The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-22
PrOhibitiOniStS Meet in
Palestine Hall.
DELEGATES NUMBERED1l6
Rev. Whitman L. Wood of Paw
tucket Elected Chairman.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.

The Prohibition state convention met
In Pale slime hail. Al Westminster street,
at 10 O'Clock this morning with quite a
large attendance and very 'air represen-
tation from several sections of the state. y
The convention was called to order 10y
James A. Williams of Providence, chair
man of tho state committee, and prayer
was oifered by Rev. William p. PinKham
of woonsocket. Chairman Williams then
read long address condemning the
liquor traffic. scoring the parties who are
opposed 10 its suppression and Taying "a
very high tribute of respect TO the mem
ory of Frances +. Willard. Mr.. Williams
spoke very vigorously against tho action
OF Hugh j Carroll of fawtuCket, who
framed q high license in the LEGISLATURE
The attorney generals department. also
received IA very severe scoring for having
Mr.. Williams said, compromised with the
criminal classes.
Mr.. Carpenter OF Pawtucket. nominate q
for nporary chairman Kew. Whitman
L.. wooo OF Pawtucket, and be was unani-
mously chosen. SIR. Wood thanked the
convention for the compliment paid him.
Elisha 4. Read Of woonsocket, was
nominated temporary secretary upon mo
tion of Mr.. Williams. q
A committee on credentials, consisting
OF Elisha Il. Read, James u. Case az Paw
tucket, and >. :. Anderstroin Of Bristol,
was appointed by the chair.
There were ll6 delegates pre- ssnt, rep
resenting ~ cities an towns. There were
no delegations from Cumberland, East
Greenwich, Foster, Glocester Jamestown,
johnston, Little Compton, New Sboro-
ham, Scituate and 1iveIton. The roll as
read was tn en- adpoted rs the roll OF the
convention. uron motion Of, MIR. Henry
Is Mstc8lf.
organization be made permanent, and II
Was SO voted.
The chair then appointed the following
committee on resolutit ms: Providence
county, George r. Varney; Bristol
county, Il. IL. Richardson Newport
county, Michael Butler; Kent county,
DIR. K. Is. Smith, Washington county,
Isaac f. Barber, and these gentlemen
retired to deliberate.
: At this stage Chairman Wood spoke
briefly, and stated a lew reasons why he
was affiliated with the Prohibition party
In the name of humanity and rs hus-
band ard father, he could never sanction
the rum traffic, but most of all he was
here because he was Christian. The
speaker made very fierce attack upon
the liquor traffic.
Upon motion of Mr.. Williams il was
voted to send message of hope and en-
couragefnent to the Christian Endeavor
convention In this city. The message
was from the 30th verse and 18th chapter
of Mum bers. and Irving Il. Wooliey OF
Pawtucket, was chosen as the messenger.
At this stage Of the proceedings Hon.
Volney B. Cushing of Maine entered the
hall, was received with tremendous ap-
plauss and was given seat on the plat
form.
Nominations for members of the state
central committee we're then made, and
names were put in from every city and
town in the state.
After brief remarks BY Mr.. Metcalf re-
garding non -enforceent OF the law. Mr..
Williams announced that q good dinner
could be had at the Round Top
church, and then moved that the con
vention take recess at ! 80 o'clock; sc
voted.
After the recess Edwin A. Lewis OF
Westerly was nominated for governor,