The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-21
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Rev. A. Black, of Garfield, offered a
resolution that the State Prohibition alli-
ance send two delegates to the Reform
convention to be held February % in st.
Louis. He made an attempt to have the
alliance pay the expenses of these dele
gates, but, though it was agreed to send
two delegates, it was understood that they
were expected to pay their own expenses.
Mr.. Black was appointed one of the dele
gates.
The Rev. E. B. Sutton was elected as
agent of the alliance for another year.
His work was eulogized in eloquent terms
by many of the workers and he was so
overwhelmed with praise that he hung his
head in modesty. and said in reply
jokingly, that after such an outpouring he
felt either like being carried home or
going out and taking q drink.
The following officers were elected:
President, Roger s. Greene; treasurer,
Everett Smith; secretary. H. n. Belt.
The following vice presidents were
elected: Milo P. Ward, L. L. Hidden, d. w.
Haight, J. L. Vinson, ]. B. BEDFORD, A. f.
Grow, J. w. France, Horace Hart, r.
Alternately. H. Darby, c. w. Childers and
w. Butler, and the directors chosen were:
Jonas Bushell, Seattle; Rev. John Chap
lin, Olympia; Mrs. Lucy A. Schweitzer,
Cheney; HI. d. Copley, Colfax; Mrs. Mary
A. Shaffer, Tacoma; NJ. F. Chestnut, Fair
haven; J. F. Eshelman, North Yakima;
G. w. Stewart, Chehalis; John Robin,
Castle Rock.
Among the visiting delegates were: Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Stewart, Chehalis Mrs
Frank Curtis, Houghton; Rev. and Mrs.
O. L. Fowler, Edmonds; Rev. c. Black,
Garfield; Mr.. and Mrs. William Bostel,
Pasco; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. casters,
Fremont; Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Wells,
Ferndale.
At the close of the afternoon session one
of the members rather unwillingly con-
fessed that the resolution to transfer the
money and resources of the alliance to the
state central committee was blow aimed
at the agent, the Rev. E. B. Sutton. He
said that, although good and faithful
worker, Mr.. Sutton had incurred the per-
sonal dislike of some of the members of
the alliance, and these latter aimed to get
away from the alliance the funds and thus
cripple Mr.. Sutton and his work The
member who gave this information to the
reporter of the PosT-INTELLIGENcER said
that four members of the state central
committee were at the meeting and that
not one advocated the passage of the reso-
luton.
The evening meeting was opened with
prayer. delivered by the Rev. Clark Davis.
The Rev. J. w. Wells and Mrs. Wells sang
a gospel temperance hymn, and several
reports were read. They showed that the
receipts of the year in cash and from the
sale of stock were $13, $50, and the amount
due in collectible notes and other assets
$36, 500; and that against this there was
outstanding only $500 due the general
agent of the alliance. The membership is
now over 5000 in the state of Washington.
Major George w. Calderwood delivered
an address, and announced his intention
of starting out on q lecture tour at once
with BILLY" Seymour, "the reformed
comedian"
Rev. ]. w. Wells. of Ferndale, delivered
an able and humorous lecture on Back
bone" He built several men of straw by
picking out the alleged shortcomings of
various parties, and then proceeded to tear
them to pieces. He painted the condition
of the country, and attributed all the polit-
ical evils of the nation to the fact that the
country refused to pass prohibitory law.
He paid his respects to the law by assert
ing that the statutes were not made to be
enforced but to be broken, and that politi-
clans never made a law to control the
liquor traffic but that they Intentionally
left open loopholes through which the law
breaker could creep. He scored the gov
eminent for denying commission of in
quiry into the condition of the liquor
traffic. He closed by saying some unkind
things Of ministers of the gospel who
lacked the backbone to stand up openly
for prohibition.
A collection was taken up which real
lied about $780, and the meeting adjourned
with an announcement that meeting of
the Seattle Prohibition Society would be
held at Elks hall on Friday. January %,
to arrange for placing municipal prohibit
ton ticket in the field.