St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-17
THE PROHIBITIoNIsTs.
They Tell Why They Are What
They Archie County Conven-


ton.
The Hennepin county temperance
folk held mass prohibition convention
at Labor Temple yesterday. 1t was in
deed mass meeting, but the mass was
very small. there being very small at
tendance. George R. Whitcomb, chair
man of the county committee, opened
After these services S. B. Williams was
chosen chairman, and the temporary
organization was made permanent ON
the recommendation of Maj. W. 81.
Allen, G. G. Christensen and
Capt. E. A. Bottom. the commit
tee on permanent organization.
All those present then expounded on
the topic: why am a member of
the Prohibition party" Hugh Harri-
son was called on for an address on
high license, and read his favorite
paper on that subject. His principal
argument was that license benefited the
saloon men by placing the same amount
of trade in fewer hands.
The meeting then adjourned till 1:30,
and during the recess the cold water
people ate dinner in the building, and
opened the meeting with singing early
i'll the afternoon.
Rev. DR.. w. W. Satterlee was the
principal speaker of the afternoon. He
criticised the church for it's laxity on
the prohibition question.
Rev. T. F. Allen spoke on the sub
ject: Lessons of the Amendment
Campaign" The lesson, he said, was
that the campaign demonstrated that
nOn-partisan prohibition was failure.
He thought that the prOhibitionists
should cut loose from all the other par
ties. The following resolutions were
then read and adopted by the meeting:
Whereas, So-called non-partisan move
ments have proven the least desirable meth
DDS of making war upon the saloon; and
late campaigns in Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
yania and Rhode Island that the older par
ties are under the dominancy Of the liquor
power, and that no hopes OF effectual aid
can come from them or from combination
with them; and whereas. the enacting of
prohibitory law, to be enforced by its enc
mics, is to bring it into disrepute; and where.
as, sO-called non-partlsan methods do not
and cannot set forth the true sentiment OF
the community on the liquor question; there
fore. be it
Resolved, That we unequivocally declare
our judgment to be that party prohibition
methods are the only ones in which we have
any confidence. and that we emphasize our
belief in the policy of the Prohibition party
as the only way of successfully destroying
the saloon and the liquor traffic.
George Harris, George R. Whitcomb,
William N. Lawrence, John S. Hughes,
William r. Dobbin were the committee
that presented the resolutions. The
rest of the afternoon was used in elect
ing the following delegates to the state
convention to be held at Harmonic hall
next Tuesday evening"; Rev. +. F.
Allen, II. T. Askelund, Hiram w.
Allen, U. T. Bray, W. F. Black, Charles
Ill. J. Bliss, E. A. Bottom, W. P. Chase,
George Couch, W. J. Dean, G. W. Dor
Rufus Farnham, Rev. George Galpin,
Hasty, George Harrison, E. l.. Higgins.
Rev. ID. j. Higgins, John S. Hughes,
Rev. w. j. Lahmon, w. n. Lawrence.
John w. Lansing, c. L. Leonard, A. c.
Lounsbery, A. G. Lupton, Rev. j. W.
Martin, Dir. r. N. McKaig, Rufus Morton,
Daniel Branch, James Pratt, Clarence
Pain, Silas Maffitt. j. q. Newkirk, l..
E. Olson, A. P. Peterson, Rev. James
P. Pinkham. Prof. William Peterson,
Prof. 7. s. Reinnestad. DIR. Il. w. Step
ems, DIR. Satterlee, w. 81. Skemp,
Charles A. Shirlin, w. S. Silly, w. c.
Thompson, DR.. II. S. MILESTONE, 81. 81.
Wheeler, s. B. Williams, George R.
Whitcomb, j. Il. Kirk, Il. w. Norris, P.
w. Reidhead, j. T. Pribble, George
Comwell, George W. jerks, w. G. Bat
dorf, Charles Zeibrath, II. S. Fitch, c. 9.
Christianson, James Morton, W. r.
Dobbin, Mrs. Frances Neil, Mrs. A. NJ.
Henderson, Mrs. Josiah Thompson,
Mrs. J. w. Lansing, Mrs. II. E. CALM
ger. The following delegates alter
nate were selected: S. W. Denton,
George w. Higgins, G. L. Simons, R.
d. Sumner, j. r. Doulton, DR.. J. N
Henry, J. N. Pemberton, John Ander-
son, S. A. Leutz, A. A. Clothier, V. S.
Clark. II. o. Roberts, G. ]. Robertson,
F. II. Mellon, John II. Keatley, George
E. Beardsley, A. B. Chase, John Chick
ST., S. P. Harrington.