Evening journal., 1895-01-10
IDEAL COLD WATER DAY
But Stormy and Slushy Wealth
er Didn't Check
THE TEMPERANCE ARMY's MARCH

Review of the Crusade.
The circular recently sent out and
/ posted up throughout the city and state
and headed "Citizsns Of Delaware,
signed by ninety prominent Delawareans
and calling for convention to be beld in
the Opera House a. Dover. beginning at
| IL o'clock to day, had the effect Of crowd
/ ing the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
baltimore railroad station this morning
| just before the departure Of the Delaware
railroad train at s 10
Ministers and LAY men from all parts Of
the city were there, eagerly talking OF
what they proposed doing when they
reached the capital town OF Dover. The
convention had been called for the pnr.
pose Of drafting bill for presentation 70
the General Assembly granting the
citizens Of this state the privilege Of
voting on the question OF License OF
mo license" OF the sale Of Intoxicating
drinks.
Therefore the 150 well dressed, i'm.
patient people were cold d.water people
ard they had selected a cold water day
There was cold water running over the
bad downtown sidewalks and dropping
from the skles aud caves In such abund
ance that the women Interested In this
movement were either obliged to use the
street cars or to continue the trip Dover
ward In bedraggled skirts.
Many OF the older temperance leaders
were kept at home by the snow. rain
and siush outside and people who had
not made up their minds fully were also
persuaded to let local option alone on
} such days as this
I'VE are happy, indeed" said Pastor
Dulany, OF Kingswood Methodist Church,
who Was early upon the scene, when
spoken to about the discouraging stormy
, day, FOR you see By this army that they
, do not intend TO let even large discour-
agements stand In their way. They
i, make up a jealous host and their appear
! anoe to-day means that they intend to
struggle for their rights
0 Says Enthuslaam Is High.
Pastor ] D @. Hanna, Of Union Metho-
Q dist Church, said:
THE Local Option Convention at
Dover to day win be the Mecca to which
will repair hosts Of the temperance
: reformers OF the state. 1t Is expected
that several hundred men and women
= will 60 from Wilmington, and from
every hundred Ia the state they will
centre at Dover. The convention Is q
/ local option convention and will take nc
3 other turn II will not be Prohibition
= convention, nor high license oonyen-
4 tion, but for local option only. 1t wants
2 the Legislature TO give the people oil
d the several counties the right to say
whether the sale Of intoxicating drinkl
shall be licensed or not 1t has q biz
fight on its hands, but the temperance
workers are confident Of victory.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company
y had made great reduction In fares from
o All stations north and south Of Dover.
Last Of the nrAss-m eetings.
Local Option mass meetings were held
i a. Asbury Church on Monday night and
Il at Grace Tuesday night. The indicR-
= tions all point TO a large number OF
Z representatives at Dover to-day
i At Grace, Job q. Jackson presided, and
= Revs Merritt Hulburd, d d John b
Is Quigg, and John d o. Hanna, and
l. Messrs. Hastings, Fell, Goldey and
a Carpenter spoke The meeting was
/, earnest and harmonious, and the feeling
y was that the Legislature would not
: think Of denying the people the right tC
It vote on the question Of license or nc
d license of the saloon, II the matter wers
ie put before 1t In proper way
ID Said one Of the most prominent work
" 4 eTH. ~ VIII Htt0 4NtA1
It advocate at Dover to-day TO emphasize
Ie this request. In no way can Individual
1t make themselves 70 fully felt in favor o
st temperance reform As lby going &
d Dover"
Five Carloads Of "Dry" People.
AZ When the Delaware road train was il
It readiness TO start, two extra cars had q
]. be attached and then nearly every sea
Ia was filed. There were five carloads o
or dry workers, some OF whom wer
II really wet after tramping through th
le rain and hail.
y Among the Wilmington ministers ol
Il the train were: John y. Q. Hanna. Johr
to B Quigg, William i. White F. B. Short
9 s. NJ Morgan, William p. Swartz, H. 4
IS Dulsny, J Il. Howard, L. W Layfeld
Is Robert Watt, w. A. Wise, A. s. Now
~ bray. Alfred T. Scott. T. e. Terry
rs Charles F. Hendricks, d. F. WRddell
at John White, Asbury Burke and J. R
ue Milligan.
in or the laymen those most prominen
Is were: Job H Jackson, Washington
ts Hastings, Henry @ Robinson, DIR. P, w
TO Tomlinson Richard F. Ross, George
ID Maris, e w. Dunlap, William Il. HsW
st kins, A. R. Tatnal, w. j. Staats. J.
Wilson, Ezra Fell. Charles Bssden
as kopf, Harry Evans, j. J
D. Wyatt, O. O. Carpenter, j. Augustu
On McCaulley, Professor II s. 6oldey
on William Il Louden, J. II. Gibson, g N
as d, Cam, Daniel w. Lynch, Euos y
Barry, Milton Mccain, William
Leveridge, f. q. Records. John Wilson
Neal Comfy, James h McGonigal, MessrI
Ewing, Dunlap aud others
OF Among the most prominent w. Q. ]
u, y and other temperance women wer
'y Mrs. T r. Winkler. Miss Madge HilleI
90 Mrs Rachel Lott. Mrs M Winkler, Mrs
as R H Matlack, Mrs j. Nj. Winner, Mis-
g Yandervesr.
en- It lie expected that fully 100 others wi
ne join the delegation from ldown stat
10 towns.
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