The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-09-21
The State PrOhibitiOnists Meet i'm
Convention and Adopts a
Platform.
A Full State Ticket Nominated
And Central Committee
Appointed.
Vigorous Speeches for Indepen
dent Action of the
Order.
All Weakened Brethren Sum-
marily Set Down
Upon.

Upon.
The state prohibition convention
was called to order In Woods hall
promptly at ten o'clock by DR.. w.
II. Ross, of St. Louis.
The session was then opened with a
fervent and eloquent prayer by DIR.
Judkins, of Chicago.
DIR. Ross then read the call for the
convention which set forth Its object
to be the nomination of state ticket
and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may be expected to rebound
to the progress and enthusiasm of the
prohibition party in the state of Mis-
souri,. The gentleman then named
Judge Bacon, Of Springfield, as tenn
porary chairman. Judge Bacon came
npon the stand and rendered the usual
thanks for the honor conferred, etc.,
and proceeded TO address the con-
vention at length on the subject
of prohibition. At the conclusion of
his remarks he appointed William G..
Wilson of St. Louis as temporary
secretary.
On motion of A. H. Monroe, a
committee of FIVE was appoir ted by
the chair, as committee on creden-
tials. The following gentleman COM
posed this committee A. II. Mon
roe, w. III. Craig, j. NJ. Vaughn,
A. Meyer and w. G. Surber.
On motion Of NJ. w. Watson of
St. Louis, the following committee on
D. rmanent organization was appoint
ed: John A. Roberts, NJ. w. Watson,
w. G. Wilson, A. +. Smith, j. H.
Hughes, johnson Young, Rev. Sam
uel Alexander.
DR.. Brooks moved that commit
tee of one from each congressional
district be appointed as a committee
on resolutions. After some discussion
DIR. Brooks withdrew his motion in
order to hear the report of the COM
mittee on credentials.
During the retirement of
the committee, DR.. Judkins,
of Chicago, addressed the con-
vention. He took the ground that the
question of prohibition was misunder.
stood, but it had taken firm hold on
the minds of all classes, church, home
life and politics, and that it was slow
ly but surely working its way. He
likened it to a thunder storm, and
said that there would be some thunder
and some lightning, a great deal of
buster and perhaps rain, but that the
air would be purified, and given a
sweetness and freshness that would be
eminently pleasing and satisfactory.
He claimed that since the
election of 1884, when the
prohibitionist had ticket in the field,
that there had been more legislation
on the subject than in the past
century. He pitched into Blaine and
the republicans of Maine and showed
that with all their Boosting of being a
prohibition state, that they had only
passed one little amendment to the
constitution, allowing the people to
enforce the laws in spite OF the Off
Gals.
His remarks were extended until
the return of the committe.
The report of the committee on
credentials was read, showing a dele
CATION numbering eight present.
The report was adopted as far as
made and the committee given further
time.
The committee On permanent or.
ginization reported in favor of making
the temporary, the permanent one.
The report was on motion adopted.
DIR. Brooks moved that
committee on resolutions
be appointed of one from e'ch con-
gressional district and five at large.
Motion carried. The following are
the committee from the congressional
districts
! johnson Young.
2 Henry F. Davis,
3 William Werner,
4 ID. II. Laury,
81. A. Brooks,
6 j. f. Bruner,
z A. III. Carter,
s j. III. Monroe,
9 Mrs. M. E. Merriweather,
10 J. M. Wilson,
IL r. III. Willard,
II G. E. Balling,
13 Rev. - Hill.
On motion the convention then
took a recess until two o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reconvened at 2
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