The record-union., 1894-05-09
THE COLD WATER CONVENTION.
1t Assemblies at Pythian Hall Last
Night.
County Central Committee Elected
Adjourns to the Call of
the Chair.

| Inc COnVentlOn OF sacramento county
Prohibitionists was held at Pythian Castle
last night. The assemblage was called to
order at 8 O'Clock, by II. NJ. Lands, Chair
man of the County Central Committee,
who stated that the objects of the conven-
tion would be to elect delegates to the
State Convention. select members for the
| County Committee. and transact such
other business as would come before it.
Rev. Mr.. Denton, of the First Christian
Church of this city, was chosen tempor-
ary Chairman, and L. L. Avery tenn
porary Secretary.
+. L. Coulter, DR.. S. G.. Sharpless and
I II. NJ. Landis were appointed as Com
mittee on Permanent Organization and
Order of Business.
Rev. r. NJ. Stevenson, C. II. Dunn and
Mrs. NJ. J. Mayo were appointed as a
! Committee on Resolutions, by the Chair
man.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
ization and Order of Business submitted
! its report, and recommended that the
/ temporary officers be made the perma-
nent officers OF the convention. The re-
port was adopted.
During the time the Committee on Res
lutions was preparing its report remarks
were made on prohibition lines by +. l..
| Coulter, Orlando Il. Jones and other del
! egates present.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mitted its report as follows:
1t acknowledged its allegiance to the
State and national Prohibition parties,
and reatfirms allegiance to their platform;
resolves that the prohibition OF the manu-
| facture of liquor as a beverage is the
greatest economic and political question
| for the people to now settle, and that IL
can only be settled as a political issue;
that, although the Republican party has
| been in power almost thirty years, it has
allowed the amount of intoxicating drink
to increase steadily, and the Democratic
party has ever expressed opposition to
prohibition principles; they are, there
fore, arraigned for neglect and opposition,
that the thousands Of idle men and the In
dustrial Army are the result: that the
Prohibition party, if in power, is pledged
! to reform this; 1t denounceS the Super
visors for disregarding the almost univer-
sal request of the citizens Of Oak Park
that no saloons be licensed there as tyr
amy and worthy OF earnest condemna-
ton, as we'll as the disposition TO grant
| licenses when the saloons are already too
numerous.
The convention then proceeded with
the election of delegates to the State Con-
10th inst.
The following were elected delegates:
o. f. Jones, f. E. Coulter, Rev. r. NJ.
Stevenson, l.. w. Hemenway, c. II.
Dunn, Rev. j. E. Denton, j. r. McCon-
nell, Il. +. Avery, G. E. Ormsby, Mrs.
NJ. J. Mayhem and Mrs. NJ. L. Tryon.
The County Central COMMITTEES was
empowered to fill any vacancy that might
occur among the delegates to the State
Convention.
1t was decided to elect seven members,
to constitute a County Central Committee
-four from the city and three from the
country.
The new County Central Committee
will be composed as follows: G. II. Dunn,
4. T.. Coulter, 2. II. Latourette, Gait;
George c. Ormsby, Oak Park; E. f..
French, Florln; W. w. Lewis and w.
w. Bingham.
After the convention had been ad-
dressed by c. IL. Dunn, Rev. r. Nj.
Stevenson and others, an adjournment
was taken until recalled 70 nominate a
county ticket in the near future.
After the convention adjourned, the
newly elected County Central Committee
organized and elected f. e. Coulter,
Chairman: c. H. Dunn, Secretary; w.
w. Lewis, Treasurer.