The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-11
KANSAS PROHIBITIONISTS.
The Recent Convention at Lawrsnce-The
PIatform-BoIters Nominate a State
TiPEet

PIatform-BoIters Nominate a State
Ticket.
In pursuance of call Prohibition dele
gates met at Lawrence on the 2d, for the
purpose of adopting platform and consId-
/ ering other matters pertaining TO their
cause in the State. The convention was
called TO order by 6. F. kimball, Secretary
Of the State Prohibition Central Committee,
The call under which the meeting was held
was read, and the proceedings opened with
prayer. A. NJ. Richardson, of Lawrence,
was then named by the Central Committee
as Permanent Chairman, and upon taking
, the chair addressed the convention at
some length. Before dinner a COM
mittee on resolutions and one to Sc
lect electors was appointed, and, upon
| reaSsembling, the following Presidential
Electors were named: At laSge, j. ). Stock
ton, of Wyandotte County; NJ. V. b. Par
ker, of Olathe; 5. l.. North, E. 4. Clark and
Theodore Wilson, of Cherokee County; K
Lutz, OF EDporia; 7. Owen, Jr., of Cloud
County; c. Z. Stevens, of Mitchell County;
L. c. Miller, of Rice County. NJ V. Ben-
nett. the Chairman of the Platform Commit
tee, then read the following preamble and
resolutions, which were adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is customary for party or
CARNATIONS in appealing to the people Tor
their support to announce the principles
which they espOuse and maintain, therefore
Resolved, First-That we regard the consti-
tuition and statutory prohibition of the liquor
traffic, both i'll the State and Nation, as the
most vital and important political issue OF the
present time.
SecOnd-1hat we pledge ourselves as party
to use our best endeavOrs to secure the eiec-
ton TO office of men who believe in Prohibi-
ton as Il principle. and who will use their Off
ial power for its adoption and enforcement.
Thrd-We propose to modify and amend
the prohibitOry law of our State so as to rem
der its enforcement throughout the State
more effective and certain.
Fourth-We insist that the Government
should use all its Constitutional power to
abolish polygamy and the traffic in intoXicat-
ing liquors in the Territories and in the Dis
trict OF Columbia: that it should issue no
revenue permits for the sale of such liquors
and should prohibit the Interstate traffic in
Fifth-We believe i'm civil service reform,
and that capability and honesty, and not party
ties or personal favcritism should govern the
selection OF men for positions OF public trust
and in the management of our State InStitu-
tions, whether charitable, criminal or educa-
uonal and we would have no man appointed
Or removed for partisan reasons. We believe
that the poStmaSters and poStmstreSseS %
the country should be chosen by the peopl
whom they serve; that the United States Sem
ators should be elected by the people of the
dent should be elected by popular vote of
the United States
SixIh-We believe that women have the
same right to vote as men, and in the language
of the Republican State Platform Of two years
ago, we request the Legislature TO submit
such an amendment to the Constitution of
the State as will secure women the right OF
suffrage.
Seventh-We believe that any discrimina-
ton on account of race, color or religion, is
contrary to the spirit of our free institutions.
and unworthy Christian nation. We would
open our doors to the oppressed of all lands,
and bid welcome all who desire to assemble
with us.
Eighth-We are opposed to monopOlies of
every form and character managed by the
few TO the detriment of the many; to grants
of lands to corporations putting them beyond
the reach of actual settlers; to the diStribu-
ton of Government offices by Government
officials: to legislation that discriminateS in
favor of one section of the country or one
class of citizens TO the disadvantage of an
other and to any system of taxation that in
creaSeS the cost of the necesSarieS of life.
We are, therefore. in favor OF raising a
revenue by taxing the luXurieS and supertiui-
ties of life, thus laying the heavy burdens OF
those most able to bear them. We favor cheap
postage, sound National currency, and we
regard the recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court on the legal tender act
rs 4 final settlement of the currency question.
Ninth-We favor wise and liberal prOVi-
sion for all soldiers and sailors who have
been disabled in defending the Government
and Union. We also urge that all non-cOm-
mlsSioned officers, privates and sailors honor
the Union and that all disputes in regard
thereto be settled by the Government imme-
lately and should he penSioned by the Gov
ernment on reaching the age of fifty years.
Tenth-lnaSmuch as the right to enter upon
and hold the public domain under the home
stead and pre-emptiOn law is regarded as the
settled policy OF the country, we hold that
those seeking homes should be allowed to
the without interference
mOleStatiOn.
EIeventh-We endorse the platform and
action of the Pittsburgh Convention as pre-
senting the only practicable basis for uniting
and consolidating the Prohibition sentiment
of the country so as to make it Il controlling
power in our National politics, Oblterating
sectional laws and allaying party animOSities;
md we pledge ourselves to support the nOmi-
Aces of the National Prohibition party.
The convention adjourned after adopting
a resolution deciding to restrain from nom
mating a State ticket. After the cOnven-
ton adjourned a caucus was held of those
favOring a State ticket and it was thought
probable that another convention would bt
called with that avOwed purpose.
THE BoLTERs.
About forty boilers from the Prohibition
convention met at Lawrence the same
night and nominated the following ticket:
Governor, A. B. JetmOre, Topeka; Leuten-
ant Governor, Miles Brown, Cherokee
County; Associate Justice, J. u. McBrion,
Chautauqua; Secretary Of State, J. G. Hib-
bard, Shawnee; Treasurer, William Bottell,
Morris County; Chief Justice, II. p VrOO-
man, Topeka; Acknowledgement, r. SimOns,
Elk County; Auditor, Allen Williams,
Lawrence; Superintendent of Public In
struction Fannie Randolph, Lyon County
The convention nominated an electoral
ticket and threw off of the Central Com
mittee several names nominated by the first
convention.