Smyrna times., 1907-04-24
LOCAL OPTION CAMPAIGN
FORMALLY OPENED AT DOVER
WALTERO. HORPECKER OF SMYRNA NAMED
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONVENTION.
Temperance Folks Organize POr the campaIgn
and Adopt Strong Resolutions Officers
Elected to Manage the Campaign.

Elected to Manage The Campaign.
A goodly delegation from Smyrna
attended Monday the big temperance
convention at Dover at which the Lo-
cal Option Campaign was opened with
an enthusiasm which was significant
and highly encouraging. Nearly every
voting precinct in Delaware was repre-
sented. Walter o. Hoffecker, of
Smyrna, former Congressman and lead
ing Republican, was chosen permanent
chairman and Rev. Joel S. Gilfllan,
Presbyterian minister of Newark, was
selected secretary. The principal work
of the morning was to get an efficient
committee on party organization and
this was finally obtained as follows:
Alexander M. Daily, chairman; j ohm B.
Hutton, William Salisbury, William
d. Denney, Isaac T. Parker, John p.
Holland, Rev. Alexander Allison, Jr
DIR. G. Layton Grier, Rev. Fl. W. Kel
logg, Archdeacon George G. Hall,
Rev. F. F. Briggs, Rev. John H. Nut
ter, State Treasurer Thomas N. Raw
Inns, William M. Hope, Rev. Joseph
Brown Turner and Merritt n. Willitts.
The completion of this strong commit.
tee was greeted with applause. Alpheus
S. Mowbray, Francis H. Moore, s. NJ.
Morgan and Thomas E. Terry who
wereappointed a committee on Resolu-
tions returned with these resolutions
which were adopted:
Whereas, A majority of the members of the
Delaware Legislature, during the recent session
recognized the constitutional right of the people
OF this Commonwealth to vote OH the question of
license or no license. by enactng local option
law providing for the submission of this ques
ton to the qualified voters of Delaware at a
special election TO be held next November; there
fore, be it.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this conyen.
ton that immediate steps should be taken to eff
feet thorough organization of all the anti licensS
forces in the state and thus to enlist all available
agencies and bring them into prompt and effec
tive activity against the enemy.
Resolved, That we deem il of vital importance
TO the successful issue of the campaign now be
gun against the legalized rum traffic, that every
citizen opposed to this traffic should use his in
huence as well as cast his vote for its overthrow
at the approaching election.
Resolved That we regard the legalized liquor
traffic as the prolific source of any appalling per
centage OF crime, vice, debauchery prostitution
pauperism. insanity disease and death, and tha
. we, therefore, favor the removal of this vicious
institution from our midst, in the interest oil
/ social thrift public morals and orderly anc
economical administration of government.
Resolved, That we here and now pledge our
selves to an earnest, active and enthusiastic
campaign against this legalized enemy of tn,
State, the Church, the home and the individual
The new State Central Committee, al
finally agreed upon, consists of: VIII
mington City-General Isaac T. Par
ker, George M. Fisher, Andrew L
Johnson, William P. White, Josiah o
Wolcott, John S. Mullin, Jr. Rura
New Castle County-Merritt n. Will
7 lifts, Theodore F. Clark, William
Deakyne, Edward Hart, Joseph G
Parker, DIR. G.. B. Pearson. Ken
County-William T. Jester, Franl
Richards, Gamaliel Garrison, Alexan
der M. DAILY, William Salisbury, DIR
. l.. s. Conwell. Sussex County-Cur
/; tbs E. Davis; Thomas n. Rawlins, Jos
3 eph b. Holland, Frank NJ. Jones; J OH
: G.. Townsend, DIR. G. Layton Grier
Members at-large-Rev. T. E. Terry
I Rev. J. r. Brown, Rev. Stephen NJ
! Morgan, Rev. Joseph Brown Turner
Rev. A. W. Lightbourne, Rev. j. FL
Nutter, Charles H. Coulbourne, DR.
8 Joel s. Gilfillan, Rev. A. S. Mowbray
John III. Fl. Kelly. Alexander NJ
l DAILY was chosen chairman and Thoma
: N. Rawlins secretary of new local op
t tion party formed at Mondays Stat
/; convention, The State Committee ad
: journed to meet next Thursday to star
;, campaign management.