The Portland daily press., 1884-07-25
THE PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.
Gov J. P. st. John of Kansas
Nominated for President.
HON. WIN DANIELS OF MARYLAND
FOR WOE PREsIDENT-THE
PLATFORM.

EAAEEOKM.
PIrTsBURG, Pa, July 24.-The convention
was called TO order this morning at 8 o'clock.
The delegates filed the space assigned to them
ana the galleries were crowded with specta-
tors. The familiar face of Neal Dow is miss
ing IN the convention, for he has come out for
Blaine. Maine, however, sends delegation
headed by N. f. Woodbury.. PRAYER was
offered by Rev. W. Lee of New York. He
asked for divine guidance in the platform to be
adopted and in the candidates to be selected,
and that the deliberations of the convention
might be overruled to the honor and glory of
God and to the good Of the country.
Mr.. Freeman of New York stated that
prohibition convention was being held to. day
in Indianapolis and he proposed to send to it
the following telegram:
The National Prohibition Convention, assembled
at Pitsburg, representing 81 States and Terri
tories, with sos delegates says to the Indianapolis
| convention, "Stand firm, trust Gods cause and
! organize the Independent party or prohibition
1t was suggested that as there would be two
| conventions held to-day in Indianapolis, the
Prohibition and the Temperance, the same
dered.
| Mr.. Mosher of Maryland said that the thanks
OF the convention were due to the general gov
eminent for the interest manifested by it in
the convention as shown by its sending two
| high officers, the commissioner of pensions
and the commissioner of Indian affairs, to
Pittsburg to advise the delegates. These
gentlemen had gone back to Washington and
reported that the convention could not be
bribed at any price; that they could not even
be hired to go home
Mr.. Bruce OF Maryland offered resolution
on the same subject
This and other resolutions as to woman
suffrage, temperance, missionaries at the
South, ETC., were referred to the committee on
resolutions
kilograms from various temperance and pre-
hlDltlon societies throughout the country were
read and spplauded, and the influence of re-
form clubs in New York, Massachusetts and
elsewhere was represented to the convention
BY several delegates. A Massachusetts, dele
gate claimed that the reform clubs Of that
State represented Il, 900 voters.
The convention then, at 10 o'clock pro-
ceeded to'the call of States for the nomination
OF candidates for the presidency.
Wnen california was called, Mr., Babcock
proposed the name of r. III. Mcdonald. He
spoke Of him as a man who had borne the
banner OF prohibition in the wine-cursed State
OF California, but against whom scandalous
assaults had been made.
When Illinois was called George @. Christian
nominate Ex-Governor st. John. He said that
the name was one known in every household
in the land. 1t was that of man whose whole
seal and energies were entirely devoted to the
cause.
Mrs. Frances E. Willard seconded the NOM
nation in an eloquent address.
AOlOS0tcn l1Ol0 h5nbuCKy aQQ Name second
ed the nomination Of Mr.. Mcdonald, and W.
4. Eustis of Maine put in nomination Gideon
7. Stewart of Ohio.
Mr.. Miner of Massachusetts, seconded the
nomination OF Mr.. St. John, expressing the
belief that he would receive the nomination
OF the convention on the first ballot, by an
overwhelming majority.
Michael j. Hanney of Michigan seconded
tae nomination of Mr.. st. John. He said he
was the best known prohibitionist in America
"a man who had longer and larger expert
ence in the executive affairs of state than
either James G. Blaine or Governor Cleve-
land or B. f. Butler.
The nomination Of Mr.. St. John was also
seconded by w. w. Satterlee OF Minnesota,
and by Mary Hoffman, president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Missouri; The latter spoke of Mr.. ST. John as
a man who had never vetoed bills that were in
the Interest OF laboring men.
The names of all other candidates having
Deen Withdrawn, Mr.. Finch of Nebraska
moved that the roll call be suspended, and that
John T. st. John be nominated by accIama-
ton.
The motion to nominate Mr.. st. John bv
reclamation came up for action, but on the
earnest argument of a delegate that the effect
OF that would be to stampede the convention,
ana 10 leave us most important work, the plat
form, uucsred for, the convention at 1.2O took
recess until p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened with sing
ing and prayer.
Several kilograms were read, and among
them the following:
' MAKE no mistake. Nominate Gov. st. John. He
will accept. Two hundred thousand Methodists are
waiting to support him.
The motion to suspend the rules and NOM
mate Gov. St. John by reclamation was
amended by substitute, calling for the roll of
states, and as the States were called the chair
man OF the several delegations cast their re-
spective votes for John P st. John. The
chairman of the Illinois delegation said: 1Illi-
nois now casts 45 votes for Mr.. st. John. and
would give him $4,000 votes in November"
(Cheers)
When the roll was completed the Secretary
ANNOUNCED that 6O2 votes had been cast, and
all for John P. ST. John. The announcement
was greeted with loud cheers. Delegates and
spectators joined in singing the chorus "Glory,
glory, Hallelujah, our cause is marching on
Then the convention joined in singing of the
hymn, Praise God from whom all blessings
how," after which the president made formal
announcement OF the unanimous nomination
OF John T. st. John and called for another
rousing cheer which was heartily responded to.
committee was then appointed to send
telegram to ex-Gov. st. John notifying him of
his nominstion. The platform was then re-
porteo py Mr.. Black of Pennsylvania, chair
man OF the committee resolutions, as fol-
lows:
The Platform.
The importation, manufacture, supply and sale of
alcoholc beverages created and maintained by the
laws OF the National and State governments during
the entire history of such laws is everywhere shown
to be promoting the cause of inremperance with its
resulting crime and pauperism, making large de-
mands upon public private charity IMPOSING
large and unjust taxation and public burdens for
penal and shelterng institutions upon thrift indus
try, manufactures and commerce, endangering pub
lie peace, causing the corrupting of our political
legislation aud the administration of law; shorten
ing lVes lmpalrlng health and diminishing produc-
tive industry, causing education to be neglected and
despised, multiplying the teachings of the Bible the
churen ana the school, the standards and guides of
| our fathers and children in the founding and
growth, under God, of our widely extended country
and which, importing the perpetuty of our civil
and renglous liberties, are baletul fruits in which
| we know these laws alike contrary to Gods
law, and contravene our happiness and we call up
our fellow citizens aid in the repeal of these
laws ana IN the legal suppression of this baneful
| liquor traffic.
The fact that during the "a years in which the
RepuoIlcan party has controlled the general gov
eminent IN many of the States, effort has been
made 70 change that policy, that territories have
Deen cIeatea from the national domain and govern
ments Tor them established, and States from them
admitted into the Union, in no instance in either
OF which has this traffic been forbidden or the PEG
pie OF these Territories or States been permitted to
| prohibit it, that there are now over zoo 900 dis
tner1es, breweries wholesale and retail dealers in
these drinks holding certificates and claiming au-
thorlty OF the government for continuation Of a
business so destructive to the moral and material
welfare OF the people, together with the fact that
they turned deaf ear to the remoBstrance and pc
tltion Tor correction of this abuse of the civil gov
eminent, is conclusive that the Republican party is
Anoonsip1O W Ut lulpOtenG IOf reureSS OF those
wrongs and should no longer be entrusted with the
powers and responsibility of the government; that
although this party n the late national convention
was silent on the liquor question not SO we're its
candidates, Messrs. Blaine and Logan Within a
year past Mr.. Blaine has publicly recommended
tnaG the revenue derived from the liquor traffic be
distributed among the States, and Senator Logan
mas by bill proposed to devote these revenues to
tne support of schools, thus both virtually recon-
mendlng the perpetuation of the traffic and that
states and citizens shall become partners in the
liquor traffic.
Inc fact that the Democratic party has in it's ma
Ional deliberations of the party policy arrayed
tsef on the side of the drink makers and sellers by
declaring against the policy of prohibition of such
IraIhc under the false name of sumptuary laws and
When IN power in some of the States in referring
remedial legislation and in Congress of refusing to
permit the creation of board of inquiry to inyest
| gaze and report upon the effects of the traffic.
proves that the Democratic party should not be in
trusted with power and place; and that there can
70 no greater peril to tue ration than the existing
competition of the Republican and Democratic par
| ties for the liquor vote
After further declaring that neither of the ma
tional parties conscientiously be supported and
after declaring for civil service reform, the plat
| form continues:
The collection of revenues from alcoholic liquors
/ and tobacco should be abolished the vices of
men are not proper subject for taxation revenue
for custom duties should be levied for the support