The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-10-04
RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted Friday, September 70. 1895.
by Executive Committee PrOhi-
ton Party of Hartford Co.

WHEREAS, The executive committee of the
prohibition party of Hartford county have re-
| ceived an ACKNOWLEDGMENT from the chair
| man of the county committee of the Republi-
| can party that our resolutions relating To the
| States Attorney had been received by him,
and he would place them before their conven-
| ton,
AND WHEREAS, Although he failed to bring
| SAID resolutions before their convention, and
| they took NO action in the matter, their nom-
nee for States Attorney has declared himself
| i'll Il courageous and straightforward manner
for the enforcement of the Local Option Law.
THEREFORE,, BE 1T RESOLVED, by the eXecu-
| tive committee i'll special session thut we de-
| clare our satisfaction with the manly and I'M
| equiVCcal declaration of the Republican nomi-
\ nee for States Attorney (Mr. Richard Dalam)
AS set forth in the accompanying letter, and
we hereby pledge him our endorsement, and
we promise 10 work and vote for his election,
| and we further promise him that if elected we
will stand by him in his efforts to enforce the
Local Option Law,
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we re-
new our declarations of uncompromsing and
| unwavering hostility to the Republican and
| Democratic parties us alike unworthy the sup
| port of all good citizens, and we hereby renew
| our declaration OF allegiance to the national
| Prohibition party as the only party that stands
for our nations best interests, the safety of
our homes, the purity and happiness OF the
| manhood and wOmanhood of ouI nation, and
| that we will not abate our zeal for its speedy
triumph in county, state, and nation.
| RESOLVED, That copies of these resolutions
| with Mr.. Dallam's letter be furnished the coun-
ty papers for publication.
| L. +. BALL, Chairman.
EUGENE TUCKER. Secretary.
| BENZ. SMITH,
| WIN. G. JEFFERY.
| H. j. HOLLINGSwORTH,
BESSIE AMOSs,
| ELEANOR DUKEHART,
| DAN'L SPICER,
w. +. KEEN
| [Copy of Mr.. Dallam's letter.
| BEL AIR, ND, SEPT. II, 1895.
| MIR. 2. +. BALL, Chairman Prohibition Party
| of Hartford county.
| DEAR SIR:-In the resolutions recently
| adopted by the executive committee of the
| Prohibition party of Hartford county and pub
| lished in the local press over your signature
| and that of the other members of the commit.
| tee, concerning the enforcement of the Local
Option Law, the committee states that 1--WE dc
| hereby express our dissatisfaction with the
| present palf-hearted ana inefficient enforce
| ment of the law and we pledge the party in
| this campaign to vote for the Republican nom.
| inee for States Attorney, provided pronounc-
| cd temperance man is named for this position
| and that he will publicly pledge himself to q
| rigid enforcement of this law, as far as it may
| be i'll his power to do So"
Having been this day nominated by the Re
| publican County Convention the Republi.
| can candidate tor the Office of States Attorney
| | wish to say that l shall be very glad to re
| ceive the endorsement and support of the Pro
| hibition party, and in recognition of the Offer
| contained in the resolutions above referred tC
| | take the earliest opportunity to say to you
| and to the other members of the committee
| that am pronounced temperance IT an, and
| | hereby pledge myself, if elected, to a rigid
| enforcement OF the Local Option Law, as far az
| it may be in my power to do so.
| l shall be very glad to give publicity to this
| pledge either by publishing this letter in the
| local papers, or in any manner that your com,
| mittee may suggest Awaiting a reply from
your committee, I am, Very respectfully,
| 4oct1t RICHARD DALI4AM.