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e convention at ten o'clock adjourned
me o'clock this morning.
SECOND DAY.

OF THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
%TsBURGu, Pa, July 25-The Nation
Inhibition Convention resumed its scs-
at nine o'clock yesterday morning.
BE Was a great many spectators present.
vacancies in the Committees on Finance
Campaign Organization were filed.
|merons resolutions and commu-
Rtions were referred to the committee
many kilograms of encouragement were
which had been received from differ
parts of the country. Mr.. Finch, of
praska, in an address to the convention,
puraged the circulation Of temperance
Podica!s.
[he convention at 1920 O'Clock proceed
% the call of States for the nomination
candidates for the Presidency.
california, through Mr.. Babcock, pre-
led The name of Il. II. Mcdonald. Bah.
>poke Of illM as a nan who had borne
banner af Prohibition in the wine
Fed State Of Califo mia, but against whom
ldaloUs assaults had been made in re-
to selling certain bitters which
alcohol in it. He refuted the charges
made a good speech III favor of his
soioacy. DR.. Mcdonald is a kentuckian
pittil, iorty-siX years Of age, in the full
pr OF nlatured manhood and intelligence,
nan OF large experience, a financier, a
Ahrss man, and a man of executive abili-
mi Sagacity.
i'eil INC State oil. Illinois was called, Mr..
Pise [. Christian, OF that State, nomi-
ei ex- Governor st. John. lie said that
name that he presented to the conven-
was above any other name in its
Ter to gather together and concentrate
-oEces OF the prohibition movement. st.
was man who had seen war, who
!ifed on the bloody plains of the far
IL; he was the father Of actual, prac-
constitutional prohibition. He was a
"Aose whole soul and energies were
a'e.E devoted to the cause. Although
y. John had a barrel, yet the bung
""&ys been out, helping somebody.
might not be able to contribute very
keiy IN a material way, but he could
10 the cause the influence of moral
and moral heroism which no other
!! lAned or to be named could give it.
Frances E. Willard seconded the
P%!1'ation of Mr.. st. John in a stirring
1Ss, at times becoming quite poetic.
n'' II. Johns name was also seconded
= delegate from Kentucky, and one from
l4e; also by Mr.. Miner, Of Massachu-
= Nr. Hanney, of Michigan; Mr.. Sat
e., Of Minnesota: Mrs. Mary Hoffman,
s0eLt of the Woman's Christian Tenn
"!ce Union of Missouri: Mr.. Ransom,
Ne" Jersey: MI. Hopkins, Of New
pk' and Mr.. Finch, of Nebraska.
men the State of Ohio was call
,af' Gideon l. Stewart, of that State,
10 the platform and said that
presentation Of his name as a candi-
oy the delegation from Maine was
m.s' ms wish and against his positive re-
lie had at all times stated that he
not a candidate and would no be a
t"'uale Tor the nomination. Mr.. St. John
"l'h the Prohibition party now and
r,etiliore till the death and burial OF the
~4 CRIME, and, with that assurance, he
SS,T4raed the nomination of St. John.
I nE'! the State of Pennsylvania was
IN MI. Pierce put in nomination the
A James Black of Pennsylvania.
NJ ''ii, stage of the proceedings the name
{,t' Mcdonald was withdrawn in favor
knI't OF Mr.. st. John, and this was fol-
rn oy the withdrawal Of MI. Blacks
~ H. convention was about to nominate
fon"!!h py reclamation, when a motion to
>" WAS sprung and carried.