The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-07-04
A. mUSING RATIFICATION.
oaN THOUSAND PRoHIBITIoNlSTs
HURRAH FOR FISK AND BROOKS.

r,-.a-sneeche. nv p,cn,e and croo
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Tho first pun Of the prob;bit;on;ste,
s.rnn.;on was fred in Nav York c;ty in
NJ MefronoI;tsn S1rera bouse and +ba
yenort was of no uncertain sonnd The
onsra bonse was PROVIDED evan tn The
frrthest recesses of the family circle The
hoxes being flIed witt memhers Of snb.
stantial civ families MANY remained
standino thro,oh the ent;re ratification
The Noticeable feature of Tho neet;nr
WAS the earnest enthusiasm Of tho amdi'
ence, When Gen Fisk was introduced =.
thar nominee for the nres;dencv tho con.
Gre ion rose With ono accord ana shouted
Geil Greeting Minister'S in White ties
;nnnad nnon fbesr ceots ond woved how'd
kerchiefs. FLAGS were fioated out from the
boxes. Ladies pounded their kid gloyed
hands together and We'd with the men in
the fiuttering of white handkerchiefs.
The band struck up "America" and the
gathering sang it fn a whole xouled man
rer. II was ten minutes before Gen. Fisk
could speak. The reception must have
been yery gratifying to him. and it is Sig
nificant of the enthusiastic manner In
which the Prohibition PARTY /. entering
upon its campaign that not disparapine
vrord was said and the nred;ct;on If loo,
900 more Prohibition votes because of the
non. action of the Cb;no On convention nm
The LIQUOR question was hailed with assnr.
ance and belief.
The meeting WAS opened with PRAYER
by Bishop ]. n. Fitzgerald. after which
Mr. Wardwell made the oneninp address
snd then .Josenh A Beoardus read the
following list, Of nermanent, officers. Pres.
dent Samuel hickie of M;chioan. vice
presidents William IT WardWelI W
fenntnos Demorest w G. Marvin Dr.
Seoroe a Needbam Moses p Crasto.
Herbert A. Lee the Rev Dr.. G. r Deems
Horaea Waters Freehorn a Smith +,
Fbomas r & Cheeves DR. 7 K Funk
md Others.
eo,,,,.I n,,r,o ,h.,, 80 ~. pu.,.;
Mt;on nst;onai .o,ara;t4aa ~ IL snanah
40 rrasident a tho .oa.+,nr, cold that AZ
.scpnt act;or 70 az Ch;as S" .au o"u ;..s
had ;nsvred the Prohib;t;on Marty o5o oO0
more votes
1--WE are hera " he sa;d "to fro tho f,r.t
oun. ond 7 th;nk - vii rrova q Go+I;no
enn hefore +b;s con,no;o,, iosti1,od ~ he
Ristoric shall he over we are bere to
pxnresss r,,r conv;ctIons and tn en,,,h s;va
them and o;ve a tboron on avrre,s;o~ ~
,nr heIefs We haya two I,o cr. tf.e.,,+
snec;mans of CSr;stianSv befora NC 90
IA cfprs-poen who carnot he assa,,ed bv
th. scurr;lans na,nv-. >liners If ,,o,,;
nire nresx men who are s;n.a.e and trna
and wiIIino tn take N.Y. The bnrJer ond
lead I'm tn v;rtnrv
al w.tchad that cbic.oo convention y
conrirned NJ n;cI;s ofter reU;auirr ~.
IDEAS Of the Prohih;tion n.rtv ..end 7
n,nst Gov tbo+ i, .a,,,. .os p' :. ~ ~
most rarveIons ono tbot bas avar no+h
ered was ;ronr.ssad Nth +he foot 49,
tha R.nrbl;eon con,r,;++oo s,,mnostad that
The nravers of tho cbanla;n on tbs Coco
.;or he f;rst ,ednced ~ ,rr;+;rrr a,d tIa,,
svhn;t+ed =. tha co,,m;ttao bsfora theu
we've del;vared Tn,ooira Iono. and IT,;
~er.o,l ond H.,.tasd so,,,t;,,;u;nn ~.
nr.ver. If u,,n;c+ars ~ . p.n,,hI;oa Nv,
vemtion think a nrover r.v;sad hv
them might RIM as fo,,aw. -
m.oh go :, 80. 49,
S.nI ~ yoaie Sono W We were
49, Oo1e $3.50 70 "a. on 1ny hane, ou' We
.ra NV ~; U,0a .ore s;s.sn. M III l"o. Me
naro.r.+s 49, o oontnaIss ~ unSou,y
~ ~ no oonuio. " INC ia'ius Ano
". pJsS0e e ".e sono iion, Us; ooue
w. ~ tI au1 y. W. ust t,' .hu Ieli.ei 10
w. ..:m W! noo . 'n a, 'nI oioouy gar
c1osad fo. - $50 @uo WIS ;s., u"s az y n1'
hI.ss ~ ~ $50 10 "n i $50 on Doio'
oso 4 one ooa'.ee VI pta1Ioim III, ana slxe
Sbar;San SOL 10 p caan.o W" e. '~ ~
tiye th. r1o+forr, IT. s,,afs x,;Sdn ~
II viii oiva +ar;e ,,,.n+ e"t;or -, ~. sa at
md resir;c+,on IN IL wost p,osna, ~ 80
Proh;h;t;on rartv in tba sor+h S,,t -,;th