The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-17
4 Heavy Bid for the Pro.
hibitiOn Vote.
TRYING TO WORK THE ACT.
The Anti-SaIoon Republicans Want
TO Close the EtquOr shops
A Heavy job ON Hauds
rbe Anti saloon Convention.

Iirqns gan rs SSSStOA III SAAS SAS1 Wis
fo-snoon. When the convention was
ooIIes to order there were 300 delegates
D,asent The convention was called to
pprdar nv Albert Griffin, of Kansas, who
OsFed Rev. Arthur Little, of Chicago, to
onsn the proceedings with prayer.
Griffin said be was requested to suggest
the name of United States Senator
uSnrv w. Blair, of New Hampshire,
for temporary chairman; B. Z Shater,
of Illinois, temporary secretary; l.. K.
elliott of Kansas, assistant secretary,
and f. r. HuCchinS, OF Des MOlnes,
Iowa, reading clerk.
The gent. emen suggested we're elected
unanimously. Addressing tie conVen-
ton Senator Blair SAID:
4,nasmsn Of the Convention:
Ifeel highly honored in being asked
To preside over this great and historic
convention, which l firmly believe Will
live in the annals OF AL time.
We are here Tor the destruction OF
the rum traffic, throughout this coun-
try, and throughout the world. think
I speak the sentiment OF tie convention
when I say that as between free rum
and low license, We are IN favor OF low
license (Cheers); that as between low
license and high license, We are In favor
OF high license (cheers); that as between
high license and prohibition We are In
favor of prohibition. More cheerlng.)
Blair went on to say, they met as Re
pu5licans. They were IN that party,
and could not be driven out, and he
was one of those who believed iC was
only through the Republican party,
that the suppression Of the liquor traffic
could be secured.
The call OF States was then proceeded
with to form cOmmi tees on permanent
organization, credentials, order of bust
ness, and resOlutORs.
The C mmittee on credentials re-
ported that 187 accredited delegates
we're present, as follows Illinois, 40,
Maine, none; Vermont 9; New York,
S. Rhode Island, 4. Michigan, 3; Wis
oOnsin Il; Massachusetts, Y; Nevada,
Il; Minnesota, 15i Texas, z; Dakota, 5;
Pennsylvania, l; Ohio, 1; New Jersey,
I; New Hampshire, 2.
The committee on permanent organ
iEstiOn reported the name of ex-
Senator William Window, of Min
nesota for permanent chairman.
He was unanimously elected. The
secretaries pro TEN were elected as per
manent officers. ViCe-preSidents were
named for each State. Window was
escorted to the chair by ex-senator
AcDHl, of Iowa, and General Conway
Of New York. When the chairman ap-
peared before the convention he said:
Gentlemen Of the Conferences;
highly appreciate the great honor
you have conferred upon me. There
are possibly other gentlemen present
who would state better than L
can the precise purposes of this
convention. We are hear IN answer
to call of the true and
loyal Republicans, desiring through
that PARTY to accomplish what we be-
HeVe will be OF great good for the
American people. For myself, ] never
had the slightest thought of attempting
10 organize a new political party. L
mink that lCh thou b does not en-
Ter the mind of any other delegate here
present. The party that freed the
slave; that dignl6ed human labor; that
enacted the homestead laws; that sup
pressed the great rebellion; that de
tended It's honor tn peace and advanced
IL 10 the front rank of the nations of
the earth, Is good enough for me-" The
speaker SAID, the record of the party for
twenty years showed its willing
ness 10 grapple this new
issue, and carry 1t to victory.
E me Demolratic party had nominated
1oI governor the very incarnation OF
sS!ooh interests" He then spoke for
ttnLTty minutes on general issues. He
- souCneu on the PrOhibitionists, and said
~ was MS view that they could carry
4 etm tnelr purposes in better way. In
touoWlng the lea ling Of the Republican
parSy; they would find that that party
$ tIl Inat slavery should extend no far
. ,IeI; ana on that platform slavery was
CCooSSOIlleIy abolished, If the Republi-
ana ana party would declare for high license
rob l9cal option, and recognize the
ron S1I Al ~ me people to vote on the ques-
ali oCr,a5scty whent hey wished to do so,
tbo ttUIleIS 81 temperance should follow
S ,,1s ,!sad On the conclusion of Win
iorn - address, the convention ad
burned JITi till O'Clock.
fbe. zen The COW ntion res 3sem Sled in
oa1I.veInoon, the committee on rescs
did i'T ny was not prep lred to report, and
M IgV appear before the convention
- -...l o Clock. In tn meantime there
d. ~ Short spee2h-s by number of
isTSt-eS on ths general temperance
T5oe.ln The several States of the Union.
lovv,!. epor, Of the committee was as fol-
ra1 lac anti-saloon Republicans, by their
snPcooeSSesntatlyes in the national confer
Las embed. declare as follows:
eris,S S.-Ihat the LIQUOR traffic as it
t5s ' os Today, in the United States is
Of enemy or society, fruitful source
Of sCuOffuption in politics, the ally
VII, 11narchy, the school of crime and
In "o- us syowed purpose Of seeking
Isti;ColIIupily control elections and legis
ana iO u Is a menace to the public welfare
pood deserved the condemnation of all
tb oecond-That We declare war against
rrs, saloon. and hold = TO be the su-
MI DUTY Of the COVE. !. aent to adopt
COL Con- measures IS shs,. restrict it and
0 Ce'IGl lis inhueU Ce, and 81 The earliest
gsr5 1,o.e moment extinguish it alto
r1nnlrd-We believe the national gov
'Neh' should absolutely prohibit the