The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-22
IN CONVENTION.
Rhode Island Prohibition
ISIS Assemble.
Hon. Henry B. Metcalf of
Pawtucket Made Chairman.
State Central Committee Chosen.
Recess Taken Afterward.

The Prohibitionists Of Rhode Island
held their convention for the nomination
OF state cfficers and the transaction OF
other business at Steinway Hall this
morning. Ihe convention was calico TO
order by Mr.. James A. Williams and after
a few remarks by him Alonzo Z. Gard
neir of Burrillville, was appointed tenn
porafy chairman. The roll of the conven-
tion was then calle1 and the permanent
orr anization was affected by the election
OF Hon. Henry b. Metcslf OF Pawtucket
ss permanent chairman and w.W.Wooiley
OF Providence and w. u. Wood OF Woon-
socket as secretaries.
. In accepting his chair Mr.. Metcalf
spoke at some length In relstion to the
last general election and the fact that the
Prohibition party had taken In the COM
paign. lie ssid that many good prohibi-
tionists had been deluded by false argu-
ments and had forssken the vital issues to
follow the tariff and financial questions
that na5 simply teeo invented to con-
fuse the voters OF the country. tie called
attention 10 the fact that the hepublicsns
had promised tnst the election of Nc
Kinl,y would m,an the of res grafton
of confidence and that that implied
renewed prosperity. The conditions were
the same, however, and they would be the
same for some time to come for. the sim
pie reason that the financial depression
was not caused by tie gold.or the silver
questions as was shown by the fact that
while ell the manufacturing interests
wers shut down or running on short
time, the brewers OF st. Louis were doing
SO much business that they were anle to
show increased earnings oiis300, 600 at tho
end of the year.
Il. j. Eastman of Providence, Fred r..
Jenks of Bristol, Joseph A. Peckham Of
Newport, c. a. Briggs of Kent and B. T.
| Helmn of Washington, we're appointed a
compitte on platform and resolutions
and Henry o. Trip Of Providence, l.. M.
Anderstrom of Bristol, w. Is. Franklin of
Newport, piercr Tuckerman of Kent and
Isaac q. Bsrbse Of Washington as COM
mittee on nominations.
The following members OF the State
| Central Com mmittee were then appointed :
| IL. A. Richardson, Darlington; l.. nj.
Anderstrom, Bristol; N. NJ. Kim ball,
Burfillville; John w. p. King, Charles
town; Joseph s. Richardson, Crsnston
William u. Scott. Cum berlsnd; George
Conyers, Exeter; DIR. George A. Harris,
| Glocester; Charles A. Durfee, Hopkin-
ton; Thomas Y. Jackson, Lincoln; X. j.
Grinnell, niiddietown; John Barr and
| Michael Butter, Newport DR.. George G.
Sewell, North Kingstowp; George W.
Cspwell, North Providence; George +.
Barney, North smithhelo; Charles W.
Davis and James b. Case, Pawtucket
Jonn NJ. Browpell, Portsmouth; Z. ID,
! Kenyon, Richmond; Charles II. McCor'
mick, Smithheld, b. Il. Helmn, South
Kings:own; George Welch, Warren; Gill
bert II. Wood, Warwick; John W. Rath
bone, West Greenwich; Lyman Kenyon,
Westerly; f. I. Reed and W. II. Baxter,
| Woonsocket.
| The other cities and towns were passed
as no nominations had been made In the
caucus and the vacancies will be fillec
later.
Short addresses were then made by Rev,
". l.. Wood of Pawtucket; Miss +. p
Nichols Of Providence; Joseph ii,
Atwater of Lincoln and Rev. Mrs. L. Fen
ner of Providence, after which a rsces,
was taken until 2:30 O'Clock.
When tbs convention re-sssembled aftel
the recess the committee on resolu ion,
made itr rpeort. As usual the conduct O
the Attorney generals Office was con
| demned.