The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-26
Prohibition County Convention.

The prohibition party of Cecil
county held preliminary conven-
ton at Elkton on Tuesday, discussed
the situation and made arrange
ments to hold another convention
August Goth for the purpose of
nominating a county ticket. Eleven
delegates were appointed to repre-
sent this county at the State Pro-
hibition Convention to be held at
GlyndOn Park, July 31st and
August list when candidates for
governor, comptroller and attorney
general will be nominated. The
Tuesdays meeting was rather more
lonesome than formerly, partially
on account, the delegates in attend
ance claimed, the busy time with
farmers who were intent on winding
up their harvest.
The first, fourth, fifth and sixth
districts were represented, the
third district even ignoring the call.
About eight Or nine delegates were
present, the meeting was held in
the room of Agricultural Society
with plenty of spare room for the
spectators. In addition to the
delegates there were three or four
newspaper men looking after "items
of interest" which about constituted
the audience. DR.. Mackall was in
vited to be present and give the dele
gates the benefit of his opinion on the
situation. The doctor thought the
party and the line the prohibs
were working on were hopeless of
achieving any success towards
downing the saloon, which opinion
is shared by most of the members
Of the party, but how to let go
gracefully or what best to do after
letting the party slide seems to be
the problem which abstracts the
party at present.
George Balderston was chairman
of the meeting and made an earnest
address arraigning the saloon as the
author of the numerous crimes and
outrages which are attributed, and
with truth, to it, moral, political
and social. A committee on resolu-
lions presented a series, called in
politician parlance planks Of the
party platform which were read by
the chairman and after few minor
alterations, were "unanimously'
adopted.
The delegates present were urged
to agitate and hold meetings in the
districts before the August meeting
and endeavOr to awaken some of
the old-time enthusiasm for the
cause and secure a good attendance
at the next convention which is to
be held in the town hall at Elkton
and speakers procured to make
ringing addresses in favor of the
party and Its efforts against the
gin mills. Tuesdays convention
was among the most lonesome of
the meetings of its kind the party
of this county has ever held, urged
by the inspiration of despair rather
to die in the last ditch, than
animated by hope of success. Their
cause is "right' they urge. True.
but they never consider there may
be wrong way of approach to reach
result.
The following are the resolutions or
platform adopted:
RESOLVED, That we stand by our own
colors and nominate ticket.
Resolved, That we recognize in the
saloon the greatest enemy of our public
schools, and the strongest menace to
American liberty.
WHEREAS, In the nomination of can
didates now before the people for their
votes no notice whatever has been taken
of the fact that majority of our citizens
are not only in favor of our Local Pro-
hibition Law, but is favor of its strict
and impartial Enforcement, and,
WHEREAS, The polical parties for whom
these nominations stand by many official
acts in State and Nation are opposed to any
restrictive legislation or even the enforce
ment of laws for the suppression of vice.
Therefore,
ResolOed, That none of the nominees
have any endorsement for us, except upon
their personal record, which Cannot be
held to be guarantee of their action
when In the position of party servants.
The following were appointed delegates
and alternates to the State convention to
be held at Glydon, Md, July 81 and
August L:
w. H. Anderson, James H. Smith, Vim.
]. Anderson, H. A. G. Westerfeld, A. S.
Mowbray, Henry Vinsinger, Whine
Scarborough, Samuel Gatchell, w. T, Nc.
cullough, w. A. Wise, Samuel White,
VIM. T. Weldon, Thomas J. Wilson,
Samuel T. Reynolds, James T. Eames,
| S. D. Wilson, Amos R. Burr.