Telegram-herald., 1888-05-17
A PROHIBITION GUN
LOADED roa FIoHr AsDsorFos FUN
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whs b aaa B5ss asss again
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Th- Prohfbinon stzEs convsnton vas
held a. Powers Opsrs House ssstsrd2y
commencing Al IL O'Clock a N ths eoa-
x~ation sss decidedly -wsl-Dos set IN
ths popular expression Of the tsrm. bat
only ~zlsE-paEs. cold wstsr-sst
Before the eoagention sss eAilsd TO or
aer sn ola soldier appeared ca me stage
sad s.ng . sozg. auf Ia tenor sas lost In
the hnstlins for ssals.
Chairmaa A. d. l'owsr called the eonvsn-
ron - orasF. and Rev. J. 7. Buell. Invoked
the Divine blessing. TIE house vas very
slabos2fely triumed for ths occasion.
The Chairman read = short report Of the
vsrk "A IhiFtg-niae counties. and said that
ths csmmistes had 81, 900. snd wAs N debt
10 the smouat Of 500. DE thonxht that IA
al dry eoanEies the prohibition vote
.ousa - increased lie thought that .
tent can psi<n szs the proper talax - do
in ali esantiss where the local 0psioa Law
hsd hssn passed. This vii be pieaaiog
nsss 10 Republicans sho kslpsd 20 make
thaE "a. The vots aas going 20 DC
dsusled sroEided thsf tie money Nas tofth-
Gaming. aided by hard work. Mr.. Power
thes calisA A. b. Cheney 70 act a. tempor-
ary chairman
Mr.. Chsney thanked the convention for
the Aonor conferred. hs did not have time
- sTite q speech, 80 thaf the pain VI listen
lag % hisa va pessed-
Mr Chsnsy Than gave way 10 Glee Club
bat before he sat d0xn he suggested that
Presidential ucket composed OF JED. DAVIS
snd D. b. Dafieid Of Detroit would be IN
srdsr.
A. o. Croker, Prssidens Of the Grand
Rapids Young Meas Prohi oition Cino, Was
called up0n 10 give an address OF veleome-
welcome 70 the brightest Iivsiiest, most In
dustrious and bess looking town ia Micbl-
gan, gave Detroit second place. de rather
stretched the number Of saloons IN THIS
city. shsrs Ia facE. there are less Than LOO.
he oDoossd local option and was supported
in fhas opposition by thu entire audlsnce,
,. held Dp the local option skeleton and
roasted ths Republican party over Us
dankling bones. Said tnst Il was passed 70
kii OF the Prohibition party. and save tne
RsDublican party. did not think the tav
Va valid. said that . Judge presiding
ever circuit composed Of two counties.
would De obliged 70 send man up IN one
esanty FOR selling { ass of liquor. while In
the other county As you'd 20 Tree. said that
Local option vas too local aud too optional.
n lsas tkap four years the local option
xr.ts atone would be inscribed. Died from
eser-sIsrtion caused By trying to suck the
v.tsr Of sn ocean tbrOuxh q straw. he
did act say word about sucking = drink
ef shisky through . straw. The name OF
j y Finch vas greeted with but little
soslanse he said that the work begun BY
him would land prohibition President Ia
ths W hiia House four years hence.
The Prohibition qusrtette OF Detroit. then
l. a - A.. ka
prscistsd.
Wm. W. Wise. Of Lansing. was then
elected temporary secretary. j. H. Thomas,
OF Dslrolt, G. N. Hastv. Of Ingham, and q.
J. Strong. ~ Chase. we're elected assistant
sscrslsries.
Csmmandsr Hudson. of Ohio, Grand
Commander OF the Blue and Gray.
vas given few moments III,
ssia hat be expected that about three
thousand veterans would meet IN Indian
aDolis, the 3Oth- That seven states had
Been organized. II is an old soldier side
issas Of tas Prohibition party
The Dsrroit qusrtetle gave another song
that cane from empty stomachs. so some
allowance must be made for is weakness.
The convention then adjourned until ?
sclock.
The aftsruooa business was opened by a
sonx by the Detroit quartetfe. Rev. NJ W.
HaTnss. Of Kalamazoo. followed With
prayer. wAo made a genuine prohibition
prayer.
TAs Msoos,s trio uarblsd Get There
Just the same.
Commander Hudson said that he had
appointed L. H. Ives. of Mason. a. Com
msndsr Of the Michigan branch Of the
Blue sad Gray and ihat Dr. A @. Bruce.
Of Allszan. bad been appointed Adjufant.
He seemed little discouraged a. the small
number Of members obtained here.
Several kilograms of greetings we're read
from Illinois. Indiana, 1aine and North
Carolins.
The committees we're not ready to make
thsir report. 80 the Dstroit Gles Club s&ng
as0fhsr song that bad 20 be seen to be ap-
DreCiated
rhe COMMITTEES on Credentials reported
ass delegates entitled 10 sesss in the con-
vsauon. The report vas accepted aud
sdopted.
The COMMITTEES on Permanent OrganiEa-
ton snd Order u Business reported in
fsvor of making The temporary ofhcers per
rnsneut. and ths following order Of bust
ness
Election Of officers. election of dsleEstes
20 the Indianapolis con invention. election oa
state Central COMMITTEES. rsrcrt Of Com
mittre on Resolutions Accepted aud
adopted.
Ger fist Dslsrate-st-Isrgs 10 The Nation
al Convention Rev. H Is. Crsssy put IN
nominsnoo John Russell. one q tho oldest
tsrnperanCs men in the country. De vas
ne 8en vho wrote the frss call for Ma
Honsl Convention. Mr. Russell vas elect
al me frsf delegate sv sccismstion. ID. Z.
ssxendorph Chsrl1lte proposed the name
81 samuel r. Dickis. aud he vas unsni-
nously elected bg a rising vote. Nike
Fsnning wsntsd picxie substituted for
Russell hnt was hisssd down
Pref DiC<is wse csiied for, ard be sp-
pesr-d on the platform and thanked the
crnvsnt On Scr tas hon0r con fsrrsd.
Rev =. e. Draper. of Hiiisdale. In q
besvy roicrd speesh h rresent-si THE name Of
Hen. Ehas Mosher. of W sshtensw
N Fsnnioz. IN very 1uiet femInins
nisnner. presented the same OF Msry I.
IaihfaD.
Ckss. P. Russell. sn hshsif of Wsyns.
supparfe3 Nary r. tsfhrap.
Rsv " ~ fufsr Il tnis city. made an
srpasi fer 80 young nien of the r rohibi-
,isu osrfv sod rominstei A. Oven Crczier
R-v gohn Hamilton. 0f lansing. on ae-
Rslfof the sixth iistTiet. sapvorted Asrs
i. Tsshrap sat presented the name of Al
frrd Wse
Fbe E,zafa district supported Mary T.
Ialhran fstia t1s Ni1thl TIE eleTerti
s1uu arfsa Xsrv Esshrsp and A. p. Cro
rer er ne 6nlrfh ie.egare
A. o. Crcnsr EHairsw his asrne Tor the
preeent
Ns fsfhrsc VS. nnnn rafai tv accisma.
rco cp ueeon ~ Rev ~ M F1fer.
N-. iatsTsD ~ss csl 81 - TIE platform
sac ssi1 fasf fr reuasn soud siNsTs se
with ne ffnblnifi1n osrrv S1e rsferred 10
tse 'ect mas ta-v ast snpiet - tns cd
psrttes ier reccsnif'oa aat were kic<esi