The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-17
Friday. Sept. II. 1856.
County Temperance Meeting

A County Temperance meeting
was held in Odd Fellows Hall on
Tuesday f the furtherance of the
campaign to secure the amended pro-
hihition law. IT II. Brady was made
Chairman. and M. f. Kirk Secretary.
The districts of the county were rep
resented as follows:
First district-G Gorge A. Vande-
grift. John w. Davis.
Second-H H. Brady, T. B. Hop
per. Wesley Claton.
Third-Capt. J. T. Jones. L. NJ :.
Haines. George A. Blake.
Fourth-L T. r. Ward, John i.
Galaher. Tobias Brown.
Fifth-John Roach, George O.
Carey. TT. Ruffin.
Sxth-Thomas Waring, ". T. We'll
don. M. r. Kirk.
Seventh-Wm. r. Steel. Thomas
G. Bond. John M. McClenahan.
Eighth-Nathan Montgomery, J.
J. Bennett. J. r. White.
Ninth-Dexter Lee, ]. M. G. Car
hart. A. II. Brown.
The following resolution was offer.
ed nv Geo. A. Blake and unanimous
ly adopted:
WHEREAS. The idea seems to be more
or less prevalent throughout the county
that this meeting is for the furtherance
of the interests of what is known as
the "Third Partv:" therefore be it
pooolrod That tho Jo1orofac horo
senbled. representing the Temperance
people of all the districts of the county.
were elected with the understanding
that this is not a Third Party move
ment. but, on the contrary. the dele
gates here are sent for the sole purpose
of effccting temporary local organiza-
tons throughout the county, and con-
Quoting the present campaign against
the sale of intoxicating liquors through
revised Local Option law to be sub
mitted to the voters of the county at
the next general election.
Resolred FURTHER That the present
movement is one ola spontaneous char
acter coming from people without re-
gard to sex religious belief or political
utilization. and has in view no partisan
ends or aims for the present or future.
After considerable general discussion
of the matter in hand, the following
were offered by l.. M. Haines:
Resolped. That this body hereby &C
cepts the status ofa standing campaign
committee in connection with such
persons as may hereafter be added to it
by selection, for the purpose of procur-
ing the adoption of the proposed prohi-
bition law for this county at the COM
;pr elpctiOO in November next
ResoIrcd That this committee appoint
an executive committee of one member
from each district EXCEPT the Third
and three members ON ir, and that
these members of said executive COM
mittee be selected 10y the members of
this committee from til several dis
tricts respectively
Resoirej, That the delegates elected
to this body. with their alternates, be
and they are hereby constituted dis
trict committees for the respective dis.
tricts.
Pesoired. That said executive commit
tee shall exercise the powers of this
committee in the recess thereof and
shall have the power to appoint Cen.
trail Committee and invest it with such
power and duties as it may deem best.
ResoIred, That said district committees
shall take such measures for the accom-
plishment of the purpose in hand as to
them may seem best. or with W hat they
may be charged by this body or the said
executive committee.
Upon motion of Geo. A. Blake
the resolutions were adopted, after
which the district delegations nameC
the following as the general executive
committee: j. w. Davis, Fl. H. Brady
L. NJ. Haines, Capt. J. I. Jones. S. X
Blake, w. F. Baldwin, George o. Carey
Thos Waring, VIM. B. Steel, j. J
Bennett and J. p. Wilson.
Henry Ruffin, colored, of st. Philips
Gospel Temperance Society, of Nortl
East, made stirring address calling
the attention of the convention to thu
colored vote, and urging special efforts
among them.
Thos. C. Bond read letter from Rev