West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-04-28

convention, and to hold once until their
successors are appointed.
8. There shall be an Executive Committee
to be chosen by the annual convention, COM
posed of Is members, the Chairman, Secre-
tary and Treasurer of which shall be Chair
man, Secretary and Treasurer OF the State
Central Committee, and this Committee
shall have full power to direct the manage.
ment of the party within the general
instructions of the party conventions and
the State Central Committee.
They shall also have power to I'LL all
vacancies occurring in the State Central
Committee, or in their own body, In the
interim of the annual conventions, and to
re move any inefficient member of such
Com mittees, and to substitute an efficient
person therefor.
4. In the absence of any such, they shall
also, with the advice of the County Com.
mitteeman, appoint an Executive Cons
mittee of FIVE for each county, of which
Committee the said County Committeeman
shall be Chairman. This county Committee
shall have power to add to their number
other citizens of the county as may be DEEM
ed important to their work. They shall raise
funds for their own purposes and for
those OF the Central Committee, and have
general control Of the Temperance work in
their respective counties. All of this fourth
section shall apply also to the three legis-
lative districts of Baltimore city.
s. The Executive Committee shall fix the
compensation OF the Secretary and employ
such other agents as they may deem neces-
sary. They shall raise funds to carry on the
work, call annual and other meetings of tho
party, and of the State Central Committee,
and shall provide and circulate such litera.
ture, as may be deemed necessary Tor the
furtherance of the cause For the sake OF
greater efficiency, the Executive Committee
shall be selected from Baltimore and
vicinity.
8. The basis OF representation In all con-
ventions OF the party shall be as follows
Not more than two delegates from each cleo
ton district in all counties except Baltimore
county, or a lumber of delegates from the
whole county not to exceed twice the num-
Der OF election districts therein; and not
more than two delegates from each voting
precinct in Baltimore city and county, or n
number not to exceed twice the number OF
precincts in the county.
T. The third and fourth clauses in present
plan OF organizatio II, to remain in force.
The Committee on Plan OF Organization,
believe that rather than u new plan,
measures whereby the old plan can be
strictly observed and carried out are need
ed. They therefore simply detail the old
plan, filling in where obviously deficient.
They reco mmend that the business % the
annual conventions of the Prohibition
Party, be carried on In a regular order,
based on the precedepts laid down by all
other political conventions.
JOHN l.. THOMAS,
J. d. G. HANNA,
f. r. BISHOP,
w. II. HOWARD.
The following was adopted by
rising vote:
Resolped, That in the death of Rev. Ed
ward Beverly Newman, we are deprived of
enc OF the most earnest and faithful labor
ers in the Prohibition cause
Mr.. Samuel Weaver, of Balti.
more, offered a resolution inviting
the Knights of Labor to cooperate
in the destruction of the Saloon, az
the deadliest enemy Of working.
men and of society. After general
discussion, the Convention was Of
opinion that the Platform as adopt
ed, covered the matter fully, and
the resolution was laid on the ia
BILE.
COMMITTEE ON FREEMAN.
In accordance with the report on
State Organ, the following gentle.
men were appointed the Commit.
tee to plan for and push the circu-
lation of the FREEMAN, as provided
for in the Report:
John f. Weishample, Col. John
B. Odom, Henry B. Sapp, John L.
Thomas, Rev. Ben. G. Warren,
Lawrence Hastings and Frank B.
Sappington.
REPORT ON STATE ORGANIZER.
On motion a committee, consist
ing of W. H. Silk, Rev. w. M.
Strear, w. T. D. GLENN, Daniel
Mclaughlin and Rev. Harvey
johnson, was appointed to devise
plan for putting State Lectur-
or and Organizer in the field. This
Committee submitted the follow.
ing Report, which was adopted:
Your Committee recommend that the sec'y
of this organization be instructed to So
licit one hundred or moro subscribers who