Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-16
The Prohibition Convention,

Some forty delegates of the Prohibition
party of the county met in the Reiber
building, Butler, last Monday morning
They organized by electing Rev. Broaden.
president, and Rev. Mckee, secretary, and
appointing committees on resolutions and
nominations.
At the afternoon session the committee
on resolutions reported and an animated
discussion followed on the wording OF the
10th resolution in which the word
HChristian" is used, but it was finally
adopted as presented.
The committee on nominations reported
two names for each place, leaving the Con-
vention to make a selection, which was
done by rising vote. There was a good
natured contest, not to get on the ticket
but to keep off it.
The ticket nominated is as follows: Con-
gress, Hon. W. P. Braham; Assembly,
Thos. c. McClintock and James Wilson;
Sheriff, W. A. Kelly; Parliamentary, j. c.
Moore; Reg. & Rec, Isaac Andrews;
| Treasurer Washington Bovard; Clerk, J.
| l.. Carpenter; Co. Comm'rs, Rob't Mcbride
and Jacob Hutchman; Auditors, l. n.
Meals and Thomas B. White; Delegates to
State Convention, VIM. Black, Revs. I'm
brie, Stiffy, Pollard, McClester, Broaden
and Mckee, John C. Kerr and Ii. Sheffield.
+. c. Wick, of Butler, was elected Co.
| Chairman; J s. Mckee, Sec'y; Lester Pat
terson, Asst Sec'y, and W. j. Mont
| gomery, Treasurer.
The first five resolutions refer entirely to
the liquor traffic and the old parties, the
last five are as follows:
6. That the recent decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States IN
reference to the shipment of liquor in
original packages into Prohibition States
confirms us in the belief that Prohibition to
be radically effectual must extend to the
whole Nation and be supported by party
Internationally committed to its procure
ment and enforcement
Z. We express our sympathy and Will
heartily cooperate with any organization
or movement that has for its object the
outlawing of the American saloon.
s. We appreciate the opportunity now
before the people Of Nebraska and bid
them a word of Godsspeed and will give
them helping hand in their great contest.
g. We call upon the American people
to put their verdict of disapproval upon
the infamous methods furnished by the
liquor men in conducting their campaign
against Prohibition.
10. That the Prohibition party is the
only party which gives the Christian citizen
the opportunity of making his principles
his politics, and of expressing at the ballot
box his sentiments in reference to the
liquor traffic.
1t is the only party whose principles as
expressed in its platform are in direct
opposition to the will of the liquor power.
The only party whose candidates are
entirely free from all completely with the
liquor business. The only party whose
adherents are free from all moral respon-
sibility for the continuance of the liquor
traffic and the only party willing to suffer
defeat in the defense of prohibition, and
only willing to triumph in its success.
THE National Educational Association
meets at st. Paul, MINI. July 4th to IL tn.
Tickets at half fare, plus membership fee
of $500, open to all. For particulars
address S. Sherin, Secy. Hotel Ryan, St.
Paul, Minn.
| In Clarion Co. where vote was taken on
Governor, Delamater had III, Montooth
742, Hastings 24l, Stone So and Osborne
| 16, by which it will be seen that the com
bined Anti -Delamater vote was 1857 or
nearly 800 in excess of the Delamater vote,
which in minority county was pretty
good