Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
PROHIBITION PARTY.
THEIR STATE CONVENTION HELD
AT ROANOKE YESTERDAY.
Platform Adopted and District and
Delegates at Large at PittsbarE
EIectcd-Executive Committee Em-
powered to Appoint Electors.

ROANOKE, VA, March 31.-(special.)--
The Virginia State Prohibition Convention
met in the Opera-House here this after
noon at 100 O'Clock. B. Lacy Hoge. OF
this city. was elected temporary chair
man, and G. NJ. smithdeal. of Richmond.
was made temporary secretary of the
body. The Chair then appointed the fol-
lowing committee on Credentials: q. NJ.
Smithdeal. s. NJ. Brickhouse. and DR..
Dupuy, after which a recess was taken
till 3 o'clock.
When the convention reassembled the
Committee on Credentials reported forty
delegates in attendance, and the tenn
porary chairman and secretary were
unanimously elected as permanent
officers.
The following Committee on Resolutions
was then appointed by the Chair: Hon. j.
Rush Miller, ]. l.. Beck. w. II. Jewett.
G.. NJ. Smithdeal, Robert Johnson, DR.. l..
i. Moore, and ]. w. Rhodes.
THE REVOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions pre-
sented a platform reaffirmins Their
allegiance TO Almighty God as the
supreme and rightfui ruler Of the uni
verse. unalterably opposing the eale, i'm
portation, expectation, and transportation
OF intoxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses, and pledging their support only 10
such men as endorse the above, and who
must also pledge themselves, u elected.
to the enactment and enforcement OF
such laws as are In harmony with these
principles.
Chairman Miller made a speech In sup
port Of the resolutions.
DR.. William Boyd, of Bedford county,
offered resolution favoring the remone-
tization of silver, and its free coinage
by the United States Government at the
ratio OF IL to /, which was laid on the
table.
DELEGATES TO PITTSBURG.
The platform presented by the Commit
tee on Resolutions was then adopted, and
the following delegates at large (seven
i'm NUMBER were elected TO the national
convention, at Pittsburg: James Bodley,
of Staunton; ]. Rush Miller. Of Pulaski;
b. Lacy Hoge, of Roanoke; w. Il. Wilder,
of Portsmouth,; Major ID. Humphreys. Of
Norfolk; G. NJ. Smithdeal of Richmond,
and j. l.. Beck, of Augusta county.
The district delegates elected were as
follows:
First District-George Mason and W. T.
Bundeck.
Second Dlstrict-w. p. Williams and
James Slaughter.
Third District-Allie billiard and L. A.
Cutter
Fourth District-w. p. Cudden and T.
L. f. Averton.
Fifth District-R. E. White and w. T.
Keeling.
Sixth District-Chares Pillsbury and
DR.. w. Il. Boyd.
Seventh District-C. C. Gaver and Daniel
Hoge.
Eighth District-Rev. j. r. Vanhorn and
w. A. Sayer.
Ninth Disuict-w. 3. Keyley and Irwin
Miller.
Tenth District-T. Il. Rice and DR.. r. G.
Griffith.
Each delegate was empowered to select
his own alternate.
AS TO ELECTORS.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing the
Norfolk Pilot as the organ Of the Prohibi-
ton and Reform party OF this State. On
motion. the Executive Committee was
empowered TO appoint the twelve electors.
The State Executive Committee was
elected, as follows: r. w. Zachary. OF
Norfolk; j. Rush Miller. OF Pulaski; Il.
l.. Beck, Of Augusta; George Mason, of
Accomac: G. NJ. Smithdeal. OF Richmond;
w. b. Boyd. of Bedford; II. l.. Hoge. and
James NJ Gambill, OF Roanoke, and
James w. Bodley. OF Staunton. The con-
vention adjourned at p. NJ. sine die.
At night speeches were made by ex-
Governor ST. John, of Kansas, and Hon.
Samuel Dickey. OF Michigan.