Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-01-26
THE CALL
For the National Prohibition Convention
ut indianapolis.

For the National Prohibition Convention
ut Indianapolis.
In accordance with the action of the
National Committee of the Prohibition
party. and in harmony with the in
'structions of the Prohibition National
Convention of 1884, y National Con-
vention of the Prohibition party will be
held In the city of Indianapolis, Ind,
on Wednesday. June 6. 1888. at 10 a
H.. for the purpose of nominating cam
didates for President and Vice
President of the United State. and for
the transaction of such other business
as may be properly presented.
All citizens of this republic who be-
lieve that the traffic in intoxicating
drinks is national disgrace and ma
tional scourge; that it is destitute of
wealth-producing power; that it robs
labor, destroys capital. debauches So
ciety and corrupts politics; that i. defies
restraint. breeds lawlessness and fos-
tiers anarchy; that it seeks to. and al
ready to an alarming exte.t does DOM
mate in municipal, State and National
Governments; that it threatens the
safety of our homes and the perpetuity
of our institutions, and that it ought
to be forever prohibited; who believe
that to abolish the saloon will in
great measure abolish poverty. as
sist in solving the labor question, pU-
rify politics. and add to the solidity
of our institutions; who are convinc-
ed that this desirable reform needs for
its contamination the responsible agen-
cy of political party clearly commit
ted thereto rs matter of principle,
and not as matter of eXpediency; who
favor general and progressive system
of popular education; who would
amend our election laws to secure
greater purity of the ballot; who stand
for free ballot and u fair count for
both the white man of the North and
the black man of the South; who favor
the protection of American labor and
the American laborcr; who would fos-
ter our agricultural Interests; who be-
lieve that the ballot in the hand of wo-
man will be the death-knell of the
liquor traffic; in short, all citizens.
however they may differ upon other
questions, who are agreed upon the
wisdom and necessity of separate po-
litical action in order to secure the
overthrow of the rum power, are re-
Questcd to unite under this call in
sending representatives to the National
Convention at indianapolis.
The basis of representation has been
fixed by the National Committee rs fol-
lows: Two delegates from the District
of Columbia, two from each Territory.
and from each State twice Us many rs
the representation of the State in both
branches of the National Congress.
Delegates are to be chosen by such
methods as may be decided upon in the
various States. by State conventions or
State committees. and in the District
OF Columbia and the Territories by cor
responding authority. A full list Of
alternates should be chosen in every
case. 1t is desirable that fair proper
ton of Indies be sent as delegates.
Since the basis of representation was
fixed as above, there has developed q
wide spread feeling that the National
Convention as so constituted will not
be sufficiently large body To meet
tho case, and yet without assuming au-
thority to change the basis of represen-
tatiOn, the executive committee would
suggest that additional delegates. to be
known as provisional delegates, be Sc
lected in each State and Territory and
the District of Columbia on the basis
of one delegate for each 1000 pro-
hibision votes or major fraction thereof,
cast ut the last general election, the
term general election" being con-
strued to mean in all the States the
last election in which State officers
were voted for. The convention must
meet and organize under the call as
previously determined. and will pos
sess full power to act upon the ques-
ton of seating provisional delegates.
Secretaries of conventions and of State
conventions and of State committees
should send to the Chairman of the
National Committee full lists of names
and addresses of all delegates Us soon
rs selected.
SAMUEL DICKIE.
Chairman Nat. Prohibition Com.
j. A. VAN FLEET, Secretary.