The Dermott news., 1919-01-23
COLD WATER PARTY
 FIFTY YEARS OLD
Was Organized for National Po-
 liticaI Action in 1869.
FIRST POLLED 5,6O7 VOTES
John p. St. Johns Stirring Campsign of 1se4-Great Work Of Miss Will lard and the w. C. T. U. in
 Suppressine lntemperance.

Final triumph for it's cause came to the national Prohibition party almost at the time of its golden jubilee, Ii came into existence fifty years ago next September ill FarweH hall, Chi cago, by the act ot convention of about 5oo delegates representing l9 states.
 For several years the formation of such a party had been discussed be cause the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties had virtually ignored the advocates of prohibition The Good Templars. organized in lS3l as Il society of total ahstaiucrs. urged such action, aud other leaders believed f. necessary. Al q state temperance convention held in Pennsylvania in cd. and two years later on May - lS69. the call for the Chicago eonyen- ton was put eut hy thc grand lodge of the Good TttaFjars in session at os- wego, N \. \ committee tn formulate the plans was named. comprising John iNt8-1t..} } f'''4 lE# d. 4N 'NH5a III VI " V laua, O.; James Hucb, Lancaster. Pa; John \. Stcarus. New York. and pan= faf= Wilkins, Bloomington H. The con eeatioa called by this caumtte" er- eaa.zcd the party on September | adopted q platform and appointed national committee ef winch Jehn Rus sell was chairman.
 First National T4eket.
 NsarIy three wears Inter, oa Wasa= iusteu's birthday. lN72. the new party uet in convention in Columbus e.. te ptagr national ticket n the heid James Black Wa~ nominated for presi dent and John Russell Ter vice rress- dent. Me Black was fl prominent Good Temp'ar aua also Wus one of the founders of the National Temperance Seefety and Publication house and ef tae Camp Meeting association at Ocean Grove. N I Mir Russell, also 4 leader af tte GaHd TGHtiars and Methodist minister was known aS the father of the Prohibition party for h. pahlehea newspaper. tbe reujuSular Herald. Whirr led fhe way in advoeat- ing thc orcatdz5tiaH oG the party for political action.
 With all their devotion to the cause. fhe Prohibition leaders had na hope of success in the election of 1s-2, and they were not ~appotutod Their t4el>et received only 5Go7 Notes. This a1a uoi diseauraze the@. and foGr fr.tr, Inter -,h,al r5t= Green Clay smith of keuMrk5 and Gidean r St,Wart on the ticket. These gentlemen re eei4ed a737 yute>. General Neal Dow af Na.fe. who ta3 sa:,,y, ranIa aS the aufuor of the Ma.He Prohibition law was -hc next presidential candidate, In lN~o. with H A Thompson in see aua place on the ticket. They poiled 5aly lo@6G votes.
 St. Johr's Hot Canpaiqn.
 When the plans were teln. laid for tEe campaign nf leSt Frances l.. VII lard eaa hcr fel'a# workers If the N. C. r. |. entered the nvld. They sent sa the RepehHaa convention q creat petition a~klnE that i,ratiou he eiten the pleas If the tempyrs4ee ad= Eoaatgs hut tt- WIS -f..fserrl aHA even thrown into thr dtFt ou thc aaar. anl Mass Willard promptly turned to tAe Prohibition party. Her help was wei eaH.d and Jehu r St tahu of kan- sas was =FHt at the head uf the cold 4afar ticket Already he Was Il uot,t- hla czaer far he had fought in tho