The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-09-14
Anti=License Conference.

The delegates who were appointed at
the preliminary anti license meeting held
at Woodlawn Camp, met at Elkton on
Tuesday to confer on perfectirg arrange
lnents for vigorous anti-license CAM
paign. The meeting was organized with
H. H. Bradley, of Chesapeake City, as
President, John w. Davis, of the First
District, Vice-Hresident and H. R. Tor
bert, Secretary.
Upon motion of Dr. R. c. Mackall
committee of one from each district was
appointed by the chair, to formulate
plan of campaign in the interest of pro-
hibition this fall, and also to recommend
an address to the people upon the
question.
w. H. Anderson, Ist District !; Joseph H.
Brooks, Second DR.. R. c. Mackall,
Third; Jno. E Gallaher, Fourth Geo.
o. Carey, Fifth; VIM. T. Weldon, Sixth;
Rev. H. w. Ewing, Seventh Jno. J.
Bennett, Sth; VIM. Mearns, Ninth
The following resolution was adopted
ReS0l0e0: AS the sense of this confer
ence, that canvassing committee of 46
members be selected for the anti-license
campaign, the members of the committee
of five from each district to be selected by
the representatives from the several dis
| tricts presented at this conference That
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chairman, resident in the town of Elk
ton and five members from each district
the chairman of each district committee
to compose with the General Chairman,
all executive committee for the county,
who shall be vested with the manage
rnent of the campaign. That the duty of
the canvassing committee shall be to pro-
cure an accurate copy of the list of reg
istered voters in each district of the
county and poll list of the last presiden-
tlal election and to carefully canvass each
name on the roll with a view to estimate
at as early date as possible the relative
license and anti-license vote of each
district
The committee reported the following
district or canvassing committees, whose
duties are to conduct the campaign in the
districts they represent. The frst-named
as member on each is member of the
county executive committee, of which
Geo. A. Blake was named as chairman:
First District-Rev. D. H. Corlran,
Patrick Anderson, Jno. S. Benson, ]. c.
Price, Sr,, James Smith.
Second District-H H. Brady, w.
Jaggard VIM. T. Reed, Alfred Price, w.
c. Lake
Third District-Rev. l. L. Wood, NAL
vern Jones, Thos. Fryer Henry Vinsinger,
Thos. J Murray.
Fourth District-Jos Scarborough Robt.
Mackey, G. w. Biles, Rev. VIM. T. Val
liant, Samuel G. Bye
Fifth District-Wm. T. Hammond, P.
Reedy, John F. Johnson, Rev. J. E.
Graham, VIM. Maskin.
| Sixth District-Dr. D. f. Shaw, T. 7.
Wilson, E. r. Burlington, S. T. Wiley, c.
| S. Abrahans.
Seventh District-Rev. H. w. Ewing,
VIM. B. Steel, Benjamin Brown, Rev. H.
u. Budd.
Eighth District. ]. Bennett, DIR. S. T.
Roman, w. R. Citing.
Ninth District-Rev. A. P. Prettvman,
Amos Brown, John P. Wilson, Amos
Martindale, J. NJ. c. Carhart
A vote of thank was rendered to the w.
c. T. U. for their past action in the cause
of Temperance and their cordial support
was asked for the coming campaign.
Thos. c. Bond was named as chairman
of the Finance committee, other members
of which are to be selected by the district
committees, one from each district
Spirited addresses were made by several
of those present.
On motion the ministers of the county
were requested to devote at least one
Sunday to the cause of Temperance in
the county.