Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-12
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The Anti. Whisky People Form a Union
Prohibition League-It Spread Its Wings
In Lafayette Hall.
Another set of party eggs was yesterday
put into the incubator, LAFAYETTE Hall, in
which the Republican party, is by some
claimed to have been Matched. The last
setting is called the Union Prohibition
League, and it is claimed to be non-partisan,
except so far as to force the recognized polit-
ical parties to make their fences bull strong
and pig tight SO as to hold waverers who ralk
temperance during the year, but knuckle on
election day. The attendance was not large,
nnt A. =. Rankin explained that only workers
were expected to be present.
b. e. Christy Esq, broke the ice. and Rev.
samuel Collins, in a neat prayer. discussed the
late defeat of the Prohibitionists in this State
and served notice that their arsenals were still
well stocked, and that they would continue to
be heard from. Rev. Collins asked Omnipo-
tence to direct the constitution makers of the
four new States that are about to construct or
game compacts
Mr.. Christy was made Permanent Chairman
and James NJ. Nevin Secretary. Mr.. Christy
asked Mr.. Rankin, Chairman of the Committee
on Platform and Organization, for q
report and it was a recommendation that
a County Prohibitory League be organized and
that the constitution of the State Union Pro-
hibitory League. altered and adopted for local
purposes. be adopted. This was agreed to. 1t
was decided that the County League should be
an auxiliary to the State organization, and
women were made honorary members, with all
Chairman Christy explained the constitution
and purposes OF the organization, and said
there was enough law on the statute books on
was execution. The league would not inter-
fere with existing political affiliations of
voters. but would wrestIe with each mans con-
victions on the temperance question alone. D.
r nd
were appointed Committee on Enrolment,
and l. A Rogers. T. ]. Leak and A. c. Rankin
on Permanent Organization
At the afternoon session, the committee ap-
pointed to nominate officers presented B. G.
Christy for Chairman; Vice Chairman, Rev.
DR.. j. NJ. Fulton; Treasurer, j. r. johnson;
gested that the members of the league in each
voting precinct be requested to meet as soon as
possible and elect one of their number mem
Der of the Executive Committee, and report
Chairman was authorized to appoint one men,
Der from each precinct to form a temporary
executive committee until the members can be
regularly elected.
Mr.. johnson declined the nomination for
Treasurer and said Rev. Christy knew why, and
Rev. Samuel Collins being substituted, the OFF,
GERS were elected viva voce.
Rev. Wellington E Loucks, of Philadelphia
organizer of the State Union Prohibitory
League and Secretary of the organization, ad-
dressed the convention. He said that though
the majority at the late election had not voted
for prohibition for themselves nor for the
State, yet there were 296, 900 voters who voted
that way. The first object Of the League would
be the suppression of the saloon. Mr.. Loucks
said the strength of the advocates of constitn-
tional prohibition is shown in IL States that
have voted In them ], ,255 900 votes were cast
for it and S04, 900 against They have been de-
feated by only 2 per cent Of the vote. Next
Tuesday committee Of gentlemen
will meet at Cresson to call
mass meeting Of voters next fall,
just at time when they think they can most
worry the politicians. In the new organization
there are ten districts in the State, the centers
of which are respectively Philadelphia, Har-
risburg, Altoona, Pittsburg, Franklin, Erie,
Bradford, Wilkesbarre and Reading. This dis
trict contains i've counties. Twenty wards out
of 30 in Philadelphia are organized, and ten
counties are moving to organization.
A collection was taken up and the meeting
adjourned.