The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-02-27

McDermott, Mrs. swift, Mrs Darlington, I
Mrs. Dr. French.
Observation-Disclosures Congleton, L. :. /
Kaufman, ]. D. Hicks, Frank Mantor,
L. b. Brown, Mr. Johnston, Mrs. f. NJ.
Watson.
Mr. A. A. Stevens was placed on the
committee on enrolment, but refused to
serve. Col Mantor also withdrew, and
Rev Fred. Demming was substituted.
PLAN OF WORK.
} Mr.. Stevens moved that a committee of
- be appointed BY the Temporary chair
man to prepare plan Of campaign work
( at once. If lefl until after recess, the time
+ will be consumed J. =. Weeks inter
posed by saying that this convention did
not know who were members. and, there
fore, it could not arrange for the forma-
ton of Il committee Of this kind. Mr..
Weeks put the knife further into Mr..
stevens, after the latter gentleman had
again pleaded for his motion and been
loudly applauded, by moving to adjourn.
He was prevailed on to withdraw it how
ever, and this gave another Allegheny
delegate a chance to cry down Stevens
motion
Mrs. Annie wittenmeyer, Of the W. c.
T. T., moved to amend the Stevens reso-
luton so as to make the committee con-
sist of one from each county represented
in the convention, to be chosen by those
present
Rev. Mr.. Galley said that Mrs Witten-
meyers amendment was not practical
unless they had unlimited time.
A delegate in the gallery moved to lay
tie whole matter on the table, and the
vote on this was 50 close that only a stand
up and count Of noses showed that the
gallery delegates motion had carried and
the Third Party Prohibitionisis were
again knocked out, by vote Of l76 yeas
to l62 nays
The convention then adjourned until
I.3O O'clock
AFTER THE RECESS.
The convention reassembled az 1:30
o'clock, and the Third Parry were very
subdued. One of them remarked that
there would be no more fighting, but he
didn't mean to insinuate that the fight
was taken out of them
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
Rev. Boyle, from the committee on or
ganization, reported as follows President,
Judge Harry White, Indiana First Vice
President, Hon. d. l. Rhone, Luzernc
Second Vice President, Mrs. f. L. Swift
Pittsburgh Third Vice President, Joshua
. l. Bailey, Philadelphia. The temPory
secretaries were made permanent. The
report was unanimously adopted.
President White said he wouldn't make
J. another speech, as the convention wa'
ready for business.
Prof Bickel offered resolution for 8
committee on resolutions consisting Of /;
members, to whom all resolutions shal
be referred without debate This resolu
ton was adopted.
Mr.. STEVENS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. A. A. Stevens offered a resolution
as follows
Rssoircd, That committee Of one from
each county be selected By the count,
representatives present, who, togethe
with the chief executive officer Of eaci
State temperance organization, shall hav'
!. general charge Of the campaign, and b
known as the State Amendment Cam
paign Committee. The duties Of thi
committee shall be TO secure a full vote
a fair vote, and an honest count in tn
adoption Of article 10 Of the State Con
:. stitution.
II. The committee shall not usurp an,
! Of the privileges or assume any Of the du
!. ties Of any existing organizations, but L
aid all in the one common purpose-th'
adoption Of the Piohibitory Amendme n
!. and unite all to co operate with tn
work Of the State Committee for concert
ed work
I EVERY COUNTY BEPREsENrED.
Rev Osborn Congleton, from the Com
mittee on Enrolment, reported that Their
were IA accredited delegates present
\ representing various organizations sn'
every county in the State
LETTERS OF REGEEr.
Letters of regret were read from JOhi
= Shallcross, Grand Worthy Patriarch o
the sons Of Temperance, and A. II. Les
r lie, Grand Chief Templar Of the order o
]. Good TemPlars.
!. While the chairman made out tn
:, Committees on Plan Of Work and Reso
lutions, ehoirs entertained the conyen
: tion with some choice music.
Rev. John y. Stearns, Of New York, 0
, the National Temperance Publication 50
!, ciety was called on for a speech, anC
! amused and instructed the audience 70
% minutes
Mr.. Stewart, Of Easton. made a stirrinl
I speech relating to prohibition in Kansas
> and said that in that state prohibition
\ does prohibit This assertion was cor
: roborated by Montgomery county del
egate. who had made a trip 10 Kansas es
pecially to make observations. and VIII
produced facts and figures TO prove hi
u statements. Ex-Congressman Brown sal,
: Mexican county could beat Kansas. i
had about forty cases on the docket grow
ing out Of liquor.
The chair then announced the commit
on Plan Of Campaign and Resolutions.
III. That the aforesaid stste Commit
tee select chairman and such other Of
ficers as they may deem desirable, anC
may elect from their number an Execu
tive Committee Of fifteen TO manage the
campaign and appoint such other com
mittees as they may deem necessary.
The above he asked to be sdopte,
without reference, but the chair did no
agree exactly, and was going 10 rule j
!. out, when Nr.- Stevens made motion L
5 adopt IT,
Mr.. Cessna objected, and thought th'
Committee on Plan Of Campaign ough
o to have this Stevens resolution in charge
+ The chair ruled Mr.. Stevens motion
out Of order, but said be might make I
motion to discharge the committee or
IS resolutions from any further eonsidera