Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-22
Temperance Organizations Uniting

The State Temperance Alliance and |
temperance reform party both held |
annual meetings at Dover Wednesday.
About seventy delegates were present.
The Alliance, as an organization has
always been strictly non. partisan, and
held alOof from politics, but by resOlu-
luton Wednesday it decided to join
the temperance reform party, and both
organizations elected delegates to the
national prohibition convention, which
meets at indianapolis June 9th.
The resolution to 60 into politics
was opposed in the Alliance by some of
the strongest members. The pro-
gramme now is to put an entire State
ticket in the field next fall. In the
fall of 1886 5000 votes were polled by
the temperance reform ticket, but the
greater portion of this vote came to
them because there was no republican
ticket in the field. The republicans
are, however, organizing all over the
| 0bdbCs dLu may nelNC q AulA republican
ticket in nomination next fall This
fact will take three-fourths of the pro-
hibitiOn party's support away hence
the desire Ofleading temperance men to
keep the Alliance out Of politics. r.
, NJ. Cooper, of Kent county, was elected
president of the new organization.
Urhn go b,o
5 lutiOns was read by George w. Todd.
: The report contained appropriate pre-
l ambles and the following resolutions
. Resolved, /. We believe it to be not
only the privilege, but also the bound
en- duty of all the good people of our
State to continue their united efforts to
overthrow this monster evil of the
Nineteenth Century of Civilization"
by working to secure constitutional
amendments which shall forever pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of all
It that intOxicates within the borders Of
e our State.
/ ResOlUed, 2. We direct our central
executive committee to confer with the
), State Central Committee of the Tenn.
II perance Reform party, and to adopt
It such plans as will best secure prOhibi
d ton and other needed reforms.
RESOLVED, 3. That as the National
. Prohibition party offers to us one o
E fOrmOst educating agencies for statu
n tory prohibition, we hereby express Oul
" sympathy with it and it's work of edu
eating public sentiment against the
saloon and its attendant evils, and W.
recommend the appointing of delegates
to the National Prohibition convention
to be held at Indianapolis on the frs
Wednesday in June next.
RESOLVED, 4. That we recognize the
influence of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and are grateful TO
its cooperation.
RESOLVED, g. We tender our thanks t.
the citizens of Dover and the TailrOat
company for favors received.
Id The following officers to serve for tn
ensuing year were reported by the com
mittee on nominations and elected
President, r. M. Cooper; Vice-Pre'
idents-New Castle county, Alfre
Gawthrop; Kent, G. H. Register; SUI
sex, J. J. Boyce. Recording Secretar!
ne Rev. G. BuddingtOn. Correspondent
Secretary, Rev. I. E. Terry. Excel
ng tive Ommittee-Lawrence Whitemal
Cd Charles S. Rowland and AlexandC
s." Deakyne, New Castle county; J.
ok Stewart and VIM. r. Phillips, Kent
nd ReA. J. A. Weigand and VIM. f. Care.
DE Sussex.
be- The following were the Delegate
his elected to attend the National Convex
ton in Indianapolis June 9th: H. '
The Morrow, Wilmington the Rev. J.
TOO B. Wilson, Dover; J. J. Boyce, Laure
ms Joshua Marvel, Laurel S. H. Messic
Sussex, and w. N. Brown, Wyomin