Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-22
THE COW AND EDITOR
Two Subjects That Came Into a Pro-
hibitiOn Discussion in Time.
ANOVEL MEANS OF RAISING FUNDS
Practical Ways Of Looking at the Question
That Confront all.
ALLEGHENY TO Be DISTRlCTED BY THEM

The sale of a cow by a lady member OF the
Prohibition party to President Hershber-
ger, and two rival editors booming their re-
spective papers were the most interesting
events at the afternoon session Of the Tenn
perance Convention which was held in the
Moorhead building yesterday. Several
speeches were made on the proposed Constl-
tutional amendment.
President T. P. Hershberger, of the West
End, opened the session with an appeal for
money for campaign purposes. He sub
scribed 500 at the head of the list, and an
other 500 was soon added. The money did
not roll in very fast, and the lady member
Of the party and the President began dis
cussion relative to the merits of a certain
member of the bovine tribe which the latter
had purchased from the former for the sum
of $50.
Mr.. Hershberger thought he had the best
of his bargain, and the lady said she had
another COW, equally good, which she would
sell to him for $50 and donate the money to
the party. "Send her up," was the laconic
reply of President Hershberger. Mrs.
Matchett will pay $50 to the party fund
when the COW is sent up. The work of
collecting funds was then continued, until
over 500 was raised.
PUTTING IT PRACTICALLY.
Mr.. William Price made an address on
the plan for carrying forward the Constitu-
tional amendment campaign. He said il
the liquor people believed that the amend
ment would be adopted it would never pass
the Legislature. He advised the temperance
people to 60 into the fight, not as party or
a political organization, but as an ally, and
work to be a winner.
The appointing of a committee to meet
similar committees from other organizations
was recommended by the speaker. All the
committees, he thought. should be put un-
der one head, and the fight should be made
men who will join hands with the temper
ance people if they carry on the fight not as
party or an organization, but as men.
The speaker said the greatest danger lay
in the probability of their winning, but
having their vote counted out. The placing
of member of their side of the question on
the board was also advised. He said there
were q, 900 temperance workers in the
State, and it required 40, 900 more voters to
carry the question.
"Broadax" Smith had wandered into the
meeting. He wanted an intelligent man to
frame a set of resolutions, requesting that
the negroes of the State be enlisted in the
work. He made rambling address on the
subject under discussion. Mrs. ''Broadaxe"
Smith replied to him. He only remarked:
"Oh! Becky, know you," and then sat
down.
QUESTION OF ORGANS.
J. A. Mcconnell, Rev. Mr.. Gillfillan
and J. Swoger made addresses. Mr.. Smith
interrupted the latter gentleman by request
ing him not to forget the Broadd1 while he
was booming his own paper. Rev. j. B.
Turner and number of others made re-
marks on the subject of Constitutional
amendment.
Chairman Hersberger stated that the Pro-
hibition party was S11, 900 in debt, $500 of
which will be due on Wednesday.
The appointment of Conference Com
mittee was decided upon, and Messrs. j. A.
Mcconnell, William Price, w. W. Grier,
H. L. Castle and Mrs. Bryce were chosen.
At the morning session addresses were
made by T. P. Hershberger, Rev. Messrs.
Munden and Melhorn. A Committee on
Resolutions was appointed. A report was
made by the committee in the afternoon, in
dorsing the adoption of the prohibitory
amendment.
State Chairman A. A. Stevens, who was
expected, did not come. He sent letter of
regret, which was read to the convention.
WHAT THEY RESOLVED UPON.
The Committee on Resolutions at yester-
days convention reported as follows:
WHEREAS, We, the Prohibitionists Of Alle-
gheny county, in convention assembled, hav
ing for years endeavored by all honest means
to secure statutory and Constitutional prohi-
birion; and
Whereas, The present outlook and promises
betoken the submission of Constitutional
amendment by the present Legislature looking
to the prohibition of the liquor traffic IN the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That, while the Prohibition party
will labor for State Constitutional amendment
or for any temperance movement looking to
the protection of the home and society's best
interest, we will steadfastly as party work for
national prohibition and the party back of it to
enforce the law.
Resolved, That we 1ndorse the call of our
National Chairman, Lemuel Dickey, for a
National Conference to be held February II
our State Chairman, A. H. Stephens, for
general conference of the Prohibitionists of
our State, to be held at Harrisburg February
5, 1889.
Resolved. That funds being one of the first
necessities for successfully carrying on our
great work. therefore all persons interested in
the cause are urgently requested to subscribe
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