The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-03
CONVENTION OF PROHlS
COUNTY TICKET NOMINATED AT
SHOWERS HALL YESTERDAY.
Governor Mount and President Me-
Kinley Arraigned and Resolutions
Passed-Credentials Committee.

The Marion County Prohibition conven-
ton was held in Showers Hall yesterday.
about one hundred being present. County
Chairman C. E. Newlin presided. and f. F.
Clark was secretary. The session was
opened with prayer by Rev. c. C. Lasby.
Chairman Newlin's speech was principally
directed against Governor Mount and
President Mckinley. who. he alleged, were
under the control of the liquor element.
He also harshly criticised the Anti-saloon
League for trying to effect reforms
through the old parties.
F. T. McWhirter, last candidate for the
mayoralty on the Prohibition ticket, also
denounced the anti-saloon movement, and
particularly condemned the invitation ex-
tended to ]. F. Callen, editor of the saloon
keepers State organ, to talk to the League
in the Meridian-street Church. He said
Callen was only trying to 'get a shot at
the drug stores, which were the competi-
tors Of his friends, the saloonists."
There was no trouble in selecting coun-
ty ticket for the reason that there was no
scramble for the places. b. F. Watson
declined to run again for prosecutor. say
ing he was forced 20 this attitude for fear
the people would think he was "a peren-
nial.'' AS fast as names were suggested
the nominations were made unanimously
and by reclamation, and the ticket re-
solved itself into the following:
Treasurer-James Mustard. Washington
township.
Sheriff-Leonard Calvin, Pike township.
Prosecuting Attorney-Charles j. Orbison
Indianapolis.
Coroner-Dr. Ernest NJ. Haggard. In
dianapolis.
surveyor-Charles T. Freiis. Indanapo-
lis.
Assessor-Sanford Orme, Perry township
Commissioners-First district, Jacob j.
Swarm, Lawrence township: Third dis
trict, William II. Black. Decatur township
Senators-William r. Moore, Indianapo-
lis; James r. Henry, Southport; and James
G.. Kingsbury, Irvington.
Representatives-Josep NJ. Sutton, In
dianapOlis; John S. Newhouse, Lawrence
township: John c. Hoss, Brightwood; Hen
ry ]. Kissel. Pike township; William III.
Tice, Indianapolis; Samuel Z. Rodenberger.
Indianapolis; William Teller, West New
ton.
Delegates were selected to the State con-
y w. Apple and Whit Ety. Warren
ship, c. e. Newlin, b. l.. Allen and B. NJ.
Blount: Perry township. 1. n. Wright: De-
catur township, Jesse Carson; Wayne
township, d. F. French: Pike township,
Thomas p. Hesong; Center township, b.
+. Watson. w. G. Proctor, Frank Page,
John Mckenzie. f. L. New hirter, >. J.
Wilson, j. A. Sims, j. B. Ham. Jesse NJ.
Tindall, Ralph Jones, Lewis Frazier. w.
V. Ogden, r. A Mccain, DR.. P. McNab.
William f. Clark, Otto Neerman. A l.. Or
cult, George Huffman. Thomas Fulmer w.
L. Martin. l.. w. Bicknell. j. II. Whitlock,
J. NJ Smith, f. M. Ramsey, Samuel Z.
Grimes, Charles Terhune, John Vinson, A.
II. Woodson and j. B. Knapp
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions adopted were as follows:
'"The Prohibitionists of Marion county. In
diana, in convention assembled, Feb 2,
1900, acknowledging our allegiance and
duty to Almighty God, do hereby declare:
"First-That the traffic in alcoholic bev-
erages being the greatest enemy of the
church, home and state, should be prohib-
tied by legal enactment, and the sanction
and protection given to 1t by the present
license system should be completely with
drawn. We reiterate the statement that
the liquor traffic cannot be legalized with
out sin. and that no political party has
right to expect, nor ought 1t 10 receive,
the support of Christian men so long as
1t stands committed to the license policy
or refuses to put itself on record in an atti-
tude of open hostility to the saloon
'Second-That we believe in the impair
tial enforcement OF all laws by the officers
whose sworn duty it is to perform that
function. and we pledge the candidates
nominated at this convention to faithfully
discharge the obligations assumed in TAX
ing the oath of office.
1--WE denounce the extravagance, corrup-
ton and extortion which have been prac-
ticed by the Democratic and Republican
officials OF Marion county in recent years.
as shown by the Investigations already
made and demand that the examination
of the books and accounts be continued ia
all the county Offices"