Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-09-20
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Candidates for County Gle rk, AS
sembiy and Coroner Named.


Thursday afternoon at $50 o'clock,
the Prohibitionists of Cumberland
County to the number of over a hun
dred, met In convention in Grosscup's
Hall, in this city.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. Daniel Johnson, of Fairton.
E. D. Tower was. made chairman of
the Convention.
One delegate facetiously remarked,
''asi we intend that the convention
shall toooer above any other In this
county, will nominate W F. Tower
for Secretary" and Mr.. Tower was
chosen.
The following Committees were
appointed:
Rules, q. M. Bassett, O. o. New
comb, Jonathan B. Rose, DR.. Bird, W.
g. Loper.
Resolutions, II. W. Wilbur, Rev.
Gilbert, J. B. Hoffman, Albert Ran
dolpn, Avery Messick.
The following Vice Presidents were
chosen: DR.. O. E. Welcb, D.. Edward
Smith, Wr, Tweed.
While the committees were deliber-
ating, speeches were made by Rev. T.
G.. Entrekin and DR.. Moore.
The Committee on Rules submitted
their report, which was adopted.
All D,ohjhifioo{,t. &ho ,1,,~<r,
who were present were accredited as
delegates.
The Committee on Resolutions SUBJ
mitted the following:
Relying for strength upon Almighty
God, and appealing to the intelligence
of the sovereign people, the Prohibit
tionists OF Cumberland County in Con.
vention assembled, declare
Our allegiance to all the great eco
| nomical and reformatory principles
laid down In the last National plat
form of our party.
We believe that all the abuses In
| government which array the classes
| against the mc sses, whicn lend aid to
corporate greed, political corruption
and general and municipal misrule,
can only be remedied by the elevation
power of party actuated by a dis
| tipctive moral purpose.
| None but the Prohibition party an.
swers this demand, and with the grow
ing cowa~dice, indifference and neglect
OF all other parties both in State snd
Nation regarding the liquor power in
politics and government, we are re-
solved to stand in the ranks until this
rock of Prohibition, rejected by the
popular political builders, becomes the
recognized head of the corner.
We renew our expression OF appreci-
alton for the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, the efficient hend-
maiden of the Prohibition party, and
pledge to that orge enization our party
CO operation,
We pledge our earnest support to
our Congressional candidate IN this
| districv, and to the ticket this day
nominated, and recommend all OF the
candidates of our party to the suffrage
of all citizens who feel the need OF
electing public officials who are polit1-
cally clean. end personally capable,
and who stand for the homes OF the
land against the saloons.
The following persons were appoint
ed to nominate candidates: 8. M. Bcs-
sett, Alfred M. Sheppard, L. F. Bao-
cock, Robert Johnson, Maskell Ewing.
DIR. Bird, by request, sang humor-
ous song, which took the house.
Rev. Gilbert, the Prohibition nomi-
nee for Congress was called for and
made a few remarks while the Conven-
ton ives waiting for the Nominating
Committee.
The following candidates were re-
ported and endorsed by the Conven-
tion:
For Assemblyman. John Cambron,
of Mi.lville, and Charles II. Vsnaman,
of Bridgeton.
For County Clerk, Alfred M. Shep.
pard, of Fairfield township.
For Coroner, DIR. Charles E. Welch,
of Vineland.
On the cell of wards and townships
an Executive Committee was named.
$50 were raised for campaign pur-
poses ana $32 were donated for the
free circulation of the Outlook, the Or
gan of the party.
After the Convention the delegates
visited the room on North Laurel
street where the ladies were holding
supper, and partook of refreshments.
Drowned Body Recovered.
PAULsBoRo, Sept. 17.--The body OF
John Schmidt. the 1S.year-old youth
who was drowned In Mantua Greek
yesterday while In bathing, wa J recov-
cred this morning, a short distance
from where he sank. Coroner Carey
empanelled jury and held an inquest
this afternoon, and verdict OF acc1-
dental drowning was rendered.