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better that the Prohibition party should
not put ticket in the field.
Rev. E B. Sutton said he had heard Of
this and that such . course would dis
franchise him and all Prohibitionists. be.
ause he would not vote any of the othe
party tickets. He was in favor of the
party nominating ticket.
III. E. Kelsey said he vas interested in
the independent movement and believed
that. ii a citizens reform ticket could be
put in the field, the Prohibitionists should
unite with such q movement
]. NJ. Rex said that q citizens ticket
could not be nominated. and that no
ticket ever elected by citizens move
ment anywhere in the country had been q
success. He was in favor of putting .
ticket in the field, even if it should only
receive ten votes. He had been assured
that CT clone would strike the city If the
Prohibitionists shouId put the right man
at the head of their ticket.
The Bushell substitute was then carried
unanimously. and wrangle ensuing as to
how the vacancies on the city central
committee should be filled, and, several of
the members present offering to resign, it
was resolved to elect an entirely new CON-
mittee. A recess was then taken while
those from the different wards assembled
to select the members.
On reassembIing the various caucuses
reported the following names Of new MEM
bers of the city central committee: First
ward. w. Newhall; Second ward, T. E.
Davis: Third ward. ]. NJ. Rex: Fourth
ward. r. Hunt: Fifth ward, G. NJ. Blak-
eney; Sixth ward, c. ]. Smith; Seventh
ward, b. j. Keith: Eighth ward. J. W.
Range; Ninth ward. c. A. Goddard. The
nominations were ratified by the conven-
ton
Resolutions offered by n. A. Thompson
were then adopted which congratulated
the Prohibition:sts of Canada on their sue
cess at the recent fall elections and asking
the state central committee Of the party to
confer with Judge Roger s. Greene about
getting the supreme court to render a de-
cision similar TO the one recently handed
down in Indiana, which enables citizens
to suppress by injunction saloons in resi-
dence districts IS public nuisances.
Billy Seymour, the old-time comedian,
was then invited to give q song and rem
dered in capital style the humorous selec-
ton. THE Deacon's Duty" In response
to an enthusiastic encore he gave humor-
Gus recitation. entitled II Can't Make Up
Ny Mind"
The convention then adjourned. Among
those present were:
First ward-A. J. Smith, w. Newhali,
James Johnson.
Second ward-E B. Sutton. T. E. Davis.
q. n. Hodgdon.
Third ward. NJ. Rex, Chris Carlson.
Fourth ward-R. Hunt. s. ]. Beresford.
Fifth ward--Rev. Clark Davis, X. h.
Freed. II. IL. Pease. Rev. 8. Dell Johnston.
c. NJ. Blakeney, l. l.. Green. Paul Nogle-
berg A. q. Nordeil, O. A. Nelson.
Sixth ward-W. II. Seymour, c. ID.
Chamberlin, c. ]. Smith.
Seventh ward-John Busheli. r. Bushell,
B. J. Keith. w. s. Lane, III. O. Shuey
Eighth ward. w. Range. n. A.
Thompson, III. E. Kelsey, Rev. ]. Shep-
herd, Rev. Il. Z. Dunlap.
Ninth ward-Charies III. Eaton, ]. Bur-
rows, Otis Preston. J. II. Walker. n. b.
Peterson, n. Newton. j. c. Norton, c. w.
Tierney. A. G. Woostre, c. A. Goddard.