The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-07-23
The Prohibition Convention.

The Prohibition Convention.
The Prohibition convention OF
this county which met at Elkton
on last Saturday was but SHINY
attended but transacted business as
well as ten times the number could
have done. The meeting was
opened with prayer, as all prohibi-
ton meetings are, by Rev. A. S.
Mowbray.
After organizing, on motion of
Rev. A. S. Mowbray it was resolved
that committees ON resolutions and
nominations be appointed by the
chair.
The following gentlemen were Sc
lected on resolutions Messrs. A.
S. Mowbray, w. e. Greenfield, w.
I. Mccullough. On nomination ::
Messrs. VIM. T. Weldon, w. III. s..
Lollor, L. L. Poole and John F.
Roach together with Jos. S. Scar
borough the chairman of the con-
vention, who was placed upon the
committee by resolution.
After dinner the committee on
resolutions and ticket reported the
following:
Ist. That while we recognize the good
accomplished i'll our own section by the
local option law of Cecil county, we re-
member that by the unavoidable defects
of such local and temporary legislation it
is only partial remedy and deem it one
of the leading obligations of every good
citizen to seek the final and complete
overthrow of the liquor traffic in our
county, state and nation.
end. That while we:are not unmindful
of the many questions that are pressing
their claims upon the citizens demanding
settlement, we believe the most important
of them all, and the one next on the cal
endar of reforms is the abolition of legal
lied liquor traffic, and in harmony with
the action of the State and National or
CARNATIONS of the prohibition party we
would not seek at present to commit that
party to any other than the dominant
issue" that is before us
grid. We would rot fail however to
express, with the other political parties,
our unqualified condemnation of the race
track gambling which has been such a
curse to our county, aud hereby pledge
our best endeavor to secure its removal
To this end we deem it wise that this con-
vention do not nominate candidates to
the general assembly, ut recognizing the
fact that there are already before the
people candidates of good character fully
instructed by their parties and pledged
| by their own promises to rid our country
Of this evil, we would recommend that
our voters use their best judgment in
selecting from these already nominated
such persons as they believe will best
serve this reform aud vote for them in
connection with the ticket submitted by
this convention.
The committee on nominations
then presented the following ticket
which was unanimously ratified by
the convention;
For Clerk of the Court-Wm. T.
Weldon.
Register of Wills-Jos. S. Scar
borough.
County Commissioner Oong term)
w ~ l1CthOs
County Commissioner (short
term John F. Roach.
County Treasurer-Thos. War
rington.
Sheriff-Wm. H. Anderson.
The following delegates to the
State convention to be held at Glyn
don Park August 9Th were chosen;
John S. Scarborough, A. S. Now
bray, John F. Roach, L. f. Poole,
W. II. S. Loller, w. 7. Weldon,
w. H. Anderson, w. p. Compton,
Sam'l. Gatchell, Amos Brown, and
Thos. j. Wilson,
The singular feature about these
proceedings is that no legislative or
law making ticket was nominated,
although the law making power is
the policy of the Prohibition party
for abolishing the liquor traffic. 1t
is a mere policy, of course, which
eXpends itself in theory, for the
most ardent member Of the party
never expects to eject a single can
didate to any law making body.
The party has always gone long on
the legislative or law making part
of the ticket, but our Cecil Prohi-
bition party is short on that and
long on the part which has no bear
ing on the liquor issue. The same
reasons existed, and with more
force if possible, applied to the
other offices for which a ticket was
named.
We must admit, however, that
the convention did the wiseSt thing
apparently wabbling into it by
accident-that a Prohibition con
ventiOn was ever guilty of. They