New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-01
Second District j ames N. Wishard of Ma

Aoecohu 1istIict-jd meS N. M1Sndrd OF Ma
p1eton.
Third District j ohm Brinckerhpff of Fari-
bauft
Fourth District-A Alfred J. Elan of Minneap-
oils
Sixth District. o. Barnes of Alexandria.
The committee to select state central
committee named the following gentlemen:
At large, James p. Pinkham chairman;
George T. Wells, secretary, W j. Dean, j. T..
James, S. ]. Turnblad; First district, G. N.
Mclaughlin, A. B. Quimby; Second district,
}. 2. Grouf, W. T. Myer; Third district, VIII
lam ohnson, III. W Skinner, T ourth district,
Father Mahoney, A. p Peterson; Fifth dis
trict, A. A. Stone, A. B. Ebeltoft The COM
mittee recommended that the number of
delegates at large be increased from five to
seven, and named Rev. D. Morgan and f.
5. Reimestad at the additional members
The Northwestern Prohbitionist wanted q
member of the committee, but after a long
squabble their request was refused and the
report adopted.
Mr.. Lawrence announced the total sum
subscribed for the fund as 81 800 one man,
whose name he was forbidden to give, hay
ing contributed $500.
Rev. j. Pinkham, of Minneapolis was
nominated for Congress in the Fourth dis
trict.
GRAND PARADE AND MASS MEETING.
The Prohibitionists literally took posses
sion of ST. Paul after7 O'Clock on the second
night of the convention and owned the town.
or q large portion Oft. Shortly after that
hour the delegates and local clubs began to
form in line on Seventh street, near the mar
ket house. The line started about 500
strong, and marching to Third street, pro-
ceeded down to the union depot. Here the
visiting clubs from Minneapolis were met and
were escorted back to Market Hail. The
route was over Sibley and Seventh streets,
and as the procession moved through
the city with several bands of
music playing a fine display was
made. The ladies were in open carriages
Every man and woman in line carried a new
broom, bearing the characteristic white ro-
settle of the Prohibitionists. Banners and
trsmsparencles were carried at intervals bear
g!signifcant legends such as eve Say the
Saloon Must Go, mo North, No South, :"
For God. Home and Native Land" and
Others of like nature.
When the procession arrived at Market
Hall, and the crowd poured into the big
building, the scene on the interior was wild
one for some time Flags and brooms
were waved, wild cries rent the air.
such as ''Fisk- Fisk-Fisk and Brooks or
whats the matter with Fisk?" with the
response in voice of thunder, Hes all
right" President Williams had some trouble
in getting order out of the chaos, but finally
succeeded.
Market Hall was crowded with one of the
biggest audiences ever within its walls. Every
seat was filled to oyerfowing, and hundreds
of people, including many ladies, were stand
ing i'll the aisles. Upon the stage were
seated the candidates nominated for state
offices during the day. 1t is estimated
that fully 900 people were present. After
Col. George W. Balm, of Louisville, KY,
was introduced by the president as the
first speaker of the evening. The telling parts
OF his speech were as follows:
Certainly we must feel satisfied with the a1l-
dience we have tonight. want to first make
point for the business men of this audience.
make the charge that at the bottom of the
crime, social disorder, battle between labor
and capital and the wrong of the poor lies the
liquor business. say until naked feet are
shod, until shiyering forms are clad, it's
shame to keep Gods productions shut up in
store-houses and they cry over-production.
Within the last four years % hundreds of
millions of dollars have gone out OF the pock-
cts OF the working people for drink. Close
every saloon in ST. Paul next Saturday, keep
them closed from sunup to shutdown, let no
man in or out, and by Saturday night there
wouldn't be beef steak left in a butcher
shop in st. Paul. l tell you we men are get
ting things into a great shape. No wonder
the women are wanting the ballot box to set
things straight. They say this is q free
country, If a man wants to drink let him do
SO, and take the consequences The only
trouble about that is that while they take
the drink, somebody else has to take the
consequences. There isn't a rose on the
liquor sellers wife's bonnet that didn't cost
roses from some other woman's cheek, not
jewel upon his daughters's fingers but cost
jewels from some manly lives. I tell you to-
night as a Southern man, that God will
smite this country unles we take measures
to protect the womanhood of the country.
If there isn't enough manhood in this coun-
try to protect woman, let us put the ballot
into the hands of our women.