Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-18
COLD WATER CLANS
Expected to be Out in Great Force at
the State Convention.
PEkFECTING THE ORGANIZATION.
Only Few Counties in Which the Party is
Not on q Firm Basis.
CHAIRMAN STEVENS READY TO RETIRE
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HARRISBURG, August 1.-THE outlook
points to an unusually large Prohibition
State Convention, on Wednesday and Thurs
day next. The demand for half-fare tickets
is unprecedented In the history Of the party,
and as result the political gathering will
attract big crowd to this city outside the
delegates. All the counties in the State are
expected to be represented, except Pike and
Forest. in which the Prohibition sentiment
has taken no foothold.
In Monroe the party has no organization
because of its few members; but slight head
way is being made in the county and it will
doubtless be represented in the convention.
In several counties the Prohibitionists are
not sufficiently numerous to Justify regu-
lar organization, but they are supplied with
leagues which will send representatives to
Harrisburg.
AN ECLIPSE EXPECTED.
The State conventions of the cold water
political party are always large, owing to
liberal latitude given counties in making
up their list of delegates. But the forth
coming body is expected to eclipse all its
predecessors in the number of its members,
which will aggregate about 1000
Chairman Stevens, of the Prohibition
State Committee, has been kept busy the
past few weeks in arranging the preliminar-
les of the convention. The convention will
meet for organization at IL A. NJ, after half
an hours devotional exercises. Among the
oratorical attractions will be Samuel Dickie,
Chairman of the National Prohibition Com
mittee, who will assist in filling gaps in the
convention and address public meeting in
the evening.
In the evening prior to the meeting Of the
convention, the State Executive Committee
will meet in the Young Mems Christian
Association Hall to talk over the cost of the
last campaign, and to endeavor to prepare a
programme for the guidance of the conven-
tion. The State Central Committee of 1889
will convene after the afternoon session of
the convention on the first day, and that for
the year will organize Immediately after
final adjournment.
READY TO RETIRE.
There is strong sentiment among Prohi-
bitionists to continue A. A, Stevens as
Chairman of the State Committee, but he Is
not in sympathy with the feeling, and will
probably not accept the distinction again
sought to be conferred on him, owing to the
long service he has already given TO the
cause of temperance as captain of the Pro-
hibition forces, and the personal attention
which his legal and other business requires
Chairman Stevens will be here on Tuesday
morning to begin the perfecting of conven-
ton details.
The Prohibition party of Pennsylvania is
claimed by its leaders TO be in robust condi-
tion, notwithstanding the poor show it has
made in previous campaigns A county or
ganization has been effected in nine-tenths
of the counties of the State, and in them
tickets have either been or will be nomi-
mated. This method has been recommended
and adopted, not because there is hope of
success anywhere, but for the reason that it
serves to keep the Prohibitionists intact.
ALI the County Chairmen of the party are
being supplied with campaign literature to
assist them in steadying the wavering and
creasing the number of soldiers in the cold
water army. --'j ,ss71 -'t