The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-05
A PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
w. J. sheIburn, ofMontgonery.
Nominated for Congress,
TO Run Against Farmer Paul c. Idmunas
Three Counties Represented by
Twenty-Five Deieeates--Looking for
Alliance and Republican supnort--A
Talk With the Candidates.

a small circular was posted at several
street corners yesterday morning an
nouncing that Prohibition Convention
would be held ut o'clock. It was
signed by w. j. Jewell. of Christians
burg, as member for this district of tho
State prohibition executive COMMITTEES.
AT the hour named several men eatb-
cred about the front of Rorer Hall. and
at 2:3O the door was opened. Twenty
TWO prohlbitionists, representing Roam
oke, Montgomery, and Botetourt coun-
ties, were present when w. j. Jewell
called the convention to order.
Organization was affected by electinr
Mr.. Jewell chairman, and Rev. d. s.
Moomaw, of Roanoke, Secretary. The
chair stated that the object of the meet
ing was to nominate a candidate for
Congress, as the State committee had
decided that 1T was best to put men in
the field in every available place. and
that nominations were in order
Rev ID. {. Moomaw, in Il speech of
several minutes, placed in nomination
the name OF w. j. Shelburn, of Mont
gomery county. s'Nc want a man,
said Mr.. Moomaw, ''of intelligence.
nerve and spirit, good man who will
represent us in the fear of God, feelinu-
that he is responsible to Him as we'll as
ms constituents, and Mr.. Shclburn is
such man"
DIR. ID. ID. Lester, of Montgonerv
seconded the nomination. MIR. S. i.
Fitzgerald, OF Salem, also Endorsed tho
nomination of Mr.. Shclburn Said he-
The greatest disgrace of our nation is
IN the fact that Congress is made up Of
bar-room rowdics and bummers. We
may be defeated this time, but our prin-
ciples and cause will triumph in the
end"
Rev. S. NJ. frey made an impassionef
speech of several minutes in advocacy
of Prohibition principles and the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Shelburn.
NO other names were presented and
MIR. Shelburn was una{ imously nomina-
ted by reclamation.
| On motion of Rev. ID. c. Moomaw DR..
ID. d. Lester, 5. b. Fitzgerald, and ID.
| a. Leslie, of Botetourt, were appointed
committee to inform Mr. Shelburn O.
his nomination and escort him VI! ahss <
nall; The committee Immediately re- &
( 4 tired and ,reappeared with Mr. Shelburn
4 who was greeted with prolonged APP
i plause.. :
SThe nominee thanked the conyentiorft
for the honor bestowed upon him. and
said he had hoped that a better man
could be found. Il accept the nominal
tion,' said he, 'conditionally. On ac-
count of my health | will be unable to
make canvass of the district, having
already suffered from two strokes OF
paralysis. prefer that YOU would oven
now reconsider your action and select q
man that can canvass, but if YOU make
arrangements for thorough canvass,
| will consent to become Your standard
| bearer"
Mr. Shelburn then proceeded to ex-
! pound the principles of tho Prohibition
party and said 1.-The dominant issue
of American politics is tho liquor oues--
ton. Both the old parties are on their
knees ready to obey the commands Of
the liquor men. We have trusted iii,
them in vain, and u new party with new
principles, and free from corruption. is
now essential. We are on the side OF
truth, virtue, sobriety and prosperity.
III the Prohibition party had control of
this government for three weeks, thew
would turn the nine hundred million
dollars that are now being used to drag
men TO ruin into the channels OF com
mcrce and manufacturing enterprises,
and new nation would be born in n
day. The next greatest issue is the
| hh"HSi"i iuSStiou anu on JnlS our Dartya
is on the right side, that of free coinage.
On motion of Mr.. Fitzgerald theChair,
appointed Rev. ID. c. Moomaw, DR.. D. D..
Lester and 5. b. Fitzgerald a committee
of ways and means, and after consulting
together submitted report recommends
ing the distribution of campaign litera-
turc and the employing of canvassers.
The report was adopted after discus
sion.
DIR. ID. ID. Lester, of Montgomery: Rev.
| >. NJ. frey. Of Roanoke, and ID. A. Eos
lie, OF Botetourt were appointed dis
trict committee for the management of
the campaign, with authority to ACQUIRE
| whatever assistance they can Rev. Mr..
tlrey was made secretary and treasurer.
On motion OF Rev. j. a. RAIDER, of Rad
ford, the eunciation of principles by
the State executive committee was.
adopted as a platform with the excen-
tion of the clause indorsing the national
platform of 1888.
The State platform adopted at Lynch-
burg, August %, covers the ground prin-
ciples of the national prohibition party
and includes planks opposing trusts,
favoring equal taxation, fair compensa~
tion to labor, free coinage of silver and
the repeal of tho internal revenue laws
so far as they relate to liquor.
The TIMES man interviewed MFR.
Shelburn after the convention. He
sald that he was not sanguine of success,
but was prohibitionist from principal.
lie said there had been no understands
ing between the Republicans or Far
| mer'S Alliance men and prObihitioniSfS