| Show COLD lf ATE PARTY fiFTY YEARS OLD Was Organized for National Po Pl Political Action in 1869 FIRST POLLED 5 VOTES John P. P St St. Johns John's Stirring Campaign of 1884 Great 1884 Great Work of of Miss Willard Willard Wil- Wil lard and the W. W C. C T. T U. U In Suppressing Intemperance Final triumph for Its cause came to the national Prohibition party almost at the time of Its golden jubilee It came came Into existence fifty years ago next September In Farwell ball hall Chicago Chi cago cage by the act of a convention of about delegates delegates' representing 19 s states s. s For several years the formation of such a party had been discussed because because because be be- cause the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties had hat virtually Ignored the advocates of prohibition The Good organized in 1851 as a society of total abstainers urged such action and other leaders believed belle l lIt It necessary At a state temperance convention held In Pennsylvania In 1867 the plan was was' first publicly broached broach broach- ed and two years later on May 2 29 1869 the call for the Chicago convention convention convention conven conven- tion was was put out by the grand lodge of the Good In session at Oswego Oswego Oswego Os- Os wego N. N Y A committee to formulate the plans plans' was named John Russell Russell Detroit J. J A A. Spencer Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land 0 O. James Black Lancaster Black Lancaster Pa John N. N St Stearns arns New York and Daniel Dan Dan- Daniel iel leI WIlkins Bloon Bloomington III Ill The convention convention convention con con- call called d by this committee organized organized organized or or- the party on September 1 I adopted a platform and appointed a national committee of which John Russell Russell Rus Rus- sell seIl was chairman First National Ticket Nearly three years later on Washington's Wash Wash- Ington's birthday 1872 th the new party met In convention In Columbus 0 O. to place a national ticket In the field James Black was nominated for president president president dent and John Russell for vice dent Mr 1 Black was a prominent Good Templar and also was one of the founders of the National Temperance e Society and Publication house and of the Camp Meeting association at Ocean Grove N N. J. J Mr Russell also a i leader of the Good and fa a Methodist 1 minister minister was known as the father of the Prohibition party for he published a newspaper the Peninsular Herald lerald which led the way In advocat advocat- advocating Ing ng the organization of the party for political action With all aU their devotion to the cause the he Prohibition leaders had no hope of success success In Iq the election of 1872 and they they hey were not disappointed Their ticket ticket received only votes This did not discourage them and four flour years later they put Green Clay Smith of Kentucky and Gideon T T. Stewart Stewarton on the ticket These gentlemen received re- re elved votes General Neal Dow of f Maine who vho had gained fame as the theauthor theauthor theauthor author of f the Maine Prohibition law was vas the next nert presidential candidate In n 1880 with H H. A. A Thompson In second second sec- sec ond nd place on the ticket They polled only votes I St. St Johns John's Hot Campaign I When the plans were being laid for forthe forthe the he campaign C of of 3 1884 FrancesE WIllard Wilard Wil- Wil lard ard and her fellow workers of the W. W C C. J. J T. T U. U entered the field They sent sento to o the Republican convention a great petition asking that consideration be given riven the pleas of the temperance advocates advocates ad ad- but It was Ignored and even een thrown brown Into the dirt on the floor and Miss Willard promptly turned to the Prohibition party Her help was w was s welcomed welcomed wel wel- and John P. P St. St John of Kanas Kansas Kansas Kan- Kan sas as was put at the head of the cold coldwater coldwater coldwater water ticket Already he was a Ii notable nota nota- ble figure ble-figure figure for tor h he had fought In the c r y 4 r yh vp mf j i Y I Frances E. E Willard Civil war as lieutenant colonel of the regiment of Illinois volunteers and later served two terms as governor governor governor gover gover- nor of Kansas He was a Republican but his party thought him too warm a friend of the prohibitionists and he was defeated for election re-election In 1882 Accepting the Prohibition nomination he went into the campaign with all his vigor and delivered stirring speeches all over the country especially espe espe- paying attention to New York state stale where the fight between James G. G Blaine Elaine and Grover Cleveland had bad made things very warm St St. John was out to beat the Republicans and he succeeded for the Prohibition vote was large enough to let Cleveland win winn d n LVOV ie e LV avin UlI ii u vv the nation The Prohibitionists polled the surprisingly lar large l yot vote of ot That the Republicans credited them with giving victory to the Democrat Democrats Democrats' was proved ed by the fact that thai In more oro than a hundred clues St. St John wa was as burned In effigy The Prohibition convention of 1890 1896 split spIlt th the p party over woman suffrage and money The free silver sliver minorIty minorIty minority minor minor- Ity formed a Liberal party with Bentley Bent Bent- ley Icy of Nebraska and Southgate ate o of Illinois as its Us standard They polled about a votes The feature of the Prohibition campaign cam cam- of 1900 was was a tour of the country country coun coun- try by th the c candidates and a corps o of r x s f 4 Francis Murphy speakers by Ipe special Ial train In 1912 the Prohibition convention In ted the candidates of 1908 Results in Later Years The candidates since 1884 1834 and their vote are as follows I 1888 Clinton B. B FIsk New Jersey and J. J A. A Brooks Missouri votes 1892 John Bidwell California and J. J B. B Cranfill Texas votes 1896 Joshua Levering Maryland and Hale Johnson Illinois votes 1900 John G G. Woolley Illinois and H. H B B. Metcalf Rhode Island votes r 1904 S. S C. C Swallow P Pennsylvania and George B. B Carroll Texas votes 1908 Eugene W. W Chafin Illinois and Aaron aron S. S Watkins Ohio votes 1 1912 12 Euge Eugene W. W Chafin Clafin Arizona Arizona Ar opa and Aaron S. S Watkins Ohio votes 1916 J. J Frank Hanley Indiana a and Dr Ira Landrith Tenn Tennessee votes Women Prominent in the Fight For many years the w women men have been prominent in the prohibition movement for the evils of Intemperance ance bore heavily on their sex To them hem must be given a very large share In the credit for the success of the fi fight hi They started It publicly on a large large scale 1873 In Ohio wIth a a crusade cru cru- crusade sade to pray ray the saloons out of exist exist- ence nce This movement inaugurated by a littie lIt lit- tie tle le band of women who held prayer meetings In saloons when permitted and on the pavements outside when not allowed to enter spread like wildfire wildfire wild wild- fire throughout the nation and was as denominated by the press a whirlwind from the Lord Many saloons were swept out of existence but it soon became became became be be- came evident that prayer must be accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied by action if they would prevent pre pro vent the return or or the opening re-opening of the he saloons once once closed The call Ball for organization was Issued from rom Chautauqua N. N Y in August 1874 The convention was held In Cleveland 0 O. November 20 18 1874 and at that meeting there w was s organized organ organ- zed the National Womans Woman's Christian Tempe Temperance a ce Union Delegates were present from 17 states The rhe plan of work was presented by Frances E. E Willard and most of the thoughts embodied in the plan were later ater worked out In the W C. C T. T U. U At this convention Miss Willard offered offered offered of of- also the famous resolution Resolved Resolved Resolved Re solved That recognizing the fact that our cause Is and will be co combated bated by mighty determined and relentless forces we will trusting in him who Is s the Prince of Peace meet argument with argument misjudgment with patience patience pa pa- tience denunciation with kindness and andall andall all nU our difficulties and dangers with prayer Pursued Many Roads to Its Goal From Its very earliest years the W. W C. C T. T U. U sought out a v variety of avenues avenues avenues ave ave- through which the children of the nation might be educated In the principles principles prin prin- of ot total abstinence and the won for the absolute prohibition of the liquor traffic Out of the Juvenile work grew the Loyal Temperance Legion Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion glon for the he children and the Young Peoples' Peoples branch for the young men and women Later the children were enrolled enrolled en en- rolled as Young Campaigners for Prohibition Over forty departments were organized organ organ- organized 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 scientific title temperance Instruction In public schools brought practically all the children In the nation in touch with temperance truth medical temperance temper temper- ance mothers' mothers meetings flower mission mission mis mis- sion slon and relief equal suffrage moral I I education and race betterment oratorio oratorical cal and declamatory medical contests contests Christian citizenship and child wel wel- fare 1 j iIIi |
