co
,lumbia as an instance The audience at in
teryals cried shame" and amen When
aiC W tAo IldDhltf Va tuc pAOllDi-
tionists to pass prohibitory law through
congress, "a shI1ll voice was heard
to cry out Its because the
Congress is in league with the devil" The
speaker concluded by declaring that if the
Democratic party failed of success next No
vember, it would before the next presiden-
| tial election, disband as a party, and the
members enter the fold of the prohibition
lists Hence it was important that Prohibit
ton ballots should aid in promoting such re-
suit by the polling for the Prohibition ticket
of as large a vote as possible.
1t was after l o'clock when Chairman
Daniels brought the inaugural speech making
| to a conclusion, with passionate appeal for
the breaking up of one or the other of the
two existing political parties When Daniels
resumed his seat stentorian cries came from
all parts of the hall for My Maryland" from
the band, but it was found that the instr,l-
mentalsts were not equal to the demand. An
| other portion of the audience called for
| "Dixie." All voices were drowned in howls
of "No!"
The local committee on credentials re-
ported twenty-five states represented by 500
delegates.
| At | 80 the convention ordered the roll of
states called for members of the various com
mittees.
! When the convention was about to
| adjourn, warm wrangle was pre-
| cipitated by the failure of the secretary
to call the territory of Dakota for members
of committees Several delegates charged
that there was a desire to choke out the ter
ritoriaI delegates Mrs. Burke, of New
York, appealed in behalf of the territories,
but the audience was unwilling to listen, and
in the midst of a scene of confusion, at | 81
| p. m, an adjournment was taken until 3 p. m
| The afternoon session of the convention
was opened by the singing of a campaign
song to the air of John Brown" the refrain
being GLORY, Glory Hallelulah, Our Cause |.
Marching On" Then, after prayer, the whole
| convention joined in singing the hymn
| "Crown Him Lord of AL"
The secretary reported the following state
representation in the convention; Alabama
=, California, %; Connecticut, 2; Illinois, 45
| Maine, 3; Kansas, II; Kentucky, 8; Mich
gan SIS, Nebraska, 5; Dakota, /; Ohio, "a
New jersey, IS; Maryland, Is; New York
Is; Missouri 10; Tennessee, l2 Texas 10
Pennsylvania, IS; Wisconsin, SIS; total, 446
i
its work were received from various
parts of the country and applauded. Th,
accompaniment of blast from ii horn Wa
objected to by Il delegate, As not Christian
mode OF applause, but preacher from Indi
ana declared that horn which gave no un
certain sound ought not to offend them. l
was decided to send a telegram to the Prohi
bitionists of Indiana, it being stated that tn,
most desperate fight ever fought in thi
country tor the recognition of the principle
on prohibition was TO he fought on the sol
of Indiana
W. c. A. Blanchard, of Illinois, represent
ing the Prohibition party of the city of Chi
cago, addressed the convention. Some re
mark of his gave offense to the delegate
from Wisconsin and other states, and ther
was a general call to proceed with business
abrupt close to his speech.
This hsle storm having blown over, th
convention sang Praise God from Whom al
blessings flow"
} Miss Willard, president of the Woman
Christian Temperance union, appealed to tn
convention to listen at this time to the mem
orial prepared by the union, and it was rea
, by the secretary, Miss Woodbridge.
, telegram from Rochester, N. Y, tina
ex-Gov. St John, in an interview, stated tina
he was not candidate was freely circulated
DR.. Blanchard, of Illinois, said that, notwitt
standing this, st, Johns name would be pre-
sented to the convention, and, if nominated
le would accept