Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-02
COLD WATER PEOPLE.
State ProhibitioniSts Select Their
Presidential Electors.
A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
They Touch Upon the Tariff and Other
National Questions.
FAULTS FOUND WITH EXISTING LAWS


tion State Convention was called to ordel
in this city by Chairman H. d. Patton, o
Lancaster, at $50 o'clock this morning. Th
decorations of the Academy of Music
where the convention met, were pretty bu
not elaborate and the attendance through
out the day was not as large as was expe ct
ed There were $50 delegates present anS
about as many spectators from distance.
f. Mullen, of Cumberland county, wa
chosen Temporary President On motion tn
Chair appointed the following committees
On Credentials-J. W. wickenhan, ALLIE
gheny: S. c. Watt, Clearfeld; b. B. Cannon
Northumberland; Robert Cameron, Mont
gomery; William Snyder, Chester; Jonathan
Bronze, Waynes: Hiram Dewalt, Philadel
phia.
On Permanent Organization-Lewis d
Vail, Esq, Chairman; j. A. V. Gross, North
amption; J. G. Zooll Lancaster: G. A. Jone
Philadelphia; A. IL. Hall, Potter; Y. s. Baker
Miffiin; Renton Dennis, Mexican; George II
Cormick, Allegheny; J. Ziegler, Center; J.
j. Stauffer, Daupnln: c. W. Parsons, Lacka-
wanna; E. d. Nichols. Luzerne: f. II. Hater
Cumberland: A. n. Viven, Lebanon; J. II
Reichert, Schuylkill; DR.. c. W. Huntingdon.
Lycoming.
Judge S. j. Hanna, of this city, deliv-
cred the address of welcome, which was an
eloquent effort. Miss Lilly RunalS, of New
York City, sang ''The Ninety and Nine, ~
and Miss Annie Parke, of Boston, gave a
cornet solo.
While the Convention was awaiting the
report of the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization, delegate arose and said that, in
order that minute should not be lost, he
thought that the Baker ballot law might be
discussed. He characterized the new sys-
TEN of voting as outrageous and "worse
than the rebels %
Permanent Officers Arc Named.
The report of the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization recommended the ap-
pointment of the following permanent Off
GERS:
Chairman, Judge s. j. Hanna; Vice Presi-
Cambria: A. \. Stephens, Blair; A. Ricketts,,
Luzerne: W. W. Hague. Warren; George
moreland; Ii. 7. Ames, Lycomine: Amos
Briggs, Philadelphia; L. l. Grumbline, Leb-
anon; C. c. swallow, Dauphin; J. G. Bean,
Allegheny: G. w. Norcross, Cumberland; d,
Z. Irish, Lawrence. The temporary secre-
taries were made permanent.
The first three Vice Presidents were
directed to escort the President to the
chair. Judge Hanna was then introduced as
the Permanent Chairman. There was gen.
eral cheer that shook the house and then
followed a waving of handkerchieis amid
great display of enthusiasm.
The following were appointed members of
the Committee on Finance: A. NJ. Viven,
G. d. Hendrscks, E. ID. Nichols, j. ID. ST.
mon and w. II. Zweisig.
The following were appointed on the
Committee on Resolutions: A G. Ricketts,,
Chairman; A. A. Stephens, James Black,
d. c. Irish, H. L. Castle, A. A. Barker,
Jacob Grimm, Honoirus Briggs, P. G.
Welsh, S. w. Murray, G. w. North, s. P.
Warner, S. b Chase, George Drayton, L.
ID. Walton.
Several of the delegates arose and an
nounced the names of persons who had
secured large numbers OF signers to the
million Name" petition. Mr.. Eldred
Dennis, of Mexican county, hotel keeper,
procured 195 names to the petition. He
arose to speak, and when he introduced
himself, call came from all over the hall,
Take the stage" Mr.. Dennis obeyed the
call and the convention looked at the cur
losity who kept beerless hotel.
Mr.. Dennis told how three years ago he
resolved to run hotel and bar out the bar;
how the said hotel took fire from the fire
water in licensed saloon next door and
was burned down. Next three barns were
set afre from the same cause. A better
,hotel and better barn went up. His son
bwas led by these people from the path of
Temperance, but thanks to the Kelley cure
and to the Lord, he was brought out of the
VA
Electoral Delegates Arc Chosen.
While waiting for the Committee on Gre
dentials to report Mr.. Briggs arose and
moved that the motto sour platform, the
masses against the classes" be taken down,
reversed, improved and amended SO as to
read: ''Our platform, the masses and
classes
This caused clamor, which continued
for several minutes, but a majority of those
present were of the firm conviction that the
motto was all right.
AT 1:40 o'clock Judge Hanna called the
afternoon Convention to order. The Con-
vention suspended the regular order of
business to hear the result of the various
caucuses held during the noon hour and to
have reported the names of the delegates to
the National Convention and the Presi- |
dental electors. The names were handed |
into the secretaries. |
The following are the Presidential cleo |
tors chosen:
First district, George E. Goble, Philadel- |
phla; Second, John B; Jones, Philadelphia: |
L. H. Taylor, Philadelphia: Fifth. W. f.
Boyd, Philadelphia; Sixth, Colonel Charles |
E. Hyatt. Chester; Seventh, A. F. Morgan,
Montsomery; Eighth, E, R. Gearnardt,
Greiss, Alburtes: Eleventh, A. q. Thompson. |
ScIantoni Twelfth, Benjamin Harding,
j A..
Fourteenth, II. F. Mclean, New Bloom
field; Fifteenth, j. c. Batesome:
Sixteenth, SIa c. W: Huntington, NJ D.,
WIllamsP1rt; % Seventeenth, Robert Mont
Wallis, Patterson; Nineteenth A. F. Mullin.
Mt Holly Springs: Twentieth, James P.
Thompson, Johnstown; Twenty-first d. NJ
Fair, Blalrsville; Twenty second, W. b.
Brickell, Pittsburg; Twenty-third, W. j.
Robson, Allegheny; Twenty-fourtk, Edward
Campbell, Unionville; Twenty-fifth Frank
s. Larl1more, New Brighton: Twenty sixth,
w. G. Weeks, Northeast; Twenty-seventh,
Twenty-eighth, DR.. w. S. Bigelow, Phillips
burg.
a collection was taken up to defray the
expenses OF the convention, little over
$3.50 being raised.
George II. Goble, of PHILADELPHIA, moved
that some other methods be used to obtain
money than the methods employed in SUM-
day schools. A great many objected to
being compelled to stand up and tell how
much they gave. The motion was seconded
and about to be put when Mr.. c. H. Ben
jamln, OF Scranton, moved to lay the motion
on the table The motion TO table was
passed.
While the money collected was being
counted Mr.. Francis E. Baldwin, Secretary
of the New York State Committee, deliv-
cred an encou raging address on the condi-
tion OF the party in the State.
The Platform That Was Adopted
The platform adopted by the convention
was read by Agib Ricket, of Wilkesbarre.
and is as follows:
The Prohibition party of PENNSYLVANIA in
convention assembled acknowiedpcs Al.
mighty COD as the source of all true Govern |
nent and His revealed word as tine |
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