Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-26
TEE PENNSYLVANIA PROHIBIrIoNIsTs
The State Convention Organized In Harris
burg Today.

The State Convention Organized In Harris.
/ burg Today.
HARRISBURG, Pa, August 26.-The state pro
hibition convention was called to order at the
Opera House at $50 this morning. After devo
tional exercises and music bya prohibition
military band from Bucks Chairman Patten read
the call for the convention and congratulated
the assembled delegates on the interest shown
in the cause. W. W. Hague of Warren was
chosen temporary chairmanAnd briefly thanked
the convention for the honor conferred upon
him.
The committee on credentials reported that
403 delegates have reported.
j. A. Guss Of Montgomery, Tallie Morgan OF
Lackawanna and Richard Devices OF Delaware
were appointed temporary secretaries.
On motion Of Judge Black OF Lancaster q
committee of five was appointed to draft suita-
BILE resolutions on the death of the late Charles
s. Wolfe.
A committee on permanent organization was
appointed as follows: ]. A. Bailey Of Mercer, j.
). n. Kerr OF Butler, J. S. Paschall of Delaware,
Francis Wood OF Bedford. Joseph Pine Of Wayne.
Rey.w. II. Z.Welzig of Lehigh, Miss A. Snyder
Of York. J. H. Brosius of Lancaster, &c. Runnel
of Cumberland, Rev. s. C. Swallow Of Dauphin,
]. Zeigler OF Center, E. N. Davis of Clearficld,
J. W. Young of sullivan, w. Y. Reed Of Frank
lin and j. u. Middleton of Philadelphia. This
committee reported as follows:
Chairman, H. 7. Ames of Lycoming; vice
presidents, A. F. Mullin of Cumberland, d. ID.
Philadelphia, W. L. Hayden of Bel
o. G. Chubbuck of Bredford, 8. ".
Murray Of Northumberland, Florence l.. Con-
rad Of Philadelphia, DR.. George 8. Hull OF
Franklin, James Black Of Lancaster, 3. c.
porary secretaries
State Chairman Patten reported that $500
had been paid in for campaign expenses and
over IS, 900 pledged. Upon being conducted
to the chair MIR. Ames, the permanent chair
man, made speech, which was frequently in
terrupted by applause.
He denounced the ballot reform law because
it Disseminated against the prohibition party
and also denounced the liquor traffic.
Judge Briggs of Philadelphia thought the
convention should at once get down to bust
ness, and suggested that the chairman appoint
a committee of fifteen to formulate
a platform, which was agreed to. The
committee on resolutions was announced
as follows: Amos Briggs, Philadel-
phia; James Fraley. Philadelphia, A. L. Ste
yens, Blair: W. Hague. Warren; d. C. Irish.
Lawrence; James Black. Lancaster; s. N. Muir
ray. Northumberland; George Connick. Ale
gheny: Frank Taylor. Philadelphia; NJ. Ncvins,
Allegheny; NJ. n Paschall, Delaware: A. F.
Mullin, Cumberland; Rev. s, c Swallow Dau-
phin.
Inns commlttee on nnance was appointed: j.
C. Rummel of Cumberland. George Morgan OF
Montgomery, Prof. G of Washington, G. c.
Owen OF Green. A L. Haskell of Erie.
George H. Goebel. of Philadelphia spoke
several minutes on the junior prohibition work
and explained the movement.
c. A Babcock of Erie, Luther s. Kaufman
of Lancaster and Prof. Bachelor, of York were
a committee on literature.
A motion was adopted providing that all res
olutlons be referred to the committee without
debate. The committee on rules reported
revised code for the government of the
party, which provides for reduced represen-
tation. The report fixes the number of the
delegates at one for each member of the house
of representatives, and an additional one for
each 100 votes or a fraction thereof. County
conventions are given power to appoint dele
gates and proxies,
The convention adjourned pending the de-
bate on the report.