Milford chronicle., 1907-04-26
DELAWARE ANTI-LICENSE
PARTY NOW ORGANIZED.

Ah0 ho-ucCuec party OkgaHlAcu AZ
Dover last Monday in q State conven.
tiOn in which nearly every voting pre-.
cinct In the State was represented.
The program for the day was two
part convention, morning and after.
noon, in the new Opera House and
final platform meeting in the large
Wesley M. E. Church at night.
Walter o. Hoffecker of Smyrna, for
mer Congressman, was chosen perma-
nent chairman and Rev. Jeel S. Gil.
tllan, Presbyterian minister Of Newark,
was selected secretary.
The principal work Of the morning
was to get an efficient committee on
party or organization and this was
finally obtained as follows:
Alexander M. DAILY, chairman John
B. Hutton, William Salisbury, VIII
liam d. Denney, Isaac T. Parker, John
P. Holland, Rev. Alexander Allison,
Jr., DR.. g. Layton Grier, Rev. Fl. w.
Kellogg, ArchdeacOn George G. Hall,
Rev. F. F. Briggs, Rev. John H. Nutter,
State Treasurer Thomas N. Rawlins,
William NJ. Hope, Rev. Joseph Brown
Turner and Merritt N. Willitts. The
completion Of this strong committee
was greeted with applause. This COM
mittee on resolutions was then appoin-
ted; Alpheus S. Mowbray, Francis H.
Moore, S. NJ. Morgan and Thomas E.
Terry. They returned with these reso-
lutions which!were adopted:
Whereas A majority OF the members Of the
Delaware Legislature, during It's recent ses-
sion, recognized the constitutional right OF
the people OF this commonwealth TO vote on
the question Of license or no license, by enact
lhE local optloh law providing for the sub
mission Of this question to be qualified voters
81 Delaware at special election TO be held
next November; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That 10 is the sense OF this conven-
ION that immediate steps should be taken to
effect a thorough organization Of all the anti
license forces in the state, and thus to enlist
Ill available agencies and bring them into
prompt and effective activity against the
Resolved, That we deem it Of vital import
lnce to the successful issue OF the campaign
low begun against the legalized rum traffic.
nat every cltizen oppose to this traffic should
Use mis- influence as well as cast his vote for
Is overthrow at the approaching election.
Resolved, That we regard the legalized liQ-
Or raIlc at the prolific sOursce of any ap-
alling percentage of crime, vice, debauchery,
restitution, pauperism, insanity, disease and
cath, and that we therefore favor the re-
loval of this vicious Institution nom our
lidst, in the interest OF social thrift. Dubiie
loras and an orderly and economical ad-
Illustration of Government
Resolved, That we here and now pledge our
slNes TO an earnest active and enthusiastic
impaign against this legalized enemy of the
ate, the Church, the home and the indi-
dual.
The new State Central Committee, is
J follows:
Wilmington City-General Isaac 7.
arker, George NJ. Fisher, Andrew L.
'hnson, William P. White, Josiah o.
'OlcOtt, John S. Mullin, Jr.
Rural New Castle County-Merritt
Willitts, Theodore F. Clark, William
eakyne, Edward Hart, Joseph c. Par
II, DR.. G. B. Pearson.
Kent CountY-William 7. Jester,
ank Richards, Gamaliel Garrison,
exander NJ. DAILY, William Salisbury,
=. l.. S. Conwell.
sussex COunty-Curtis E. Davis,
omas N. Rawlins, Joseph E. Hol-
I'd, Frank NJ. Jones, John q. Town
I'd, DR.. G. Layton Grier.
Members at-Lsrge- T. E. Terry,
v. J. r. Brown, Rev. Stephen M.
'rgan, Rev. Joseph Brown Turner,
v. A. W. Lightbourne, Rev J. ii.
tter, Charles H. Coulbourn, DR.. Joel
Rev. A. S. Mowbray, John
H. Kelly.
Alexander NJ. DAILY was chosen chair
a and Thomas N. Rawlins secretary
he new local option party formed at
lday's State convention.
he State Committee adjourned to
It Thursday to start campaign man
nent.