The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-17
Organized in Raleigh. Splendid Speeches
by Some Prominent Men. NGdrlV
$4,000 Raised to Wage the
Temperance Campaign

LEAGUE . d 1Cdllly- 1eSlSIddy {" -
begin under the most favorable au-
spices. Considerably more than three
hundred delegates from all parts of the
state met IN the Academy of Music n
organized it. And they not only organ
lied it. but they raised between $500
and $1,000 to start it on its career.
There were three session, IN them morn
ing. afternoon and night. No finer body
of men has ever gathered in Raleigh,
and certainly none for a nobler cause,
and never was undertaking Of its KIND
more successful. Men, we just SAID, out
there were women too, some OF tnefn
representing the w. c. T. L. Of various
places, and others merely interested In
the good work. They were some OF the
best women in the state.
The resolutions and declarations OF
nrincinIes which will be found below in
this article. are very conservative and
are in every way admirable. There IS
no ranting, no fanaticism of any KIND.
and the are exceedingly brief
and very much to the point.
THE MORNING SESSION.
At half past eleven o'clock, when Mr..
n 3. Broughton called the memorable
meeting TO order nearly the entire body
of the big hall was filled.
Mr.. BroughtOn's opening remarkS
were in part as follows:
AS the president of the temporary
organization of the State
League, it is my high privilege to call
this meeting to order In dong SO per
init me to congratulate you upon TINS
glad hour for North Carolina. n as a
citizen of the capital of your state, 10
extend YOU a sincere, cordial welcome.
You are welcome. not only as guests
worthy of the very purest and best tnal
we have, but as representatives Oh d
great cause and acknowledges IN a
noble fight against a common enemy.
Whether YOU see it on banners or not,
read it in the faces of the good people
of this, your capital city. that the
Saloon Must Co.
welcome. therefore, thrice welcome.
A little over two years g a great
convention met i'm this hall to ratify the
acts of the legislature in breaking the
chains of bondage that held us from
freedom and liberty at the ballot poH'
Today this great convention meets 10
make good the acts OF another IeSIsld-
fura and to set its work forward III
breaking the chains of bondage that
have bound us to the liquor power ana
liquor saloon
NAV we be divinely guided to do the
things that shall make the victory COM
plete."
This speech was heartily applauded,
and then Mr.. BroughtOn named MT.
Henry A. Page. of Aberdeen. as tenn
pOrary chairman. n Mr.. Jno. a. oates
of Fayetteville. the pioneer OF the
movement. as tempOrar secretary
Mr.. Page made a few brief remarks
after which Mr.. ]. W. Bailey. editor or
the Biblical Recorder. head OF the tenn
perance campaign last winter n or
ganizer of the league. was recognized
and spoke with great power ana erect
for over an hour. X the hall ring
with applause over and over AGAIN. tie
dveIt upon the fact that the time for
concerted action had come. and that the
temperance spirit throughout the land
was at its height. His denuncIatlon OF
the LIQUOR traffic IN North Carolina was
n splendid piece of OratOry. His big
audience heard him with rapt attention
and burst into loud and continued ap-
pIauSe when he concluded
SENATOR LONDON CHAIRMAN.
Then came the election of 4 perma-
nent chairman, and Rev u. l.. Nash
presented Hon. Henry a. London the
author of the LondOn Bill to the con-
vention. There was 10 other nominal
ton. but an ovation was awarded MI.
London as he was escorted to the pat
form.
Very gracefully Mr.. London expressed
his deep appreciation of the signal hon
or bestowed upon him. saying that as
it was entirely unexpected he was not
prepared 10 make a speech which would
at all eX"ra8S his feelings
Then the convention began to settle
down to business. Mr.. Oates was elected
permanent secretary and ten Tlce-pres-
idents were named. one from each Con
gressiOnaI district. as follows:
First. W. NJ. Hinton: second. W. A.
Dunn: third. ]. NJ. Faison: fourth W.
c. Douglass: fifth. Geo. ". Watts,
cI~+I C-cnIaD NJrTntErn seventh w. Js
Terrell: eighth. w H. Burton: ninth,
Her1ot C~Iarkson: tenth. j. H. Tucker.
Then Mr.. c. D. Graves. of Wadesboro.
spoke very interestingly on now the
temperance laws of Ohio are enforced
After that Rev. J. G. Massee. h new
pastor # the Tabernacle Baptist church
addressed the convention on the tenn
perance movement with marked force
and ~eloquence. He was heard With
great interest and heartily applauded-
His speech VAS verE brief and TO the
point.
on motion of Mr.. Bailey. the follow
ing committees We're named by the con-
vention. being ~anrUunced by Chairman
London
To Name Central Comwittee-Q. X.
Nimocks. A. D.. Belts. J. W. Mcneil.
r | Davis. I. W. Blanchard. ]. A
Smith. 2. D. SwirdelI. :. ". Smith. NJ.
W. Butler.
To Name Executive Committee. one
from each county-JosephuS Daniels. J.
z. Peterson. Dr.. Herrdo1. J. ~ Good
man. F. /. Eurdy. W H Worth. j. +.
Merdeuhau. =. :. CaSnWell.
On Law. EHtorcemeuc-H. A PaEe.
Thad Jones J.. H. PoU. r l.. Patton.
w L. Cunningham. - Z. Hubbard A
p. Tyer. Z. y. SImmS. y. ~. Butler A.
F. Johnson. 2
INNING .eE dlutaordI a uoa
On Law Improvement C. \. MINI
ocks, c. H. Poe. r. II. Whitaker. J. NJ
Hilliard, A. c. McAllister. w. L. P0teat,
]. ]. Rogers. H. Y. Battle. w. W. Orr.
J. W. Bryan.
On Field Work and Finance. E.
Underwood. ]. r. Marshall. {. J. n.
Parker. CT. L. Merrill. J. A. StradIey. J..
T. Smith. E. E. Gillespie \. D. Watts.
AT. a. Adams. Henry Sheets.
c.r( d%Iutaordl a dlOau ola Qua uauoaua
The chairman of each of these com
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