Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-07-17
TEMPERED BY old OCEAN
BREEZES OF ATLANTIC COOL
FRACTIONAL RANCORS
DIR. Porter Attends National Prohibi-
ton Convention and Writes of
its Doings and Celebrities

EDITOR CENSOR-l nave Deen mere IN
this great unique watering place four
days to attend the national prohibition
convention, which is being held way out
in the Atlantic ocean on the steel pier
in the cool refreshing breezes, without
which the city people would swelter.
On the famous board walk along the
beach, ten miles long and from two to
four rods wide, it is very hot. At a.
m. one is very strongly reminded Of
that old philosophic law, "the angle of
incidence is equal to the angle of re-
Election, for the suns heat is reflected
up on to the board walk making the
heat almost uncomfortable This city
has some $4,000 permanent residents,
200, 900 floating winter population and
a summer population inestimable.
Tuesday night we had the great ora
torical contest held by the prohibition
college clubs of our country. Prohibit
ton sentiment is very strong IN many
of the smaller colleges of all over the
country. The six boys who spoke in
the contest were all winners, first in
the state prohibition oratorical con-
tests, next they were winners in the
Interstate contests before coming here.
Over $50 contests were held in the
United States out of which came
victorious these six young men. Among
the six judges was Congressman r. P.
Hobson. The orations were a quarter
hour long and all had the true ring, but
the boy from Florida took the great au-
dience by storm. His first sentence
was classic. His whole Grafton was
= classic. Again and again we broke
rhe rule to not applaud during the
speaking. He is tall, erect, dark haired
md every move showed grace and cul-
rnre. The steel pier is an especially
appropriate place in which to hold this
convention of water politicians. The
cool breezes have evidently kept down
the raneor and bitterness existing be-
tween the two factions of the party,
and feeling of unity and harmony has
so far in the public meetings prevailed.
1t is interesting to write of the per-
sonelle Of the convention. Near me
sits Rev. f. w. Emerson, minister of
the Christian church, whose clergymen
are neary all very strong in the prohi-
bition faith. John Solieski, a Pole by
birth, once heir to the throne of Poland,
in his bearing every inch king, sits
near by Wilbur F. Craftsis here from
Washington from the Office of the in
ternational reform bureau, where for
years he has done splendid work in this
and otl.er countries in many great re-
forms. Clinton N. Howard Of Ro-
chester, the little giant and temporary
chairman of the convention, made a
4 very effective officer. Rev. r. A. ELL
wood, pastor of Boardwalk church, is
live member of the convention. Like
the Mohammedan priest. he breaches
| only to rlen. He came here and adj
i vertised that he would preach to men
only; that If they wished to come to his
church and wished to smoke they could
do So He got his audience ana if his
! speech. of welcome yesterday is any
/ thing TO judge by, Ellwood news to the
lime. Samuel Dickie, president of Aba
bion college for many yeare, and who
debated with Mayor Rose of Milwau-
Kkee until the brewers found Dickie was
1 running their business and stopped the
/ debates, has long been familiar figure
/ In these conventions. As write Rev.
| DR.. Mead is chairman and the conven-
! ton in turmoil over reports of COM
mittees and points of order. Roll call
lis asked for. Mrs. Lou Beauchamp of
Kentucky has been a familiar figure at
the secretary's table several times.
| Four years ago, at Columbus, | rem
ember, the Kentucky delegation met
near ours in the basement of the state
house. A gentleman moved that Alice
Longworth, who had attended the other
conventions, be invited to attend ours.
Mrs. Beauchamp rose and said II do
not approve of inviting to this conven-
ton a woman who in Cincinnati asso-
ciates with the notorious Geo. B. Cox,
and woman who smokes cigarettes in
public. When yesterday Mrs. Beau
champ told Of raising seven sons, a
round of applause greeted her state
ment. Another very valuable member
here, not only for our own country but
for the whole world, is DR.. T. d. Croth-
ers Of Hartford, editor Of the Journal
! OF Ineb,iety and author of many works
on the alcohol ard opium habits. He is
a very modest, unassuming man and his
| field is one in which great good can be
/ done, for many good people now honest
lily believe that beer, wine and other
baleoholic drinks are healthful. The
floor of prohibition national conven-
ton hall, at close of convention is al
ways free from tobacco juice and other
Nth, but it is generally covered with
reform literature, every noted crank
bringing hundreds Of tracts and papers
&c give away.
/ heard Gov. Wilson and John Wanna
maker speak yesterday at laying of Z.
M. C. A. building corner stone. The
governor is not well loved here in At
lantic City. He has used his influence
II closing the Sunday saloon, the gamb-
ling rooms, and other bad places, and
they tell me that as result the hotel
| business is On the buln. One noted
hotel now has 100 guests. Last year at
! this date il had $50 The sports want
to come here Sundays with their ladies
and driuk with ITEM in the high toned
cafes. The saloons are shut up that
| day and they 90 to other resorts. If
/ Gov. Wilson is elected president / be-
lieye we will get a very able, sincere
man, who is not only scholar but a
man of good executive ability.
The bathers in the surf here these
days number several thousands men,
women and children. Thousands are
now lying in the sand after coming
from the water. They go into the
water again to wash off the sand and
many of them walk in their bathing
suits half mile to their homes. Many
are terribly sun burned and will go
back home as black as Portuguese and
win glory in their color.
C. v. PORTER.
Atlantic City, N. j., July II, 1912.