Smyrna times., 1894-06-20
State Prohibition Convention Held a
the State Capital.
rHos. J. PERRY FOR GOVERNOR AND
uJNr w. BULLOCK, FOR CONGRESS.

THos,. J. PERRY FOR GOVERNOR AND
VIM W. BULLOCK, FOR CONGRESS.
The Delaware State Prohibition Con-
vention was held in Dover Thursday.
There was a large attendance of the
delegates and much interest was mani
tested in tn 9 convention.
The meeting was called to order by
Charles H, r egister, of Smyrna, chair
man of the State Executive Committee,
and the procee dings of the convention
was opened by prayer by the Rev. S.
B. Tredway. Temporary officers were
then elected. Charles w. Marshall
was elected chairman and Lewis w.
Brosius, of Wilmington, secretary.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
CredentiaIs-R. W. Brown, o. w.
Eastburn, the Rev. Frank Howes,
George NJ. Stevenson, the Rev. q. Il.
Hardesty and the Rev. u. l.. Williams.
OrganizatiOn-The Rev. }. ID. How
ard, Joseph Derrickson, DR.. ]. D. West.
Thomas Perry and Miles Messick.
Platform-R. M. Cooper, David /
Hutchinson, the Rev. John l.. Straughn,
A. S. Mowbray, S. B. Tredway, George /
w. Todd, William w. Bullock, DIR. J.
D. West, H. B. Hitch.
On official paper-R. M. Cooper, the |
Revs. J. H. Howard and S. B. Tired |
way.
After the appointment of the COM |
mittees a discussion took place on the |
question of school books being bought
with license money. The question was
| discussed by G. L. Hardesty and
| Chairman Marshall.
The committee on organization re-
ported, and Charles w. Marshall was
elected permanent chairman and Lewis
w. Brosius, secretary. The following
State Executive Committee was also
elected:
New Castle-The Rev. A. S. Now
BRAY, George W. Todd and Richard
Brown; Kent-C. H. Register, J. d.
West and r. NJ. Cooper; Sussex-H.
B. Hitch, w. S. Kenny and George W.
Jones. The convention then adjourned
for dinner.
When the delegates met in the after
noon they were addressed by George
H. Gabell, of Philadelphia, in the in
terest of National Junior Prohibition
League.
The committee on platform pre-
sented the following, which was adop-
ted:
PLATFORM:
, The Prohibition party of the State of
= Delaware, in convention assembled, recOg-
nizing Almighty God as the source of all
true government, presents the following
declaration of principles:
l. We reafirm our allegiance to the
j National Prohibition party and the great
1 principles which it represents
, 2. We believe that the liquor traffic is
. . public nuisance and the greatest foe to
I civilization, that its legaization is vicious
in principle and pOwerless as q remedy,
' and that what is morally wrong can never
] | be legally right; we believe that while
I there are many reforms that urgently de-
mand attention, but few of them can be
brought to a successful issue until the sa-
loon is removed from its position of con-
9 troll in political affairs. We demand,
j therefore, the absolute prohibition of the
r liquor traffic in state aud nation, and call
on all who sincerely desire political and
. social reforms to vote with us the ticket
: pledged to this object
q 8. We believe that both intelligence
= and morality should be tests of citizenship
but that all limitations of the privilege Oi
}. franchise on account of sex should be re.
: moved.
o 4. We believe that the money of the
;. country, whether gold, silver or paper
l. should be of full legal tender and suticen
v in quantity for the business of the country
e 5. We advocate the entire elimination
q of the tariff question from partisan politics
and its reference to a nOn-partisan com
mission which, under proper regulation
by Congress, shall adjust the schedule tC
I. the changing conditions of trade and thu
l. freeing the whole subject from poltica
10 bargaining and commercial distrust anC
is giving greater permanency to the system
) greatly to the benefit of the farmer anC
= mechanic as we'll as manufacturer and al
classes of society.
6. We favor the defence of American
labor by the restriction of immigration t,
. actual settlers who come to be real Ameri
le cans, and by the exclusion of all paupe
De and criminal classes.
e Z. We believe in the purity of the bal
% lot, and therefore demand that the bribe
,e giver, as well as the bribe-taker, whethe
IA the bribe be office, money or other valua
! BILE things, shall, in addition to the usua
- punishment provided by law, be fOreve
disqualified to vote or hold Office, and tina
this shall be made to apply to nomination
as well as other elections.
8. We stand by the American publ
10 school and oppose any appropriation c
Us public money for sectarian purposes. w
further favor an extended and impartia
civil service.
nd 9. We are opposed to all trusts, or com
Ve binations of capital for the purpose of con
trolling competition, restricting produC
tiOn or interfering with the legitimate Law
ofbusness.
'rs 10. We defend the Divine right of a
ed to one days rest in seven, and we deman
US the enforcement of existing Sunday law
ne against all forms of Sunday desecration
IL. We advocate state and nation.
boards of arbitration supported by suitabl
,e- legislation as a means of settling the var
he Gus conflicts between labor and capital.
mt Il. We demand new constitution fC
he the State of Delaware which will give
ng with other needed reforms, local represeI
,or tation and an elective judiciary.
lbae bo The following committee on nom
nd nations was appointed A. r. Tatuu
m Daniel Green, Joseph Derricksol
William FAIRIES, William H. Kno1
r. NJ. Cooper, S. B. Tredway, H. ]
Hitch and j. G. Outen. After bein
,s ,ns out short time the committee mad
# the following report which was adoI
as ted:
la For gOvernor-Thomas J. Perry, {
vi Sussex county.
lat For cOngressman-Willia w. Blu
ess lock, of New Castle county.
Inc emOlem OF Cne ticket for tn
year was decided to be "The Home
e's similar to the one used on the ticke
ith during the Presidential election.
our The committee on credentials r
ported the following number of del
gates New Castle county, IS; Ken
red %; Sussex, II.
ned The committee on an official pap
ays presented The Outlook, which was e.
the dOrsed by the convention as the orga
of the party.
After the committee on nomination
fEs made its report speeches were mac
per by Thomas J. Perry, w. w. Bulloc
the Rev. s. B. Tredway, R. M. Coope
the Revs. Alfred Smith, s. NJ. Norge
and J. H. Howard
.o5 Subscriptions for the state fund
tb tbe each month during the campaign WI
ion taken and amounted to over SAL,