The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-10

New YoRE, August 0.-Ths dOlsgatsl
OF the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
met early to-day, President Rev. James
NJ. Cleary in the chair. A telegram Of
greeting was read from 500 Kssly
course grGduatsI NOW in session In
PlainGeId, N. ]. Als.ter Of regret from
RI. Rev. James MeGOldrick, bishop Of
Duluth, was read. after which Rev. P.
0'Brion, chairman Of the committee on
resolutions, presented the majority re'
port, 1t was bitter attack on liquor
sellers aud asked those engaged in the
business to give it up. ItalHo advo.
Gated a strict Sunday social law. Tho
resolution attacked tue press, Arch.
bishop CorrigAn and MonSlgnor sAIolli.
Rev. Zuecker, Of Buffalo. presented
minority report. q
The main portion oil his report was
tho same ~ the majority reDort, but be
attacked tho st. Vincent abbey bSer and
Catholics generally for making besr
That's the darksy behind the ienee in
my report" said he. Rev, Father Ward
moved that the majority report be re-
ceivad and Father Zurcker'a reference
to st. ViuCsnt's beer be incorporated
therein. Father Zuscksr said the pso'
pie Of America would respect Catholics
moro II they took 4 bold stand on this
question. Father Walter Rosl, Of Ohio.
said they were a national body and
should pass revolutions dealing with the
national question and not designate any
particular pIaes or diocese. He moved
the following resolution:
"Recognizlng tbs inconIlStsncy Of dis
claiming against Catholic laymen in the
liquor business while passing over in
silence tho unGsemly spectacle Of relig-
ious men aud clergy managing and on.
couraging the traffic, the union de.
ploreS tho continuance ot this aneaify.
ing example and hopes ior iLs speedy
suppression"
Father Kelly said there was no sin.
ccrisy about this, for Father Ross at the
meeting OF the committee had voted
against his own resolution.
Tho chairman said this could not bs
allowed.
Delegate Magee, of Minnesota, a
coIoted man, was the next speaker. He
was vocilorously chOsrsd. THE
darkey," said he, "hAs been smoked out
OF tho wood pile and crossed the iencen
It seemed to him that this disgrace had
been tolerated too long. In his state
they wore told ave can drink the st,
Vincent bser; it's holy and won't do Us
any harm" He urged the passing Of the
minority resolution.
Father Doyle in reading the reSolu.
ton asked tho delegates were they
willing to cay that religious men and
clergy were managing and encouraging
tho liquo: business. There WSS q
prompt "uo" aud then Father Doyle
said: "You cannot pass that reJolu.
ton"
Mru. Lake said such a resolution
could not be accepted, az Il would cause
q mlIconcep ption in the minds Of man.
people. After further discussion, tie
majority report was accented.
Jam es ". Bremen, OF Mount Carmel.
Conn, was elected second vice-presl-
dent; MIRA Lenera Lake, Of st. Louis,
was unRlimOuIly elected third vice
president.
Rev. william Mcmahon, OF Cleveland,
who has been treasurer Tor the past ten
or twsivo years. waI unanimously 70.
elected to the office.
Rev. Father Alexander P. Doyle, OF
tho Paulias church, was similarly hon
oEed and reelected general secretary.
Tho newly elected officers then as
sembled on the platform and took tho
obligation oi Office.
Mrs. Lake announced tnRt she had
been asked by Miss Frances E. Willard
10 request the convention to send the
Rev. George OF, OF Chester!own, Mary.
land, as fratornal delegate to the con.
vonLion Of tho WomRn's temperance
Union, Baltimore.
The matter was laid over for con.
sidcration for tho present, Father OF
not being member Of tho Union,
The convention camo 10 close with
prayer by Father Elliott, OF the Paulists,
and the renewal Of tho pledge by the
delepAtes on their kneeR,