Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1887 — THE PROHIBITIONISTS. [ARTICLE]

THE PROHIBITIONISTS.

ThetrNext National Convention'Will be' Held at Indianapolis In June, 1883. The National Committee of the Prohibition party which met at Chicago, Wednesday, elected Samuel Dickey, of Michigan, to succeed the late John B. Finch as chairman. John Ratliff is the member for Indiana. After a brisk contest it was decided to hold the National Convention at Indianapolis the first Wednesday in June, 1888. St. Louis, Washington, Minneapolis and Denver were all canditates for the location. During the proceedings the following was presented: To Rev. Dr. Jutkins, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Prohibition Party: At the late convention of the National Women’* Christian Temperance Union, held jn Nashville, Tenn., the following resolution was unanimously passed by 847 members. We respectfully call your attention to it and urge its eonsideration at this conference. Frances E. Willard, President. Caroline B. Buell, Cor. Sec’y N. W. C. T. V: Resolved. That with a* deep sense of the significance of *uch action, we, the women representatives of thirty-seven States and five Territories, do most solemnly urge upon all political parties and partisan papers, the duty of avoiding, In the pending presidential campaign, the personal villification and abuse that characterized the last, and we caH upon them to consider-the fact that the women of the north and south have cla ped hands in concord and oo*operation,wbieh is the most practical proof that war issue* aredead and that the land should have rest from reviving them for campaign purposes. We protest as women against this outrage upon the growing spirit of fraternity, and Teiterate the cry of the great general, "Let us have peace. ’ ’ 'This resolution was adopted unanimously by a rising vote. It goes pext to the National Republican Oommittee.