The Monitor-register., 1896-05-08
NEW JERSEY pRoH1B1T1oN1sTs

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DELEGATES N ELECTORS CHOSEN =
HARMONIOUS GATHERING-THE PLAT.
FORM.
The Prohibtionists of the State met in
convention in the Y. M. G.. A. Hall
Trenton, O Wednesday, to select a
Presidential electoral ticket, and elect 2e
delegates and % alternates to the coming
National Convention, to be held at Pitts
burg, May 9th. The convention was
called to order by State Chairman Robert
J.. s. White, of Montclair, and opened
with prayer by Rev. John F. Turner,
Of Newton. Mr.. and Mrs. Beveridge took
charge of the musical part of the con.
v~ention.
Rev. G. Il. Mead, formerly of the Silver
Lake Quartette, was chosen by the State
Executive Committee as temporary Chair.
man, and Henry W. Wilbur. of the Out,
look, and Joel g. Van Cise, Of Summit,
as Secretaries.
The Chairman, on taking the chair,
said "Before the question of prohibition
all others become secondary, and as long
as we have the saloons in our midst there
will be financial distress and corruption
in politics. If God is on our side we shall
surely win." In calling the roll of the
/ departed leaders he followed each name
with the solemn word ''gone," naming
John B. Finch, John B. Cough, General
Clinton B. Fisk, General Clay Smith,
Judge James Black, Rev. G. M. Deemes,
Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop, Mrs. Mary A.
Woodbridge, Mr.. Jennings Demorest,
Rev. William FL. Boole and Joseph A.
Bogardus.
The following telegram was sent to the
Pennsylvania Prohibition Convention:
"New Jersey Prohibitionists assembled
send greetings. Three parties are now GOV
ertly and openly trucking for the liquor
vote. We stand first and last for prohibi-
ton as the dominant issue. The saving OF
our homes from the devastating influence
of the liquor traffic is paramount to all
other issues. Let US forge it ahead"
Rev. Edgar Page Sites, author OF
"Beulah Land" amended by adding
"Read Neh. iv, IA"
This was responded to by the follow
ing: "The Prohibitionists of Pennsyl-
I vania in convention assembled send
cordial greetings to the Prohibitionists of
the sister State New Jersey and bid God
speed iu the work in which We are both
engaged, destroying the saloons and
promoting righteousness in political life.
Great enthusiasm prevailed upon the
reading of these greetings.
Committees were appointed on Per
manent Organization, Credentials and
Resolutions by the county delegates, one
from each of the 81 counties.
Rev. Solomon Parsons was added as
one at large on Committee of Resolutions,
and the others were: Atlantic, John
Turner; Bergen, A. P. Vail; Burlington.
A. Goa "; Camden, W. H. Nicholson ;
Cape May, Rev. E. P. Sites; Cumber-
land, Fl. w. Wilbur; Essex, John r.
Anderson; Gloucester, D. w. Garrigues;
Hudson, Rev. James Parker; Hunterdon,
J. 81. Schepck; Mercer, Rev. ]. W.
Morris; Middlesex, Rev. G. F. Garrison;
Monmouth, Tallie Morgan, Morris. T.
N. Logan; Ocean, Mrs. Frank Austin;
Passic, M. B. Reed; Salem, Rev. ]. W ard
Gamble; Somerset, j.. F. Barrett; Sussex,
Rev. J. w. Turner; Union, w. II. King;
Warren, Rev. A. L. Wilson.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
cation reported tine temporary officers as
permanent officers of the convention.
The Committee on Credentials reported
249 delegates present.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Following is the text of the platform
adopted:
In convention assembled, acknowledging
our allegiance to God and our m
towards that which conflicts with this Gov.
eminent, hereby declare that the traffic In
Intoxicating drinks is the crying evil of the
day, and we demand its total suppression by
law, to the end that men may not be led
into temptation, n that this great pro
moter of ~unhappiness, poverty, strife and
murder, this ally of political corruption, OF
immortality and irrelgion, may cease to
opp ress our people, and thus the great
objects of good government. peace, pros
perity and business, be more fully secured.
'We express our confidence in the stabil.
| ity and progress of the National Prohibition
party, as shown by its vote at the ballOt-box
In our own and other States.
awe declare that the right of suffrage
| should not be denied on account of sex.
"That civil refO rm should be extended as
far as practicable to all branches of the
public service, municipal. State and Ma
uonal.
ssThat courts of arbitration should be
established, with power to settle interna-
tional disputes, as well as those between
capital and labor; that monOpOlies, of what
ever character. are unfriendly to the general
welfare, and should be restrained by effec-
tive laws.
awe arraign the Democratic party of New
Jersey because of Its fragrant advocacy OF
the liquor traffic:
Jersey because of its continued duplicity,
protesting friendship to the temperance
cause, yet treacherously deceiving its ad
herents. 1t has been faithless to its platform
lated the votes of its members in the Legis-
lature that all legislation forwarded by
temperance advocates you'd be amended Sc
as not TO injure the liquor traffic.
"Whereas, The leading church ~organiza.
lions nave declared in their official utter.
ances against til, legalization of the liquor
the church, those who vote in favor of any
party which recognizes, advocates or up
holds the license system are Jointly reSpOn-
sible for the evil results of the liquor traffic
with those who are directly engaged IN the
business.
"-Recognizing and declaring that prohibi.
ton of the liquor traffic has become the
dominant issue in national politics, we in.
wife to full party fellowship all those who,
in the full belief that this party can and
will remove sectional differences, promote
national unity and insure the best welfare
OF our entire land"
The following were elected delegates
at-large, the first four being elected by
acclamation:
W. FL. Nicholson, Haddonfeld; George
La Monte, Bound Brooke; Rev. j. B.
Graw, Trenton; Rev. G. Ell. Mead, Mont.
clair; Robert J. s. White, Moutclair:
George FL. Strobell, Newark; Rev. Solo
mon Parson, Paterson; Joel W.. Brown,
Jersey City; Henry W. Wilbur, Vineland;
Mrs. Emma Bourne, Newark; William
V. Ramsey, Pennington; Tallie Morgan,
Ocean Grove.
The following alternates were selected
Thomas A~nnadown, Glassboro; j. d.
Josiin, Trenton; George L~ippincott,
Blackwood; E. P. Sites, Cape May; ].
F. Shenck. Pennington; Samuel Russell,
Ocean City, D. W. G~arrigues. Woodbury..
The Congressional Delegates and their
alternates are as follows: Delegates
First District, 8. M. Bassett, E. B. Lake;
alternates, Robert T. Seagrave, F. G.
Pratt. Second District. Fl. R. Hale, Fl.
B. Howell; ~aternates, W. T. Galloway,
j. T. Nurner. Third District, G.. F.
Garrison, John Voorhees,; ~alternates, T..
NJ. Barrett, II. A. Moorhouse. Fourth
District, Rev. A. L. Wilson, s. J.. Pal
mer; alternates, w. Fl. Enslee, Oscar
Bowman. Fifth District, Mahlon B.
Reed, j. Trusty Holden; alternates, P.
q. Holland, w. R. Forfar. Sixth Dis
trict, Samuel j.. Sloan, Clarace g. Smith;
a~lternates. NJ. Wheaton, Charles Ribbans.
Seventh District, Rev. James Parvin, P.
L. Maschutt; a~lternates, Daniel Black,
A.. T.. Graham. Eighth District, J. G..
VanCise, Thomas ]. Kennedy; a~lternates,
Howard o. Smith, John R. Anderson.
Rev. A. B. Leonard, of Morristown,
and w. 81. Nicholson, of Haddonfield,
were elected electors at.large, the former
receiving 40 votes and the latter 161.
Rev. ]. B. Graw. Trenton; FL. w. Wilbur.
Vineland; Solomon Parsons, Paterson,
and Samuel J. Sloan, Newark, ali
received votes for electors-at-large on a
BALLOT.
The State electors were chosen by
acclamation, as follows: First District.
Thomas Annadown, Glassboro; Second,
Jacob d. Joslin, Trenton; Third, George
La Monte. Bound Brook; Fourth, Theo-
dore N. Logan, Glenview; Fifth, Peter
III. NopE1in Haaloroa1L. 0:-s r.