The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-10
CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE
New York City The Scene of Work
of This Union.
Outspoken Opinions Against the Man
utacture and Sale of Beer by the
Monks. ST. Louis the Next
Place OF Meeting, Off
GERS Elected.
Bv Southern Associated Press.

New lonK. August 9.-The third
meeting of the Catholic Total Absti
peuco Union Convention began this
morning at $3.50. The Rev. James NJ.
Clenry, president of the Union. pre-.
| sided. Rev. Alexander l.. Doyle road
letters and kilograms from all over the
country expressing greeting and bid
ding the convention sodspsed. Among
the kilograms reud WAS ono from 52O
hcely Goli Cure graduates, who arc nj
present IN convention at Plalliield, N j.
When tho communications had been
read. the Rov. p. O'Briep, chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions,
mounted tho platform. 1t then do
veloped that there was mnj jorlty and
minority report. Father O'Bricn road
| the majority. which was n bitter attack
on liquor sellers aud asked those en-
gagged in 1t to give mp the business. 1t
| also advocated % strict Sunday excise
| law. The resolutions also thanked tue
| press, Archbishop Corrigan and Mgr.
| Sutolli, but mado no mention of the
beor brewed by 81. Nincent's Abbey.
| which 1t was expected, the convention
would condemn.
The minority report, which WAS read
| ny Father Iuricher, WAS practically
the snmc savu that 1t attacked ST. Vim.
cents Abbey and condemned the
Catholic monks for making beer aud
selling It.
Rev Father Ward then moved ihnt
the majority report be accepted aud
that the part of the minority report
referring to the st. Vincents beer be
| made II part OF II.
Father Lsmley. of Pennsylvania,
said 1t was II ahnms to soc st. Nincen,'s
beer sold.
Vice President Loauo moved that
the report of the majority be adopted.
Father Iurcher said .he people of
America would respect them nil the
more II they dealt with the question Of
~. Nmcent's beor and took II bold
s,nnd on the matter.
Father Walters, of Ohio, said the
matter should he brought fair and
square before the convention.
Delegate MaGee, OF Minnesota, col
orod, WAS the next speaker. He was
received with cheers and WAS escor ted
to the platform.
"Ihe dnrkey," said he, "has been
smoked out OF the wood pile. seems
to be that this disgrace has been toier-
aied too long. Can this conventiou
compromise with wrong? 1t cannot,
aud on the occasion of Its silver jubilee
II must speak out against st, Ninccnt's
| beer"
The majority report wac finally put
and adopted after much discussion.
The next business was the selection
of the plnce for the next meeting.
Mrs. Lake proposed st. Louis, Mo,
aud Rev. Father Malone proposed
Denver. A vote was taken ana st.
Louis was selected by big majority.
Its selection WAS afterward made unnni-
nous and the day fixed was the first
Wednesday IN August 1895.
| President james Cleary. of Mime.
apolis aud. First Vice President j.
Washington Logue, OF Philadelphia,
were re elected by acclamatlon. There
were two candidates for the position
OF Second Vice President, namely,
| James L. Brennan, OF Mount Carmel,
Conn, anc John O'Brien. of Saltwater,
| Mluu.
Colored delegate Mcgee. OF st Paul.
had also been nominated. but he with
drew III favor of Mr.. O'Brien. 1t was
claimed that delegate O'Brien was d
close friend of Arch hOishop Ireland. 1t
wns the general opinion that If Mogee
had not Withdrawn he would have been
elected. Brennan was elected by 5I7
to go votes.
Mrs Lconora Lake, OF st. Louis,
was unanimously re elected third vice
| president.
Father William McMahon, treasurer
aud Rev. Alexander z. Doyle, score
tary, were re elected.
| ny the Npiosiom OF n Roller.