The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-04-24
b f. l. A IR, Md.
friday Morning, April "a, 1885.
Meeting of the State Temperance AL.
lance.

lance.
The State Temperance Alliance began its
18th animal session in Baltimore on Tues
day, President William Daniel in the chair.
Committees ON credentials, &C., were ap-
pointed, and Mr.. E. p. Janvier, of Kent
county, offered the following resolutions:
Whereas, 1t is generally believed that the
Maryland State Temperance Alliance has be-
come partisan in Its character, and,
Whereas, 1t is believed by many that parti-
san organization will be injurious to our cause,
therefore,
Resolved, That the executive committee aud
the officers of the alliance to be elected are not
at liberty, when acting in their official capacity
as officers of the alliance, to use the influence or
the funds of the alliance for partisan purposes.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions shall have the
force of a constitutional amendment and shall
continue effective and in full force until repeat
ed at an annual meeting of the alliance by q
two-thirds vote of the members present, general
notice having first been given through the Bal
timore papers thirty days before the meeting.
Mr., Janvier opposed reference of the res
olutions to the committee on resolutions,
where, he said they would be heard OF no
more, but wanted the rules suspended so
that they could be discussed.
An animated debate ensued which was
ended by the resolutions being referred to
the committee, with instructions to report
upon them Wednesday morning.
Mr.. VIM. Daniel was nominated for re-
election as President, but declined, and Mr..
Edwin Higgins was chosen in his place
Mr.. N. N. Mock was appointed Vice Presi-
dent for Hartford county.
Mr.. Daniel in his report devoted consider
able space to the local option election in St.
Mary's county, last August, charging that
the colored vote, through the influence of
colored politicians, money, the love of drink"
&c, was cast against local option, and that
the Catholic vote, which is large in st
Mary's, was also cast against prohibition.
The net result of the prohibition agitation
he says, is that local option now prevails in
twelve out of the twenty-three counties of
the State, as q whole, with the exception of
certain districts in Frederick and Washing
ton counties, and in several districts in other
counties, and has been defeated in ten coun.
ties.
Mr.. Daniel strongly urged the permanent
organization of prohibitioniss as a separate,
independent party "to enforce as well as to
obtain law, and such a permanent organize
tion of ballots, moreover as may ultimately
prevent the necessary alternative organza-
tion of 6uRets"
A number of delegates spoke earnestly in
opposition to dragging the Alliance out of
its sphere.
Mrs. Minnie Mosher Jackson and Miss
Frances E. Willard delivered addresses be-
fore the Alliance.
The Temperance Alliance had another ex-
citing time, on Wednesday. The struggle
between those who wanted the Alliance to
retain its non partisan position, and those
who wished to make it the nucleus of third
party, was continued. The report of the COM
mittee on resolutions endorsed the action of
the executive committee, last fall, in putting
the st. John and Daniel ticket in the field,
and declared that the Alliance must remain
non. partisan.
Mr.. A. j. Gill, of Woodbury., wanted Mr..
Janvier's resolutions added to the report and
his speech in its favor was greeted by storm
of bowls, groans and Kisses, which would
have disgraced the most disorderly political
convention. The chair and several delegates
protested against the outrage.
After an excited and acrimonious discus
sion the Gill amendment was defeated. No
thing was done with the report at the morn
ing session. In the afternoon The fight began
again, the resolutions being finally adopted
by large majorities.
Col John Odom spoke in defence of pa.
per circulated in the hall, which contained a
paragraph rejecting upon the NJ. E. Confer
ence for attempting to SIT dom on the Ma
tional Prohibition Party" An address by
Prof A. A. Hopkins, of New York, closed
the afternoon session, and Mr.. Henry jan
ney offered letter TO Miss Cleveland, mis-
tress of the Presidential Mansion, which was
adopted and ordered to be forwarded to her
At the evening session the financial ques-
ton was discussed and after hard fight
about $500 was obtained from subscriptions
and collections