The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-09-27
Friday, Sept. ~, 1889.
The Prohibition County Ticket.

day last. The meeting was called to
order in the Agricultural Society's
room by the member of the State
Central Committee of Cecil, Mr.. Geo
Balderston. Prayer was offered by
Rev. j. 3. Jones of the NJ. P. Church.
Mr.. Geo. Balderston was made per-
manent chairman and Mr.. S. Duham-
ell secretary. After the secretary had
read the Call the chairman, in
short speech, stated the purposes
and object of the meeting, and an
invitation was extended to all pres
ent to take part in the proceeding
who felt an interest in the success of
the principles which were Upheld by
the Prohibition party, the legal alb
clifton of the rum traffic. After some
discussion the following committee
on resolutions was appointed: Rev,
j. B. Quigg, Rev. j. b. Jones, W. II.
Anderson, Joseph II. Brooks, j. E..
Bradbury. After q recess of half
an hour the committee submitted
their report.
TIE PLATFORM.
l. The issue to day as defined by
the Wine, Liquor & Beer Dealers
Association is the Regulation or
Prohibition Of the traffic in intoxi
eating drinks. The Prohibition party
accepts this issue, and stands alone
in the attitude of relentless hostility
to any measure which contemplates
the continuance of this wrong, and
cannot do anything but maintain
persistent opposition to regulation,
and equally determined efforts to
secure prohibition.
2. We cannot shut our eyes to the
purpose of the political allies of this
Ubiquitous traffic, and we are not
willing to be in completely with this
movement by silence which justifies
the statement that the Temperance
men of Cecil County, or the State of
Maryland, consent to any policy but
prohibition for our County State and
Nation.
8. AS members of the Prohibition
party we seek the triumph of prohi-
bition with party behind it for its
enforcement, wherever it is embodied
in the law Of the land.
4 We are not inscnsible to the
good effects derived by the people of
our county from the prohibition law
which we now have. Nor can be in,
sensible to the serious detriment we
suffer from the traffic as it obtains in
adjoining territory.
5. That the responsibility for the
continuance Of the liquor traffic rests
on the good men who still remain in
The old parties, and by their votes
and influence encourage.the trsfficers
in alcoholic poison; believing that
the temperance voters are in the ma
jority, and that their union in one
party would sound the death knell to
the liquor traffic; and, whereas, such
q union is impossible in either of the
old parties, we cordially invite all
such voters to unite with US in the
only party that has declared as its
ultam alum, Tie complete ard utter
destruction of the traffic"
The resolutions we're read and
adopted singh, and then as a whole.
The convention, after the platform
had beeh adopted, proceeded to the
nomination of ticket. After some
informal discussion Mr.. Quigg nom
mated Mr.. George Balderston of the
9th district for the Senate, which
motion was Immediately seconded
and Mr.. Balderston was declared the
choice of the meeting. For the
House of Delegates, Mr.. James f.
Armstrong, formerly of the 8th dis
trict, W. 7. Reed of the End district,
and w. II. Anderson, of the 1st dis
trict, were placed in nomination and
made the unanimous choice of the
meeting.
For Sheriff, W. Y. Hammond of
the 9th district was named as the
choice of the meeting for that office.
There were no nominations made
for County Commissioners, that
office involving no legislative or
judicial responsibility liable to con-
flict with party principles.
The County Executive Committee
appointed were Messrs. George Bal
derston, Rev j. d. Quigg and Jos.
Ii. Brooks.
This closed the labors of the Con.
veption, and Mr.. Quieg made sug-
gestion that a Prohibition County
League be formed. This suggestion
was warmly seconded by the meet
ing and the following form for or
ganization was submitted:
"Resolved, That we hereby agree to
organize Prohibition Party League
for Cecil county, in order to pro-
mote the interests of the same in