, 1890-06-12
THEY DRINK WATER.
proceedings of the Annual Con.
yention of tho Prohibitionists
S& of Spokane County.
A List Of the Delegates-Resolu-
tions Adopted-An Address
at Night.

surrounding country. Among
those who were in attendance were
Professor Samuel Dicl<ie, Of Albion
Mich. chairman of the national
prohibition committee, and State
Organizer Il. u, Sutton, of Seattle.
The convention was called To
order by County Chairman Henry
n. Belt at 9 o'clock, aud, after
stating the cause Of the convention,
he lntrodu uced Rev, j. III. Jaquith,
OF Waverly, who offered prayer
The secretary then read the roll
call which showed the following
kntcd, w WV " ~ 'p''
Cheney-w. u. switzer.
- stcvens-R A. Moore, II. Gilpatrick.
East Spokane-W. 5. Belt, A. S. Dib-
bic, w NJ. Enricks.
West spokane-Fred Abbott, X. W.
Bowen, George Il. Schorr, III. \. Muzzy,
y. c. Graves.
spangle-James II, bow.
yAquith, ]. w. Lambert, A. Bramen.
kockiord--il, y. Eastley.
Latah--John Melvin.
Secretary Schorr then reported
that the following districts were not
represented:
Rock Creek, Buckeye, Coulee,
Deep Creek, Medical Lake, Marshall,
Five Mile, Chatter0y, Twin Prairie,
peono, Bridge, Saltese, Trent, Spring
Valley, Richland, Mount Hope,
Graves and Madison.
ON motion IL was then voted to
send telegram to the Women's
Christian Temperance Union con-
vention In session at Tacoma, and
the following telegram was sent:
SPOKANE FALLS, Wash, June B.-W.
c. I. L, Convention The Spokane
county prohibition convention greet
E>1Dll as co.workers for prohibitory legal
q y murder. II. n. BELT. Chairman.
Won motion Of q. +. -chorr IL was
voted that the convention elect
twenty-siN delegates with twenty
elk alternates to attend the state
convention to he held at Ellens.
burg on September 3, Ii was then
voted to elect from each precinct,
which resulted IA follows,
DELEGArEs BLEC1En.
Choney--,l. 5. Hull and Mrs. Lucy A.
switzcri alternate, W. ID. Switzer.
steyens--R. II. Moore, H. GiIpatrick,
alternate.
Deep Creek-A. NJ. Merriam, Mrs. J.
A. c. Merriam, alternate.
Medical lake-Colonel Il, Smith and
George W. Thompsoni Mrs. DR.. Green
and Charles Ford. alternates.
Peonc-William Ptum; Mrs. W.
Pi,tam, alternate,
Spokane Falls-Ilenry n Belt. II. NJ.
huzzy, X. Abernothy, George +. Schorr,
W NJ; Emery, l.. {. Graves, Rev. q. Z.
Bell, Rev. Philip Jameson, Rev. I. j
lamont, J. T Burns; alternates, IL, W.
stratton, Mrs. X. Abcrnclhy, a. 5. Dibio,
Mrs. q. u. Schorr, j, W. Bowen, Mrs.
Jennie White, Mrs. II. NJ. Mu1zy, Mrs.
Rose Winsted Mrs. l.. c. Graves, Mrs.
ii y. Belt; delegate at large, Rev. Jon
hthan Edwards.
y Aspangle-James H. Dow; A. d. Nc
Wayorly-Mrs. A. ID. Thayer, ]. W.
Lambert; altcrnates, A. Bratuen, Rev.
J. II. Jaquith.
Rockford --Georgo L. Denmun, II. u.
Eastley alternates, 5. Gayitt Rev. NJ. III.
Martin.
Latah--J. Melvin, 4. Ham, George w.
Copeland altornates, T.. Gilbert, Mrs. l..
Gilbert, Mrs. j. Melvin.
After the delegates and altornates
had been elected, H.. IL. Smith then
arose and stated that he had been in
n','" WIN ''eN' ooni "a
iroohHi "i h"iishs ivy, VINO repre-
ehted the party IN the last national
election as their candidate for Vice /
president, In which lac SAYS that his |
church had granted hi M u vacation, ]
yisit ,hia con,,,r,, o,,I s,,yoL
=, 80 ,,o,ad H. 81, IN s.,
u wa No'eu ,'''v MI brooks De
enk"sea W uo,iNei tntee ,s "uurtsses
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RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Editor James III. Dow, of the
Epanyl9 Record. then Offered the
following resolution. which was
adopted by the conventions:
1t has been proved where
n,In Lisd' INA. "nSre % license prevails,
Never eoualed The sxnense inriueItai ne
the existence Of the liquor traffic, and
WI Whefegas, Lgs me iMo OF taxanon is
prohibition, and ' '""'' '''''
Whereas, The productive power Of
community is much less under license
'hwjl under prohlbltion and,
,io,,d Wme,en y ne very existence OF the
prod,eer's % marsot, ,hareaosss sanse part o' 'he
Rssoiv.d ThaS s"',uV ",, s .o,,u
cal economy, the destruction Of the
liquor traffic Is essential TO the welfare
oi the country, and
hesoived, mat Is Is the sense OF the
n,aa Wsao Snuhy prohioilionists repre-
ment herein ssorcssnd sh oho,In snn' ,nu sent
ncntly set fortli in The % nia,Io,ro o riron r nnr
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