The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-09-27

CONVENTION.
ADVOCATES OF LOCAL OPTION MEET
IN ELKTON ON TUESDAY.
An Organization Perfected For The Pur-
pose of Waglng Vigorous Campaign
Resolutions Adopted Condemning The
Present License System In Cecil County

At eleven O'Clock Tuesday morning.
advocates of local option from different
sections of Cecil county, assembled in
convention in the Elkton Opera House.
The delegates present We're Rev. Georg"
W. Townsend. OF the First district; Rev.
George w. Dawson. Rev. l.. f. Poole,
| Henry III. Brady, of the Seconu district;
| Rev. John McElmoyle, Frank =. Price,
George \. Blake. and Rev. II. X. Stcph
enson of the Third district; John w.
Mccullough and Rev. q. $. Conway, of
the Fifth district; Rev. II. \. G. Wes-
terfcld, $. j. Reynolds, Walter Buhing
ton. Homer Terry. Ross Martndale. J.
l.. Stephens, William Fryer, s. T. Wiley
and Rev. ID. +. Shaw, of the Sixth dis
trct Rev. A. 5. Mowbray. {. S. Abra-
hams and Enoch Mccullough, of the
Seventh district: John 7. Wilson, of the
Ninth district.
| Rev. John McElmoylc, of Elkton.
| called the Convention to order, after
which prayer was offered by Rev. l.. E.
| Poole, of Chesapeake City. George A.
Blake, Esq, of Elkton, was chosen chair
man. and Rev. l.. +. Poole. of Chcsa-
peukc City, secretary.
| Upon taking the chair Mr.. Blake spoke
in brief on the past Prohibitory Laws
and the present License Law.
The following gentlemen were named
as a committee on resolutions
First District-Rcv. G.. w. Townsend.
| Second niStrict-Henry II. Brady.
Third Dstrict-Rev. John McElmoyle.
Fourth District-.I. B. McNey.
Fifth District-.John w. Mccullough.
| field.
Seventh dstrict-Rev. II. II. Hoover.
Eighth District-Not represented.
Ninth District-John p. Wilson.
The committee retired and presented
resolutions. prepared by Rev. John Nc
Elmoylc. which were adopted after a
few changes, and are as follows:-
Whereas. BY provision Of law, once
again the issue is joined the case called
for trial, and the jury of Cecl's citizens
will soon be called upon to render the
verdict. by their ballots. in the cause of
Local Option vs.. Licensed Saloons;
Whereas, This is in no sense a political
or party question. to be determined by
reference to partisan considerations, but
upon its merits as an issue involving the
public order. well-being and morals of
| thn
Whereas. The history of the liquor
traffic under every system, whether of
no license. license. or high license has
uniformly demonstrated it to be IL bitter,
|hlighting. damning curse gu everything
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+ho +rotHc in ;ntoxic,nts.
Where,s m. nro.ont ,conso law
which tba liouor odvoc,tns arc seokine
lto f,sten for four year. Ionyor unon tho
lprcnle Of tho c,untv Inv the limit,tion.
and restrictions il nl,cns un,n tbo husi-
moss il itsolf nor only y confossion of tb.
Essential OWL and iniouitv of tho tr,fic
that needs 70 be fins limited and rn-
strained. and 50 logically involves the
further step of IFS entire nrohibition
which local option seeks TO accomnlisb
but further in its onerotion II resuts in
the creation of wbiskev oIiyorcbv or
monopoly in our midst which orr Dec.