Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-27
Gold Water Delegates.

oV1u ~ "ooi Doio6"oop' The New York State Prohibi-
 tion Convention.
 FORMATION OF COMMITTEES. The Temperance Plank Adopted by the
 Republicans Denonnced as Deceptive.
 A Gavel Containing A Gettysburg Bull
 let-Possible Heads of the State Ticket.
 SYRAcUsz, N. Y., June 27.-The Prohi- bition state convention in session at the Alhambra Y a record breaker in its class About thousand delegates are here. It's a white rose convention, and the boys are sell ing these Prohibition badges to the delegates in large numbers The session began yester- day with prayer, and some stirring stump speeches were made, with an "amen" at the end. So many prayers were made that the meeting was prolonged thirty minutes beyond schedule time The White Rose con- vention is a religious gathering of exhorters, preachers and class leaders, with politics as means and not as an end. One delegate said that the delegates to the national convention prayed all the way from NewYork to Indian apolis
 The temperance plank that was added to the Republican platform was denounced as insulting and deceptive.
 The Rev. Mir. Wardner, of this city, a Wesleyan Methodist, said that the present ministration, and so @ SiameSe twin to its to its predecessors.
 The brethren agree on only two points viz: That tho rum traffic must go, and that the Republican and Democratic parties are as bad as can be. On every subject of human and convention interest they differ in de- bates of great length and frequency.
 Frank c. Smith, of New York, in behalf of the blue and the gray elements in the convention, presented Temporary Chairman Frank E. Baldwin, of Elmira, with a gevel Tn which was embedded bullet fired into it's original tree at Gettysburg. From winch side the missile came no one knew, ard that fact significant of the absence of all sectional feeling sin the Prohibition party. The gavel Is the gift of H. T. Dunbar, of New York, corps commander of the state of New York for the Blue and the Gray. The Prohibition army of the Blue and Gray is represented at the convention by R. B. Hudson, of Ohio, as grand commander; E. F. Ritter, of Indiana, adjuta.t general J. F. Uhler, of Ohio, quartermaster general :; general w. F. Singleton, of Illinois, surgeon general, and the Rev. S. A. Reeve, of Indi- ana, chaplain.
 The committee on permanent organization reported as follows:
 Chairman-W. Martin Jones, of Rochester. Vice Presidents-Professo A. A. Hopkins, of Monroe county; Judge w. J. Groo, of Orange; w. T. Wardwell, of New York; William E. Whitney, of St. Lawrence; H. Clay Bascom, of Rensellaer. Secretary Joseph A. Bogardus, of New York. Assist ant Secretaries es-Professor A. Freeman, of Chautauqua county; J. E. Ramsey, of Kings; Rose, of Aliegtany. 4rhe r.rs.sslsa ssfef,sexa.- Jones, on taking the chair, said that the Prohibition party is the only party that dares throttle the liquor traffic.
 The committee on credentials reported 1,O59 regular delegates to the convention and 23 Womans' Christian Temperance union delegates.
 The state central committee was then | selected:
 Albany, E. F. Wheeler; Allegany, L. c. Van Elect; Broome, G. B. Mckinney; Cat taraugus, J. c. Smith; Cayuga, J. W. Bar II [ mung, Francis E. Baldwin; Chenango, strong; Columbia, J. Wesley Jones' ! Horne; Duchess, Dr. M. Downing; Erie, James H. Shearer; Essex, John ,Agnew; Franklin, George Stevens; Fulton, w. E. Werner; Genesee, A. J. Rumsey; Greene -; Herkimer, James H. Steele, Jeffer. son, Dr. John F. Huntingdon; Kings E. J. Wheeler, George R. Scott B. J. Harner; Lewis, Stephen s. Otis; Livingston, w. E. Booth; Madison, -; Monroe, w. M Jones; Montgomery, Thomas Murphy; New ! York, w. E. Hardwell, H. D. Leed; John Lloyd Thomas,-; Niagara, G. c. Humphrey ! Oneida, L. D. White; Onondaga, E. $. Mumford; Ontario, N R. Hunt; Orange, w. J. Groo; Orleans, E. s. Marvin; Oswego, A. P. Bradt; Otsego, c. w. Wilson; Putnam Smith; Rensselaer,, H. Clay Bascom
 Richmond, Rev. w. H. vogeler; Rockland
 Rev. George H. flick; St. Lawrence. J. B
 Baker; Saratoga, Rev. D. S. Brooks; Schen
 ectady, G. M. Muller; Schoharie. c. w. Hinman; Schuyler, B. c. Mitchell; Seneca R. L. Smith; Steuben, James Baldwin; Suf folk, -; Sullivan, Rev. G. T. Galbraith
 Tioga, P. B. Herrings; Tompkins, J. c. An
 drews; Ulster, D. E. Hornbeck; Warren | UennlS stone; w aSnlngton, trederlcK U. Ives
 Wayne, G. Milen; Westchester, J. S. Latti
 mer; Wyoming, A. H. Sleeper; Yates, A. c Chapman.
 l Samuel Dickie, chairman of the nationa
 committee, said in much applauded speecl ! that the Republican campaign was to be on' l of pedigree and pocketbook.
 l w. Jennings Demorest, the fashion maga
 zine and temperance medal man of Nev
 York, is talked of to head the state ticket
 The others talked of for governor are G. H
 Powell, of Chatham, Columbia county, ant
 B. J. Losing, of Poughkeepsie, the historian
 A great mass meeting was held at the Al
 hambra rink last night.
 The chairman has named the following
 committees:
 Credentials-W. E. Warner, of the stat
 committed; George T. Chester, of Niagar,
 county; M. A. Futile, of Steuben county George B. Mckinney, of Broome county
 George E. Satchwell, of Jefferson county
 Charles Manieree, of New York county A
 c. Chapman, of Yates county, and Professo
 Fairchilds, of Washington county. FaEH
 On Programme-Joseph A. Bogardus, o
 New York county; N. Reynolds, of Rennse
 laer; J. w. Bruce, of Madison; o. M. Bond
 of Oswego; V. A. Willard, of Allegany | S;los w Mason of Chautauoua. Charles w