The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
All Prominent States Represent
ed Including Texas Which
Sends ten Delegates.
A Memorial Demanding a Pro-
hibitOry Amendment to the
Federal Constitution.
A big Campaign Projected
Against King Alchy-PrOhi-
bitionists Seeking Power.

Dunn, of Pittsburg, chairman of thu
committee of arrangements, found il
necessary to request all but delegates
to leave the floor. This was good
naturally complied with without a
second invitation-an incident which
was illustrative of the kindly feeling
and unity of aim apparent every
where throughout the preliminary
transactions.
The Pennsy lvania delegation held a
lively caucus this morning, and decid-
ed to present the name of Hon. John
Black for the presidential nomination
and stand by him as long as there was
possibility Of his getting it.
The convention was called to order
promptly at IL o'clock by Gideon ].
Stewart, and prayer was offered bv
Rey. DR.. A. A. Minor, of Boston. The
call for the cony ention was then read.
and
AN Address OF WELCOME
: delivered by G, L. Rose, of Pittsburg,
ana Gsdeon Stewart, chairman of the
na ronal committee. responded on be-
.iitlf of the convention.
Mr.. Stewart then delivered the
opening address. He referred to the
relation between liquor, crime
and slavery. OF the anti-slav-
cry men he said, they were strangely
blind to the correlation of
the two evils. Their platform, thirty
two years ago, was silent as to the
parent crime of which slavery was
but the natural offspring, and the |
;anti-slavery reformers had lifted the |
axe of liberty to cut down one great |
branch of the upas tree which, with |
Its maligant shadow had darkened the |
republic and, to-day, they met to lay
that axe to the roots of the same upas
tree, and to remove the main source
OF opposition and injustice to labor,
and of all crime vice, ignorance,
poverty, debasement and misery. One
of the most prevalent and dangerous
forms of compromise with the liquor
crime was that of local prohibition or
local option; a national crime-organ-
lied and in control of the govern
ment demanded national prohibition
by party, formed for the purpose of
an attempt to reform the national
government, and to abolish a ruling
national crime by merely changing
laws and constitutions of states.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Temporary organization was eff
fected in the choice of VIM. Daniels,
of Maryland, as chairman; and Mrs.
Woodbridge, president of the Ohio
Women'S Christian Temperance
Union; Chas. Carter, of Washington,
ID. c., as secretaries.
The secretary made report of the
number of delegates from various
states 5000 in alp and the committee
on credentials was appointed and the
convention took recess till 3 p. m. Il
AFTERNOON SESSION. +;
The afternoon session was opened !
by the singing OF campaign song to
the air of "John Brown" the refrain :
being "Glory, glory, hallelujah; our !!
cause is marching onp Then, after
prayer, the whole convention joined {
in the hymn, "Crown Him Lord of
The secretary reported the follow !
ing representation in the convention:
Alabama, 2; California, 90; Connecti-
cut, 2; Illinois, 45; Maine, 3; Kansas,
braska, 3; Dakota, 1; Ohio, "a; New
Jersey, Is; Maryland, Is; New York,
20; Missouri, TO-; Tennessee, IL; Texas,
10; Pennsylvania, So; Wisconsin, 90.
Total, 446.
kilograms encouraging the conven-
ton in its work were read from vari-
Gus parts of the country, and APP !
plauded to the accompaniment of
A BLAST FROM HORN,
which was objected to by delegate {
as not a christian mode of applause;
but preacher from Indiana declared {
that horn, which gave no uncertain
sound, ought not to offend them.
1t was decided to send telegr am q
to the prohibitionists of Indiana, it
being stated that tomorrow the most
desperate fight ever fought in this
country for the recognition of the
principles of prohibition, was to be
fought on the soil of Indiana.
w. G. A. Blanchard, of Illinois.
repreSe nting the prohibition party of l
the city of Chicago, addressed the |
convention. Some remark of his gave I
offense to delegate from Wisconsin, /
and other states. and there was gen. {
eral call to proceed with business. S
Mr.. Blanchard had, therefore, to make
an abrupt close of his speech. This I
little storm having blown over. the {
convention Joined in singing Praise
God From Whom all Blessings Flow" {
Miss Willard, president of the w ON
ems Christian union, appealed to the.
convention to listen, at this time to
The memorial prepared by the union,
q I'd it was read by the secretary, Mrs. !
Woodbridge, as follows:
THE MEMORIAL.
To the National Convention of the Prohibition
Party: II
We, the members of the Women's
Christian Temperance union, herein
represented by the signatures of our
officers, believe that, while the present
habits of the nation can be largely re-
strained by an appeal to the intellect
through argument to the heart, and
through sympathy, through the mo-
tives of religion, the traffic in these
poisons will be best controlled by
prohibition law.
We believe the teachings of science,
experience and the golden rule com
bine to testify against the traffic IN
alcoholic liquors and drinks; that the
homes of America, which are the cita-
dels of patriotism, purity and happi-
ness, have no enemy so relen tless as
the American saloon. TherefOreithe |
citizens of the United States, irrespec
tive of sect or section, but having |
deeply at heart the protection of our |
homes, we do hereby respectfully and |
earnestly petition the Prohibition |
convention to advocate and adopt
such measures as are requisite, to the
end that the prohibition of the impor
tation, expectation, manufacture and
sale of alcoholic beverages may be-
come an integral part of the national
constitution; and that the party can
didates shall be, by character and
public pledge, committed to national
constitutional
PR0HIBIToRY AMENDMENT.
Miss Willard related the failure of
her efforts with the greenback conven-
ton. The women's christian temper
ance union in the logical order of Sc
quence now brought this memorial to
its native heath [appiause.l 1t would
not fail to be noted in Florida as well
as in Puget Sound, in Maine as well as
California; that the dove which went
flying from one convention to another,
like the one from Noah's Ark, had
come at last home to the prohibition
ark, and was drawn in there [cheers.l
Al vote of thanks was given by the
convention to the women's christian
temperance union with accompanying
cheers.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.