The morning times., 1895-12-18
RUM THEIR COMMON Toe
Aati-SaIoOH Asiiaturs Meet in
National Convention.
FORMING NATIONAL LEAGUE
comntffre Appointed to Draft a Cor
stitution-Stress Laid by All the
Sitakers Upon tie Necessity for
United Action IL Lasting Results
Are to BE Accom- I,iisi,ed.

Are to he Accom- ISfisfSed.
The first days session of the anti-sa-
loon convention closed last evening witt,
largely attended niass meeting III th,.
FIRST congregational cnurcn. corner OF
Tenth ana ti streets northwest. 500
In fne absence oil Rev. Dr. Is. l. Whit
aian. whc was 20 haze presided, the
nIrctns was co.:'ihc'eu ~ Mr.. Joshua
L. Baily, of the National TEN pefa nee
Society, OF PhbadelpiHa, Pa.
On The rostrum with the presiding Of
ficer were Mrs. Margaret B. Plat. presi-
dent or the District w. G. T. T.; Eev.s
Bonrer, OF st. Paul's English lEuiheran
Church, and Secretary James l.. Ewin.
1ue Speaker oi TIE. evening was The re VI
Albert u lawson of The New Jersey
a nti-satoon League. Rev. Mr.. Lawson saIf
that In the Stare of Jersey iI.<ii .Hisg" the
ientless war agaias. the liquor ira ffic and
would WIN. Inc H,cy efic,,r was not hDng
organized. but was sieins great and good
work. ,iisy -. -rs,t,, 7s,tr,r.,itr
A natural result OF the fight against
lnteiii'ersfce VIII bs.'ciear inI.uic3pai 1fu
state Tslhtics, irrespective oi Rational
p1Etiss anu ior TINS gu good, inteiiie..at.
people VIII stand tog.tnrr.
VOICE FROM OHIO. qri
Res. II. Ii. Russell, president Of the A.
4. l. spoke next. In his Siatr. fe said, all
people irrespective ofpoii,ics. nationality or
rsbgIun were working together To wipe
ogt lie saloons. -,,,s, -. tif..faff.ff fsois,.
Mrs. Plat, president of the W c. T. L,
y=.ss resT-ifesi wsIH applause she briefly
.Bthnedtbe work OF the A. s /. in tire DIS
trict, calling niecIi1 attention 10 The Iact
f,idt ti.r y eI..c beie Were silsIrabs tiis.-a
She i.upc.I HAT AN wGH-G use thelr mia
eiee a. SiTe TIE nieh aiiG nieu On tLe
Dfstric1 tie rigiat 40 ystc. al fc:ist Oh the
gut-stion Ci iicenss..
Addresses were MADE alsoBy Rey- Jnseph
Jafaes %. Connecticut, ana Kew. a j.
ynrrt tI frnnsy wanna 80
During Tie evening excellent music was
Tendereu by Misses SinioBos t,sid Haiis.s-,
and Nessrs. Lsinitrio4e ana kIce Or Tie
First hapIISt ctureu choir. Miss Alice
kiIiifls II presided at tie organ
rne beDedictlon was pronounced by The
Rev Dr. Lupsocx.
ABother niass -;,leeting will i,e held Ibis
evening in tie sunuay Scleoi roeTn or
calvary fsapiis; CnuriII- j iie SffaA.r ef
the evening Will be EisBop hGaHe OF Tie
Cat6oisc University. WHO wri -spease Tor
the catiiahc Total Abstinence union OF
America -, -
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Al The afternoon session OF JHe Gats.,iisi
Anti-Saioun League conveIItion perHnni-
cnt organizsi ion WIS Effected ty the
election of The following eificers... Presi-
dent. Hon. Hiram Price: vice presidents.
Rev. Lu,lfer II. Wilson, Hon. Sidney Per
hain, nrs. Ellen PiIinn.y, -snd Joshua l..
Bailey: secretary, Jas. L. Ewin; assistant
s;.ertG,tie>, Mr.. j. Hawhursi ana &r. a.
Walsh.
1a,t,-,.ssion Nyas taken isp withthe hearing
of the report OF ti,e committee, oB credeD-
tisis ana n general diseussion 81 the objec,
OF the ''caiI-'' TIE committee reported
present, ia DeTsonor by aIt-srrIaic. iS1 oaty
qua;l1Isd cuit-s tes representing over my
orsdniLa tone. from sii parts o1 TIRE United
States, deeply Interested in temperance.
A Resolution introduced by the Rev. Z. G..
Dmwhidie Of Columbus. ONO, asking for
tie appointment of committee uf i've 10
dratt IA eonstiirtion and formulate plans
Tor the permanent OrlsfilIzfiiO uJ tioifal
body called Iortn a great deal of discussion.
DIFFEREN OF OPINION.
Ii was suggested tiiat as there were other
national boaies working oil rlIe same line
II would BE- difficult 10 draw tine idie drii-
niteiy.
B,shep Kephort, IN speaking 70 the reso-
iutiea said the fiSni fEstifist Tae -aivon WIS
Que IN which PeUpic ~ an hatiuniittcs ana
religious denominations coHid stSnd to-
Eetner-
was to get all the temperance organizations
together under one head and with one Oh
Ject-tiIe annifiIGtion OF ths i;iucr traffic
There is no need, he said FOR so niiay f,odies
fighting At different points.
Col. John 4. moi saiu tlat temperance
societies had Icing enough been lighting
On the skirniish IiBe. II was time Tor Ii
to join forces and storm the citadel OF the
enemy.
NOT FIRMLY UNITED- .,,
Rev Albert 6. Lawson said ii was the
boast OF the Nquer dsaiers that the TEN
perance people could not come together
saying that tney always fouirti more rtis,as
to diner on than TO unite on. -..,.-..s
Rev. DIR. Diuwigdie, in sHpEsprf OF HI,
resoit,t ion said that ttfc sscfntsy was settiu
away from the point in gecsusn af,si vas
going too last. The object waS 10 form !
National Anti-saloon League and tnis should
be done before discussing any details
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. OF ONO, favored
the organization OF Il y. y. : L. 1t Is
claimed by some, she sad, that temper
aicc societies had failed ~ their object, but
il was notso. The fact fsthey are successes
all over the country. There is no use to
try to regulate moderate drinking 1T
Will not do. Total abstinence Is the only
thing, and II viii succeed Ii is platform
that we can an stand on and work together.
We may differ politically, relisiously, or
any other way, oUr wecanaii loiu iorces for
total abstinence.
COMMITTEE On CONSTITUTION.
Rev. Dr. Wilson proposes to amend the
resolution by increasing the number frora
five to fifteen. After some further dis
cussion this amendment was accepted and
indorSed by the convention.
The eommirlee is composed of the fol.
lowing. and will report al this mornings
session: Rev. Luth %: Wilson. A. j Kys
nett, Pennsylvanii; Bishop +. Z. Kcp-
hart. Rev. f. C. pinwi,idie, Ohio; 'Rev.
DR.. Edwards. Rev. DIR. Bescb, OHIO; Rev.
Prof Whiuock. Ohio: Rev. }. II. James,
Connecticut; DR.. ID. II. Maira, New York:
Mrs. WbittcHmyer: p en,s ylvauia: Airs.
Ellen j. Foster, Ohio; Mrs. NJ. B. Piatt,
district Of Columbir: Rev. Alfred eNo;r.i.
Massacbuset A. h. Rarhtrough, and j.
A. Bogardus, New Ysrk. The name of Hon.
Edward Higgins of Maryland was added
totbe committee. increasing its membership
To sixteen.
Tue convention Will again assemble al
10 o'clock this morning. While awaiting
toe report OF the committee son ConSiitu-
tion a workers " meeting will be held.
during which the pa pers n Ed speeches g,lI
he limited To five minutes each.
INVENTOR SOLDER ARRESTED