Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-01
pRoHiHlTloNlsrs HOLD
CONVENTION
J. coodloe jackson, Of Jane Lew, Nom
mated to Head State Tieket-peIe-
aates 10 AtIantle citY

NlarksbuFE, w. va, May 25,--ln
their state convention Thursday in
the court house In this city. the Prohi-
bitionists Of West Virginia nominated
the following ticket for the election
IN November,
For governor, J. Govaloe Jackson. Ct
Jane Lew; Tor secretary OF state. ].
4 NJ. Wiser. of Mannering. Mercer coun.
ty; for state auditor. w. A. Howard. OF
Burner. Pochahontas county, for attor.
ney general. J. Howard Holt. Mounds
Vile; for superintendent of schools
Prof. o. G. White, Of Bethany: for
treasurer J. Otis Stout. of Clarksburg:
for commissioner of agriculture. Geo
H. Anderson, of Summersville; for
ongressman-at-large. Squire Halstead,
OF Kessler's Crossing, Nicholas county.
The Rev. j. w. Bedford, of Parsons
editor OF the Mountain State Patriot
was chosen chairman of the executive
committees; jay T.. Cunningham. of
| Pennsboro. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and t.
A. Clayton. OF Fairmont: b. w. Mer-
-itt. of Elkins; B. d. Halstead, of Pool.
Nicholas county; ]. ID. McGregor, of
Pennsboro; Prof. b. II. White OF
Be9kley: the Rev. r. u. Peters. of
Clarksburg; A. w Martin, of Hay.
wood; A. j. Fleming, of Fairmont, w,
1 c. Pierce, of Cameron; H. G. Hedges,
of Lumberport; Rev. Morton Steele
of Newburg: w. c. b. Moore, OF Char
lesion, and G. M. Baughman. OF Phil
/ ippi members of the executive com
| mittee.
I Presidential electors were nominat-
ed as follows; F. P. Kelley. of Fair
mont; ~ s. Steele, OF Morgantown,
and II. w Anvil. Of Parsons, electors
at-large; U. p. Holt, OF Moundsville.
! for the first district; j. w. Meyers, of
Philippi, second district; George Kirk,
OF st. Adams, third district; T. M. Mar
shall, of Stout's Mills. Gilmer county,
| fourth district. and b. II. White, of
Beckley, fifth district.
! u. A. Clayton. OF Fairmont, and Jay
u. Cunningham. of Pennsboro. were
! chosen national committeeman.
| Squire Halstead. of Kessler's Cross
ings, Nicholas county, was chairman
of the convention. Twenty.ttiree coun.
ties were represented.
The Platform Adopted
, Although there was slight objection
to reference to the slavery question,
the following platform, as submitted
by the committee on resolutions. was
adopted without change:
Recognizing God as the true source
Of all good movement, and believing
in the rules OF life laid down in the
New Testament, and further recogniz-
ing the ruth of the judgement of the
Supreme Court of the United States
and the penologists of the country,
that more woe, want, crime and mis-
cry are attributable to the use of in
toXicating liquors as beverage, than
all other sources combined. we renew
our pledges of hostility to the authoriz-
alton by governments, national state
or municipal, of the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquor for beverage
purposes.
And we further say that no politi-
cal party has right to expect nor
should Ii receive the vote of any citi-
zen while II stands committed to the
license policy or fails to put itself in
an attitude of open and relentless hos
tility to the license saloon.
We realize that there are questions
of an economic and financial nature
now suggested and discussed by the ad
herents of the two old political parties,
But we regard these questions so sug-
gested as of minor importance when
compared with the liquor question,
which involves the expenditure Of
more money than all other political
questions engaging the attention Of
the dominant parties. and we regard
these questions as utterly insignificant
when compared with the loss of life,
he destruction of health. peace, pros
perity and happiness of our people,
and the increase of crime engendered
by the liquor traffic. And we subord-
mate these questions for the further
reason, that as long as ballots are in
\ in the hands OF vice and ignorance.
bought at public auction. cast in drunk
en- debauchery, and the results declar-
ed in political Partially and corrup-
ton, none OF these questions proposed
can be settled rightly. We recognize
the ratification of the proposed pro-
/ hibition amendment to the constitu-
ton of the state as the greatest politi-
cal issue ever presented to the people
of this State We declare ourselves
unqualifedly in favor of the prohibit
ton amendment and will work and
vote for it, and use every honorable
means in our power to secure its ratif-
cation. And as all political parties in
| the state can vote for II without inter-
fering with their own tickets, we most
earnestly invite all good citizens; ire
spestive of party affiliation to unite
with us in the ratification OF said
amendment But we decline ourselves
to leave,t this law In the hands OF it's en-
emies or in the hands of those indiffer-
ent to its execution to be disregarded