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PuTsrpsH. PA. july s4.-The Nastooai
Convention Of the Prohibitioo party. meS
yesterday In Lafayette Hall The ADDE'S
u welcome was delivered by c. I. Rosr of
Pittsburgh He described IL - very great
honor snd peasant dui5 % welcome 70 ffi,>
burzAM4uo Hanmn1 rSsak
a. - Nasioaai Coaaissee
I'D h beAAlf e ~ eunvear
a. In delivusu1 ~ speakng -
Temporary Oynnian1&oa vas e&ecsed
y ehsscs q Wuliam unniel. Al Nay-
= chatmam an MA woodbddR
xident of the Ohio Woman's ChFtSzian
snpesunce Uuica. ana ChaEiz Carter. Of
vAshfngton, d. C.. - SeeseeaneA The
iecetaTy nade . report a. tAe number 81
Bsegztes frem the various States 900 IN
ID and the C00miftee On Credentials was
hppolnted. The eonventtoa then. q 1.3e.
kp0k . recess until 8 p ne COMMITTEES
On Credentials waa instructed % NET ~
p n and Be prepared 70 report
AFTERNOON SESSION.
g TIE afternoon sensian opened With The
AJohn Browu.- Then. aftex prayer, The
3Secretay reported the foiiowing repeescatA-
dives In the convention: Alabama 8 Cali
FJbniA, IS: Connecticut 3; ll1iDotA IS;
Maine, 8; Kansas IL; Kentucky. g: Nkhl
gan. So; Nebraska 3; Dakota. 1: Ohio, 81:
New Jersey. Is; Maryland. Is; New York.
IS; Missouri, 10; Tennessee. IL. Texas, 10:
Pe0nsyfvania. IS; Wisconsin, 81. Total. ga
kilograms encouraging the convention IN is
work were read from vaTjoas parts Of the
country and applauded-
Miss willard, President Of the Wcman's
Christian Temperance Union. appealed
to the convention n listen at this
\ time TO q memorial prepared by the
4 Union and IL was Rad By the Secre
4 tary.
The evening session was prcfaccd by
the singing OF various hymns n campaign
melodies. When the national emblem with
stripe attached bearing the word "Prohi-
bitionc was waved, there were three cheers
given for the odd fisg.- and hen the
audience Joined In singing the The Star
Spangled Banner" Prayer was offered BY
Rev. Mr.. Warner, Of New York.
Permanent organization was then an
nOanced, with Professor Samue Dickcy, OF
Michigan, Is President . large num-
bcr of Vice. Presidents. among them several
ladies and General Clinton b. ffske, Of
New Jersey, and several Secretaries, the
first among them being Mrs. Woodbridge. of
Ohio. The report was adopted and o COM
mitsee appointed to conduct Nh Dickey 70
the chair.
The Committee on Rules made . report
which was adopted. Various prop
ositions were submitted and 10
ferred to the Committee N Resolutions.
among them one TO make the basis Of repre-
sentation at the next Prohibition Conven-
Ill., x.po f~- ~~~b ruu~ruSssono1 nixfripf au1
four for each State, and another TO change
the party's name. The convention then %
journed till nine O'Clock Thursday ps6rning.
seeoaa Dxy.
PrrrsBuRGH, PA,SJnly A.-In the Pro
hibition Conversion yesterday, after the
nomination. 0f r. II. Mcdonald by Bab-
cock, Of hfomia, George c. Christian, Of
Illinois, nominated John p. St. John. Of
Kansas, which was seconded by Miss Fran
ces r. Willard. A delegate from Kentucky
and one from Maine seconded the
nomination Of Mcdonald. w. r. Gus
lis, Of Maine, put In nomination G..
T. Stewart Of Ohio. The nomination Of
Mr.. st. John was also seconded by Mrs.
Clara Hoffman, President Of the w. {. T.
u, of Missouri. Several other delegates
seconded the nomination Of St john
When the State OF Pennsylvania was
called Mr.. Pierce anne to the platform Ia
put in nomination Hon. James Black, Of
Pennsylvania. He spoke Of him as the
author Of the first prohibition platform ever
issued In this country; as the author Of the
platform for years Afterwards. and as proba-
bly, the author of most Of the planks that
would be I'm the platform to-day. The
names of Mcdonald, Stewart and Black
| were Withdrawn. Finch, OF Nebraska,
moved that the roll call BE- suspended and
that John p. St John be nominated by ac-
| clanlati0n. Mr.. Chaplin, Of Wisconsin, sec
| onded the nomination Of st John and de-
| clared that the fight In the coming election
would be between st. John and Cleveland. |
Another delegate said he had ct the earnest
request Of Mr.. St John promised 10 do al
he c,uld TO prevent his nomination He
had done 80 mp 70 the present time, but
now he seconded the nomination The
motion to suspend the rules and nominate
| st. John by reclamation came up for action,
but upon the earnest argument Of . dele
gate that the effect OF that would be TO !
stampede the convention, and TO leave the
most important work 1.-THE platfofm), un-
cared for, the convention ut I 20 took Q 10
cess until TWO p. IN.
AFTER RECESS.
The question being on s~uspending the
| rules and nominating St John BY acciama-
ton, Mr.. Hopkins, OF New York. moved
as Q substitute that the roll Of the States be |
called and that the delegates announce
their choice. Agreed 70 and the call Of the
States was proceeded with. As the States
were called alphabetically, the Chair
man of the several delegations cast
their respective votes for John r. Sc
John. When the roll was completed the
Secretary announced that COZ votes had been
announcement was greeted with loud
cheers The President made . formal an
nouncemcnt Of the unanimous nomination
Of John r. St John. and called for another
pusirg checr, which was heartily responded
TO- A committee was appointed % send .
Telegram 70 Ex-Governor 81 John uoeifytng
him Of his neUinAtion. The platform wss
then reported by Mr.. Beck. 81 Pcnnsylvania.
Is wa Rad By sections for actIon.
Aftef further debate the previous gues-
ton was then ordered On al sections Of the
platform not previously 4eted On, and the
ylatfosm - . whole was ADOPTED amid
cheers.
Dispatches wore ned froa New Tort.
boston, Portland. Pfostds0ce and Other
kArsern towns. describing The e~uthusiAsm
had been received among church going ard
Rev. d.. NmDr, q MaenehusettH oue e
the three menbeD ~ he CoQmittee On
Resoluttom 10 whom he platform W1D ~
fened for 1ite0gy reyisjoat mtd that H.
committee would MT b sb3e % repost 70
Ire c~ooveutioa fog acsisaL He DoseA, how-
eve. thas The IaEty b naDd - tAe Pro
hibaooa pazty."