The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-06-27
THE AMERICAN PARTY.

The AMERICAN PARTY.
s. C. Pomeroy for President of the United
States, and John A. Conant for Vice.
President-The Platform and National
Committee.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The National Con-
yention of the American Party reaSsembled
at ten o'clock yesterday morning in Farwell
Hall. President Barlow in the chair. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Joseph Travis
On motion of Senator Pomeroy, L. n.
Straton. Senator PomeroY and Rev. j.
Blanchard were appointed a committee on
an address to the American people.
Rev. Dr.. Kirby then moved that the con-
vention appoint committee to be frater-
nal committee to the n RATIONAL Prohibition
Convention which meets in Pittsburgh
July %. The motion was adopted, and
the following were appointed as such
committee: Senator Pomeroy, DR.. Kirby
E. D. Barley, Mrs. l.. N. Straton, Rev. j.
Blanchard, Mrs. E. A. Cook and j. P.
Stoddard.
Senator Pomeroy then addressed the5 con-
vention on 1.-THE Mission of the American
Party to the Country" which was to perpet-
uate the principle thas government belonged
to the many, rather than to the few. This
was what they proposed to do, and to take
up the living ideas and make a living en-
bodiment of them. There were millions of
people who longed to be identified with the
people Of this country in giving free govern
ment to mankind. The adopted citi-
zen should have all the rights of
the native born. He advised the
Committee on Platform to make this princi-
pie a conspicuous plank in it. They should
not have any uncertain sound. They
should be concise, pithy, but positive in the
statement of their principles.
& A letter of sympathy and cordial greeting
was then read from Miss Frances E. vii.
lard, on behalf Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
The convention then adjourned till two
O'Clock to give the Committee on Resolu-
tons time to report.
Sixteen States are represented in the con-
yention, of which New York, Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Indiana take the
lead.
On reassembling the report of the Com
mittee on Resolutions was presented. A
lengthy debate followed.
The platform was amended, stricken out,
substituted, and discussed in the following
shape, which was fervently pronounced tc
be Goods platform" by DR.. Blanchard:
We hold: l. That ours is a Christian and Tot
heather nation, and that the God of the
Christian Scriptures is the author of civil gov
eminent, and is accepted as our Supreme
Ruler.
q That the Bible should be associated with
books of science and literature in all our edu-
catiOnal institutions.
8. That God requires and man needs Sab
bath.
4. We demand the prohibition of the impor-
tation, manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
5. That the charters of all secret lodges
granted by our Federal and State Legislatures
should be Withdrawn, and their oaths pro-
hibited by law.
G. We are opposed to putting prison labor
and deprecated conUract-labor from foreign
countries in competition with free American
labor to benefit manufactures, corporations
and spectators.
T. We are in favor of the enforcement of the
laws concerning patents.
g. We hold to and will vote for woman S suf-
frage.
8. That the civil equality secured to all
American citizens by Articles IL, Ia and Is of
our amended National Constitution should be
preserved inviolate and the same equality
should be extended to the Indians and Chi
neSe.
10. International differences should be set
tied by arbitration.
IL. The land and other monopolies should be
IL. That the General Government should
furnish the people with an ample and sound
currency.
Is. That it should be the settled policy of the
Government to reduce tariffs and taxes as
rapidly as the necessities of the revenue and
the vested business interests will allow.
IA. That polygamy should be Immediately
suppressed by law.
After the Endorsement of the platform the
convention nominated Presidential candi-
dates with the following result: S. C. Pomeroy
70; G. A. Blanchard, 3; j. Blanchard Z; j.
P. st. John, 1, and Julius Seelye, President
of Amherst College, Mass, l. A total of 81
votes was cast. John A. Conant, of Wilt
mantle, was nominated for Vice President
by reclamation.
The following were appointed members
of the National Committee:
f. w. Capwell, New York; DIR. E. w. Kirby,
Pennsylvania; NJ. II. Britton, Wisconsin; e.
G. Paine, Minnesota; A. +. Dempsey Dakota;
.. 3. Graham, Nebraska; Fl. Curtis. Kansas;
y. Tapley, MiSSiSsippi; Il. ID. Bailey, District
of Columbia; j. NJ. Scott. Ohio; Israel Hess,
Indiana; S. c. Kimban, New Hampshire; S. A.
Pratt, Massachusetts; Philip Bacon, Connecti-
cut; A. McCaull. Rhode Island; G. w. Need
els, Missouri; S. p. Poole, Michigan; j. v.
Norris Iowa; L. N. Stratton Illinois; Robert
Armstrong New Jersey.
Chairman Barlow T. Campbell and Prof.
Blanchard were appointed a committee to
visit the Presidential nominees and make
known to them the action of the conYen-
ton.
After the formal opening of the evening
session. which brought the proceedings of
the convention to close, Senator Pomeroy
was introduced. He thanked the convention
for the honor conferred upon him in select
ing him as the first Presidential nominee of
the American (Prohibition) party. He en-
tered into a review of the record of the Re-
publican party since 1860, and his address
was an awaignment of the party for the
continual violation of its promises to the
people who had trusted it with the power to
govern during the past quarter of a century.
The petition of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union was contemptuously ignored
at the late Republican Convention and they
were denied hearing. Those thus ignored
will seek other allies. The time has come
for all men and women who love liberty,
who hate hypocrisy, and who will compro-
mise with no iniquity, to band themselves
together to support the new party. Most
people who oppose the principles of the
Prohibition party do not do so I'M
derstandingly. Every dollar paid for
liquor licenses into the Nation
al Treasury has the primal eldest
curse upon it. 1t is stained with the blood
of brothers murder. BY the time of the
next National canvass the principles of the
American (Prohibition) party will be SO far
popularized as to become irresistible, and he
hoped God would speed the day. The adj
dress of Senator Pomeroy was ordered
printed for circulation.
A Young Lady's Sad Deatn.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-A distressing acct
dent nccIrrad uestarla1 Of tan n,clonI-