Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-04-22
PURE COLD WATER.
The Total Abstainers and Cold
Water People Organize the
Party at Helena.
Money Raised for Campaign Pur-
poses-Delegates to the Ma
tional Convention Elected.
Davis Wilson, of Bozeman, En-
dcrsed for Montana's Dele.
gate TO Congress.
THE NEW PARTY.

"a IOT
Delegate to Congress from Montana.
TO the Helena Herald we are in-
debled for the following review OF the
proceedings OF the Prohibition con-
vention
A. the sessions held Thursday after
noon and evening, the following bus
iness wa Transacted:
l. That the convention proceed o.
nominate and elect delegates to the
national convention to be held Ia
Indianapolis May 3Oth.
.. 1hnt the territorial executive
c, mmItt,e, in 60 operation with the
territorial central committee Of the
several counties, be directed to call al
al early date county conventions 10
nominate candidates for the legislature
iull county aud city tickets.
8. That some member of the terrific.
rlsl executive committee orGlher rep.
Ieseutativts Of the party beinstructed
TO be IN attendance upon all county
conventions.
1. That, provided competent person
can be- secured, territorial organize r
be employed and put In the field to
organize clubs, perfect committee
organizations, circulate literature,
raise fundr aud do such other work
for the party Us occasion may suggest
under the direction of the territorial
executive committee.
5. That books be opened at this con.
vention and subscriptions taken for
territorial and national work, and
that this subscription for funds be fur.
nished through the regular committee
throughout the Territory.
DIR. J. NJ. Waters and Davis Will.
son, both o. Bozeman, were elected h
delegates to the national convention
and Mrs. Lowry and NJ. J. Hall as al
terns'es, An appropriation of $3.50
wa. made for the expense of the dele.
cation.
Mr. Bullard was elected president OF
the executive committee and Mrs.
Wade and Mrs. Lowry vice presi-
dents.
The following resolution, by Mr..
Bullard, was unanimously carrie
That this convention recommend lC
the central committee the nomination
of Davis Wilson, of Bozeman, rs can
d,date tor delegate to Congress.
At the evening session the following
platform was read and adopted:
The Prohibition party Of Montana
IN conqention assembled, acknowledg
ing our responsibility TO the God O
nations, present to our fellow citizen
in this tJrritOry the following plat
IL 1m
We maintain that municipal mis-
rule, the dominance OF the yicIou
classes, the disregard for criminal Law
and corrupt practices OF current poll
ties are evils insepsrsble from the ex
istence Of the saloon aud the presr n
competition between the old partie
for it, political support; and we ssser
that this fact calls loudly for such
reorganization Of political parties "a
shall sharply divide the lawless from
the law-abiding classes in political nc
ton.
We maintain that wherever the ole
parties failed to enforc, prohibitor,
laws las Ia portions Of Rhode Island
where three-tliths vote by the peo.
pie dsclaimed for prohibition, as wei
as their failure to enfore all laws pro
hibiting gambling, the sale of intoxi
cants TO Indians and minors, and the
practice of those vices which corrupt
the youth aud endanger the life OF the
nation, proves no failure Of these laws,
but does prove the failure Of those
parties, aud demonstrates the necessity
OF party, the election Of whose candi'
date shall In no way depend on tLesa-
loon vote.
We insist on the enforcement OF the
compulsory educatl lpnsl law, aud nll
llaws Tor toe practice Of minors aud
other dependent aud defenseless eases
AMI demand the immediate enact
meut OF pfohlbitory law by the ter
ritorial legislature.
To the maintenance Of the above the
Prohibition party OF this territory
pledge. itsell and on all other ma
,lonal questions, declares itself in bar
mony with the National Prohibition
party, OF which II 10 n part
( Finally we call upon all good clli-