St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-23
THE PROHIRITFONISTS.
They Resolve that Prohibition is 1
Political Issue.

convention in this city yesterday and 1t was
quite largely attended. The meeting was
called for the purpose of conference and the
laying of plans for future work. While a
number of the Old-time standard bearers
were present, it was noticeable fact that
large portion of those in attendance were
newcomers to Prohibition meetings. The
warm weather did not allay the enthusiasm
of those in attendance and the meeting was
throughout as lively as though it had been
held to plan a great state campaign.
DR.. l.. w. Denton of Minneapolis, chair
man of the state central committee, called
the meeting TO order at 1890, and invited
Rev. Chauncy Hobart, d. d., of Red
Wing, TO conduct devotional exercises.
The chairman then made an address to
''the true friends of temperance. the bull
wark of the cause of Prohibition and the
noble men and women of Minnesota" He
replied warmly to the editorial in the Jour
nal of the previous evening.
Prof. James B. Beede of Howard Lake
was nominated and elected as chairman
and Rev. A. Z. Foster of Montevideo was
made secretary.
The chairman in taking upon himself the
duties OF the position made felicitOus adj
dress. He announced that his Prohibition
life had been a short one, but he did not
propose TO be a short-lived rOhibitiOnist.
Applause.
THE COMMITTEES.
Rev. George +. Wells of Hamline, Rev.
II. b. Lewis of Dodge Centre and A. p.
Peterson of Minneapolis were appointed a
committee on credentials.
NJ. ID. Cone and Rev. ID. Morgan of Min
neapOliS and w. Dennis of OwatOnna were
appointed a committee on permanent organ
iZation.
The committee on resolutions was con-
stituted as follows: Rev. w. w. Satterlee,
Rev. David Morgan, Minneapolis; Rev.
Chauncy Hobart, Red Wing; Mrs. NJ. C.
TimmOns, st. Paul, and Mrs. Eaton. ST.
Cloud.
The temporary organization was con-
tinued as the permanent one of the conven-
ton.
While the various committees were at
work the convention listened to five-minute
speeches from Rev. Chauncy Hobart, DID,,
of Red Wing; Rev. ID. Morgan of Minneap-
oils and Charles Evans Holt, the last can
dldate of the party for governor. The fol-
lowing committee on plan of work was APP
pointed: j. r. Pinlham, state organizer;
Rev. b. F. Kephart. Hamline: c. +. Holt
and VI. D. Cone of Minneapolis and Noah
Lathrop of Dundas.
Greer of st. Paul and referred to the COM
mittee on resolutions, asking the conven-
ton to raise $50, 600 or provide for the
same, for the purpose of aiding the Tenn
perance Review and Education of Mime
apOlS in the work of providing temperance
literature.
At this point the convention took a recess
for dinner.
Upon reaSSembling in the afternoon the
committee on delegation reported the fol-
lowing as the composition of the cOnven-
ton: From Minneapolis, 65; st. Paul, s;
Hamline, ); Red Wing, 4; Excelsior, 3;
Richfeld, 3; Hutchinson, 3: Mankato, 2,
and one each from the following points:
Hector, MOntevideo, Owatonna, Center
chain, Litchfeld, Brownton, Granite Falls.
AnOka, Howard Lake, LambertOn, Walnut
Grove, Tracey, st. Cloud, Crystal Lake,
Dundas Carver, ChaSka, Lake City, Dodge
Centre, st. Peter, Winona, Belvidere, lie
Sueur; total, 116. The following visitors
were accorded the privileges of the conven-
ton: DR.. n. w. Jewell, WauseOn, o.: Will
lam TillotsOn, Madison, Wis; Z. l.. Dams,
West Siding, Me-; Jonah Morris, Indianap-
oils, Ind, and T. S. Long, New Jersey.
Rev. George f. Wells of Hamlne, the
state secretary, presented verbal report of
the condition of the work, and prophesied
IL
and Rev. James p. Pinkham of Minneapo-
lis; the state organizers also briefly reported,
uniting in their testimony i'll behalf of the
bright outlook for the party.
THE PLATFORM.
Rev. w. w. Satterlee from the committee
on resolutions reported as follows and the
report was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The prohibition of the liquor
traffic is purely question of governmental
policy, and therefore political one, and
Whereas In Il Republican form of govern
ment no political policy can be brought to
successful issue except through q. party
pledged TO its support, and
Whereas, Both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties are not and do refuse to be
pledged to its support; therefore
Resolved, That it is the Judgment of this
convention that the Conly hope of the final
triumph of the principles of temperance, the
determination of the manufacture and sale
of intOXicants a beverage, the overthrow
of the licensed liquor traffic and the open
saloon is in the organization and support of a
political party which will enact and enforce
q prohibitOry law.
Resolved, That prohibition is the normal
condition concerning this traffic under our
constitution, said instrument comforting au-
thority upon the legislature to provide for
the beginning and continuing of the dram
shop nuisance, under license and restrictive
legsl alton. Whoever, therefore, consents to
btllu Incense Is JOlnIly guilty. WIN the nQuOr-
dealer in originating and maintaining the
dramshop. License is permission and per-
mission fixes responsibility.
Resolved, That the hope of some temper
ance men to put away the evils of the traffic
10y high license is without logical sequence or
accredited facts 10 sustain it, but is in fact
becoming partakers in other mems sins for a
larger consideration.
Resolved, That in the nature of the case
the question of prohibition cannot be nom
a 40 icol ritz box
for license and regulation. This policy we
must fight and, Of necessity, the political
parties which sustain it.
The WOman's Christian Temperance
union was Endorsed and its work and or
ganization commended to the support of
the people everywhere. The ministers
throughout the state were urged to lend a
helping hand in this work as a matter of
Christian duty" and the support of Pro-
hibitiOn papers was urged
Rev. w. w. Satterlee announced that
workers were needed from every state in
the Union TO enter the Ohio campaign dur
ing the fall and suggested that Rev. James
p. Pinkham be sent as the representative
of Minnesota. II. p. LuptOn of this city
offered to pay $50 of the expenses necessary
for the trip and the convention proceeded
to raise the remaining $50. A collection
was taken and S53.25 were quickly raised
and Mr.. Pinkham will go to Ohio during the
campaign for ten days.
The officers of the convention were in
structed to send greetings to the Nebraska
Prohibition convention which meets to-day.
PLAN OF WORK.
The committee on plan of work sub
mitted report making the following sug-
geStiOnS:
First-That the Pioneer, the Educator, To-