Evening journal., 1890-05-09
A POLITICAL PARTY.
COLD WATER CONVENT ION AT
DOVER.
Rev. j. d. C. Hanna Makes a Denuncia-
tory speeeh-several Modest Candidates
Decline to be Sacrificed for the Good Of
the Cause-Two Finally Accept.

tory Speeeh-Several Modest Candidates
Decline to be Sacrificed for the Good .
the Cause-Two Finally Accept.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, May 9-When contrastec
with the large and enthusiastic conven-
tion held by the Prohibitionists two years
ago, the gathering held here yesterday
must certainly have been a sore disap-
pointment to the cold water advocates
There were just twenty seven delegates
and three spectators in the hall when the
convention was called TO order by Chair.
man Brown, at 1130 The organization
and opening ceremonies were despatched
to the EVENING JOURNAL yesterday.
In the appointment of committees, Rev.
j. A. b. Wilson, George w. Todd, Miles
Messick, c. II. Register, Rev. Ralph
Coursey and Rev. o. @. Buddington
were named as the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization.
On Nominations-Mi Miles Messick,
Oh aries e. Marshall and M. /. Fisher, -oi
Sussex; w. 7. Case, W. 7. Kellum and
DR.. A. Green, Of Kent; Joseph Derrick
son, Thomas Jones and s. w. Brown, OF
New Castle.
On Permanent Organization-W H.
Brown, w. r. Case, Alexander DeaKyne,
Charles T. Marshall, w. L. s. Murray,
and George H. Rue.
on Credentials--M T. Fisher, Rev.
Alferd Smith and W. T. Kellum.
The Committee on Permanent Organi
zation reported for permanent chairman,
r. M, Cooper; secretary, Rev. j.. d. G.
Hanua; vice presidents for New Casle
county Rev. o. g. Buddington, r. w.
Brown and Alexander DeaKyne, Kent
R. M. Cooper, Rev. A. Green, w. 7.
Case. Sussex--Charles H. Marshall, A.
j. Boyce and Miles Messick, were all
elected.
Rev J. d. G. Hanna advocated the ap-
pointment of q committee to arrange for
a bureau Of information, through whose
efforts complete lists of all the Prohibi-
tionists in the state might be secured and
kept, 80 that the party might at all times
know its strength. Pending action on
this question the convention at - 30 took
recess till 30. and in response to an
invitation from the w. @ Il. u. of Dover
the delegates marched to the brick school
house on Governors avenue, where the
ladies had provided dinner for them.
1t was fully 2 o'clock before the con-
vention was called to order again by
Chairman Cooper, as many of the mem.
bers were out on committee work The
bureau of information subject was
again taken up and after being
thoroughly ventilated a motion was
adopted directing the chairman of county
who can be depended on" in each hun
L. IL a.
trail Committee.
After this was disposed of Rev. VIII
liam l.. White made speech, in which
he advocated the spread of prohibition
literature among the working men He
held that they were the power behind
the throne aud il was to them the party
must look for its strength.
In the meantime the Committees on
Platform and Nominations were still out
and after waiting till everybody wa
tired Rev. Aldzsius Smith was appointed
cDmmittee Of one to stir EN- up. He
came back and reported them about
ready to come in, but fully ten more
minutes slipped away before eithe
committee made its appearance. TheI
the Committee on Nominations came ii
and reported in favor of M. /. Fisher 81
Sussex for governor, Daniel NJ Green o.
New Castle for Congress- and the follow
ing State Central Committee. New
Castle-Rev o. G. Buddington, r. w
Brown, Alexander DeaKyne. Kent
r. M. Cooper, Rev. A. Green. w. T
Case. Sussex-Charles K Marshall
A. J. Boyce, Miles Messick.
On motion Of w. N. Brown action ol
this report was deferred till after tn,
Committee on Platform should have re
ported After a few minutes more de
lay this committee reported through J
A. B. Wilson, its chairman. The repor
consisted Of twenty one closely writer
pages Of note paper, and econtained nine
teen different sections, in addition t,
several pieces Of poetry. After 1t had al
been read once Rev. j. d. c. Hanna
whom, it could be seen, did not TAXI
kindly to it. moved that it be taken NJ
seriatim for adoption.
This was done, and then the conven
tion woke up from its lethargy and had
little life infused into it by discussion
on the various sections. Rev. j. A. B
Wilson aid the reading and the FIRST foul
sections. which in effect stated th,
object Of the party; the belief that that
object was right scorned the Republican
and Democratic parties both beeaus,
they were allied with and under the con
troll Of the rum influence then took then
up sinEly and jumped on the Republican
party, because it had gone back on iii
promises two years ago when it adopted
local option and temperance resolutions I,
hoodwink the Prohibitionists and ther
went square back on them in the Legis
lature. Then in section it blasted the
Democratic party Of the state because I'll
came into power in 1857 after a mos
their prohibitory law. Section 8 took III
ner and form Of license and said that iti
advocacy was opposed TO God, home anC
native land.
Rev. J. d. G. Hanna kicked against
adoption Of this. He objected to de-
nouncing everybody who didn't agree
with the Prohibitionists as .scoundrels
He believed that there were men adyo
eating high license, who were as honest
in their sentiments as any Prohibition
ist. While a strong Prohibitionist him
self, he didn't believe in this sa wing wv,
are the only people who are right. all tn,
rest Of you are going to the devil.
Rev. J. A B. Wilson fought hard foI
the resolution. He stated that il simpl,
said the advocacy VS., high license wa
opposed to God, not the advocates an,
| etc.
Rev. Hanna couldn't see the distinc
tion and he wanted it understood that b.
was opposed to the whole platform
anyway. A few short and to-the-poln
resolutions was what was needed an
/ not long string Of denunciatory stu
| which could do the party no good