Evening journal., 1907-06-14
BIG RALLY OF
NO-LICENSE MEN
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was some talk of placing politicians
on these committees but we have elm
mated them and have named men who
are honest and hard workers in the
cpuse
This is. a campaign Of education and
there are no two sides TO the question.
Temperance would keep business in
the city, and would increase the value
Of real estate. There are men who are
now against us who ere long win be
enrolled IN our cause
The Rev. A. S. Mowbray. presiding
elder of the Wilmington district. was
introduced and upon his motion the
city committee was increased in mem
bership from 20 to 25, and is now COM
posed of three members from each
representative district and ten at
rargc The following were appointed
by the chair as a nominating commit
tee;
John s. Mullin. Jr., Robert r. Davis
ID. McHenry, the Rev. T. f. Carpenter
w. e. Hawkins, Thomas Davis. e. H.
Neese, II. s. Goldey. the Rev. J. p. A.
Johns, Isaac w. Powers. George A.
Robinson.
The committee on resolutions was as
follows: The Rev. r. +. Jackson.
George Isenberg. the Rev Henry c.
Turner Minor c. Smith. George w
Todd, the Rev w j. H. Hughes. These
two committees retired to draw up
the resolutions and to select the COM
mittee
During the absence Of these commit
tees, while at work in drawing resolu-
tions and selecting committee mem
bers. vocal selections were given by a
male Quartette led bv Rev j. NJ.
Arters, and several stirring addresses
were made.
SALOON A NUISANCE"
c. S. Burchinal spoke strongly in
favor Of opposition to the sale Of liquor
THE saloon is a nuisance to us" said
he "Many have told me that although
they drink, they believe that the saloon
is harmful to them. Rum means ruin
to any city. If we had no rum in orr
midst we would need no increase in
our police force. there would be less
inmates in the worlShouse and fewer
insane people in our county institution
If Wilmington is to become a great
city It must abolish the saloon"
The Rev. A. S. Moworay. the next
speaker. prefaced his remarks by say
ing: IT. being a methodist. always be-
lieve in experience and have had
experience in no license communities
7 find numbers of people to-day who
are on the top-most raj. of the prohi.
hition fence who do not know on which
side TO get down on. This is a mora
and religious question and no towr
or city can grant a license to a saloor
without committing a SIN"
The Rev. Or. Kellogg said; 'Thi.
| is a religious movement. and we mus
not forget that our strength is in Coo
/ We must pray as well as vote. I have
confidence in the outcome of this move
ment. The struggle now is in one
sense greater than that of the Civi
War, but we viii win out The liquol
men are putting up a hluff, and it hai
come to a pretty pass when we as fTei
men shall not be able 10 say what w
are to have in this respect"
On motion of Mr.. Mowbray. th
meeting was constituted into an Anti
License League which every one i'm tn
city is invited to join, with the com
mittee of twenty-five as officers. tn
vice-presidents of the league to b
chosen to represent every Christia
denomination.
At this point the nominating com
mittee submitted its report, the com
mittee named being as follows:
First District-Joseph Wigglesworth, ?
r. Davis. Charles colburn, colorcd; r.
Loomis. a. IT. Ewing
Second Dlstrict-A. r. spaid, I. T. Par