Evening journal., 1905-05-11
CITIZENS PARTY
WILL Be FORMED
Temperance Workers in State
Convention at Dover Take
Action
TEXT OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
speeial to Tho Evening Journal

Special TO Tho Evening journal
Dover. May 1l,-Temporance advocates
from all over Delaware gathered here to-
day in response to a call issued by the
Rev. Dr. Robert Watt, of Smyrna for
state Convention IN the interest Of
local option and civic purity. Tho meet
ing. which was called 90 order In the Do
yer Gentry Club at 1919 a. M. by Dr.
watt, as President Of the Delaware State
Temperance Alliance, gave promise Of
being animated
Every church In the State was entitled
to three delegates to the Convention, as
were also each Young Peoples Christian
Society and Temperance Union. and the
representation was large.
pungont adjectlves and stnging sen-
tences were applied 20 the Delaware lave
makers ana some sensational inside facts
were revealed.
The chairman revealed the fact that he
had taken steps to prosecute for perjury
the members of the Legislature who had
refused TO support Kent county local
option bin in compliance with their oaths
TO support the constitution. These steps
were interrupted by the discovery that
tho men could only be punished by the
Legislature itself.
President Robert Watt of the Delaware
tsate Temperance Alliance, called the
convention 10 order at 1880 o'clock and
invited the Rev. Ralph r. Coursoy OF
Milton, to lead the song service. Mrs j.
*. Barney, national evangelist of the
W. G. T.. U. prayed earnestly that the
meeting might not be merely a confer
ence for the passage of resolutions but
that deep foundations be laid for n great
work for righteousness and for the re-
demption of the State from the thraldom
OF the saloons.
Letters of regret al inability to be pres
ent were read from Mrs. Emma 10. CaullS,
State president of w. G. #. L.. ma Dr.
c. A. Grlse, superintendent of the Mary
land-Delaware Anti-saloon League.
? DR.. Joel s. Gnfnlan, secretary OF the
. alliance read the call for the convention.
Dr. Watt I'm further stating the object of
the meeting declared that the situation
which confronts the righteous people of
Delaware today and members of this con.
, vcniion 'is not Of our own making. Tn,
logic of events dictates 10 us that w,
arrive at some plan OF campaign which Ia,
, conscientious voters OF today can sthnt
. upon fight upon and win upon." A com
!, | mittee consisting OF Presiding Elder S
4 NJ. Morgan Of Dover. the Revs. A. W
. Lightbourne. Of Mddletown. n. Z. Terry
of Laurel. O. W. Prettyman. of New
Castle Alfred Smith Of Dover: Prosldlnt
Elder A. S. Mowhray of Wilmington
" John r. Holland and b. f. ID. Woodaii
. OF Milford, was appointed to draft d
p declaration of principle for debate.
r The Revs. George T.. Jones. OF NIL
4 ford Howard II. Quigg. Of GEORGETOWN
Presiding Elder Kons of Smyrna. Mrs l..
e. w. Emerson, president OF Wilmington w
c. 4. u. and Mrs. Margaret Donnen. OF
e. Newark, president OF New Castle Com.
e. ty W. C. 4. u. were named as "a commit
Y tee on nomination.
financial comittee consisting Of th,
{ Revs. c. r. Wyatt E II. Nelson. w. q
hurst George W. Todd and Lewis M
Price was named TO audit the accounts OF
e President Watt and devise "a fnancia
system for thep rogress Of the conven
e tion's work
"One OF the chief attorneys OF the re-
cent Legislature" said Dr. Watt. .eav,
= = as his professional opinion that the wore
\. shalr In the constitution may often b.
= interpreted and often mean may / thinl
= he ought TO be Chief Justice of Unite,
N States If he lives long enough. 1 sollci
the opinion of Attorney General Rich
ards and former Attorney-General War,
whether every member of that Legisla
ture who voted against the loca
would not be committing pcriur
and violating their oaths. Eaci
n said they would. / asked them if W,
/ could not proceed against them TO
v perjury Tor l believe 1 would do Go.
and my country a jusutice by putin,
some of these false representatives n
jail, and was prepared to sign all tn
warrants myself They inform me
y however, that the only way they coul,
II be reached was by expulsion"
At this junction the committe OF
y declaration of principle arrived an,
= Presiding Elder Morgan, chairman
y submitted the folowing
= After a long preamble arraigninr
y Delaware Legislature and declaimlnt
" for civic purity and against the publ
lreproaoh of the state Of Delaware TO
corrupt politics, the. resolution prop
q er were all adopted as follows:
That the convention shall imme
diately proceed to organize a Delawar
Citizens League to be constituted q
o. voters, pledged TO Independent actio
T. at the polls so far as the next Legis
n. lative ticket is concerned
ge That officers of said league sha
ge promptly issue a call to all religion
IS Temperance andpolltical reform bodie
r.. within the state soliciting their co
II operation in this movement for the re
demption of Delaware.
zThat the proper officers OF tn
league shall as soon as is practica
serve notice upon respective state com
AZ mittees of the principal political par
IS, ties that unless they shall submit {
is the officers of the league within thirt
l. days Of time fixed by law for the IN
N ing OF nominations satisfactory legis
he lative ticekts the league viii procee
ID to present an Independent legislativ
ID ticket for the suffrage Of the peopl
that we here and now pledge ourselve
our votes, our prayers, to this move
ment, knowing that God win place al
the moral forces of His Kingdom un
Iv der commission for our cause.
a Reces was taken at 1915 until 1.S
In p. m.