Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-18
LIKE ALL THE REST
Prohibitionists Get Uery Warm
in Their Convention.
OVER POLICY AND PRINCIPLE
Some Favor Fusion foe the Sake of
Getting oftice-Others Prefer to Stand
BY Their Own Colors.

FROM tnfee 10 Tour hundred people
gathered at HartmAn's ball yesterday
afternoon ~ the first sess.on of the state
prohibition convention. IL was an au-
dience noticeable for its gray-hsaded
old men and for its lack of youthful
faces and of the gentler sex
Charles T. Russell. chairman Of the
state committee, opened the exercises
of the afternoon by reading the cali
issued fer the convention, In which it
WAS stated that IL was the hope of the
committee that the convention would
pATtakc OF the nature of . conference.
After prayer by the Rev. j. w. May
nard OF sparta, Albert Dodge was
called TO the chair, having been elected
temporary chairman at q meeting OF
the state committee held yesterday
morning.
Mr. Dodge spoke q few words in ref
erence to the new political party that
had been formed since the last state
convention. He said: a new party
has come into the field, ana 10 posing
before the public asking for the suf-
fraxe of the people. So far as Michi-
gan IS concerned. that party has hon.
ored itself by putting q prohibition
plank N ia platform; so far as the ma
tonai peoples party - concerned, It
has disgraced itself by repudiating that
platform. The conditions in Michigan
srs peculiar. The delegates OF that
new party met at Lansing, and put in
their platform plank in favor OF Pro-
hlblsson, and then they come before us
and ask a to vote with them because
they have adopted both the moral and
economical issues OF the day, but they
say nothing about the fact that the
national party mas not adopted both
issues
Appointment OF Committees.
V. W. Bruce was elected temporary
secretary or the convention.
The following committees were elect
ed: On credentials lone member from
each of the twelve congressional dis
trictsl: first district, G.. II. Reisman;
second, X. S. Woodruff; third. l.. t.
White; fourth. Thomas ]. Royal; fifth,
w. A. Frye; sixth, 4. p. Flower; sev-
entn, Mrs. FL. A. Parker; eighth, A. F.
Cooley; ninth, w. h. kieft; tenth. mo
report); eleventh, j. w. Dodge; twelfth,
mo report).
On permanent organization lone
member from each DISTRICT: first dis
trict. L. y. Tomlinson; second, r. c.
Stafford; third, L. Z. Montgomery;
fourth, Thomas Shepherd; fifth, B. B.
Godfrey: sixth, F. A. Perkins; seventh,
w. C. Clemo; eighth, j. s. Osgood;
ninth, J. III. Edwards: tenth, mo re-
port; eleventh, w. r. Hughes; twelfth,
(no report).
On resolutions lone member from
each districtl: FIRST district, II. II.
Moore: second, D. X. l.. Crozler; third,
Samuel Dlckle; fourth, w. w. Mills;
fifth, A. B. Cheney; sixth, DIR. Henry
A. Reynolds; seventh, John Russell;
eighth, f. L. Brewer; ninth, +. l.. Par
inter; tentn, mo reportl; eleventh, c.
s. Egbert; twelfth, (no reportl..
On state central committee two men,
hers from each district: first district,
Fred Vivier and Z. Z. Russell; second.
u. W. Grandon and G. X. Perrine;
third, c. w. Hoyt and A. G. Bruce;
fourth, Mahlon Jacobs and A. n.
EIdred; nth, Albert Dodge and S. f.
Richards; sixth, u. r. Malone and w.
c. Clemo; seventh, John Russell and
John ;. Harper; eighth, John Newberry
and A. ID. Tivy; ninth, j. +. A. Raider
and s. Steele: tenth, (no report; elev-
enth. q. NJ. Bronson and A. w. Dodge;
twelfth, mo report.
Prof. Samuel Diekie moved that il be
the sense of the covention that no per-
son be allowed seat SIS delegate to
the convention, who stands pledged to
support the nominees of any other
political party. rhe motion was un-
anImousIy carried.
The first paper Of the afternoon was
presented by the Hon. A. ). Partridge,
and had for its title. ''Should the pro-
hlbltBon party people yield their moral
and political support TO the newly Or
gsnzed peoples psrtyy' In discuss
ing the question, Mr.. Partridge re-
viewed the political situation from the
time the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
to the present tune. He thought that
il the people of today neglected to do
their duty by the moral issues OF the
day that God would smite them as He
had done the wicked people of old.
The answer to the question asked in
his title Nr. Partridge thought should
be "yes," and that the prohibitionists
should avail themselves of the op-
portunlty 10 cooperate with the peo-
pies party.
Mr. Diesis crows Sarcastic.
Charles p. Russell moved the adop-
ton OF the following resolution:
Resolved. That We express our
thanks to the Hon. A. :. Partridge for
furnishing TO the convention his paper.
entitled. 'Should Prohibition Party
People Give Their Moral and Political
Support TO the Newly Organized Peo-
ple's Party" Nevertheless, we. in
state prohibition convention sembled,
declare that, as vet. we know or no
good reason Why We should yield our
moral and POLITICAL support to any
other than the rationsi prohibition
PARTY. We affirm snsv our loyalty TO
ina. political organization and pledge
IL our united support during the pollti-
cal campaign Of ls92 for every Office IN
the gift OF the people from the highest
10 the lowest"
Mr.. Dncxis ssid that IL the tempsrs-
ture of the room had been little
higher. that ne would have enjoyed the
histories address Of Mr.. Partridge very
much. He thought tnss the gentle
man in answering yes 20 the question
asked in his letter, wse wronx-that the
answer should have been mo" The
township. ward. county. state and
nation should give their entire support
~ the prohibition ticket
Mr. Perrlne of Jackson called Mr.
nickl.'s attention 10 . resolution passed
st the recent washteua~ county con
v-ntivn. ssid to have been introduced
By Professor nickie. the sentiment OF
which vas that Il would be adVissels
Tor the prohieitlon party 10 endorse
the pscnis's PARTY. Mr.. Dackie made
a long explanation Of BIS position at