Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-03
ERATm LOCAL OpTIONIsTs.
Proceedings OF the Temperance Uonvcr
tion Held az Dublin.


tion Held at Dublin.
DuBIlN, Tx, Aug. 80.--E iltor GA
zErTEi Iu pursuance 10 call, the
temperance men OF Erath co unity met
ia convention az Dublin, on Saturday, the
| 2S Inst, when the following proceedings
\ we're had Tine convention was called
| TO order and organized by eleoting
| VIM. w. Moore as chairman and j. w
Turnbougb, secretary. The chairman
stated the object OF the meeting to be for
the purpose OF exchanging Views and
formulating some plan 70 secure the
| adoption or local-opti0n In this county.
On motion the following named gentle
neu were appointed as an executive com.
mittce;
w. s. lIlackshear as chairman for the
county; T. =. King as chairman for pre-
clnct No / l.. Il. Gillcisls chairman for
Precinct No. q a l.. Murphy as hair.
for Precinct NJ. 8 j. j. Bennett as chair
man for Precinct NJ. ii A, N Medley as
chairman for Precinct No. o; J G. Ftars
ns chairman for Precinct No. q; j. a, A.
! Clark us chairman for Precinct No. Z; Il
d. Ross as chairman for Precinct No. 3.
On motion each member OF said com
mittee WAS authorized TO appoint CUB
committee Of four persons In each OF
their respective precincts TO assist thom
| o. motion, W. S. Backshsar was en-.
powered to collect funds with which TO
/ procure proper temper nee literature 70
be distributed throughout the county.
| motiop WAS adopted that the chair.
| man appoint committee Of 6yc % draft
| resolutions expressive Of The purpose aud
intention Of this convention. Tho FOL
lowing gentlemen were then appointed by
the chairs Judge l.. Nugent, cnHir-
man; u GillNtt, w $ Dlackslear, }.
T. Harris and s. i. Gibson.
| An lBtormisslou OF thirty minutes was
taken 70 enable the committee 10 prepare
said resolutions. AZ the expiration Of
said time the meeting @as called 20 order
and the following submitted and adopted
Whereas, II has been charged that me
present convention Is secret cOnciaye
convened for the purpose Of fnrtherlng
this temperance cause oY secret or covert
means, now then we declare
That our doors have been open and
our deliberations fee 20 all who desired
10 participate In tlem
That our sole purpose has been 20
exchange Views and devise some
plan by which 20 secure the adoption
II local option 81 Erath county aud
| 10 that end It has been our purpose BY
open aud Gy0wod mesus, aud not by any
secret mtthods 20 have The question 81
prohibition placed before our people on
I ~ mrrits a,OJc.
( B. That IN pursuance 81 our general
purpose re have simply elected a proper
executive committee villa poger 10 tbke
spcl ection A. tDey may deem best 10
ralsc & cAmpaia1 fund % be used IN the
purchase and distribution Of prohibition
literature, 10 the end that the cause may
be placed before our people.
4. That Il II our deliberate purpose 70
wage an open, persistent aud uucomprO-
missing, yet honorable war up)n The retail
| liquor trade, and we cali upon ali fcenis
/ VI Law and order, ali VINO favor social and
moral reform, h. aid us 10 the great wofk
we have undertaken.
g. That We propose 10 prosecute our
work, nOt Is political party With which
lle cause should have no conneciiDn) ,un,
simply as tbs friends u the greatest so-
cial aud moral reform movement Of moi.
ern times.
q. That gratefully recognizing ihe fact
tilag tne DemueIatic party Lao throHn
the sEisii ~ Nv protection over Pr0h.Di-
tlOnisis by declaring thst they ohO0id
rot be politically oftracizsd because Of
their local option sentiments, We 30 Into