The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-31
ST. JOHN AND DANIEL.
The Anti Whisky Candidates for Pres.
ident and Vice President.

ident and Vice President.
Proceedings Of the Prohibition National
Convention at Pittsburgh.
The National Prohibition Convention met at
Pittsburgh on Wednesday, the 2sd of July. and
was called to order by Gideon Stewart. More
than 400 delegates were in attendance. The call
Of the convention was read by the Secretary.
w. r. w. eson. OF Chicago. G l.. Ross, OF
Pit sbnrgh delivered al address Of welcome.
ton 10 tic facr that the hall IN Which they met was
one Of historic interest. Nearly irty-two
years ago the anti-s,ayery patriots assembled in
II Ito. 70 organic national carpasn AGAINST the
public. Mr.. Stewart merged hia response 10 the
welcome into his opening address. He held
hs1 asrs q slavery sa q es%s er an. ,ns
tina they had mutually sustained each
otter. The destruction Of liquor, he
sae.rv Wa oe = hs .n .s
gerous compromise with The liquor crime.
In, eifscting the tenn orary examination.
3. Carter, of Washington as Secretaries. Mr..
Daniel Il oke Of the progress the cause Of tenn
Ee,an.e had d,. made In Marysnd He though.
united. they could put ST. John or some other
good man in the White House.
:. After the snrontmsnt Of : committee on
afternoon.
The att rnobn session opened with felicitous
demonstration. the entire onsention particle at
pr s %. Of grown Him Lord 81 aT HE as'e.
reta reported the following State representa-
ives:
Alabama, 2; California. %: Connecticut. Q;
M NOS, As: Maine. 3; Kansas, n; kentucsv, 6:
Mich gan, So; Ne aaska. !: Dakoia. |; Ohio. "a:
New Jersey. Is; Maryland. -; New York, =;
NJ ssouri, II. Tennessee, II: Texas, l0i Pennsyl-
vania. 50: Wisconsin, 80: total, Az.
kilograms wsre receis ed from all parts Of the
country encouraging the wolk Of the conven-
W. c. A. blanchard Of Illinois, addressed the
convention, but In the course OF his remarks
gave offense to some OF the Wisconsin delegates.
who succeeded in forcing him to give up the
door before he had concluded.
At the evening session the pe.m.nsnt or0ani.
alton was announced, with Irof. samnel
Vice Presidents, AMI Mrs. Woodbridge. OF Ohio.
- Secretary. The selections OF the committee
were concurred in
The delegates we're forced by their powerful
convictions to attend THIS mesinR.. They
were not In harmony with those who believed In
let II alone. They believed that 1t ought to be
suppressed. There was no hope to be placed in
political parties. This Prohibition party stood
action. Its object Wa to found and to build
up from its foundation an inteil.g.,t body
Of voters whose political thought would be
complete suppression OF the liquor traffic.
To that work they were pledged, and by that
work they expected to stand. With the power
OF the Genaral Government In their hands II
would be Welded wisely and we'll, and the NJ
ton would be redeemed from the curse OF the
rum power.
4 lroposition was made to adopt two thirds
discussed and rejected. and 1t was decided that
It would require only majority OF the votes
cast to nominate.
The +, oil States was called for the nomina-
tion Of one member from each, OF a committee
IN finance, md two members Of the National
Executive Comiriltec.
ferred to the Committee on Rcso.uiichs. Amcng
them was one TO make the basis OF representa-
ton at the next National Irohi, ition Conven-
tion two for each Congressional District and
four for each State; and another to change the
The convention At 10 o'clock adjourned till
& nj Thursday
Second Day.
The convention was called to order at $40
Z. m by Chairman Daniel, and the exercises Of
the day were pened with prayer by Rev. DR..
Nv. Moaher, OF Maryland, said, satirically,
that the thanks T the "nventipn were due 10
sy il IN this CONVENTION IL o. evidenced ~ It.
sending two high officers 1.-THE Commissioner Of
Pensions and The Commissioner OF Indian
Affairsl TO Pittsburgh to advise the delevatcs
These gentlemen, IL appeared by the morning
papers. had gone lack to Washington and re-
ported that the convention could not be bribed
at any price-that they could not even be hired
to go home:
Al lu3o call Of the States was ordered for
the prcsea tatlon OF candidates tor the presi-
dency. When Cal orn was reached Mr.. Bab-
cox assembled the roe rum and pl cad In NOM
ination DIR. Mcdonald, of California. the
speaker described Mr.. Mcdonald as man who
had borne the banner Of TEMPERANCE in the
fpa.n nva nd tat nfE 0l} nYsl vpitfS &~
return had been maligned because he fnanufact~
nred brand OF atent medicine. Mr. Babcosk
WAS positive that there was no foundation for
any of the charges that had been made against
DIR. Mcdonald. and h assured the convention
that there WAS not particle OF alcoholic stimu-
liant In the bitters. He described his candidate
A. man Of great generosity, and OF conserva-
In response to the call for Illinois. Mr.. George
G. Christian advanced to the rostrum and re-
sented the name OF ex-6Ov. ]. T.. st. John,
whom he described % man whose record
specially commended him to the consideration
Of the convention. He was man who had
the far West. He was the father Of actual.
practical. constitutional prohibition. He was
man whose whole soul and energies were en-.
able to contribute very largely In . material
way. but he could give to the cause the influence
OF moral force and moral hcroism which no
ever hope to give it. Not only that, but he was
brother In law OF the President OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
Mics Frances II. Willard seconded the nOmina-
ton OF ST. john, whom she had known since
childhood. 81. johns nomination WAS also
seconded by Mr.. Minor, OF Massachusetts: Mr..
sofa: Mrs. Holman, Of Missouri; NJ. Hopkins,
OF New York; MIR. Finch. Of Nebraska. and
Mr. Bsbcock withdrew McDonalds name. and
seconded the nomination Of st. John.
Mr.. Eustis. Of Maine. presented the name OF
Gideon r. Stewart. OF .hio, but Mr.. Stewart de-
The Hon James Black. Of Pennsylvania, also
refused TO BE- candidate. and urged his friends
to vote st. John.
Mr.. Chaplin, OF Wisconsin, seconded the NOM
inatlon Of ST. John, and declared that the fight
in the coming Gle. ton would be between st.
John and Cleveland.
After some talk. without acting on the nom.
ination, the convention At 80 took recess TIL
When the. convention reassembled. a large
number Of dispatches were read urging the
President. One from New HAMPSHIRE read:
Two hundred thousand Methodis,s are walt
Ing TO vote for 81, John. Ano her from the
conveyed greetings. The Chairman said, ait r
the reading Of these dispatches, that the
pending business WAS TO make the NOM
ination Of Mr.. st. John unanimous. Prof Hop
kins of New York. submitted an amendment
that the roll of States be called. Many OF the
de egates urged that the nomination be deferred
until after the adoption VI the platform. The
convention refused, however, and the call OF the
roll was ordered. All the delegations voted
unan mously for st. John. and when the Seere.
tary made the announcement giving the total
vote cast Coz, the audience rose to It's feet and
cheered. These demonstrations were kept mp
for several moments and finally broke out into
. song Of Glory Hallclujah. closing by the long
Dispatches were read from New York, Boston,
Portland. Providence. and other Eas ern towns,
ination OF Mr. St. John la been received among
church-gOtng and temperance people.