The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-26
ADVOCATES OF PROHIBITION.
Conference of the Leaders Of the Movement
Preliminary to To-Days State Convention.

The Prohibition State convention will meet at
Enclishs Opera-house this morning, at 10 clock,
for the purpose of setting forth their principles
in a PLATFORM and nominating State ticket
Last night meeting called. for lack Of any
other name. an informal conference, was held in
the court house, in Superior Court room, No. l.
The meeting numbered perhaps one hundred and
twenty persons, about equally divided as to sex.
Sylvester johnson, Of Irvington, was chosen
chairman. Captain Ritter, who had called the
gathering to order, gracefully retired, to reappear
soon afterward with a dozen written pages of
suggestions as to the proper thing for the Prohi-
biton party to do.
The question of woman suffrage was referred
to in speeches by Mrs Balch and Mrs. Nichols,
both of whom were willing to forego suffrage
for time, and speeches were made by gentle
men OF varying shades Of opinion OH that sub
ject Captain Ritter said the prohibition cause
must not take on any additional burdens. and
must not hint at anything without espousing It.
He said that rs surely as they attempted to
cover Ave or six different issues they would
espouse just that many different wars. He
closed with urging them to make one solid pha-
]anx-touch elbows all along the line on this one
question. John Studebaker. Of Bluffton,
thought the more issues the better. The party
should be for everything that was right. He
thought both the old parties would be delighted
to have them adopt one idea, and only one.
The discussion of the question Of having a
broad platform. with the issue confined simply
to prohibition, continued for some time. II was,
however decided by vote to have the plank advo-
eating woman suffrage.
There is no great struggle to get upon the
State ticket, but it is understood that Rev. j.
S. Hughes, of Wayne county, will be nomi-
mated for Secretary of State.
The following committees were selected yes
terday afternoon, and reported at the meeting
last night
ter, Vandefburg county; Second. NJ F. Dill, Dubois;
Third, K. s. Hopkins, Clark; Fourth, A. G.. Tebbs,
Dearborn: Fifth, Joel Jessup. Hendricks; Sixth, r.
B. Pretlow, Wayne; Seventh. J. B. Jakes, Marion;
ilton; Tenth, A. W. Thomas. Cass; Eleventh. John
Radcliffe, Grant; Twelfth, e. B, Fowler, Allen;
Thirteenth, S. j. North. Kosciusko
On Organization and Business First District. FL
wood Smith, Posey county; Second, G. j. Bluett,
Knox; Third, Joshua Cook. Clarke Fifth F. p.
Taggart Brown Sixth, G. D. Bailey, Henry; Seventh,
Pleasant Bond. Marion; Eighth c. L. Morris Parke;
Ninth, L. NJ. Christ, Boone; Tenth William INES
White; Eleventh, Enoch Thomas Huntington;
Twelfth. G. K. Hubbard, Lagrange; Thirteenth NJ. N.
Walworth, ST. Joseph.
Gibson county; Second NJ. D. Hargrove, Pike: Third,
Preston Rider jackson; Fifth, g. p Tuley. Monroe:
Sixth, Mary f. Thomas Wayne; Seventh. Robert
Denny, Marion; Eighth, j. Mcdaniel Montgomery;
Kinney, White; Eleventh. ". l.. Lenfesty, Grant;
Twelfth, A. j. Taylor, Allen Thirteenth. W. III.
Hickman, st. Joseph.
On Nominations-Frst district j. G. Hueston,
John McCauley Clark; Fifth, J. II. Shook. Monroe;
Sixth, William Edgerton. Henry; Seventh, g. n. Da-
wilson, Madison; Eighth. j. f. Woodward Psrke;
Ninth B. L. Gordon, Clinton; Tenth. r. S. Dw1g gins
Jasper Eleventh, David Frame. Wabash; Twelfth,
D. N. Brennaman, Whitley; Thirteenth A. Hunt
singer, st. Joseph.