The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-26
THE FNO'llbiTiONlSTS.
William Dsnlel, of Maryland, Nom
mated Tor Vice President.
The Financial Plank Stricken from thu
Platform as of No Use.
Result fthe Indianapolis Meetings
Specimen Public Opinion on the
N0minaiions-A Sketch Of
Ex-Governor St. John
His Acceptance.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July 26-After the nomi
nation. oi ST John in the national Prohibition
and Home Protection convention, on Thurs
day afternoon, the platform was taken VI
and discussed The discussion resulted III
the elimination from it of the financia.
plank, it being held that there was NJ
necessity for the party to put itself on rec
ord with reference to finances
motion was made and agreed to making
the name Of the party the Prohibition
party" and the convention took recess untl
s p. m.
Upon reassembling the first business was
the report of the finance committee and
pledges were solicited for funds to carry on
the campaign, quite large sum being
pledged.
The roll of states was then called fol
nominations for vice president and the fol
lowing Were nominated George P Rodgers.
of Connecticut; William Daniel, of Mary
land, Clinton b. Fiske, of New Jersey, and
Col George W Boyne, of Kentucky. All
the candidates were withdrawn or declined
except Daniel, and at midnight motion was
made that his nomination be made |
unanimous, and it was done, and Mr. Daniel
took the platform and addressed the conven
ton for a few minutes in thanks for the
honor.
The usual votes of thanks were then passed, |
and at 1880 the national Prohibition conven.
adjourned sine die.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
At "a meeting of the national committee it |
organized by the election of John B. Finch, |
of Nebraska, chairman; "A j. Judkins, of Chi |
cago secretary. The officers, with Miss +.
T. Willard, of Illinois, and Mrs, NJ McClel-
Ism Brown, of Ohio, constitute the executive
committee.
SKETCH OF GOVERNOR ST. JOHN
John P. st. John was born in Brookville,
Franklin county, Ind, Feb. 25, 1888. At 20
years OF age ne went to California, where he
worked at mining and other manual labor
making voyages to South America, Central
America Mexico, and the Sandwich islands
In 1852 and 1858 he was engaged in the In
dian wars mnorthern California and southern
| Oregon. In 1850 he returned to Hi
nois, entering the law office of Stark
| weather Il Mc1ain in Charleston, Ills,
and at the end of twelve months
| he became partner. At the com
mencement of the rebellion he entercd as a
| private in Company c, Sixth Illinois in
fantry, and at the election of officers was
| chosen captain Upon the organization OF
the One Hundred and Forty-third Illinois in
! fantly St John was elected lieutenant colonel,
serving until 1864, when he resumed his
law practice. In February, 1865, he removed
with his family to Independence, Mo, where
he continued to reside for four years, taking
an active part in politics. In May, 1869, he
removed To Olathe, Kan, his present
home In 1872, he was elected to the
state senate from his district. In 1876 he
was Nominated for governor by the Kansas
state temperance convention, but declined.
| The SAME year he was a candidate for the
nolnirs tion by the state Republican conven-
ton but was defeated. Two years later he
was nominated and elected governor, serving
four years He also obtained nomination
Tor third term two years ago but was de
1eated at the polls by the Democratic candi
date. Governor st john is a very effective
campngner
THE CONVENTIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPoLIS, July 26-1he results of
the two Prohibition conventions here on
| Thursday were rather mixed. As stated in
these dispatches the attempt to harmonic
their differences was a failure The
"Straightouts" nominated a ticket for state
officers as follows: Governor D. Virgins, of
Rensselaer,, lieutenant governor, E, &. SileT,
of Hendricks; secretary of state, b" f. Car
ter, of Wayne; auditor, Eli Miller, of St.
Joseph; treasurer, A. J. Taylor, of Fort
Wayne; superintendent public instruction, K.
T Brown, of Monon central committee was
appointed, and it was decided to place an
electoral ticket in the field and adopt the name
of the Prohibition party There were about
300 persons present, many OF them being
women but no one was admitted who would
not pledge himself to favor the nomination OF
state ticket and agree to support it.
The other convention was not SO largely at
tended, but comprised much larger pro
portion of the men who have been leaders in
the temperance movement. A committee
was appointed to confer with the
"Straightout" convention and try tC
harnianize the differences, bnt they refused
to hear it until after they had nominated q
ticket, when the "anti-nOmi natOrs declined
! to confer. Hon. Will Cumbach presided
and a committee was appointed to advocate
a constitutional amendment and to work fol
the success of the Republican plan of holding
q constitutional convention to revise thu
state constitution.
PAYS YOUR MONEY AND ~ YOUI
CHOICE.
CHICAGO, July 2G-The following is a fail
SAMPLE OF public opinion on the effect of tn,
nominations of st. John by the Frohibi
| tIOnistS:
That's just whaI l wanted" said Alder
man Hidreth. 81 had been afraid they'C
knock him out, but since they did not tn
Democrats can rest easy"
will his nomination, in jour oDiuion
, change the result in any of the states"
] Il should think it would His nomination
makes Cleveland's election sure
What states will it affect"
st gives us Kansas and Iowa without
doubt"
"dsw will it affect matters i'll Illinois|
1T viii have no effect whatever, Illinoi
will go Democratic, and all Of hades cam
stop it Harrison will be our next governor
and the sweep will be clean"
Then the Democrats will not need Ney
York"
they'll moi need New York, II is true, bu
they will carry it beyond doubt
Il hadn't thought of st. Johns nolnina
ton" said Long" Jones, "but now that m
attention has been called to him, am free t
say that in my opinion his candidacy wi
amount to nothing. Illinois is entirely safe
and if st. John cuts any figure al all it wi
be in some of the legislative districts"
How about Kansas
!. The state is good for from $4,000 to 5000
for Blaine"
"How is Iowa!
sgt John will cut no figure in Iowa, G
anywhere else"
as not Wisconsin in dopbt!"
HThere is large temperance elementin th