The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-01-14
PROHIBITION.
The Third Party Of the Fourth Dis
trict in Session.
A Light Attendance but an Rnthu-
slastlc Reception.
Van Bennett Goes for Ingalls, and
the State Temperance Union.
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From Thursdays Daily. jan Z.
To-day opened badly for 9 convention
Of any kind. The Thermometer droppeC
suddenly TO zero this morning and q full
fedged blizzard came down upon Us q
breakfast tune. All day the mercury
kept falling, and the spirit Thermometers
the last to yield, evidently felt abashed
in the presence Of the prohibitory move
ment and went down IN their glass eel.
lars In hurry.
At IL 80 O'Clock. in the Whitley opera
house, Chairman n. 8. Piper called the
convention to order and read the call
After prayer by Rev. W. Il. Barnes.
John Bay was elected temporary chair
man and John E. Rastall temporary
secretary.
A motion was then made and carried
making the temporary organization per-
manent
A call Of counties was then made
BY the secretary, but few counties of the
district responding.
A committee Of three on organic alton
was appointed a. follows: Elder Lott,
PeYton and D. VAu Slyke. Of Woodson
county. The committee was instructed
20 report At the
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At o'clock the meeting was again
called 70 order.
Prayer was offered.
Rev. L. Lots, az chairman OF the com.
mittee on organization, submitted the
following - suitable constitution for
Prohibition clubs, and IL was unani-
mously adopted:
ARTICLE l. This organization shall be
known as the 5000. Prohibition club.
ART. 2. Its objects shall be TO pro-
mote the success of the Prohibition
party, both state and national, and aid
10 securing and enforcing prohIbitory
laws.
ART 8. Any person may become a
member of this club by signing the con-
stituIion, and paying an admission fee
of - cent?.
ART. 4 81 The officers shall be
president. TWO vice presidents, q secre-
tary and treasurer.
s 2. There shall also be an executive
committee Of i've, OF which the presi-
dent and secretary shall be ex-oflcIo
members
SIS THESE officers shall be chosen for
six months, and shsll perform the dnties
usually assigned to such offices.
AIT. 5. The regular meetings shall
be held everY-weeks on-eVeninR
at 2 80 O'Clock. Special meetings may
be held by adjournment or on call Of |
Executive committee.
ART. o This constitution may be al
tered at any regular meeting by vote |
OF two thirds OF the members present, |
provided notice has been given at pre- |
Vious meeting.
After some discussion as 10 the best |
means of securing complete district Or
q committee of five was |
appointed to confer with delegates as to
suitable persons for officers of the vari-
ous counties, the committee to report at
intervening meeting, or at the close of
The session.
The committee consisted of Rev. r.
Lott OF Emporis, d. Van Slycke of
Woodson, p. Beverly of Usage, Mrs.
Aldrich of Morris, and E. B. Peyton of
Emporia.
The stale platform was then read and
adopted.
A vote of thanks was then given the
Em2orIa DAILY NEWS. Republican and
Democrat for favors rendered. as also TO
all the newspapers of the district for
grAtuItouslV the call for the
Adjourned until 7:30 O'Clock this
evening, at which hour Ex-Gov St
John will address the convention.