The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-01-04

The National Prohibition Con.
v6ntiOn.
Indianapolis, June 6, 1888.

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In accordance With the action of
the National Committee of the Pro-
hibition Party, and in harmony
with the instructions of the Pro.
hibition National Convention of 'S4,
q National Convention of the
Prohibition Party will be held in
the city of Indianapolis, Ind, on
Wednesday, June 6, 1883, at 10 a.
NJ, tor the purpose of nominating
candidates for the President and
Vice. President of the United States,
and for the transaction of such 9TH
or business as may be properly
presented.
All citizens of this republic W no
believe that the traffic in intoxica.
ting drinks is national disgrace
and a national scourge that it is
destitute Of lth-producing pow
or that it robs labor, destroys CAPT
tai, debauches society and corrupts
politics; that it defies restraint,
breeds lawlessness and fosters an
archy; that itseeks to, and already
to an alarming extent does domi.
nate in municipal, state and ma
tional government; that it threat
ems the safety Of our homes and
the perpetuity of our institutions,
and that it ought to be forever
prohibited; who believe that to
abolish the saloon will in a great
measure abolish poverty, assist in
solving the labor question, purify
politics, and add to the solidity Of
our institutions; who are oonvinc.
ed that this desirable reform needs
for its contamination the RESPONSE.
BILE agency Of q political Party
clearly committed thereto as q mat
ter Of principle, and not as a matter
of expectancy who favor a general
and progressive system of popular
education who would amend our
election laws to secure greater pu-
rity of the ballot; who stand for a
free ballot and fair count for both
the white man of the North and
the black man OF the South who
favor the protection of American
labor and the American laborer
who would foster our agricultural
interests; who believe that the bal.
lot in the hand Of woman will be
the death knell Of the liquor traffic /;
in short, ali citizens, however they
may differ upon other questions,
who are agreed upon the wisdom
and necessity of separate political
action in order to secure the over
throw of the rum power, are reques-
ted to unite under this call in send
! ing representatives to the National
| Convention at Indianapolis.
The basis of representation has
been fixed by the National Com
mittee as follows: Two delegates
from the District of Columbia, two
from each territory, and from each
state twice as many as the repre-
senta.ion of the state in both
branches of the National Congress.
Delegates are to be chosen by such
methods as may be decided upon
in the various states, by state con.
ventions or state committees, and
in the District of Columbia and the
territories BY corresponding author
ity. A full list of alternates should
be chosen in every case. 1t is de-
sirable that a fair proportion of
ladies be sent az delegates.
Since the basis of representation
was fixed as above, there has devel-
oped a widespread feeling that the
National Convention as SO constitu-
ted will not be a sufficiently large
body. To meet the case, and yet
without assuming authority to
change the basis of representation,
the executive committee would
suggest that additional delegates,
to be known as provisional dele
gates, be selected in each state and
territory and in the District of Col
UNI bia on the basis of one delegate
for each 1000 Prohibition votes or
major fraction thereof, cast at the
last general election, the term
general election" being construed
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