Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-17
SALOONS n POLITles,
CsnventisnsT q Anti-salesn
Republicans
ssnaaor Blair Mass Tszpsr.ry cAalr-
mas-A Rinsiss Flathurn -TAs Rs
p.hlI1ul Party Mn.t sslvs shs
PrshIbitioa ProhIsu-

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o4n Oo9veutiun baEan its nnnsien - thfI
tion was called 10 order there wsEe 5k
oalIed - oEde4 hy AlbaRa GKff3n, Q,
tie, Of CAic4Go. % open sno pgoeeediaRE
IQuested % guegsst ne name q United
HampahlFes for temporaRy Chairman,
3. Q. Sbafex, os fllinois. for tamporaRF
Secretary, } B. Elliot, of Kanlaa, FOR
e0n, u Des4ofnes, fer Reading Clerk.
Ths RsntlsmAn suggested were alsatsd
unanimoaaly.
Aadrsssi1g the Coavenaion, Senator
Blair said s0sntlemen Of tie Con-
vsntion, feel highly h0norea q heina
aaked % pFesids over thia great and his.
t0sie Conventioa, whieh eaFsainlT 81
iteE9 viii live Ia the annals Of tfua.
We are fer ths dssarnstion az shs Fun
tFa1iie thF0uehout this county and
lthroaahout the world. / think / apeek
tie se1tlment of The Convention Whea
Hay that e. beauesn free rum and Iou
tioens, We are II favor OF iGu lioauee;
&UL4Z.LE
and high, wo are IL favor of hiRh
licansei lcheersl that - beiwesn hiaa
1 license and pKohibikien, We are a fRvnr
Of prohibitian.s More ehoerG
Blair also uent On 10 say that tkey
met 40 Republicans. They were IN that
party and could noa Be driven oct, and
be waa one Of those wbo believed it
uaa only through the Republican party
that The suppression Of The hQaoE
tEaflle couid Be secured.
1hs eaii Of States uaa thea prooesdad
vita % form committees o. psrmaneni
osRanizsri0ns credentials, otder Of buai-
negs and ras0lutsons.
Ihe COMMITTEES on Credentials r.
ported that I67 accredited delegates
we're present ea fellows: Illinois 90,
Lowa % Kansas %. Indiana 7s, Yer
mont 3. New York 6, Rhode Island /,
Aiakigan 3. Wisconsin II, Massaohu-
astsa II, Nevada 1, Minnesota rs. Texas
., AlabamA 5, Pennsylvania /, Ohio I,
New Jersey Z, New Hampshire 2
The COMMITTEES On Permanent Or
gantzakion reported the name Of az.
senator Vim. Windom, 0e Minnesota.
for permanent chairman. He vas
unanimously elected The temporary
secretaries were elected as the peFman-
ent ofioer8 and Vice Presidents were
named for each State.
Window vas loudly cheared as Be
Was escorted 20 the chair BIZ az senator
MoDilL Of Iowa. and General Conway,
Of New YORK.
Wken the nav Chairman appeared
before chs Convention, be said: aGen-
tlemsn, ] highly appreciate the great
honor you have conferred upon me.
There are possibly other aentiemen
present Who could state better than /
ean the serious purpose % this Con-
vention. We are hers under the call Of
true and loyal Republicans, DESIRING
to aeo0mpliah through that party What
We believe 20 Be Of great good for The
American people. For myself, I never
had the slightest thought OF attempting
20 organize q new political party. /
think that such thouRht does not enter
the mind Of any other delegate here
present. The party that fFeed the
siavea, that diRnided human labor, that
enacted homestead laws, that suppressed
the great rebellien, that defended its
honor IN peace and advanced Il TO the
hrst rank Of the nations Of the earth, b
good enough for me."
The speaker said the record sf tie
party for twenty years showed its will
ingness to Rrappie with this new issus
and carry it 10 viotogy. TIE issue vas
"a grave q one as the republic had ever
met. Il resolved itself infe the Qass-
ton 81 whether the saloon vas to dom
mate the politics OF the nation. I'VE
do not meet 10 dictate 70 the Republican
party naid the speaker, We are here
simply fog consultation, and Wo meet 10
encourage e 10 take hold Of this quee
tion, whinh Il surely wiil have 10 do,
and the aocneF the better" The speak.
e. said be would look ct the question
solely from q political standpoint. The
saloon vas IL politics. With its assess
ments aud mon J u today controlled The
politics Of every large city. IL eleots
mayors. II Minnesota the Democratic
party had nominated for Governor ths
very incarnation Of The saloon interest.
He then spoke for thirty minutes on
the general issue. He touched on the
Prohibltioziata, and said ID vas his view
thai thsy could rry cut their purposes
on better way "a following the leading
of the Republican party. That party
said that slavery should extend 20 fur.
thar, aud on that platform slavery vas
abaolatsly abolished. n tie RspubIl.
oan party w0ald declare fer high license
and local eption and reeognizs the right
ef the people te vote on the qaession
directly when th9y wisha 30 40 90. all
loveFs Of temperance should follew thaa
lead.
Al the conclusion Of Windows ad
dress the convention adjourned 70 3
o'olock.
When The convention reasseuhled IN
Tie aftarnoon The committee On ressla-
si0ns was nos prepared 10 report, and
did not appear before The oonVensi0n
until o'cleok. 10 ths meantime ahoEs
speaches were made by 4 number Of
delegates On The ReneTal temperance
issues IN the several States Of the
union. Tie repcrt 81 The oommittse
was as follows;
Tue Ansi saloon Rspahlicama. By
their representatives IN National Con
ference assembled, deelars as follows:
Rlrst-Thae the liquor tRaEio aa "a ex-
isls today IN the Ouit 4 states b she
eaemy of aooiely, tie fFaitfal eauFco ef
eorFuPtion IN politics. the ally 0f aaar-
ehy, The school of crime, und With its
agowed pafposs ef seeking 10 c0Fraps
by ehe control Of Laqislaturss and Iagis-
Iailoa i . menaos 20 TIE public vel
fare. aud deserves the condemnation Of
al good men.
Ssosnd-Thaa - deeiaEs SaF sgainss
sAlooaa, and hold u 10 BE- ths saprems
dusy Of The GovefnDaat % adop4 suah
nsasurea a. shall raatKic1 and en0tr0l
iia inEneuee. and e Ne eAFiissa peEaihie
mement 10 extinenish Il ailo-sthef.
Third We haiieve TIE National Gov
eminent shoald ahsolufsly pEohfbii tie
mAmufastnrs and sale 81 Intoxicating
liquor il tie Distrist ef Celambla and
IL al he Territories Of ths Unitsd
states.
Fonrsh-we belissa tAat The hast
practiral nasthod % osAl1na With the
liqaer trans tn the ssSsrAi statas q 70
- gbe peoPle desias UhethsT q ahaii ke
prohihilad b. eonsfitational amend
menss or. unfil sach amaBdments are
adoUtsd. b. The pasaags q lsoai option
lava
Ftflh-ThAa iuasmash e ne salo0n
busineas creates . spsSial oafden 04
taxntion gpon the psnNies ~ ne sup
poFa e ths ooarta ef iazflea And TIE
almahanasa. tharefoEs . iAEEe aanuAi
tMx 1hoald b. lexied apoa tha aaloooa
e. they osntinae 20 exist. end that thsg
aAaai8 Be maas Responsible fer Al pan-