Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
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who discussed the possible action of
the convention before the sessions
began, but nobody appeared able to
forecast precisely just what form the
resolutions would take.
But the cry make Pennsylvania
Dry" was heard from every speaker
and the sentiment was so contagious
that it might have unneVed the
hcartiest opponent of national pro-
hibition had he been present Dis
tinguished men of the ministry and
the legal profession lashed the
liquor business to shreds and wal
loped poor old Demon Rum all
around the stage of the big audi
torium.
Friends of ]. Denny O'Neil Re-
publican candidate for Governor,
predicted that he would be given a
big ovation when he appears as a
speaker this evening and some went
so far as to say that the resolutions
might name him as the Federation's
choice for Governor, although other
and more conservative delegates
said the time for endorsement was
not ripe, for the reason that they felt
ii unfair to endorse one candidate
before the organization knows how
the other candidates who have not
definitely announced themselves may
stand on the liquor question.
Must Attend Primaries
Judge William +. Porter of New
Castle, presiding. took dry" voters
to task for not attending the
primaries and said that if the state
is dominated by bosses of men not
to their liking the fault is largerly
theirs.
The Rev. Dr. Charles Scanlon. of
the Presbyterian Board of Temper
ance. was so eloquent and emphatic
that he stirred the big audience to
cheers and shouts of Make Penn
sylVania Dry" He compared the
liquor traffic to dueling and slavery
and predicted that the day would
soon be here when whisky will be
as scarce as a slave. He portrayed
the liquor seller in abhorrent colors,
relating an experience of Neal Dow
in Maine where that famous prohi-
bitionist tried to dissuade a saloon
Keeper from selling whisky to a
man who was running his whole
family. 81 have the license to sell"
! was the plea. and | will sell to any
one that wants to buy. drunk or So
states and nations which have elm
/ mated booze" the audience rose
spontaneously and cheered the roll
call to an echo. He finished by re-
ferring to a letter from far Alaska,
! now under prohibition. in which the
writer offered to send missionaries
from that cline to benighted Penn
| sylVania.
w. c. Il. L. Takes Part
The meeting opened with a prayer
by the Rev. DR.. L. S. Nudge. who
was followed by the Rev. DR.. Har-
| vey Klaer, who gave facts on pro-
| hibition progress. The w. C. r. U.
was largely represented and one OF
| it's workers, Ella b. Block. of Cam
| bria county. related how this organ
| ization is working on Americanizing
/ the foreigner so that his vote will
not be controlled by the liquor deal
| er. The regular program was set
/ aside a short while at this point for
I expressions of coincidence to the
( family of Judge Seibert, who died
/ last week.
/ The report of the superintendent
| the Rev. John Royal Harris, gave the
! recently revised board of officers, as
! follows: President, Judge William
! +. Porter; ice-presidents, the Rev
] RutuS W. Miller, Phlladelph1a. At
| torney II. II. Negley, Pittsburgh: DR.
| J. II. Prugh. Jeanette; Mrs. Ella NJ
/ George, Beaver Falls; secretary, At
! torney w. n. McNair, .Pittsburgh di-
rectors, George Rankin. Wilkins
burg; John +. Gill, Franklin; j
| Denny ONeil, McKeesport; L. IL
Robinson, Pittsburgh; DR.. Charles
Scanlon, Lex n. Mitchell Punxsu-
tawney; Mrs. j. o. Miller and the
! Rev r. A. Hutchinson. Pittsburgh.
The report of the treasurer show
ed that this organization has achiev-
| ed wonders on a small amount OF
money. The receipts last year were
| $1O,219.24, the most of it from indi-
vidual contributions. The eXpendi-
lures were S9,942.24, leaving a bal
ance to-day in the treasury OF
! $276.94.
! The good wishes and cooperative
{ help from the w. c. T. L. were con-
veyed to the meeting by Miss ELLA
Brummel, in charge of that organi-
| zation's publicity. Her suggestions
! for pasting up thousands of posters
! distributing hiers, arranging window
demonstrations, using stickers on en-
velopes and utilizing the public
! schools will be adopted in the state
wide campaign, which will be ac-
| curately planned before the fedora
| tfon