The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-09
GOLD WATER CONVENTION
STATE PROHIBITION CONVENTION IN WARNER HALL YESTE RDAY.

State and Electoral Ticket Made Up--A
 Platform Adopted-Rousing Reception
 to the Presidential Candidate, Joshua
 Levering-Woman's Suffrage Resolution
 Tabled-Money Raised to Carry On the
 Campaign-Telegram From Hale John son-The Evening Sc sion and MT. Lev
 erings Address.
 The state convention of the Connec- ticut prohibitionsts was called to or der in Warner hall at 10;30 yesterday morning by the chairman of the state central committee, H. B. Brown of East Hampton, formerly of the New Haven press. There were at that time about 300 persons in the hall Tempo rary organization was then made with the following officers: Temporary chairman, Allen B. Lin- coin of Willimantic; secretary, Rev. Ii. M, Wolfe of New London; assistant secretaries, M. T. Smith and F. L. G. Hoenthal of Hartford.
 On motion, Chairman Lincoln was delegated to name the committee for permanent organization. w. R. Miles of Fairfield at this period exclaimed: q have never attended a prohibition convention that was not opened with prayer. Shall we break our record now?"
 That is all provided for, Mir. Miles, said Chairman Lincoln, and MT. Miles sat down. A moment later, Rev. B. F. Kidder of the Trinity M F. church invoked the divine blessing. Then q quartet that fully justified it's title, ''The Trumpeters," rendered a selec- tion and was heartily encored.
 The committees were then named as follows:
 Credentials, E. C. Snyder of New Haven county; R. N. Stanley of Hart ford county; w. H. Wilkins of Tol- land county; George J. Carpenter of Fairfield county; John c. Porter of Windham county; A. c. Hefflon of Mid- dlesex county; Charles M. Howard of New London county; H. G. Dean of Litchfield county.
 Permanent organization and rules, Thomas H. l.. Talcott of Hartford county; l.. A. Babcock of New Haven county; William E. Gillette of New London county; Edward Crane of Windham county; c. P. Hodgson of Holland county; Fred l.. Wooster of Litchfield county; A. H. Drake of Fair field county.
 Finance, E. G. Mansfield of New Ha- ven county; J. B. Smith of Hartford county; A. W. Rogers of New London county; W. c. CargiI of Windham county; W. B. Martin of Holland coun- ty; Edward Manchester of Litchfield county; w. F. Peebles of Fairfield county; E. c. Barton of Middlesex county.
 Resolutions and platform, Rev. s. B Forbes of Hartford county; Rev. B. F Kidder of New Haven county; L. M Guernsey of New London county; H V. Lathrop of Windham county; J. L. Bartholomew of Holland county; Ar thur F. Knox of Litchfeld county; Rev o. J. Parke of Fairfield county; Edwin l. Augur of Middlesex county
 State organization, l.. w. Bartlett o1 Hartford county; J. c. Burdick of New London county; w. R. Miles of Fair field county; W. D. Pember of Wind ham county; H. B. Brown of Mddlesey county; John Elliott of New Haven Orwin White of Holland county.
 To wait on MT. Lowering: Revs, A
 K. Foster and A. B. Miller of New Ha-
 ven.
 After these committees had retired
 Chairman Lincoln delivered his ad-
 dress It was heard with much inter. , est by those present, who applauded frequently. A part of. his speech is as follows:
 , What can be more noble, what more , sacred, than the duty of the prohibi.
 tionist to hold aloft the banner fo, which so many sacrifices have already been made?"
 MT. Lincoln then compared the tariff to prohibition, and made many points
 for his party Continuing. Mr Ldncolr
 entered into a lengthy argument, Il. lustrated by anecdotes, in favor of vot. ing the straight prohibition ticket, re. gardless of the hopelessness of winnins and the desire to secure other results through the old parties. A vote fol silver or vote for gold would be tC
 tolerate the rum case. It is said tha the east is all for gold anyway, ant : there is no reason why a prohibitionis , should throw away his vote on tha issue.
 : After calling attention to weak point. in the republican, democratic ant peoples parties, MT. Lincoln argued a
 length from the runous effect of tn, bicycle craze upon the piano, tobacco livery and clothing trades, the enor nous prosperity which would resul from the closing of the saloons. whicl would restore to industry and comfor three times the amount of money los to other trades by the bicycle "Thinl what it would mean.'' he said to tur1 $1,000, 100000 a year from rum to fooC and clothing and the comforts of life Is the Mckinley Harrison tariff pana cea to be compared with such a pros
 pect, as means to give 'employmen to the masses and bring the necessi . ties and comforts of life back to ou l people?'"
 To that argument that prohibition 2 cannot be enforced, the speaker said '"The great army which furnishes tn bulk of the saloon receipts are tn moderate drinkers. Can they afford t ' keep on drinking? Honest labor every
 where must help to carry this annua
 burden of $1,0O0, 900, 00o for drunkard
 and paupers and idiots cannot pay it.
 "The plain question for the citizel 4 |