The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-10-24
Prohibition County

lie TOnlolLlOnlstS heId their count
convention in Salem on Tuesday, and
nominated candidates for Senator, Sheriff.
Assembly and Coroners. There was only
a small attendance. Robert T. Seagrave,
OF Salem, was chosen Chairman. and John
T., higgins, of Quinton, Secretary.
Rev. A. IL. Sembower, of Salem. Rev.C.
FL. Elder, of Quinton, and Rev. J.B. Hew-
ard, OF Elmer, were appointed a commit
tee on resolutions.
The following finance committee was an.
pointed: Salem, ]. W.Gayner.J j. b. Youker:
Quinton, Samuel Patrick; L. p. Neck
Ephraim Fowler; A~lloway, Francis L. Dia-
ment; Oidmans, Howard Cooper; Pitts
grove. Reuben Woolman; Warrington. C..
;. hutchinson; l.. A. Greek. Jonathan
hickman; Pilesgrove, w. T.. FIitcraft.
Joseph Maealtioner.
An executive committee was named. as
follows: Salem, j.. W. Gayner, George
Sheppard, j. 3. Youker, W. II. Gilmore;
Quinton, Paul Labry. Samuel Patrick:
Alloway, Francis b. Diament, James f..
Harvey; P~ittsgrove, Harmon Hitchner.
William Overs: Upper Pittsgrove, T. J..
Newkirk, Reuben Woolman: P~ilesgrove.
Il. b.. Wright, Joseph Macaltioner. w. T..
FIiteraft, Nathan Thorne; OIdmans, Thorn
as IL. Robinson. Howard Cooper: Upper
Penn's Neck, Walter S. Springer, Joseph
+. Dongherty; Lower Peun's Neck, Eph-
RAIN Fowler, Alfred Steward.
Tbe committe on resolutions reported
the following, which were accepted:
Resotued, That we recognize In the traffic in
liquor tor use as a beverage not only 4. sin
against morality, but a political crime, de-
stroying the citizen, and burdening the peo-
pie with taxation to support the paupers and
criminals which it makes, and when licensed
by the government, the government willing
~ encourages q wrong against God and man.
Rescued, That only by constitutional pro-
hiDitfon, and a party behind it To support il.
can we hope to place ourselves, as a nation.
right on this subject, and inasmuch as there
is no hope of accomplishing this through
either OF the dominant parties, we commit
ourselves unequivocabiy to the platform and
principles of the Prohibition party.
Resolved, That We hold the law, vetoed last
winter by the Governor, and which we are in
formed Will be pressed ag lin in the next Leg
lsiatnre, permitting oookmakingo or gambling,
at horseraeing, AS kindred to all other licensed
tending to the injury OF the common
wealth by debasing its citizens for a price.
and declare ourselves as in opposition to the
passage of such law.
-atNh tAAt l'AoNi -lOtlS Ill Int present
election law of this State, which demands of
not only 10 petition in order to secure u
legal ballot printed that we may vote as indie
penceht citizens, but recognizes us as more
dishonest than members of the dominant par
ties, in that it requires us in stating our pref
erence and desire in signing such petition to
before a commissioner of deeds 10 ac-
knowledge our several signatures, is anti-re-
unjust and tyrannical, and we call
all honest and patriotic citizens to put
on it the seal OF condemnation, which it Justly
by voting the Prohibition ticket.
Adjournment was made for dinner. and
on converting in the afternoon, the follow
nominations were made: Senator,
Joshua Naddington, OF Salem; Sheriff,
Bowen, of Pennsgrove; Assembly,
Howard G. Cooper, of Oldmans; Coroners,
Or. Henry Chavanne, of Salem, John c.
Burgess, of Pittsgrove, and L. B. Wright,
of Woodstown.
It was decided to procure posters, CIV
ing the names of the candidates, and post
them within one hundred feet of the poll
ing places.
1t was decided to APPOINT agents for
each polling place in the county, and fol-
were named: Salem, West Ward,
J. w. Gayner, and George Sheppard ;Quin-
ton, Lewis Washington, Samuel Patrick;
Pittsgrove. first precinct, Harmon Hitch
ner, J. B. Howard; second precinct, Step
hen Garrison, John Shull; Upper Pitts
grove, Reuben Woolman, L. j. Newkirk;
Oldmans, Thomas II. Robinson, Charles
Barber; Upper PENIS Neck, Joseph p.
William Morrison.