The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-09-23
Will MAKE A Fight.
The Prohib1tionists Getting
Ready for the Fall
Campaign.
WHY THEY ARE IN 1T.
Stephen B. Ransom For State
Senator and J. G. Stubit
For Director-Assem-
bly, Candidates.

The Prohibitionists held convention
last night at No. 522 Newark avenue,
which was attended by about twenty
five persons. Mr.. James r. Stewart was
elected chairman, and Mr.. P. L. Meschutt,
secretary. The Convention was addressed
at length by the Rev. Mr.. Wick on the
"Encouragements to the Prohibition
ists"
He said one encouraging thing was that
the Prohibitionists have something to
fight. That could not be said of either OF
the two great parties. What the Prohibi-
tionists have to fight is the liquor traffic.
He also said that 10000 person are sacri-
feed yearly to the demon of drink. The
second encouragement" he said ''is we
have something to fight for. The Demo-
Gratis and Republicans have simply to
fight for Offices We have 100000, 900
annually wasted in the liquor traffic TO
fight for. Money. which il it were put
into commercial channels, would give to
the country's prosperity added growth.
who are affected indirectly or directly by
this curse" The speaker also claimed
that high license is no restriction to the
liquor traffic, to prove which he quoted
the experience OF Boston, Pittsburg,
Philadelphia and Chicago.
Speaking of Jersey CITY, he said 4,299
arrests had been made here for drunken
ness and crimes connected with drunken
ness during 1890, when high license was
in vogue. There were seven murders in
that year against four in the year pre-
ceding.
So" he continued 1--WE have some
thing to fight for. We may be few, but
- to, fv, xpi11 an ND
when we are in our graves our chlldreD
will see our aim accomplished" HIS
speech was literally applauded.
WILL DEMAND OFFICIAL BALLOTS.
The State Chairman, Mr.. Berger, also
SPOKE. lie said his section of the party,
intended to apply for writ of manda-
mus to compel the County Clerk to fur
nish official ballots. A long PLATFORM
divided into ten sections, was presented
and adopted without comment. The fol-
lowing is digest:-
Il. We demand absolute suppression of
the liquor traffic. 2. The repeal of the
present, un-American, unconstitutional
lection and liberty of every citizen
in the casting and counting of his
vote. 8. Giving to constituents the right
to recall anv representative who does not
obey the principles of his constituents.
4. Referring every law to a vote of the
D6ODle IL UueY Call lOI III. d. hlSCLlOu Ol
all boards, officers and commissioners by
cumulative ballot. 6. Establishment of
local transit system and substitution of
public ownership for private monopoly
Z. Civil service for exclusion of favortism
in government employment and no
political interference. g. Graduated in
come tax. 8. Eight hours to constitute a
days work; equal pay for equal work;
employment of private armed bodies to be
a penal offence 10. No remedy can be
applied to social ills until the saloon in
fuence is destroyed"
THE NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were made
without comment: For Senator, Stephen
B. Ransom; observation-disclosures of the
Board of Freeholders, j. G. Stuart; Sur
rogate, Kelly Hester; Coroner, Theodore
Ferree, who is president of the Newman
Rescue Society. There were no names
presented for Assembly nominations
from Districts str, l. A. 6, 4 and md 10 70
the next meeting of the County Com
mittee. The following Assembly nomi-
nations were made last night:-Second
district. ]. d. Dorr; Third district. r. l..
Brown; Fifth district. DR.. Isaac N.
Quimby; Eighth district, GEORGE r.
Morrison; Eleventh district, Rev. Robert
Haskell.
The rest of the session was spent in
debate as to whether or not any petition
should be made TO obtain official ballots.
At the last meeting of the County Com
mittee it was decided that no application
should be made as 1t was not independ-
ent and was knuckling under and recog-
nizing the business of the law and was
also too much like crawling. Last night
the opposition said many men would not
vote an unofficial ballot which would be
valueless, who might vote ballot which
would be counted. State Secretary
Winans advised that petition be made
for official ballots.
1t was finally decided to refer the mat
ter to the Executive Committee with in
structions to petition for the ballots if a
sufficient number of signatures could be
obtained. At one time the debate on the
question looked as if it was growing
peppery, and j. H. Geager, who opposed
the making application, said he would
not vote an official ticket.