Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-23
PROHIBITI0NISTS.
SECOND AND LAST DAY or THE LYNCH
BURG CONVENTION.
Delegates Present-PermAnent organiEa-
ton -PlstfOrn-oAeers for the En-
suing Ye4r-Thanks, ke.
Isptcial telegram 70 tbe Dispatch. J

ported, showing that there were present
2l0 delegates, representing IS counties
and % cities.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization made it's final report, and the
following vice presidents were elected ::
Litutenant-G -Gorernor John (. Massey,
Of Albemarle Right Rev. Bishop F..
VI. Whittle. Of Richmond; Captain ".
/ c. DuttoD, Of Portsmouth c. W.WIn-
free. Of LyDehburg; Thomas Chalmers.
Of Halifax county Hon. Il. r. Pollard,
Of King ard Queen county; Rev. B. c.
Moomaw, Of Rockbridge; Ii. NJ. fOltz.
Of Alexandra Rev. J. II. Holmes, OF
Richrnond Professor J. L. Preston. Of
Lexington: Hon. Pembroke Petit,
Of Fluvsnns Rev. J. Waters, Of
| Winchester; Captain Robert J.
Forrest, Of York county; DR.. z. z.
Wiley. Of Washington county; A. 5.
Lincoln, Of smyth county q Rev. P. 7.
/ Morris. Of Lynehburg Rev. r. II.
| Porter. Of StsuDton Mrs. ". II. Plea
SAINTS. Of Richuond; Rev. Christian
Beard, Of Augusta county; Jadge
William Tredwsy, Of PittsylyaDia
Rev. DR.. s. D. Bel. OF Seottsville
Bon. J. NJ. Tborre. Of Fairfax; y. :.
Meadows. Esq, Of Henry county Rev
George Wrsy. Of Henrico county
George ". Mayo. Of Richmond Hon.
J. I. Scbool6eld, OF Danville Joseph
Carr. o. Petersburg; Rev. John ;.
Martin. D. D.. Of Winchester; MAJOR
John :. WoodbouFe. Of Princess Anne,
and c. N. Bragg, Of Covington.
A number Of resolutions were pre-
seried and referred 70 the Committee
oD Resolutions.
There were brief statements from 3
number Of delegates a. 70 the plans aud
prospects N their respective counties.
PLATFORM.
Professor ". ". Smith. from the
Committee CT state Organization, pre-
sented tbe report. The platform "
laid down consists Of two "plaaks, 80
a. follows:
Wtho.d that fte ssIe ~ .ut0I eat.al
. lluois - be, erege "a al injury i' 81.
Vebo.d thGt each commuY,ty sh,u z
protect Isef from that lr urf iy tlt..-
sEs nst ncers ng the sac 4" -n o.. .cai. ~
leaOrs az isI tne lOcal-nption lHg.
The report gives 3 detailed coastitu-
ticn and bylaws and plan Of orgauizs-
ton. embracing he idea Of an execa-
tive committee. ceutra. comm ttees.
&C. TIE report closed wl;h tie folloE-
irg resolutions
Feufttf. Tat me virginia Antl-L'lu9f-
p LIceuks Alliance ne been formed f1f Tue
~. sole purpIse ~ suppress ~ the hHle ".
iIto1icsLts tss netefsEe - means VI .Lt
present. lOcs opt Iou las ~ ~ ia "a g.
We Lutss and boz. eve that tLat iaW v I'D 70.
pfactica.y sufficient for our purposes suc
nat We Therefore repuf ate a. purpps, u
form b % tcai party or 10 alJ O@Nt. yes
WI any Eurl party IA wig ulE Or else
Whereas We are credihly informed ths,
fhe EdfOoEtes . llca. option are ssrrei y
charged by cslYassrr, pi ouf opPpnt -
with purpose 20 stsal re use oI pppaer1
az We a. trt s3le - u LlsEey Therefore
FssDitsd. That en- pls ca 3 pad h'e
fhis Essertiou fe utterly Without foIp lAtlol
az sbu attempt - tle .uJT-lsa .sr- Or
fLelrsdf eIeuie % p.Hre ne saie o. al art
cs vuich e lie cause Of cr.fne and the
source q u its4 pisEd pubic RUN. tuo
which p iu Iise = e. ClsfeF ia 5le that y has
. to be ecucucied be- hiuc screens o. t1e IA ne ne
platform with . repu able ana fcsIecta oir
tfff which produces 20 such injury aud
seeks 10 such cUncealfueUt our 90 &c, e
simJy aLc soie o. c.Dse tue saloons.
The report was read BY sections aod
ELECTED many speeches. and some oh-
lerences Of opinion as 70 the phrase
olcgy, ihougb great enthusiasm and una
niu.Itv Is 70 the genera objects and
plan Of organization. The considera
ton Of the report occupied al Of tue
morning session until l.51, when the
Contention took recess until . 0 clock,
and is consideration was resumed.
Only few verbal amendments were
passed. and then the report as whole
was adopted with great -nsnimIty and
entbusIAsfn.
OFFICEEs ELEC1Eu.
The following officers for the ensuing
wear were electes by scclsmsti0n
President. W. ". Smith, Of Ashland
Secretary, George ". Hsw ksburst
Treasurer. Mrs. ". II. Peasants.
The following Executive Committee
was elected. beng three from each con-
gressional district
Frlt LlttietOn COckreu. Of Nor
thumberiGnd county \. y. CHARTERS,
q fredericksburg, and J. \. Stubs.
of Gloucester county.
Second ". c. Dutton, Of Ports
mouth ". LaDkford. Of Southampton
and Rev. William Thornton, Of Eliza
beth City county.
Thud Dr.. John Pollard. NJ. NJ. GI-
liam. Professor b. \. Yassar al Of
Richmond.
Fourth c. ". 3. Gordon. Of Pc
tersburg Judge ". u. Mann, Of Not
tovsy county; Dr. =. ". Winston, Of
Farnville.
Fifth: r. A. scott. Of Franklin (;
George b. Grsyely, Of Henry county
Rev. 7. Z. campbell. Of North Dan
Vile.
Sixth ". T. Keeling. Of Halifax
county Hon. W. V. Berry, Of Bed
ford county; J. ". Crawford, Of
Lyncbburg.
Seventh Dr.. 7. N. Miller. Of Ste
phens City; Rev. W. ". Wood, Of
scougvile Rev. A. z. Funkhouser,
Of Harrisonburg.
Iigbth 5. I. Bailey. Of fGirfaI
Rev. Rumsey Smithson, Of AleIan-
drii: Rev. c. 7. James, Of CulPeper.
Ninth J. 3. Miller. o. Pulaski
county Robert Crockett, Of Wythe-
vile c. Landrun. Of Abingdon.
Tenth Hon. Pembroke Petit, Of
Fluvapua; J. ". Newton, Of otsuD-
ton 4: J. J. Hobbs. Of Covlngton.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee On Legislation 70
ported that North DAnvills, DOT being
a corporation IN the sense Of the Law,
should vote on local option as . nAgis-
teriGl district.
The committee also reported that the
present local-option law has 70 do with
the sale and not with the manufacture
Of liquors.
The Committee on Resolutions re-