Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-06-12
STATE rnontsIrIos cosvksr.os.
omciaI Procecdings-New Executive Com
mittec Appointed and Platform
Adopted.

Adopted.
The State Convention Prohibition
Party of Mississippi met in the Senate
Chamber in the City of jackson on
Wednesday, the 9Th day Of June, lS94'
11:3O o'clock a m, and was called TO
order by Henry Ware, Chairman State
Executive Committee. After explain
ing the object of the meeting in aciear
and comprehensive. speech, Rev. NJ. +.
Harmon was requested to lead in pray
er and invoked the Divine blessing.
On motion of E. P. Douglass, Henry
Ware was elected permanent chairman
of the Convention.
On motion of b. L. Hobbs, w. III.
Patton was elected Secretary.
The roll of Congressional Districts
WAS called and names of all delegates
present recorded.
Fifth District-W. II. Patton. of
Clarke; John A. Lewis, of Lauderdale.
Sixth District-Henry Ware. Eugene
Hockaday. of Harrison; Geo. fairfield,
of Perry.
Seventh District-M. F. Harmon,
John Sutherland, r J. Alcorn, W. J.
Crisler of Kinds; B. T. Hobbs. h j.
Boone. E. B. White, w. F. Davis, E. P.
Douglass, of Lincoln: E. Fleming. of
Madison.
Prof. Jas. A. Tate. of Nashville, Tenn,
member of the National Committee,
who was present, was invited to a seat
on floor of the convention.
On motion of W. ii. Patton a COM
mittee on resolutions and to select
new State Executive Committee wss
appointed as follows: B. I. Hobbs
Judge r. ]. Alcorn, E. P. Douglass, W..
]. Crisler, NJ. F. Harmon, w. II. Pat
ton and Geo. fairfield.
Mr.. Henry Ware announced to the
Convention that having very near his
heart the success of the Prohibition
cause he had determined to bequeath
the property known as the MISSISSIPPI
LEADER, published at Brookhaven,
Miss. of which he had become sole pro-
| prietor, to the Prohibition party of
Mississippi, to be under control of a
Board of Directors or Trustees and to
be used by them in advancing the in
terest of the party in this State. The
only condition to said gift being that
the Prohibitionists of Mississippi shall
sustain and utilize the paper for the
object named.
At 1890 the convention took recess
to 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention being called to order
at $3.50 p. M, B. T. Hobbs for the Com
mittee on resolutions, submitted the
following report:
FOR NEW STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
First District-W. B. Montgomery,
of Starkville, Oktibbeha county.
Second District-To be supplied.
Third District-Philip Crutcher, of
Vicksburg, Warren county.
Fourth District-Frank Souter, Pom
totoc, Pontotoc county.
Fifth District-W. H. Patton, Shubu-
ia, Clarke county.
Sixth District-Geo. fairfield, Hat
tiesburg, Perry county.
Seventh District-M. F. Harmon,
jackson, Kinds county.
State-a t-Large-Henry Ware, Pass
Christian, Harrison county; B. T.
Hobbs, Brookhaven, Lincoln county;
j. w. Chambers, Brookhaven, Lincoln
county; NJ. B. Harmon, Bay st. Louis,
Hancock county; Richard Reed, Match
ez, Adams county: r. j. Alcorn, Jack
son, Kinds county.
PLATFORM.
The Prohibition Party of Mississippi,
| in Convention assembled, acknowledge
| ing Almighty God as the source OF all
| true government and His law as the
standard to which human enactments
must conform to secure the blessings
of peace and prosperity, present the
following declaration of principles:
LIST, We declare our allegiance to the
National Prohibition party and re-af-
firm our endorsement of the National
platform adopted at Cincinnati June
Both, 1892.
End, AS the ballot is the bulwark of
the peoples liberties, we favor an in
telligent standard of suffrage and hon
esty and purity in all elections by the
people, and demand that all parties
shall be fairly represented on election
boards in this State.
3rd, We condemn, in unmeasured
terms, the spirit of mob violence which
prevails in this and other States, where
by many citizens have been put to a
cruel and speedy death without the
benefit of judge or jury or the oppor-
guaranteed to them by the Constitu-
ton of the United States.
4th, We demand the repeal of the
United States Internal Revenue law au
thorizing the issuance of Government
permits for the sale of liquor in Prohi
bition territory.
9Th, In view of the serious and
alarming industrial and financial con-
ditions of the country, we deem the
settlement of the currency question in
in accordance with the principles laid
down by the Prohibition party of ur-
gent concern, second only in impor-
lance to the suppression of the liquor
traffic itself. 1.-THE money of the coun-
try should consist ofgOld, silver and pa