The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-29
THE PLATFORM AS A WHOLE

is now To be submitted for revision and
redating to a committee of three who are
not to modify it in any material sense.
Resolutions in favor of tax on incomes
and of woman suffrage were offered and re-
ferred to the committee on resolutions
Mrs. Brown, of Iowa, stated that the Ia
dies of the convention had agreed
to memorial address to the
women Of the country, the points of which
she gave, and asked that it be adopted by
the convention. 1t was adopted enthusi-
astically.
Dispatches were sead from New York.
Boston, Portland, sPro violence and other
eastern cities, describing the enthusiasm
with which the nomination of Mr.. St.
John had been received among the church
going and temperance people.
Rev. DIR. Minor, of Massachusetts,, ore
of the three members of the committee on
resolutions, to whom the platform was re-
ferred for literary revision said that the
committee would not be able to report to
the convention for action, he moved, how
ever, that the name of the party be the
prohibition party.
Miss Willard spoke 10 favor of retaining
the name of prohibition home projections
party.
| The question between DR.. Minors propo-
sition and Miss WillsrG's was taken amid
much excitement and resulted 223 to 156
in the success OF the former. The name of
| the party, therefore, is to be "the prohibi-
bitinn party" The convention then, at
$50 took a recess till o'clock this eve
ming.
EVENING SESSION
The first hour and half of the evening ses-
sion was spent in an amusing effort on the
part of the finance committee to raise q
campaign fund, the plan adopted was to
issue certificates of stock in what is called
the pioneer cattle fund of the national pro-
hibition party the holder of each share
pledging himself to pay ten dollars q
year to the fund, the dividends to be payable
in heaven. DR.. Minor of Massachusetts,
from the committee on resolutions made
report as to the finance plan in the plat
| form he said that it had been a matter of
doubt originally in the committee and on
reconsideration il was determined to rec
ommend in lieu of the finance plank the
one adopted by the party in 1876 az fol-
| lows:
the separation of the money of the gov.
eminent from all banking institutions.
| The national government only should ex-
ercise the high perogative of issuing paper
money TO be paid on demand in gold and
silver, the only equal standard of value
recognized by the civilized world. After
discussion that the proposed plank would
attract the votes of the greenbackers, the
motion of DR.. Minor was adopted
and the finance plank of 1876 was suhsti-
ted.
The convention at 10 o'clock procneded
to
THE CALL oFTHE ROLL OF STATES.
Caroline Buell. of Connecticut, presented
speaking of him as christian gentleman,
and christian prohibitionist, the father
of that party in the Connecticut. Mrs.
Minnie Mosher Jackson, formerly of Ma
ryland, now of Savannah, Georgia, pre-
| scented the name of
wM. DANIEL,
the little giant, OF Maryland, remarking
that as they had John P ST. John to lead
them on they should have daniel come
to judgment" Applause. Babcock, of
California, seconded Daniels nomination,
being assured that Mr.. Daniel would carry
Maryland for prohibition. The nomiaa-
ton of Daniel was also seconded by Ben
nett, of Kansas, Hunter, of Kentucky,
Higgins, of Maryland, Greedy, of Massa-
cbusetts and Rev. VIM. Cox of Mime
sofa.
Ransom, of New Jersey, presented the
name of
CLINTON B FISK, OF NEW JERSEY,
The chairman OF the New York delegs-
ton said that many of the delegates of
the state had left the city, but that the
vote of that state would be given 26 to
Daniels, 26 to Fisk and the remainder to
Donald Bean, of Kentucky.
Various other short speeches were made,
chiefly in support of Mr.. Daniels.
The name OF MISS Frances E. Willard.
OF Illinois, was presented by Mr.. Young, of
Pen nsylvania.
Mrs. Buell., of Connecticut, who had
nominated Mr.. Rogers, withdrew that NOM
ination, and seconded that of Mr.. Dan
iels.
The chairman Of the New York delega-
ton announced that the unanimous vote
would be given to Daniels.
The chairman of the New Jersey with
drew the nomination. of Clinton B. Fisk,
and seconded that OF Daniels.
Fisk, of New Jersey, assured the con-
vention that he had never been a candidate
for the Office, and had constantly told his
friends that
EE COULD NOT ACCEPT
the nomination. He wantend only 10
stand in the ranks and work till victory
would come to the cause as it was surely
coming. The prohibition party was the
only national party to-day. 1t would
walk at the funeral of all the other parties
and shut up every saloon in the United
States. [Cheers.] Noel, of Illinois, then
moved that the rules be suspended, and
that William Daniels, of Marylend, be
nominated by a rising vote. This was
agreed to amidst great enthusiasm and
WILLIAM DANIELS