Blue-grass blade., 1891-02-07
The Louisville Conference.

The conference of the state Exccutiv,
Committee and members OF the party
held in this city Thursday, made severa
recommendations regarding the comm.
State Convention. and decided upon IN
organizer TO work in the State.
The members present wer: Maj. 10
siah Harris. Chairman; j J Ruckcr, l. l.
d., Louis RI. Terrell, Jr., q. Il. and II
NJ. Winsow. 9. ;. Overstrect, j. Tim
norman, DIR. j. G. Boyre. j. W.Sawyer
DIR. q. W. Ronald, Geo NJ. Handy, DR.
J. o. Dedman. W. W. Goddard, Tr, {
Voters, NJ. Fort. Col NJ Holmes
Rev. II. W. Ford, Alex. Lusk, Jas r
Barbee, +. T. Fox, f.. J. Polk, G.. G.
Moore and +. $. Mayer.
The following was agreed upon as re-
concentrations to the coming state
Convention:
We, the Prohibitionists of Kentucky
in conference assembled, believing it to
be necessary to the future success ofour
party that all who favor the dominant
issue of Prohibition be united and har-
mOnious in tbe work of the next state
campaign, recommend the following
basis OF OperatlOns
LIST. A call bv our State Executive
Committee for State Convention. TO be
held at some convenient place in the
State, each county to have q vote in
convention for every twenty votes cast
by said county for Fisk and Brooks, and
one for every fractional vote OF ten or
more, and no county to have less than
one vote.
Said Convention to be duly and
properly organized by the appointment
of temporary chairman which appoint
ment shall be made by the state Execu-
tive Committee.
McVey
The temporary chairman shall appoint
q committee on credentials which shall
have all contracts and report to the con-
yentiOn when it will be in order to
choose the permanent officers OF the
convention.
In order to further strengthen our po-
litical influence in the State, and com
mand the united strength and support
of our best thinking citizens, we recon-.
mend to the consideration of said con
vention, in substance, the following
platform policy:
Believing that there can be no true
genuine and permanent reforms in pub
lie affairs so long us the present license
policy OF the Government, state and Ma
tiOnal, towards the alcoholic liquor traffic
continues, and believing that tue qnes
ton OF greatest interest and concern to
the American people is a just aud equit-
able settlement OF the evils growing out
of said traffic, a further believing and
50 charging that the failure that the
- Democratic and Republican parties in
Kentucky to make and enforce whole
some laws in the interest OF the common
people has been an obstruction to good
government, and believing that the con
tnuance OF the present policy OF the
said parties in the state means sutren-
der OF public progr, IS, true liberty, and
the pursuits OF happiness, therefore,
BE it resolved:
|. We favor the legal prohibition Of
the alcoholic liquor traffic.
2. We are Internationally opposed to |
the license system, high or low
3. The prohibition OF all special legis-
iation in the interest OF private indi |
viduals as specific d classes to the eXclu- |
sion OF the general masses.
l. We favor the Australian ballot sys- !
tenn.
3. The prohibition OF all trusts and
combines.
q. The prohibition OF all laws that will |
permit public carriers to discriminate |
against the farming and laboring classt 5
in the establishment OF freight rates.
7. We are in favor OF what is generally |
known asWoman's Property Rights.
4. With reference to all national ques- |
tons, We declare our undivided aliegi- |
ance to the National Prohibition Party |
in its non sectional efforts to unite the |
people OF the country against the COM
# nI
We further recommend the establish |
ment OF State organ, based upon the
plane of dignifed journalism, free from
personal abuse, with a sword only for
the common enemy, and an olive branch |
for all sympathizers
Fountain Fox bitterly opposed resou-
tom These resolutions Were in no
sense adopted as the party views but are
merely recommendations.
The State Executive Committee was
reOrganized as follows Josiah Harris,
Chairman; l. III Farrell, Dr., Treasurer;
Ii. W. Roland, +. j. Polk and q. NJ,
Mathews, OF Louisville; j. L. Bradon, |
Hopkinsville, and Robt. l.. Cooper,
Nicholasville. This puts IL majority OF
members in Louisville, SO that business
can easily be transacted.
district Chairmen were appointed as
follows: LIST. DR.. j. Nj, Lackey, Canton;
End. Col. j. NJ. Holmes, Utica, 3rd 4.
G. Hughes, Bowling Green; ith. q. j.
Bean, Hartford; 9TH. j. W. sawyer, 9th. !
Ii. Is. Winslow, Carrolton; IN. q. &. |
Moore, Lexington; Sth. pr. j. y. bed |
man; OH ". Il Evans; 10th. Ii. ;.
Friend; nth. j. Il. kucker
The State Chairman was recommended 1
to secure National Chairn AN Dickie and /
John 4. st John MS speakers at the state |
Convention.
j. W. Sawyer reported about 100 .
shares of stock taken Ia the Prohibition |
News Co. Nothing definite Was done
concerning il Tor the piesent.
The Executive Committee decided To .