New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-31
Minnesota ProhiDatfs. Convention.

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The Minnesota Prohibit ion State Conven-
ton held two days session at Minneapolis,
and the committee onpermanentorgan
reported in favor: of the following officers:
President, R. a.. Taylor of Kasson; vice
president, Rev. T. A. Erwin of Freeborn
county; a. G. Neal of ST. Paul, E. Z. Writ of
Sauk Center brought out some strong points
in discussion of ssThe Prohibition Club. y
MI. Writ favored organization after the army
plan, with companies, regiments, brigadiers,
all making up a great army with victory
written, on it's banner Look at Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania he
said. 'sThey are the danger signs in the East.
The rum power will drive our nation to de-
struction unless we realize the responsibility
resting upon u.s.
When Mr.. Writ alluded to Frances Willard
as "a queen among women the tremendous
applause showed the appreciation in which
the noted captain of the w. C. T. q. is held.
The fact thai some say the party is dead is
only the more reason why every Prohibition
IS, In should make up and turn his crank with
the more vigor. The Prohibition quartette
came to the front and sang Molly and the
Baby with great effect. Rev L. Bergstrom
IN a well prepared paper told how to reach
the people. One OF the main things, he said,
was to win over the ministers. It was sad
sight, he thought, to see a bishop and sa-
loonkeeper voting on the same side in these
great moral contests.
The address of Miss Carrie Estey of st.
Paul was very spirited, and won for her I'M
bounded applause She attracted mon.
craftsmanship with much vigor.
You can never enforce a prohibition law
through party not in sympathy with it.
| singing hymn to it, Jefferson Davis was
no more of a traitor to his country than the
man who to-day goes up and down the land
| crying that the war is a failure and seeking
! to CT cate sectional hatred. From Maine tc
| the Golden Gate and from Manitoba to the
Gulf the keenest bloodhound cannot find 6
| slave
| work, through George F. Wells, reported the
following recommendations:
Your committee on plan ofwork respectful
/ ~ recommended the more complete organi
| cation OF the party in the state by congress
ional and legislative districts countless town
ships, wards, and election precincts and tn,
form alton of clubs whenever practicable 4
large number Of the lattershould be organz
ed early in the approaching fall, and regula
meetings should be held from then until thu
close OF the campaign of 1889. Gu
1 vote for that campaign must b.
made before it's active work begins. Fo
it's own good as well as for the better prose
cution OF club work throughout the state
each club should join the state league. TIL
thorough and persistent canvass of ever,
/ community for subscriptions for our part,
| papers, in the English and other languages
| No more important work devolves upon on
| county and township committees and clubs
There should also be an extensive free cir
culation of able treatises upon yariou
phases of the prohibition question. w
/ recommend that the state central committe
be directed to have the leaflets known a
Bombs mailed to selected list OF 5O,0O'
names from every part of the state weekly
or as nearly as practicable, during the mex
year, and that for this purpose sum no
exceeding IS, 900 he appropriated.
RESOLUTIONS were passed stating that Pro
hibitionists are still ready to prosecute thei
/ great battle of reform on the platform here
tofore SO fully enunciated in both state an,
nation To those declarations they hav
+! nothing new to add nor do they wish to re
tract anything.
i. The state executive committee was elected
as follows:
j. Pinkham, W. J. Dean, Frank Peterson
j John Hughes, T. s. Reimstad, Hennepi
county; George F. Wells, Rev NJ Mahoney
Rev. D. Morgan, James Suydam, Ramsey
Robert Taylor, Dodge; Clarence Wedge
Freeborn; j. n Wishart, Blue Earth; Y. T
Grant, Rock; F. R. Clew, Rice; HIS. Hillewot
Kandiyohi; Ole Kren, Douglas, q. D. Scott
st. L. uis.