New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-06
LfvELY TIMES At PROHIGITIoN PARK
THE CONVENTION COMES 10 a CLOSE AMID CON
SIDERABLE CONFUSION THE CHAIRMAN
CALLED AZ ArTOCHAT

SIDERABLE CONFUSION THE CHAIRMAN
CALLED ~ ArTocEAT
There were lively scenes A. the closing session or
the international Congress at Prohibition l"T"'
staten IsanI yesterday. Vt times the speakers
were interrupted and j. Was some time before me
chairman Colonel Bacon was able To restore ORDER.
Tn. Rov pr s. \. Miner. OF Boston. addressed
tho audience ON the subject ~ what Legislative
Enactncnts Again; the Liquor Traffic Are Most
T,n.cflvc." Dr. Miner sId that IN Nass1rnusctS
the local option law hal Increased drunkenness
lie declared that Governor Tilman had not capt
ur-I the convention f'r thr South Carolina DIS
rensary law. AMI then he asked how many In the
audience favored the llw. only seven Of tie 2V"
persons present arose GO their feet
Th, Rev. Dr. r. b. Wakrman. ~ tas ciiy. wa
tho n,xt speaker Dr Waleman saI ih't h' was
, t.eto,,ler ana would o. a rroh.h.aon.st n Proh.-
billion was practicable. lie declared tn1t Governor
Tlnmans idea was the only pi'n that could b"
a1,otei un leg the present form " rrpah .An gov
ernment The Prohibition theory, The speaker Sa.D,
could not succeed. You nave not succeeded in
Kanals. Iowa or Maine. and you cannot succeed
nm lor your present - tcm You mus ch~nS' from
theorcracy % scientific common sense. Your 'FRONT.'
billion arguments, are In direct opposition 10 our
rerubliran form OF government Yesterday you
vorsnlppcd Governor Ti.iman when h" addressed
vol and today you rcpuliatc MIN. IhiS SHOWS
YOU are flexible and gives mo hope THAI in time YOU
may change about ia your views ana come To
sensible view OF the question
In his address, Or. Wlkcman was several times
Interrupted by cries Of dst;proval and contradc-
ton and when ne retired number OF delegates
Jumped to their feet 20 answer him John Noys
Thonpsnn declared that Il was not fair for such
views 10 be expressed without argument in a Ir"-
hlhlfion convention. and several otner spf tfrrs
asked the chalrmln's permission 70 reply 20 l'F.
Xv.k.,,,,'s rarnarkf Colonel Bacon. however. in
sisted that the rule adopted by ia, committee hid
he.n Z, allow no discussions until the set pro-
'-ran ,ur had been finished. \ number OF the dele
rafpg then again took the floor ana denounced tNr
Chairman a. an auforrat. Or. Cray, "a gray haired
Old man. who occupied a scat ID the 'front.' TOW, .iI
RAJ m. last speakers remarks had been insulting
~ every American In the audience, and dr.rsate
from Massachusetts said that the majority or me
speakers on the programme were anu-IEoHDl'o"-
"Colone Bacon replied that there were about 200
orators in the audience and that = vac impost'pic
~ hear them all but # they would send their cards
the "autocratic speaker ne "o"'" "''''' ~
Another speaker was Robert Graham who told
about the condition Of affairs In the crowded jewish
and Italian quarters Of the East Side OF TINS city
Wr Graham urged that the Gothenburg plan be
tried I'm some small town In MassAchusettS an
then n II worked AZ he thought Il would. II WQuIn
bc tried I'm New-YOrk Massachusetts, froHiol'loh-
ist shouted.
I'VE don't want it,
They don't want any reforms unless they can nave
them Just their own way
The committee appointed 10 consider the alVh't,
bility OF organizing Il National Ttmperanr. Board
the United States and Canada, the members 10 h'
COMPOSED of the first two officers OF cicn general
temperance organization The Congress then came
to close.