The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-18


Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News"
TRENTON, Tune 1S. lSs7-There was a
conference of the Prohibition State Com
mittee In the x. M. g. Al. hall yester-
day, that lasted all day and evening.
It was the second in a series Of them
that had been arranged. The third will
take place at yineland on June %. Yes
terday's gathering was Intended for resi-
dents Of Mercer. Middlesex, Monmouth,
Ocean and Burlington counties, and all
were represented.
Robert =. s. White, State Chairman,
opened the morning session with a short
address Mr.. n Mrs. c. c. Beveridge.
OF Nebraska, san a number Of Prohibit
ton songs.
The Rev. G. F. Garrison, of Cranbury,
read a paper on "The Proper Attitude of
the Christian Voter in Politics., He held
Christians could vote consistently for
lone but Prohibitionists. The Rev. DR..
J.. B.. Graw. Of the First Methodist
Church, expressed the same view, and
the Rev. j. w. Morris, of st. Paurs
Methodist Church, said he would feel as
guilty voting an old party ticket as he
would in stealing. Several others made
short addresses on the subject.
81 a lie a1ltI4Q0H SESSiti The IISt us
cussion was on the subject, why I Am
a Party Prohibitionist.' It was opened
by the Rev. S. 70 Ham, OF Toms River.
He said that nothing short of this could
further the cause of God. Major George
A. Hilton said that there was need of a
feeling Of individual responsibility.
What Car the Individual Do to Help
the Prohibition Cause?' was the next
topic. A number took part and said that
the party was on the eve of securing
large accessions to its ranks.
The next topic was: Why We Must
Have a State Organization Thomas J.
Kennedy of Bayonne sent a paper which
was read by the chairman.
An appeal for funds was made by the
chairman and Major Hilton. The sum
of s1o7. 80 was subscribed. The expenses
Of the meeting We're about 500.
The last topic was: 'sThe Best Plan of
Work" Rev. J. H. Boswell of Trinity
Methodist Church advocated supporting
the cause from the pulpit, as it's triumph
was necessary to the advancement of re-
ligion. r. Bruce Cromwell of Metuchen
read a paper on the subject.
There was a mass meeting last evening,
which was addressed by Major George
A. Hilton, of California, and others
Major Hilton said that he was not pres
emit as a temperance man. He had tried
to make temperance speeches, but he
had reformed. The people a beer
SO educated to the sentimental side OF
the question that it had lost it's effect.
He spoke of the proposition to place q
fort at Chicago in Lake Michigan, and
said that the great danger that menaced
this country was from enemies within
and not without. No one ever looked for
a dynamiter or anarchist in a church.
they thrived in saloons, and no an
archistic resolution was ever drawn tina
did not smell of beer.
The speaker instanced the fact as sig
nificant that the United States Govern
ment was withdrawing its soldiers from
the plains and putting them in new
made barracks near the big cities. The
Government thought that there was less
danger from the Indians than from ele.
ments at work in the big cities. Forty
barrels Of beer, he said. We're consumed
served by United States soldiers detailed
for the purpose for the Government