The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-29
COLD WATER PARTY
FIFTY YEARS OLD
Was Organized for National Pc.
iiticaI Action in 1859.
FIRST P0LLED SCOT VOTES
John p. 81. Johns Stirring Campaign
Of 1ea4-Great Work Of Miss VIII
lard and the w. c. 7. U. In
Suppressine lntemperance.

Final triumph for its cause came to
the national Prohibition party almost
at the time oe its golden jubilee, 1t
came into existence fifty years ago
next September In Farwell hall, Chi
cago, by the act Of q convention OF
about 500 delegates representing ID
states.
For several years the formation OF
such q 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 1851
as q society Of total abstainers, urged
such action. and other leaders believed
It necessary. At a state Temperance
convention held in Pennsylvania tn
1867 the plan was first publicly breach
ed, and two years later On May 70.
1859, the cali for the Chicago conven-
don was put out BY the grand lodge Of
the Good Templars In session at o.
wego, N. Y. A committee to formulate
the plans was named comprising John
Russell, Detroit; ]. A. Spencer, Cleve-
land O.; James Black, Lancaster, Pa;
John n Stearns, New York, and Dan
lei wilkins, Bloomington. III. The COD
vention called By this committee Or
ganized the party on September /.
adopted q platform and appointed .
national committee ol which John Rms
sell was chairman.
First National Ticket
Nearly three years later, On Wash
ington's birthday, 1872, the new party
met In convention in Columbus, q, to
place Q national ticket in the 1ead.
James Black was nominated for press
dent and yohn Russell for vice presi-
dent. Mr.. Black was prominent Good
Templar and also was one q the
founders Of the National Temperance
Society and Publication house and Of
the Camp Meeting association at
Ocean Grove, N. J. MI. RUSSELL also
leader Of the Good Templars and a
Methodist minister, was known 40 the
father at the Prohibition party, for he
published newspaper. the Peninsular
Herald, which led the why IN Advent
ing the organisation OF the party Cor
political action.
With all their devotion to the cause.
the Prohibition leaders had no hope ct
success in the election Of 1872, and
they were not disappointed Their
ticket received only 5,6O7 votes, This
did not discourage them. and four
years later they put Green Clay Smith
Of Kentucky and Gideon Z. Stewart
ON the ticket These gentlemen re-
ceived a.737 votes. General Neal Dow
Of Maine, who had gained fame az the
author Of the Maine Prohibition law.
was the next presidential candidate.
in 1880. with n. A. Thompson In sec
ond place On the ticket. They pdled
only 1896 votes.
st. Johns Hot Campaign.
When the plans were being lid fo-
the campaign Of 1884. Frances y. WI
lard and her fellow workers At she ". !
c. T. q. entered the field UhG amt
to the Republican convention Z great
petition asking rhat considoxtiDn be
given TIE pleas q the tnipdrGne> aa-
vocates, but 1t was ignored and s5en
thrown into tbs dirt q tie dbd1 and !
Miss Willard promptly ttknad to the
Prohibition party. 1sr hai3 ~ wsl-
coined and John p. b. J0lp o&SKan-
sas was put at the head a The cold
water ticket. Already h1 was . .nCta- |
HE frrre FIR he hsd fkntnffS "a Tho /