The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-09-18
AGAINST LICENSE.
The PrOhibItlOnists Plan How to
Conduct Their Campaign.


held in the several districts on Wednes-
day of last week by the friends of the re-
vised Prohibition law met on Tuesday
afternoon in the Odd Fellows Hall. The
following were the committeeman in at
tendance
First district-George A. Vandegrift,
John w. Davis.
Second-H. II. Brady, T. B. Hopper.
Wesley Clayton.
Third-Capt. ]. IT, Jones, L. NJ. Haines
George A. Blake.
Fourth-L. T. r. Ward, John E. Gal
laher, Tobias Brown.
Fitth-Johu Roach, George O. CAREY,
H. d. Rutfin.
Sixth-Thomas Waring, W. T. Weldon
NJ. f. Kirk.
Seventh-Wm. B. Steel, Thos C. Bond
John NJ. McClenahan.
Eighth-Nathan Montgomery, j. J..
Bennett, j. r. White.
Ninth-Dexter Lee, }. NJ. e. Carhart,
A. r. Brown.
The meeting was organized by the call
ing of Ii. II. Brady to the chair and the
appointment of Mount Z. Kirk secretary.
George A. Blake, Esq, offered the fol
lowing resolutions which were passed
without dissenting voice.
WHEREAS, The idea seems to be more
or less prevalent throughout the county
that this meeting is for the turtherance
of the interests of what is known as the
Third Party" therefore be it
| Resolced, That the delegates here as
sembled, representing the temperance
people of all the districts of the county,
were elected with the understanding that
this ID not a Third Party movement, but,
on the contrary, the delegates here are
sent tor the sole purpose of etfecting tenn
peraTy local organizations throughout
the county, and conducting the present
campaign against the sale Ut Intoxicating
liquors through IA revised Local Option
law to be submitted to the voters of the
county at the next general election.
Resolced .turther, That the present
movement Is one of spontaneous char.
acter, coming from the people without
regard to sex, religious belief or political
utilization, and has in view no partisan
ends or aims for the present or future.
Mr.. Thos Waring arose to make state
ment, as it had been charged that this is
| Third Party movement would it not Le
we'll TO let each member express himself
the resolutions being adopted without a
dissenting voice was sufficient to show
the sentiment of the committeeman, for
one, he did not care to bind himself as to
what he should do in the future Mr..
Warning did not press the matter to
vote. Alter considerable discussion of
| the manner of organizing Tor the cam
paign. l.. NJ. Haines, Esq, offered the
following resolutions which were adopted.
Resolred, That this body hereby accepts
tue status of a standing campaign COM
mite in connection with such persons AS
may hereafter be added to 1t by selection
for the purpose of procuring the adoption
of the proposed prohibition law for this
county at the coming election in Novem-
Der next.
ResOlred, That this committee appoint
an executive committee of one member
from each district except the Third and
three members from it, and that these
members of said executive committee be
| selected by the members of this commit
tee from the several districts respectfully.
Resotcea, That the delegates elected to
this body, with their alternates, be and
they are hereby constituted district COM
mittees for the respective districts.
Rssotced, That said executive commit
| tee shall exercise the powers of this com
mittee in the recess thereof and shall
have tie power to appoint Central Com
mlttee and invest it with such power aud
duties as it may deem best.
a -; ,;tto
| shall take such measures for the accom-
plishment of the purpose in hand as to
| them may seem best, or with what they
may be charged by this body or the said
| executive committee.
The district committees then named
the following persons for members of the
executive committee. First distric, Juo.
w. Davis, Second, H. Ii. Brady, Third,
l.. NJ. Haines, Capt. J. T. Jones, and S.
X. Blake, Fourth, VIM. F. Baldwin,
Fifth, Geo. o. Carey, Sixth, Thos. War
ing, Seventh, VIM. B. Steel, Eight, J. ].
| Bennett, Ninth. John P. Wilson. Henry
| d. Rutfn, the only colorcd member of the
general committee, made an address ask
ing the managers of the campaign to pay
| especial attention to the colored vote.
| They would cast the deciding vote on this
question he said. They were we'll organ
lied for Prohibition in his district, the
| Fifth, but in the other districts they were
not. The whiskey men were trying to
| gain control of them.
George A. Blake, and others spoke of
| Ruffin's good services in 1880. Mr. Blake
also stated that it was proposed to have
the services of the Rev. J. II. Collett of
Baltimore who worked SO effectively for
Prohibition at the time it was first SUBJ
mitted.
Thomas G. B md, read letter from
Rev.F. G. Lee, rector Of st. AIMS church
Havre de Grace to a private party, offering
his services in the present campaign.
Thomas Warning said there were voters
who did not read papers favoring Prohi-
bition and it was needful to reach these
He proposed that committee on the
printing and distribution of literature be
appointed. The chair appointed Thos.
Warirg, J. NJ. McClenahau, Henry r.
Torbert, James T. Mccullough and Wes-
ley Clayton to name a permanent COM
mittse on literature. They selected Geo.
A. Blake, Thos. Warning and James T.
Mccullough.
John Roach offered resolution thank
ing the county papers that advocate the
Prohibition cause, which was adopted.
After transacting business of minor i'm
portance the meeting adjourned subject
to the call of the president.
School Commissioners.
The School Commissioners were in regu-
II lar session on Tuesday. All the members
kwere present.
ments about fencing lot of school No. 5,
Fourth district, asking the Board to fence
the lot next his land. AS the school has
been using the spring on Mr.. Baldwin -
that the school should continue to have the
use of the spring unless the pupils should
njure his property by such use, the Com
IN issionsrs authorized Comm issioner Kirk
TO have the fence put up.
Commissioner Kirk reported that the re-
pairs on school house No. Sth, Fifth district
by James johnson were completed, and the
treasurer was ordered to pay the bill
A lS., hat h., had