Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-08
NTHE PROHIBITIONISTS.
They Nominate a Full Munic
ipal Ticket.
HON. J. R. TOBERMAN FOR MAYOR
The Advice Of Rev. Sam Jones Dis.
regarded-Reform Convention
to be Held Tonight.

Ing. Mr. y. II. DlauCDarQ CalI6u GHe
meeting to order. after which all present
joined in singing the Doxology, and
Brother Clark led in prayer. Mr..
Blanchard then read the call for the
Convention.
Mr.. J. II. Blanchard was elected Tenn
porary Chairman, A. O. Duncan, Secre'
tary, and e. X. Green, Treasurer.
On motion of MIR. w. D. Gould, the
temporary officers were declared perma-
nent officers.
A discussion arsse as to whether q
committee of three should be sent to the
ministers to invite them to attend the
Convention.
Mr.. S. A. Widney said that he be-
lieved the time had come when the party
should let the ministers work with the
party or stay away. If the ministers
were not Prohibitionists they would not
come, and if they were in favor of the
principles of the party they would at
tend.
Mr.. Wood said that the Bible said
something about forgiving seventy times,
and il the ministers had backslidden six
ty-nine times they should be allowed to
come back.
The committee appointed to visit the
ministers was made of Messrs. Ander.
son, Adams and Widney.
Mr.. w. d. Gould moved that all Pro-
hibitionists be allowed a vote in the
Convention. Carried.
At this point Rev. Sam Jones appeared,
and was applauded.
He was invited to speak Immediately,
and said that he had just been at the
ministers meeting, and they knew that
the Prohibitionists were meeting. There
was to be a morality convention tonight
at the Pavilion, and the programme was
to put non-partisan ticket in the field.
He said that if the Prohibitionists wanted
to vote for principle, they would go ahead
and put up full ticket and vote it, and
be defeated. "a voice-"We can afford
to do that, and be defeated.") He thought
it better to join movement for God and
Morality, and let principles 60 on this
occasion. "If you can't win on princi
pies, then vote for the next best thing,
and try to win the next time. If it will
do good this time by standing in with
the Citizens Reform movement, why not
let principles go this timer"
Mr.. Blanchard-"If We should adjourn
without nominating ticket, what as.
surance have we that the Citizens Re-
form ticket will get enough votes to carry
it?"
Mr.. Jones-"Well, it will get all the
Prohibition votes any way"
Several voices-''Not now-not mine
nor mlne." [Applause.]
Mr.. Blanchard-"Doy you think the Re-
form movement will cast more than 500
votes?"
Mr.. Jones-"Yes."
Mr.. Blanchard-"The reform move
ment has got to get 5000 votes to elect
its men, and we don't think it will get
that many. The Prohibitionsts are tired
of going in with the reform movements
and then getting left"
MIR. Jones-"Well, you can adjourn,
and see what the reform movement
does, and, if its action does not suit, you
can meet again"
Mr.. Wood thought that if the Prohib-
itionists put ticket in the field, the re-
form movement ought to support it..
Said he, "Why not let them endorse our
ticket"
During the discussion which followed,
q tone of which was against con. bining
waiting, Rev. Sam Jones left.
The committee sent to the ministers
citing reported that the ministers
'uld not join the Prohibitionists, and
at they wanted the Prohibitionists to
IN the Reform movement.
Mr.. Ward entered protest and would
not vote any hypocritical ticket. If they
meant to do the city good, the Reformers
could endorse the Prohibitionists.
Mr.. Damon moved that a straight Pro-
hibition ticket be nominated.
The action of the Ministers in calling
q Convention for this evening at the
Pavilion. when they knew that the Pro-
hibitionists would put ticket in the
field, was condemned, and one man said
that he considered that "Sam Jones had
compromised with the devil right on
this platform"
The vote in favor of putting straight
ticket in the field was so for and 13
against.
Mr.. 8. A. Widney moved that if the
Reformers can get the other parties to
keep out of the field, or if they could get
one party to withdraw its ticket and the
other to put a satisfactory plank in it's
platform, the Prohibition ticket could be
withdrawn. Carried.
He also moved that henceforward the
Prohibition ticket be placed in the field
on every occasion. Carried.
The following committees were then
appointed:
Observation-Disclosures. Clark, Potts,
Adams, Anderson, Jaynes, Charlton,
Somes and Widney.
Resolutions-Messr Gould, Wood
and E. X. Green.
An adjournment was then taken until
l 80 O'Clock.
Afternoon Ses ssiOn.