The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-21
4 FREEZE-OUT GAME.
Prohibitionists Try to Put
Agent Sutton in the Cold.
THE COLD WATER CONVENTION.
Attempt to Turn Over Temperance All.
ance Funds to State Prohibi-
tion Party Fails.

state temperance Alliance convened yes
terday afternoon in the basement of the
Methodist Protestant church at Third and
zine. In addition to routine work, such
as presenting reports electing officers, en-
roiilng new members and the selection of
an agent, hot discussion arose over a
resolution that sought but tailed to turn
over the management and resources of the
alliance to the state central committee of
the Prohibition party until after the presi-
DENTAL election. The name of the organ
ization was also changed, and it will here
after be known as the Washington Pro-
hibition Alliance.
The convention was called to order at
O'Clock and was formally organized by the
election of Temporary President Everett
Smith and Temporary Secretary G. w.
Calderwood.
John Bushnell outlined the work of the
year, and was followed by the Rev. and
Mrs. j. w. Wells, of Ferndale. who sang a
special temperance song with thrilling
power
G. w. Calderwood then delivered fifteen
minute speech on 1.-THE Saloon and the
Ballot" that was listened to with great at
tention. He used the favorite prohibition
argument that the saloons were the
creation of the city government and con-
trolled the ballot, and could only be de-
stroyed by the ballot. He drew a contrast
between the good work of the school and
the bad work of the saloon, and said the
same political wisdom which sustained
the one should abolish the other. The
question whether the saloon should con-
tinue to be sanctioned by law must be an
swered by their ballots, which were the
highest court
Rev. J. w. Wells spoke on "The Duty OF
Christian Voters"
The Rev. E. B. Sutton, agent of the
State Temperance Alliance presented his
report, which aroused great enthusiasm.
He said that thousands of people who a
year ago believed the Prohibition party an
interloper were now adherents of it, and
1000 had pledged financial aid. The alli-
ance now had 5000 stockholders pledged
to subscribe 81 to $50 year for agitation
by platform work and circulation of litera-
ture. He recalled the demand for consti-
tutional prohibition made in January
1889, and defeated in that fall "by political
trickery." He had sent out hundreds of
thousands of printed documents, and when
money failed, as many times it had, he
had obtained it on his personal credit and
had even mortgaged his home for the
cause. He was rewarded by the approba-
ton of thousands of friends all over the
state, who had cheered him with kindly
words and scores of letters. He some
times feared not to have been aggressive
enough to stir even a semblance of strife,
but perhaps it was gathering force for the
campaign of 1892.
The following resolution was submit
ted by George +. Cotterill and Rev. Clark
Davis:
WHEREAS. Our president has truly said that
this organization is for the purpose of convert
ing voters to the principle of prohibition with
party behind it; and
WAEREAs, The State Temperance Alliance is
made up almost exclusively of those who be-
lieve in prohibition with party behind it,"
and
WHEREAS, The coming year is one in which
from beginning to end we need political action
along square party lines, and the Prohibition
party, national state and county organizations,
deserves and should have tho full and complete
moral and financial support of every party voter
for legitimate educational and campaign ex-
penses therefore. be il
Resolved, That the directors of this alliance be
and they are hereby authorized to tn IN over to
the state central committee of the Pro-
hibition party the entire management and re-
sources of this alliance for their use up to and
including the presidential ele ction next No
vember.
Resolved That the directors of this alliance
call a state conference of prohibition workers to
meet at Seattle at some date to be set by them
within thirty days after the presidential cleo
ton, to plan and decide on lines of future alli-
ance work, such conference to have representa-
tives from all the various temperance organiza-
tons and evangelical churches.
This resolution was no sooner read than
it started the warmest kind of discussion.
George +. Cotterill, one of the editors of
the Washington Temperance Magazine,
tried to convince the members of the wis.,
dom of devoting the energies as well as
funds of the alliance to the political work
of prohibition, and advocated all possible
aid to the state central prohibition COM
mittee. Four members of the state GEN.
trail committee were at the meeting, but
they did not rise and support Mr.. Cot
terill's resolution.
John Bushell took up the cudgel and
was opposed to the passage of the resolu-
ton. He tried TO kill it by having it re-
ferred TO the board of directors of the alli-
ance with power to act.
A number of members spoke on the sub
iect, but generally against the passage of
the financial resolution. 1t seemed to be
the opinion of the majority that, as the
salary of the agent, +. b. Sutton, was $500
behind. it was better TO devote the funds
TO the work of the alliance than turn over
what the organization did not have to the
state central committee of the Prohibition
party.
The various speakers agreed to divest
the question of sundry amendments and
to put the resolution to square vote on