Smyrna times., 1904-06-01
ALLIANCE CONVENTION.
Two Mass Meetings TO Be Held 10 Wilmington
Next Tuesday Will Be Addressed By Rev.
Geo. c. WiIding and Mrs. Ellis.

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Next Tuesday viii Be Addressed By Rev.
Geo. c. WiIding and Mrs. Ellis.
What bids fair to be the largest and
most important temperance convention
which has been held in Delaware in
many years, will convene in the First
Presbyterian Church, Wilmington,
Tuesday, June 7th. The convention
is held under the auspices of the Della
ware Temperance Alliance. The OBJ
Ject of the convention is to receive re-
turns from the various districts con-
cerning the canvass which has been
going on for several weeks past. The
whole State has been distIicted and an
army of canvassers have been at work
seeking signers to the Voters Pledge.
The following is the pledge of the
Temperance Voters League Of Della
ware: We, the undersigned, voters of
election district No., of- Coun-
ty. State of Delaware, do solemnly
pledge one another three-fold pledge:
THAT we will not vote for any man
to represent us in either branch of the
General Assembly of the State of Del
aware for. the campaign of 1904 who
will not publicly pledge himself to
vote, if elected, to submit to the quail
fed voters of the State, by Districts,
according to Article XIII of the Con-
stitutiOn, the question whether the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors shall be licensed or prohibited. ;"
2.-That we will Lot vote for any man
for Governor of the State of Delaware,
for the campaign of 1904, who will not
publicly pledge that, if elected, he
will sign any bill passed by the Gen
eral Assembly submitting the above
question to any or all Districts in the
State. 3.-That we will give our sup
port only to such men, for the above
named positions, irrespective of party
affiliations, who will publicly so pledge
and provided they are men of moral
worth and personal integrity, so that
their pledge can be depended upon.
This Is purely non partisan move
ment and.cOmmends itself to all who
are opposed to the saloon. This can
vass is to be pushed with great vigor
until the day of election. Complete
arrangements have been made for the
coming convention, and the outlook
is for an unusually large attendance.
The following is the program: At
10. 80 there will be a business session
lasting till 1890. At 800 p. m. a mass
meeting to be addressed by Rev.
Geo. G. Wilding, d. D., of New Jer-
sey. Subject: THE Great American
Puzzle and How to Solve it. At 7.3O
p. m. Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis of
Washington, d. c., will be the speaker.
DIR. Wilding and Mrs. Ellis are
among the ablest and most eloquent
temperance advocates in the country.
All should hear them. They both
have a national reputation. The
music VIII De IN charge of Mrs. Eva
Crouch Benson. Mrs. Benson leads
the singing in Grace NJ. E. Sunday
Schools, and is one of the most
capable leaders in the city. 1t ought
to be added that the convention will
be prefaced by a series of such con.
ventions to be held in all the towns of
the State. There will be two such
meetings in Wilmington the evening
of June 3rd; one on the West side.
and one on the east side.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend all these meetings, and especially
the mass meetings to be held in con-
nection with the convention June 7th.