The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-06-04

anything in the shape OF
a lottery.
Of the Blount County
Prohibition Convention.
Pursuant to call of the Central
Prohibition Club of Blount county,
from thirty to forty Party Prohibi-
tionists, representing ten out of the
eighteen civil districts of the county
met in the Court House at 2o'clock
May oath, 1890.
j. M. W illiams, of the 14th dis
trict, was elected Chairman and r.
T.. lowering Sec. w. H. Henry, H.
T. Cox and J. L. Wallace were ap-
pointed a committee on Resolu.
tions. Pending their absence talks
were made by Maj. McTeer and
others in regard to the best method
of calling a Congressional Conven-
ton to nominate candidate for
Congress.
The Committee on Resolutions
made the following report which
after speeches from all parts of the
house endorsing them, were unani-
mOusly adopted:
Resolved, That the steady in
crease and growth of the rum traf-
fic in this country, carrying with 1t
as it does, a corresponding increase
in crime, pauperism, suffering,
death and public misrule, is the
greatest present menace to our in.
situations, social, moral, religious
and political: and that all Other
questions relating to or bearing
upon any of said institutions, pale
T into insignificance when compared
with the question allow shall thu
. Rum Traffic be Settled?"
. Resolved, That the rum traffic Il
t fraught with so much evil to tn
e peace, safety and prosperity of GU
!. individual citizens, as we'll as tn
Q prosperity and preservation of on
8 public Institutions, that the Onl.
s way to settle it in justice to our
y selves and our institutions is b.
d the absolute prohibition of it b.
proper legislation.
t Resolved, That the late decisio
y of our Supreme Court, decidin
9 that alcoholic liquors may be shil
}. ped from foreign countries Orneigh
n boring states into amy state Of tn
Union and sold there in origins
}. packages without regard to Stat
r Constitutions or State laws, hs
r made the question of settling tn
Il rum traffic . national one, therefor
o Resolved, 4th, That we pledg
Il ourselves, and invite all Of our fe
l. low citizens who appreciate tn
ls evils and the danger to which refe
e. ence il made in the above ResOl,
10 lions, to unite with Us in supper
ing for Legislative, Judicial ar
l. Executive offices, State and N
Of tional, only such men as are pied
q ed to the prohibition and final @
4. termination of the traffic in liqu
le alcoholic, NAL and fermented, as
beverage.
I'd w. H. Henry, w. P. Hastinl
y Mai. McTeer, A. X. Kinnamon,
II, Logan, D. w. Trotter, 8. J. McC,
I'd loch, ]. N. Smith, Revs. w.
e. Akers and J. B. Brickey were a
es pointed delegates to attend 4
ty State Convention in Nashville Ju
he 4th. The following Executi
re Committee for the county W
,s, elected:
" viii A. McTeer Chairman, C.
Woods, Rev. A. s. Abbey, Jas.
,h Moore, J. P. H. Lane, J. Land
IN Wallace, Jno. NJ. Tulloch, Nath
D. Goddard, w. P. Hastings, DR.. J.
rs Mundy, James Harris, A. X. XII
n. namon, d. w. Trotter, ]. NJ. w
liams and John Myers.
u The question Of nominating
&c. candidate to represent the coun
n. in the next General Assembly
d. the State was referred to this col
sd mittee. REPORTER
Ie, Ont on the t1v-cOuntv Off1