Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-15
SOME DRY BUSINESS.
PROHIBITIONISTS HOLD THEIR
CONVENTION.
Committees Appointed The List of
Delegates to tho State Convention
Selected-The Platform.

The Prohibition county convention to
select delegates to the state convention,
to be held at Fresno, May 25th. was
held in Temperance temple on Temple
street yesterday.
The delegates were composed of both
sexes, although the ladies were very
much in the minority.
The convention was opened by o. R.
Dougherty Of the county committee,
who made short address. After sing
ing America and prayer by Rev. DR..
Campbell, Mr.. Dougherty was selected
chairman of the convention, G. W. Nc
Masters, Captain Ross and George Mox-
ley, secretaries.
The chairman appointed the following
committees:
Committee on -Messrs.
M. F. Quinn, DR.. w. B. Brown, B. G..
Lee, Mrs. M. 9. Lord and F. M. Porter.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton and Order of Business-H. A. Reid,
H. G. Needham, DR.. Cook, julius Lyons
and DR.. M. Whistler.
Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tions-Dr. Lyman Allen, James H.
Blanchard, w. B. Phillips, E. T. Durfy,
Mrs. M. E. Garbutt, Mrs. DIR. Ella
Whipple, 2. B. Chase.
The permanent organization was ef-
fected by making the temporary Off
GERS the permanent officers.
On motion of M. j. Hall, a resolution
was adopted to be wired to the national
committee, a suggestion that the first
week in June be set apart as pledge
week, during which time every Prohibit
ZIONIST shall agree to devote at least ten
hours to secure signatures to the million
vote pledge.
The list of delegates selected is as fol-
lows:
o. R. Dougherty, J. M. Glass, Jesse
Yarnell, WILD. Gould, F. M. Porter, A.
Blanchard, P. 7. Durfee, DR.. Ella Whip
pie Marsh, L. M. La Fetra, A. G. Haz-
ard, M. ]. Hale. Asa Adams, Mr.. Reque,
L. A. Ross. Mrs. Parker, G. 9. Dough-
erty, Rev. G. r. Eby, Rev. J. L. Thorn
son, Rev. J. II. Collins, Calvin Edger-
ton, Rev. J. w. Campbell, w. Tibbitts,
Rev. Mr.. CLARK, Mrs. Lucy s. Blanchard,
H. Clay Needham, A. ". Holt, Mr..
A: g. Cook. Rev. A. M. Hough, Ira F..
w ulCo, y. ". AStOu, H. n W. OblklcIto,
G. w. Brown. Professor Grow, G. w. Alb
bott, M. F. Quinn, Rev. Mr.. Dood, Ly-
man Allen, John Macarthur, G. d. Comp
ton, Mrs. M. F. Quinn, Rev. Mr.. Stock
er, H. M. Farey, S. S. Gibley, Mrs. Mary
@. Lord, Mrs. A. @. Hazard, J. s. CLARK,
George E. Roper, w. w. Lowe, Mrs.
Will d. Gould, DR.. J. P. Widney, Mrs.
Yarnell. S. A. Widney, H. P. McCusick,
DIR. j. H. Dunn, Mrs. G. H. Noll, Chas.
Sumner, DIR. Whistler, George I. Hanly,
F. L. Trundy, w. 7. Somes, Rev. d. G.
Starkey, G. Q. Thompson, P. Kendrick,
Mrs. w. T. Somes.
The committee on platform and reso-
lutions reported the usual planks, call
ing for prohibition of the sale or manu-
facture of liquor, and also demanded the
creation of savings banks instead of tn g
national banks, government ownership
of railroads, woman suffrage, civil SER
vice reform in all departments and re-
vision of immigration laws. It de-
manded that the tariff should not be
made political question, but should be
settled as business proposition, and
that the president, vice-president and
United States senators should be elected
by the people. The report was adopted.
A resolution was adopted favoring the
nomination of Gov. John P. st. John oi
Kansas for the presidency, and Gen.
John Bidwell for vice. president.
After some other routine business the
convention adjourned.