The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-18
FOURTH EDITION
THE COLD WATER MEN,
The Prohibitionists' state Conyention
Held ut smyrna Yesterday.

Held Mt Smyrna Yesterday.
The Prohibitlonists' State Conven.
tion met in Cooper's Hall, Milford yes.
terday morning. A temporary organi-
zation was effected by calling George
! w. Todd OF this city to the chair, and
making the Rev. Clarence 4. Wilson
| secretary.
II. NJ; Cooper, Rev o. G. Budding
ton and l.. NJ. Price were appointed
committee on credentials.
inc Rev. Daniel Green, Jefferson
Cooper, the ltevs Clarence Il. Wilson.
q. l.. Hardesty and A. 5. Mowbray
were appointed u committee ON per-
manent organization.
The Rows. j. ID. q. Hanna and j. b.
Qnigg, and q. W. Register were mp
pointed committee on resolutions.
The committee ON credentials pro-
seuted the names of tho delegates and
they were accepted.
The committee on permanent or
ganizaiion reported in favor of George
w. Todd for chairman, and the Rev.
Clarence L. Wilson as secretary, and
tho report was adopted.
IL. Nj. Cooper denounced the new
ballot law, which he claimed disfran-
chised every voter who docs not be-
long to one of the two great parties,
and called attention to the fact that q
ticket cannot be nominated, to have u
place on the ballots. unless there are
100 voters in each county.
At noon recess was taken for din
nor, and when the convention reasssm.
bied In the afternoon the committee
on permanent organization made the
following report, which was adopted:
Il, That we commend to the atten-
ton of our workers the plan of the
Prohibition League as form llated by
the national committee and urge the
formation OF county leagues after this
plan.
.. We nominate rs persons who
shall be placed in charge of this work
oil Leagues Tor New Castle county the
Rev. Daniel Green. Ashton Tatum, tho
Rev. j. ID. q. Hanna; kent county, John
Hutton, w. +. Gallons, tho Rev. X. Il.
Coursey; Sussex county, William
pusoy, Q. NJ. Marshall and the Rev. G.
4. Wilson.
IS. That we request the committee
to cure through these leagues or
otherwise faithful canvass through
their respective counties for pledges
to vote the Prohibition ticket these
, pledges to count on tho argument for
d million votes for 1872; and to make
, sulc OF 100 votes in each county o
this state which are necessary accord.
: Ing to the new ballot law OF Delaware
to enable us to have legally recoS
nlHed ballot, and that they do their ut
most to secure these signatures by the
thiliieth of tho present month"
/, The committee on general organiza.
: ton also maGe n report, which wa!
dis used hciote Icing adopted.
The committee on resolutions made
4 the following report which wat
= adopted:
Whereas, The liquor traffic is til,
most gigantic OWL of the ago, tn,
source OF poverty, crime and insanity
the foe of LABOR and industry, the dc
/ stroycr of public and private virtue
the bitterest enemy OF tho home ant
n the church, the great fountain OF DO
u lltical corruption, tho parent of an
archy, vice and social disorder; and
Z, Whereas, This unlioly traffic il
= sanctioned and protected 10y tho law
:. and its suppression has become tin
supreme political as wen us moral is
: sue Of the day; therefore,
\ 'tesolved, That We. the delegate
. OF the Prohibition party OF Delaware
III convention ussHm bied, rcailirm GU
9 undying enmity to the liquor traffic
q and grateful TO Almighty God for tn
a success of the past, we set our face
/ resolutely toward the future deter
mined that this struggle shall 10
CEASE until tho last saloon lis close
and our nation is delivered from th
great rum curse.
2. Resolved, That as both the oil,
parties huve proven themselves un
worthy OF our confidence in any of
forts to suppress the liquor traffic, WI
roai1irm our allegiance to this ProhibI
tlun party, believing that the only wa
: to secure victory IL the enactment o.
prohibitory laws. state and natiuna
with party untrammelled by feaI
and asking no favor of tine saloon I
enforce them.
u -. Resolved, That we will be carr
&c est and persistent in our efforts to 81
1t cure the victory of the Prohibitio
3" party, and while praying for tho d,
n sLructiOn of the saloon we will ais
mend the efforts of the Voice to seeur
pledges for million Prohibition vote
- Tor lo92, and will do our best to seCur
slsners to the pledges sent out by tina
paper
a Il, Resolved. That the present bal
II lot law practically disfrunch.s dul
y qualified voters, who cannot vote wit
the.dpminant parties, and while we al
prove the aYowed purpose of this neN
/, buliot law, yet because OF its disfraI
cht5rment of voters 1t meets with oG
unqualified condemnation ms pice
of political wickedness which ougl
to bo universally censured.
%. Resolved, That we heartily az
cePl the recommendation OF the com
mittce on county leagues and trustin
this plan, il executed, will produt
grand results and infuse now lntcre.
| lliIi Jul Nbi ~ NJ tttIl upon " IL illbllG
Z. of temperance to join in this leagu
work.
The following State Central Comml
m tee WIS chosen: New Castle count,
- the ltrvs. A. 5. Mowbray, l.. W. Br
t., sus and II. W. Brown; Kent count
II NJ. Cooper, c. H. Register and
II NJ lr.ee; Suseox county, the Rev
NJ +. henson, Miles Alesstk and the Re
u i. Green.
n The following persons were the
chosen MS delegates to tho NatiOn
S: totrvcutiun which meets in Cincimnat
= June %.
) SOW Castle county Joseph DcrricI
n. son and II. w. Brown; altcrua tas Il
ley. }. Is. tluigg and George ". Tod
st Kent County &. IL, Regis ter III
L. NJ. Price; ulternates, Il. NJ Coop
aud &. q. Swinucy,
a Sussex county The Req. i. L. Bel
q son and Charles NJ. Marshall; alto
re mates. John Nelson aud the Roy.
Green.
is Alter the convention adjourned I'll
-, State Central Committee organized |
III eiectInE u II. Register chairma
ia l.. NJ Price, secretary, and X.
Cooper, treasurer
: ) Laid on, ...L
: Sheriff Simmons Yesterday Jiachaf