New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-08
MOVING AGAINST SALOONS.
THE WORK DONE AT BINGHAMToN.
GENERAL CONWAY on THE THIRD PARTY-A
VIGOROUS PLArFoRM-DELEGATEs TO THE CHI.
cAoo CONFERENCE.


lean Ant-saoon Convention, which met here To-Day
was composed Of earnestly devoted to the temper
ance cause They lsbored throughout the d W '"~pe
platform that will enlist IN its favor every temper
ancs Republican. The object OF the convention nancy
to take steps actively interest the Republican party
In . thorough temperance movement 10 wen expressed
In the platform. Furthermore the delegates sno"oo
that they hoheaded by declining to pass reso-
lutons attacking the Prohibtonista IL was ae'er-
mined BY almsst unanimous vote tuAs ING
convention had been called to unite the temper
ance in the Republican party. and not TO
assail temperau Ia other political organizatonA
Dsiseates were elected to tho National Republican
Antisaoon Conference to be held In Chicago on sep
tember 10. and committee was instructed TO organize
. permanent Republican AntLSaloon League In tns
State. The convention was held In the Pioneer hinA
this afternoon and evening. Conspicuous among the
delegates General Thomas W. Conway, OF BROOK
Ign; Assemblyman John Patt Of PoughEsepsie' the
Editor OF The Poughkeepsie Eagle; Colonel Luther
Cald WE'LL OF Emira clerk OF the Assembly in 1857 ana
for many years chairman Of the Republican Conmttes
Of Chemung County; the Rev. W. H. onn'
OF Biokhamton, who, when Republican member
Of the Assembly Ia 1884 and 1888, pressea tns
prohibition amendment; the Rev. George w. Ball. OF
Buffalo; tho Rev. Fl. B. Fry. of PennYan LAWS ID.
Clark of Lyons, Wayne County; the Rev. ii. Nd. Cry
dsnwse. of owego. presiding elder of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; sas C. Burdick, OF AnssAny
County; and the Rev. G. @. Watson. OF Albany.
The Rev. w. b. Nc Kinney offered prayer and tnen the
convention called by M. d. Branday' OF
Bnghamton. who nominated for temporary chairman
Colonel Luther Caldwell. OF Elmira Colonel CALDWELL
In taking the chair said:
We arc assembled here as Republicans and temper
mon. . temperance Republicans ana AZ snti-sa-
loon Republicans. (Applause. We Intend 10 De ioys
to the Republican party and to the great priuSpe. OF
temperance oppose the liquor tranc IN TINS STATE
ana Nation. We have not come together Tor tns run OF
asvrs no "A, oOE mo ho and
sincere men. You nave come here for purpose ine
IN their wisdom or In their weakness have decided not
to hold State convention this year. nave placed so
cans OF the state to call together members of the Re-
publican party who think that this temperance question
sorry that the state Committee did not call the entire
party together to compare notes upon TINS anu
unImportsnt Campaign that the issues we're 50 rlnlng
and the nominees so few that We could &c. along
without State Convention. l was member
OF tho Republican state Convention that met
at KlGGae,d Springs R IN IssS faSorcs
plank supporting pronbiton, that we IS representa-
proaSItl .,s ame"dmsnI 10 the peoplo iAppause.l
half dozen members Of the glslature saw NJ 10 p
repudiated and voted with the liquor interests ana
the Democratic party asap pss Tss5.hs rnsy
came mostly from large cities where
probably the liquor interest Influenced tnsm, dne
question before us Isl What can we do mat is praeca
/ want tails convention to MAKE platform lnas Is q
In my opinion, we should make platform recon-
mending the temperance men OF all patues 70
10 I'm q
constitutional convention. as we win nave
npou that question As yet there IS not mucE
when the LIQUOR interest begins the temper
this state are faYoring Tue nodlng Oh QUO
will oppose tns nolane OF ona. snail bs surprised II
the ten persuce people Of every party 90 not vote 70
practical method OF establishing prohibition In the
Constitution. Having done ths, there Is anotne. oo
is thar we must call tue attention Of the voters OF this
state to question OF constitutional convention III
order that they members OF the Assembly VINO
will use their influence In favor Of consttutons con-
venon that Will adopt promotion cnnd =.
call the constitutional convention that IL Would nave
majority favorable TO SuoT'eaT Ppp.,,sutioDa
convention. That would compel the Leglsna.usse 10
controlled BY the liquor they would call the con-
venton in this manner namely, one delegate from escn
Assembly district and twenty membeTsat.lsrge linen
lie ouor men would unite to elect those twenty men,
aud men that they always control from tne As
eonyention when It met These are the Issues, fellow.
Republicans and temperance men, tnat are neLors 49, u,
trust and believe that the time coming thst tne
will not be governed by the saloon or tne peer snVp
but rather By those great educaona ana reK , rh
stitutlons that We as Amerloaus Poin' '" Wv" ~
pleasure and pride.
Colonel Caldwell appointed as committee on resoiu-
lions Thomas W. Conway, the Rev. Z D. PecE' Lewis
H. Clark the Rev. II. NJ. Crydenwise and Jonn ~
Platt as members OF the committee TO select delegates
TO the Chicago Convention Colonel Caldwell appointed
the Rev George W. Ball, E. NJ. Fitzgerad, Lew Curts
the Rev. w. II. Clark aud Fitch II. Marson. commit
tee on permanent organization was likewise apponeuos
the convention. This committee reported that shey
had chosen the Rev. George W. Ball. OF BUFFALO, Tor
armament chairman. Mr.. Ball was received with ap-
nlause II. saId that he was thoroughly In sympathy
with the temperance movement and believed that tue
time had come the Republican party must enis'
IN IT. The uquor business must be restrained every
one saw that 1t the source OF nearly all the crlho
and pauperlsm. The liquor dealers coh'roHeu INC
court. and Leeis AZURE and tramped all law under oo@
vorsd resoutiou attacking the rohbonists as allies
OF the Democratic party One OF the resolutions ao-
cused the Prohibition leaders Of bsing IN the employ
ment OF the Democratic party Inc lour
other members OF the committee opposeu
.ucb a platform. arguing that the Conyen-
tou mad not been called 10 Hsus VIZ
prohbuoniss, but TO bring the Republican party W Tue
support OF the temperance movement MI Piat ohered
a piatform OF a conservative nature, not mentioning
the prohibitopists which was accepte1 oy MI
his fellow members except General conway
General Conway endeavored to persuaue TUG
TO adopt his radical platform he sau
that the prohibitonists had shown themselves W DO
the most friends OF Democratic party that
4. OF the rum party He would not hesitate TO say tass
the leaders OF the Prohibition party were pAu ny 'no
year by the Democratic party. He woulu give proo's
He then stated that he had formerly been MEMBER OF
TIM Prohtbitton League OF Brooklyn, but re-
Aligned then It discovered that one OF is omcers
had accepted check from Democratic committee
This man had since given office oy the Demo-
crauo marty IN Brooklyn and drawing the pay
asvear Prohibition speaker in Norwich, being out
OF funds had drawn check wnicn was paid on the
treasurer OF the Democratic state Committee IN tuo
town OF Greene, Chenango County Denoerstlc oauor
had maid Tor the posters calling a prohOluoo ueeE
ing These only sample Instances oil .he AAi~ucs
between the Prohibition aud Democratic parIlos. H.,
John l. Plat opposed the adoption OF OenerAl I'm
WAYS platform, while Acknowledging that We Prouol
onist, might have received pecunsry ala IRON tne
Democrats But" he sad, "these resoIutions l.'oe
more than we here for. u,I uo'
come here TO attack any one. Inc nam pur..
pose of this Is TO advance tue cause u
tsmnerauce and not the cause OF any party.
iet us not put straw In the way Of the thlTu PATTY
men helping us 10 the OF temperance. Doneye
the majority OF the third party sincere don't want
20 irrtae them by charging nsncerly ana nyPortsy.
The resolutions OF the majority favor Prohloou AHoJ
re A. stroug AZ a Prohibtonist could wrle
General Conway saw that his platform was unPopu,,
lar and withdrew Il. The platform OF me lhbory Vi