The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-30
Named A COUNTY Ticket
Meeting Of Pr0hibitiOnists 10 Raub's
Hall on Saturday.
CANDIDATES THEY SELECTED
Dr. J. c. BatcsOn. OF Elmhurst. for CorO.
uer. and Milton r. Mitchell. of Madi.
sOuviile. County Surveyor -RcsOiu.
tiOns That Wero Adopted.

In Raubs hall. ON Wyoming avenGie,
the county convention of Prohibition
lists was held Saturday. and DR.. ]. C.
Bateson. of Elmhurst. and Milton 7.
Mitchell. of Madisonville, We're nomi-
mated for coroner and county surveyor
respectively. The nominations were
made unanimously About forty dele
gates We're present. The call to order
was made by Pierce Butler. of Carbon
dale, who was chairman of last years
county committee. Rev. q. l.. Malice,
of the Green Ridge Zion Lutheran
church. offered prayer. The delegates
then got down to work.
Attorney Charles l.. Hawley was
chosen permanent chairman and II. M.
Wa!ton secretary. The committee on
resolutions was: M. H.. Mitchell, ii. NJ.
Walton and a. B. Brundage A com
malse Cln nomination uf candidates
consisted Of Pierce Butler Talle Nor
gan and W.,lam Moore. The report of
the latter cCmmittSe was heard tir..
ard recommended the nomination of
DIR. BatssOn for coroner ard Mr. Mitch
ell for county surveyor. The report
was unhesltatir2,y adopted. "A. Il.
Clay. Attorney w. w. Lathrope and
Rev. G. l.. Ma'.c2 were appointed to se-
lect a county committee.
VI sIOuNcUtnU.
The committee on resolutions in its
report took a firm stand against the
liquor movement. II condemned the
traffic I'm ir.oXlcants as a public NUS
ance. the direct source of bCrdensome
TAXATION, political corruption. poverty
and crime. 'PrchibtCry legislation was
declared to be the only proper policy
of the government in dshl.Eg with the
liquor question. Attertion was direct
ed To the fact that Prohibition does
prohibit, as shown by the recent ex-
periencos in New York city, where the
conditions We're most hostile to the test.
The views OF National Chairman
Dickie were endorsed. Mr. Dickie be-
lieves in making Prohibition the dcmi-
nant issue and advocates union of
all reform forces fer this purpoee.
Words of praise were spoken in the
resolutions concerning William II.
Berry, of Delaware county. candidate
for state treasurer. and w. w. La
thrope. of this county; A. a. Stevens,
of Pair: Edward Campbell. Of Flyette;
Lewis ID. Vail. Of Philadelphia: David
SterrTtt, of Washington; and F. II. HCe-
fer. of Cumberland. candidates for
judges of the Superior court.
County Candidates Praised.
The county candidates were not fer
gotten and We're given their need of
praise. They were denominated two
good and competent men and the full
party vote was pledged to them. The
support CT the tlck,. was asked of al
who believe in outlaw.ng the liquor
trade and raising politics above the
plane of barter. hcssisn and venality.
w. Fl. Riohmcnd spoke about the aj-
of taking some action regard
ing the publishing of the names of sa-
loon petitioners. Mr.. Walton. the Sec
retary. was opposed TO fighting ir2i-
viduals; he does not believe in holding
people up to public contempt and deri-
sion. His idea is to oppose the saloon
as an institution. Tallie Morgan of.
fered an amendment that a committee
of three be appointed to confer with
other temperance organizations and s. q
if the combined judgment is in favor of
the names.
Ifie amendment was carried, and
James f. Judge, Tallie Morgan and W.
w. Lathrope were appointed on that
Attorney f.. d. Nichols.
Of Wilkes-Barre. was called upon for
speech, and responded with an elo-
quent appeal to be strong in the figkt
Remarks were made by other proni-
nent Prohibition.sts. A convention will
be held next spring for the selection of
delegates to the national convention