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speakers by special train. In 1912
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 ]. A. Brooks, Missouri, 249,945
votes.
1892, John Bidwell, California. and
]. b. Cranfll, Texas, 27O,71O votes.
1896, Joshua Levering, Maryland,
and Hale Johnson, Illinois, 13O,753
votes.
1900, John G. Woolley, Illinois, and
votes.
. 1904, s. G. Swallow. Pennsylvania,
and George B. Carroll. Texas, 25s,205
votes.
1908. Eugene W. Chafin, Illinois. and
Aaron s. Watkins, Ohio, 253,231 votes.
1912, Eugene w. Chain, Arizona,
and Aaron S. Watkins, Ohio. 20S,923
votes.
1915. j. Frank Hanley, Indiana, and
DIR. Ira Landrith, Tennessee, 214, $40
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 1t publicly on a
large scale in 1873 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 n "whirlwind
from the Lord" Many saloons were
swept out of existence. but 1t soon be-
came evident that prayer must be ac-
companied by action If they would pre-
vent the return or the re-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 II 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 that
our cause is, and will be, combated by
mighty, determined and relentless
forces, we will. trusting in him who
is the Prince of Peace. meet argument
with argument. misjudgment with pa
thence. denunciation with kindness, and
all our difficulties and dangers with
prayer"
Pursued Many Roads to Its Goal.
From Its very earliest years the w.
G. 7. U. sought out a variety of ave-
nues through which the children of the
nation might be educated in the prin-
ciples of totalAbstinence and the adult
won for the absolute prohibition of
the liquor traffic. Out of the juvenile
work grew the Loyal Temperance Lee
gion for the children, and the Young
Peoples branch for the young men and
women. Later the children were en-
rolled as "Young Campaigners for
Prohibition"
Over forty departments were organ
lied, and carried on to some degree In
every state and territory, and In from
ten to twenty thousand local unions.
Among these were: Temperance work
in Sunday schools, which, with scien-
tific temperance instruction In public
schools, brought practically all the
children in the nation in touch with
temperance truth; medical temper.
nnce; mothers meetings, flower mis-
sion and relief; equal suffrage; moral
education and race betterment oratori-
cal and declamatory medical contests;
Christian citizenship. and child wei.
fare.