Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-07
A CLERGYMAN CHOSEN
To Head the Ticket For
ProhIbitionists.
PEOPLES PARTY MEETS
And Nominates George Howard Cary,
Popular Scholar, For Governor.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. Five hun
dred and sixty-three delegates to the Pro
hibition state convention. held In Nc
chanics hall, nominated the following
tickets
For governor-Rev Louis Albert Banks
Of Boston.
H. C. Smith of Haydenville was nomi-
mated for lieutenant-governor The nomi-
Aatiou was seconded and the vote was
unanimous.
Other officers were nominated by accla
nation by the convention as follows;
Secretary of state-Samuel b. Sha pleip'
of Boston.
Treasurer--wilbert D. Farnham, Jr., O;
Somerville.
Auditor-Alfred II. Evans Of Ashburn
ham.
Attorney general-Robert r. Raymond
Of New Bedford.
In the afternoon a platform was re.
ported and adopted. These are It's more
emphatic sentences, apart from its general
denunciation Of the liquor traffic and the
saloons:
In Massachusetts, both Of the old parties
stand for the legalized saloon. They have
given US all the legislation we have upon
this subject. Is there anyone who main.
tains that such legislation is at all commen-
surate with the urgent needs Of our com.
monwealth2 The Democratic party l.
opposed TO all so-called sumptuary
laws. The Republican party is hope.
lessly divided. If in the many years ol
its unquestioned supremacy It was unable oi
unwilling TO enact adequate legislation. how
can we expect better results when 10 is obliged
to struggle with the Democracy for its very
existencef Who ventures TO hope for effec.
tive legislation against the saloon from these
sources?
A majority Of the people of Massachusettf
are opposed TO the legalized saloon. This T.
clearly shown by the returns from tho lasi
local option elections. United politically. the
temperance forces could Danish the dram shol
from our state. The only candidates which
today stand distinctly pledged TO such
course are those put in nomination by the
Prohibition party.
We therefore invite To full party fellowship
all those who agree with us that the over
throw of the saloon power Is the supreme need
of the hour. We stand pledged TO the enact
ment and enforcement of prohibition, state
and national
We believe that suffrage be extended tc
woman In ell matters that pertain TO the in.
terests of the commonwealth.
We will resist any attempt to cripple the
public school system, and we declare our.
selves utterly opposed to any appropriation OF
the public funds for sectarian education OF
any other sectarian uses whatsoever.
We are opposed TO all trusts, monopolies and
combinations of capital which arbitrarily and
unjustly fix prices and oppress the people. We
demand that woman receive equal wages with
man for an equal amount of work equally well
done.
We demand such q modification of the pres
ent so-called Australian ballot system that
fai ir nd % peiI Iara aban ha hass al
upon both old and new parties alike, and that
no longer shall unjust and ruthless discrim
ination be made against minority parties.
The state executive committee was au-
thorized to fill any vacancies which may
occur in the ticket. At $40 O'Clock the
convention adjourned.
sketch Of Dr. Banks.
Rev. Louis Albert Banks, ID. D., Is at
present pastor of the Temple Street Meth.
odist church of Boston, to which he was
appointed in the spring Of 1899 from
st. Johns church in South Boston. He
was born at Corvallis, Or, in 1851.
When IA years of age he entered the
Church Of the United Brethren, and at the
early age of 10 he was licensed to preach.
His next effort was In law, and at 81 he
was admitted to the bar. At 10 he Joined
the Methodist church, and was licensed to
preach under Bishop Gilbert at Portland,
Or, from whence he went to Vancouver.
B. c., Boise City and Seattle, Wash. He
then came east and preached at Boston,
and afterward went to Cincinnati for
time, only to retnrn to South Boston.
While In Vancouver he brought down
upon himself the nl-will of the rum eie-
ment because of his attacks on II, and
he was shot In the thigh by saloon agent
while passing through the street. Never
theless, with the injured member resting
on three chairs. the doctor preached for
two months. During his residence lin
Seattle DR.. Banks advocated the right of
the Chinese to protection. He is the author
Of several books. white Slaves" being
probably the best known.