The minutes of the Switzerland County, Indiana Temperance Convention appeared in:
The Weekly Reveille – 9 April 1856 – Page 2, Column 2.

Temperance Convention.
MT. STERLING, April 5, 1 o’clock.

County Temperance Convention met. The President and  Secretary being present, the meeting was called to order. The minutes of the last meeting not being present, were not read.

The following resolution was passed:

Resolved, That in conformity with the recommendation of the State Convention, we organize this county by the appointment of a committee of five from each Township—the Chairman of each to constitute a Central Committee for the County—and said Committee shall see that Temperance meetings are held throughout the county in every school house, and all convenient places, until after the election.

The meeting resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and appointed the following Township Committees:

Craig.—John Weaver, George Muer, Walter Scott, Perry Cotton, Wm. R. Cotton.

Jefferson.—Wm. Shaw, Enos Littlefield, R. N. Lamb, Jas. M. Cotton, James Brown, Geo. McCulloch.

Pleasant.—Hugh Adkinson, John Orem, P. Vannuys, Dr. Perdy, Luther Hotchkiss.

York.—Dr. Cheever, Ibzan Jackson, Benj. Robinson, James Campbell, R. T. Goddard.

Posey.—Peter L. Davis, J. A. Powel, Collin McNutt, Bela Herrick, A. Gazley.

Cotton.—L. Wiley, C. H. Stow, D. Lee, S. Washer, P. S. Sage.

It was moved and carried that should vacancies occur in the committees, they shall have power to fill such vacancies.

It was Resolved, That the Secretary forward a copy of the above appointments to the chairman of each committee, with a request to organize immediately.

Resolved, That the Secretary forward a copy of the proceedings of this meeting to the Editor of THE WEEKLY REVEILLE, with a request to publish.

There were several speeches made, and the convention adjourned with the best of feeling.

JAMES BROWN, President.
H. A. TINKER, Secretary.