Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-05-30

the strongest way and her pleas ar
always strong ones. Her address wa
: frequently interrupted with hearty ap
plause.
The Baileys and Prof. Cornwall arrived
on the nine o'clock train and when Mrs
Barker had concluded. we're escorted &c
seats on the stage. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey
gave tie audience one of their prohibition
songs and were encored several times
Their singing is OF the popular kind anc
their songs all are set to the music Of
popular airs.
Prof Cornwall, the South Dakota lee
turer and temperance organizer, who has
the reputation of being able to extract
more money out of the pockets of an
audience in a given time than any man
in the territory, followed in a short ad-
DRESS He is rapid talker, and said a
good deal in short time. He lead the
way cleverly up to tie real point of his
address, and concluded with an appeal
for money to help along the good work.
They raised $1,000 at the Grand Forks
convention, and the professor thought
they ought to be able to raise $4,000 in
jamestown. This declaration was SUBJ
ject for amendment when the meeting
adjourned. The professor talked awhile,
and his efforts were finally rewarded by
the W.C.TU., who pledged 500. Then
Mrs. Barker told a story about the
smallness of man who wouldn't con-
tribute, and few more felt called upon
to pledge $40 each. Mr.. Bushell and
Mrs. Bailey also undertook to coax some
tens or fves from the pockets of the
audience, but the longed-for pledges
were not Forthcoming with the desired
rapid1ty. The people did not "loosen, -
and before the adjournment the professor
would have been satisfied with $500. The
| pledges amounted to little over $40O.
| Among them were the following SUBJ
scriptions from jamestown people: w.
| C.T.U., S25; Rev. F.. H. Teall, $40; H. E..
Ward, IS: r. J. Bigger, SO, and the
Eldridge Y.P.T.S., $40.
THIS MORNING.
Chairman Mallory went home on the
early train with lot of other delegates,
and Rev. NJ Barker was chosen tempo
rary chairman by the temperance alliance
this morning.
The committee on permanent organl-
zation reported the following list of Off
GERS for the alliance:
President-E. ". Chaffe, Amepia.
Vice Presidential. A. Foss, Grand
Forks.
Corresponding Secretary-J. G. White,
Recording Secretary J. CWhite,
Casselton.
| Treasurer-H. J, Rowe.
General Agent-M. Barker, Fargo.
Directors-John Miller, Dwight: n. NJ
Young. Casselton; F. G. Young, Valley
City; Rev. J. Lane, H. r.. Dickinson, H.
4 II. Mott, Grafton: w. J. Barton, Hamil-
ton: r. NJ Winslow. Jamestown; J. f.
James, Menoken.
On motion, the report was adopted
and the parties named therein were de-
clared the officers of the association.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following, which were adopted:
Whereas, We of the people of North
Dakota, irrespective OF political parties
or religious creeds, are met in mass con-
Dakota, this 2Sth day of May, \. D.,
1889: and
Whereas, The growing influence and
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North Dakota warns all good citizens of
the need of prompt aud energetic action
to overcome the influence and destroy
the power, and ultimately prohibit the
| drunkard- making business in the future
state of North Dakota.
| Resolved. lst, That We re-afiirm the
principles set forth by like convention,
which met IN the city of Grand Forks on
the 10th and 18th of April last, viz: that
our action in the present constitutional
| campaign be non-partisan IN politics, but
fraternal in spirit to all who have at
heart the we'll being of the incoming
state of North Dakota.
Resolved, I'd, That it is the primary
object of this convention to unite all
elements IN sympathy with the temper
ance cause, in an effort to secure the
adoption OF constitutional and statutory
prohibition by the submission of the
question as a special issue at the October
election.
Resolved 3rd, That we heartily en-
dorse the very excellent plan of work
adopted by our central committee to be
used during the campaign for constitu
tional and statutory prohibition Of the
liuuor traffic and for maintenance of the
same for period of not less than 10
years.
Resolved 4th. That we who are of the
people, will not hereafter support the
candidates nominated by any political
party which does not in its platform
frankly admit the right of the people to
settle the question of prohibition for
themselves and which does not in its
platform pledge the party to abide by
and defend constitutional and statutory
prohibition when passed by the people.
Resolved, 9th, That in the election of
the members of the Legislative, executive.
judicial and municipal branches of our
state government we VIII vote for and
work to secure th> election of those can
| didates only who are known to favor and
work for constitutional and statutory
prohibition and if elected will do all in
their power to enforce the same. no mat
ter what their political affiliations may be
Resolved. 9th, That we commend to
the temperance people OF North Dakota
our general agent the Rev. Mr.. Barker
and our general secretary. J. G. White,
who will soon enter the field to assist in
organizing the counties and townships ol
North Dakota for prohibition work. Let
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