Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-09-18
Let, and 2d Days ProceedIngs-Three
Thousand Enthusinstic Prohibi-
tl0nists at Syracuse Make u
Ticket and Platform That
Ought TO Win.
PRELIMINARY.

PRELIMINARY.
SYRACUSE, Sept. S.-Syracuse is the
crank lest town just now this State ever
saw. The "longhnired cranks' are here
by the hundreds, and somehow or other
they all have the fghting cut now. Aud
10 Judge from the talk heard, there isn't n
man who seems TO know anything about
the cause having been set back twenty
years.
The New York and Kings county Pro-
hibi,ionists left together on the West Shore
train Monday morning. Many Of each
delegation came by different route, but we
had in our party enough to filI two cars.
Three years ago, at the State Conven-
tion in this same city, Brooklyn had two
representatives, and New York half doz
en-. "Did you ever zee such crowd of
cranks on board Of train before? ?"
asked the Pullman car conductor. "Well,"
lie said, "if you fellows are cranks, you're
the jolliest crowd of cranks / ever saw"
That same jubilant spirit has heen mani
fest everywhere, and il doesn't wake up IN
the morning with "big head" either.
Three years ago the entire Convention
OF the Prohibition party numbered about
two hundred, The preliminary conference
held last night must have embraced 500
delegates and al,ernates. At to-day's
Convention the roll of regular delegates
was responded to by 400 ayes, and with
alternates aud visitors the audience must
have numbered in the afternoon 5000.
This "fanaticisln" seems TO be terribly
catching.
FIRST DAY's SESSION.
SYRACUSE, Sept. 8.-This morning, the
opening day for the Convention, dawned
clear and bright, and at half after nine
hundreds Of the delegates wended their
way to the Alhambra Rink to share in the
prayer meeting which was to precede the
Convention. Horace Waters, of New
York, conducted the meeting.
| At IL o'clock the Convention proper
was called to order by Il. f. Wheeler, of
Albany, Chairman of the State Executive
Committee.
A glance over the body of men and
women at this moment was "worth ten
years of peaceful life." Five hundred
delegates who had come largely at their
own expense, not there for office, not for
"boodIe," not because they were sent by
some scheming boss" but simply and
only because they were endued with zeal
and righteous cause which they prop ose
to make triumphing cause. In moral
tona intelligence, determination and EN-
thusiasm, | believe there never was a
political Convent ion known 10 surpass it
II has gone beyond the anticipations o
the most sangnius.
The calling of the Convention to order
was followed by the singing of "All Han
tile Power of Jesus Name" After pray.
er by Rev. Mr.. Transue, A. A. Hopkins
WAS nominated for temporary chsirman n
and unanimously elected. Hearty sp-
planse greeted his appearance. and Iii
brilliant address was time and time agaiT
interrupted with cheers and applause.
II The rest oi the session wis taken NJ
with the appointment of committees, ant
= the Convention was adjourned to tire,
o'clock. Before adjournment, however
the Convention telegraphed the following
message to DIR. Leonard:
"The New York State Prohibition Part,
Convention, 5000 strong, sends greeting
We will carry New York il you will carr
Ohio"
In the evening II. G. Bascom and S,
John spoke TO jammed hnll-seat'
aisles, and pass"ge-ways being packed
in apite of wrelcl,ed weather. He bega
by reading a written query prQpounde
by nm anonymous Republican, ms to ho,
o much money he received for his canvas
from the Democratic party. He answer
ed hy challenging the world to produc
one iota Of proof of his having received o
;, harganel to receive one cent from eilhe
. old party or its agents. lie spoke over "a
> hour, and the wildcat en,hu siasn, was dis
= played men at times mounting on tl,ci
rs seats, waving hat. AMI hamlkerchiefs, an
: making the raflers ring again with tlei
A cheers.
!. SECOND DAYS SESSION.
10 SYRACUSE, Sept. a.-The Conventro
IS gnt down TO work e,rly and in earne-
The organic ti"n l,ving already been al
Z, fectcd, the reports Of the Committees wei
'e in order.
e. THE FINASCE COMMITTEES
III reported That $4 900 had been subscribe
gu far fnr the Campaign. of which Mr.. v
Jennings D'"n,orest, Of New York, COZ
rs trihmied S400
III A resolution IN bury the "blnmly rhiri
was received with ap,'l 'm.e and reterre
to the Committee on Resolutions.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The platform declares ,l,at license, hig
= and law j. vicious in principle. mud 1,
&C expe,lient in practice; that Prnhibiiio
must he n,iiOnal in scope to he cfieclv
'e and must be sustained by party; th
bath old parties court the liquor iniere
and should not be supported by temper
ance people; that Prohibition il Consi
tn.onal ; that the Temperance hygiene IL
is a wise measure and lha, the temper, N
people insist that il he enforced I; that Il
abuse OF Prohibiinunisis Inst fall was
Outrage calling Tor the condemnation
I'll good citizens that the W. C. II. Uni,
IA recognized an u valuable ally; that Il
ballot Tor women is demanded. hut u
made iest OF party feaiIy and that Il
Gill Service and labor prnblems. and !
other Governmental questions are Sfer
n- the hands OF party drawing its suppc
Is. from the moral md not the liquor el
ira menlS. The platform was adopted enti
without dissenting vote.
,e,' The Convention then proceeded 10 /
,b nomination of candidate for Governt
During yesterday and this morning I
feeling in favor of MIR. Bascom had Ii
come 80 general that. when the nomin'
Fs' ing stage WAS reached, no other name "
10 seriously thought of, especially as Pr