New-York tribune., 1885-07-20
pROHIBITIONISTS' PLANS.
. LIVELY CAMPAIGN IN THIS STATE


TALK WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE
coMuITTEE-woRK ALREADY MAPPED OUT.
,,pox AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRInuSE'l
AIrANY. July 16.-The Prohibition State
Committee which comprises sixty members. met about
month ago and fixed the State Convention at syracuse
on September and Q. Mr.. Frederick J' "heeier, Vi
This city, chairman OF the State Executive COMMITTEE
and virtual head of all the systematic enorts 10 organ
ize the Prohibition of the state. returned to-day
from Syracuse where he has engaged the Aihamora
Skating Rink for the Of the convention
Mr. Wheeler is a young man Of about thirty hve years
and the proprietor OF modest retail furniture store n
South Pearl-st. in this city. He expressed entire Will
fngness communicate to THE TRIBUNE the plans for
organization and the purposes OF his party.
have lust returned" he sad, "from syracuse where
Ihaye secured hall seating 1000 for our State Con-
venton on September did not engage the nall until
was convinced from correspondence that we shouu
nave this year largest gathering for political pur-
noses of temperance men held in this State. MY
letters show me that tho convention not only will Se
much larger before, but that
the representation Of all sections OF
the state will be more complete. Our committee TINS
year has fixed the of representation at hvs dele
gates from each Assembly district and few II any, dis
tricts will fail to delegates Our organizaton on
which have been at work since last winter, Is
already much perfect than 1t has ever peen peo'e
and before the convention held shall have every
county equipped with local committees The plan
from every town In county then town committee on
which each school district has representative, ana
finally a school district committee OF three mempers
This work been done more or less completely III
fifty counties In the western counties like Anegany
and Chautauqua the organization down to school 1s-
trict committees been perfected In that section OF
the State this work accomplished last fall and 1t
has only necessary to build old foundations
have devoted my time to extending the system all
through the state and shall enter the fall campaign
.,.,ltf a1 aahi nan
before"
"will your campaign take visible shape before the
convention is held r.
"Our compaign, in one sense, has already peSun'
have arranged for 1000 meetings on tenn
perapce subjects to be held before November
and am arranging at the rate of nearly 100
week. Of these meetings are already being held
and they the continuation OF the missionary wok
we did through the interior the State during the
winter. Until the State Convention assemblies thesc
ponfical after the convention of course political
direction will be given TO thsu These lectures anu All
nishng only the travelling expenses of the speasers;
and have negotiated with e lor aTe
local note and speak only IN VILLAGES ana % Towns near az
make fve speeches and others promise to make twenty
Our local speakers will arrange ten addresses % % each
ber is incre asing In addition many Prohlbitonlss
from other states have volunteered to speak IN sew s
thus draw heavily upon the temper&nce SPEAKERS p & oi
other Stat s. Neal Dow. Maine. who was against us
last wear and john Finch, of Kansas will speak for
make number of political speeches besides attending
nearly all the thirty or forty nesngs on tnr Copeland
political Many of "r sPs speakers snmmans a1s lnoG prSi
prices but have their names to me as willing to
serve gratis There is limit to the number OF meet
fund fandsS ''' -' - o.nv,.o ..
Won PROPOSE How dp you mean 10 raise the money !
"By note subscription Here Tor Instance, one n,re OF
notes" The blank banded 10 .Hc cou,rIS Nm
sfsnuep ute blank dollars during Tie years lsss
mittce. fhese notes. said Mr. Wheeler, are far
nished to local committees who secure subscribers
1a 91..a the The Sass snpA'a Of 81 1S Tor
cast for St. John: and thirty eonn,y committees HaTe %
year / am confident of raising $4,000, perhaps
oeo Moro IL L1.t 1Ss sssT wG ann hmss
is to say. the state Committee only had little over
1--WE shall circulate campaign documents The Lirng
Issue which is the organ OF The party T Ths W. %1el
7en paper which we have just started at Buiiao
s asS ever i before Our
our meetings which will be held In every city, town ana
Just what line OF argument have yoar speakers been
instructed TO folowf' -. 49,. ,,
agree with in principle to agree with us IN method
In other words to convert temperance men into poll
teal Prohbitioniss r. 40, ,,,,,
Precisely There Is arse eeenh me sns p"rtv
which believe prohibition but do rot believe III our
%',GHi Of 'Gs doup bat promising material The
cratic support OF the liquor tranc VIII DC III,
ressed upon Democratic Pronibitionlsts, anu
upon Republican Prohibtonsts we snail ufso
pied ge in Rched Springs PLATFORM their reinsai
TO upon the liquor question IN the lat Lgsaufc
license this year simply to spite the rrchibonists for
voting ST. John All these things show that thercl
no hope for us from the Republican party" -
Have considered the effect OF your acVOh upon
the Republican and Democratic p9rtesF
We don't for that. We don't care II we 40 hep
the Democratic party While at present the execution
OF may help one party, We are LOOKING 70 ne
future The old parties are Lot only unwilling bd aso
unable to handle tho liquor question. We peHe\e
that that the question of the day. and our FoItc ac
lion guided by that belief The experience OF Name
Kansas and Iowa, shows that prOhlbnoy law or CON
ettutionai amendment Is OF no avail and imperative
Without a prohibition party to enforce and sustain IT,
We mean 10 form National Prohibition party, ana we
are In political to stay until We nave sncceeue'
We have begun organization this year Tor the Isl tlue
at the school district, the foundation or petca nach
cry ana wherever get the men mean to nom
mate third candidates for every once, from towil
constable up to Governor We are making
large accessions and tns year ,sa penevs %, o"o
votes Mr. Hopkins polei for Governor In lsS2 Ihat
will DC fair test OF growth IL VIII 40 the sepu
can party good TO put prohibition plank IN ts pla
form this year. shall not believe IL ana IL VIII do
the Republican party good 10 nominate as canddaes
for the gisature men who VIII support me plohnito1
amendment, shall not vote for them Our cause VIII
not succeed until we have National ProhiDitlon parry
aud propose 10 be sweryed from our opect ny
any Temporary advantage or disadvantage"
'' In what you have said. were you giving yonr own
opinions simply those which. from your position rs
Chairman Of the Prohibition Executive Coni'te' Sou
Judge held by your party II ~ -..D,
believe that the general opinions nave expressed
are shared by the party and are certainly hed y u" Vi
iis leaders with whom have come into contact
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