The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-05-30
OHIO PROHIBITIONIsTS.
''Not So Lonesome as They Used
st--5, to be-
Among The Buckeye Cranks.

AmOuS LILO OuChOJO OAoAnOs
Having contract with the 7 60.
R. r. to ride a certain number of
miles through the rich and beauti-
full country which this road serves,
"ye" FREEMAN "crank" thought it
a good time last week, to run up to
Toledo and see how the Ohio
"crar ks" turn things about, 80
much to the aggravation and agony
of one Muriatic Halstead, with
many other such politicians of the
baser sort.
Out the G. w. & B. to Athens,
by the K. & o. to Corning, and we
are caught up by the T. & 0. c.,
then away we go, whizzing North
ward through Granville, the beau
tiful little city of colleges, and on
through the magnificent Sandusky
plains, with one continuous PIANO.
rama of rich and delightsome farm
scenery, right up to the garden
fringed, gas-illumined city of Toll
edo. e.l .o l4
We have no trouble next morn
ing to find the "cranks." They
always have way of letting the
people know when they're about,
and especially when they're going
to swarm. '..ea-
Stretching across the street from
the magnificent Memorial Hall was
an immense banner, with letters
big enough to be read a mile which
read "Prohibition Convention, "and
here the "cranks" were pouring in
from every section of the great
State of Ohio. dfa.r 70"
AS we approached the Hall we
observe notable case OF
COUNTER IRR1TANT '.'. s.
In front of a gilded Saloon on
the opposite corner, was German
Brass Band, with every horn belch-
ing harmonious defiance at the as
sembling army of "cranks," the
interludes being made up of Dutch
swearing about Personal Liberty"
Sunday Beer" and such like.
Between the Bands blasts of de-
fiance, the players would of course
enter the saloon and fire up their
indignation with the liquid fuel.
A Prohibition delegate who under
stood German was highly edited
and amused at their vehement ex-
pressions of defiance. '"
But the cranks went right on
with their swarming till the great
Memorial Hall would hardly hive
them all. .
There were 435 regular delegates
present, besides the crowds of al.
ternates and visitors. 1t was
A REMARKABLE CONVENTION.
The Convention was remarkable
in it's intense enthusiasm, but es-
pecially so in the large delegations
present from all parts of the State.
Being in the extreme corner of the
State and coming so close to the
great National gathering at In
dianapolis general representation
and large attendance was not ex-
pected, and the big surprise at the
"great outpouring," was matter
of general expression on all hands.
The great speech of the Conven-
ton was by the Temporary Chair
man, Rev. DR.. Helving of Spring
field. It was a bold and able plea
for Prohibition by and through
Prohibition party, as we'll as
scathing review of the methods and
duplicity of the old parties, scram-
bling for supremacy by subservi-
ancy to the Liquor Power. This
speech will doubtless have wide
circulation as a campaign docu-
ment.
Rev. DR.. H. A. Thompson of
Westerville, was made Permanent
Chairman, and took control of the
mass of vim and enthusiasm with
a happy speech.
The fight of the two days sessions
was over
THE SUFFRAGE PLANK.
Hon. Walter T. Mills was the
able leader of the opposition,
but while it may be true that the