Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-01-24

speakers by special train. In lSlz
the Prohibition convention renom-
mated the candidates of 1908.
Results in Later Years.
The candidates since 1884 and their
vote are as follows:
1888, Clinton B. Fisk, New Jersey,
and J. A. Brooks, Missouri, 249,945
votes.
1892, John Bidwell, California, and
]. b. Cranfill, Texas, 270,710 votes
1896, Joshua Levering, Maryland,
and Hale Johnson, Illinois, 130,753
votes.
1900, John G. woolley, Illinois, and
H. B. Metcalf, Rhode Island, 209. .469
votes.
1904, S. C. Swallow, Pennsylvania,
and George B. Carroll, Texas, 25S,205
votes.
1908, Eugene w. Chain, Illinois, and
Aaron S. Watkins, Ohio, 253,231 votes.
1912, Eugene w. Chain, Arizona,
and Aaron S. Watkins, Ohio, 20S,92
votes.
1916, J. Frank Hanley, Indiana, and
DIR. Ira Landrith, Tennessee, 214,34O
votes.
Women Prominent in the Fight.
For many years the women have
been prominent in the prohibition
movement, for the evils of intemper-
ance bore heavily on their sex. To
them must be given a very large share
in the credit for the success of the
fight. They started it publicly on a
large scale in 1878 in Ohio with cru
sade to pray the saloons out of exist
ence.
This movement, inaugurated by lit
| tie band of women who held prayer
meetings in saloons when permitted
and on the pavements outside when
not allowed to enter, spread like Wild
| fire throughout the nation and was
denOminated by the press "whirlwind
from the Lord Many saloons were
swept out of existence, but il Coon be-
came evident that prayer must be ac-
companied by action if they would pre-
vent the return or the Ee-opening Of
the saloons once closed.
The call for organization was issued
from Chautauqua, N. Y, in August,
| 1874 The convention was held in
Cleveland, O., November 1920, 1874,
and at that meeting there was organ
lied the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. Delegates were
present from IL states.
The plan of work was presented by
Frances e. Willard and most of the
thoughts embodied in the plan were
later worked out in the w. G. T. u.
AT this convention Miss Willard Of
fered also the famous resolution: IRE.
solved, That recognizing the fact thai
mighty, determined and relentless
forces, we will, trusting in him who
is the Prince of Peace, meet argument
with argument. misjudgment with pa
| tience, denunciation with kindness, anG
all our difficulties and dangers witt
prayer"
Pursued Many Roads to Its Goal.
From its very earliest years the w
" L. u. SOuSuL OOt variety VI ave
nues through which the children Of the
nation might be educated in the prin
ciples Of total abstinence and the adul
won for the absolute prohibition o.
the liquor traffic. Out Of the juvenil,
work grew the Loyal Temperance LIE
gion for the children, and the YOun!
Peoples branch for the young men an'
women. Later the children were en-
rolled as Young Campaigners fo
Prohibition
Over forty departments were organ
ized, and carried on to some degree il
every state and territory, and in iron
ten to twenty thousand local unions
Among these were: Temperance worl
in Sunday schools, which, with scien
tific temperance instruction in publ
schools, brought practically all tn
children in the nation in touch wit
temperance truth; medical temper
ance; mothers meetings; flower mis-
sion and relief; equal suffrage; mora
education and race betterment orator.
cal and declamatory medical contests
Christian citizenship, and child wei
fare.