The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-29

campaign. She applied TO him the words
of the English poet, Laureate, as
"Some divinely gifted man,
Whose life in low estate bega'frou
And on a single village greegnnecu
Who bursted his births insic daugbtars
And grasps the skirts of haze will e,
And breasts the blows of cir for the e,
And grapples with his evil 90 Pa,
'Who makes by worth his In III known,
And grasps the futures golden key,
Moulds mighty states decree,
And shapes the whisper of throne,
And climbing on from high 10 higher.
Became on fortunes browning slope,
The pillar of peoples hope,
The center of our hearts desire"
Loud and long applause.
4 delegate from Kentucky and one from
Maine seconded the nomination OF Melon
aid, and w. T. Eustis, OF Maine, put in
nomination
GIDEON T. STEWART OF OHIO.
The nomination of Mr.. st. John was
also seconded by Mrs. Mary Hoffman, pres
ident of the Women's Christian Temper.
ance Union of Missouri. She spoke OF St.
John as a man who had never vetoed bills
that were in the interest of the laboring
man, who had never recommended dis
| tribution among states of the excessive rev
enue derived from whisky, [cheers, and
who would lead the prohibition party on to
the overthrow of the old gods,
BAcHUs AND GANBRINUs.
[Cheers.]
Mr.. Ransom, of New Jersey, said his del
egation had gentleman whose name they
would like to present but between their
own candidate and Mr.. ST. John they were
in the position OF an animal between two
stacks of hay starving to death, and the
delegation had put il to him to decide be-
tween them. Usughter.) He had posi-
tive instructions from the New Jersey can
didate not to present his name but he was
a man distinguished for his manliness, pa.
triotism and love of God and humanity.
He referred to
GOV. CLINTON B. FIsKE.
He would, however, second the nom;na-
ton of that glorious man, ST. John, (cheersl
The nomination of 81. John was also Sec
onded by Hopkins, OF New York, and
Finch, OF Nebraska.
When the state of Ohio was called Mr..
Gideon 7. Stewart, of that state, came TO
the platform and said that the presenta-
ton of his name by the delegation from
Maine was against his wish and against
his positive request. He had at all times
stated that he was not a candidate and
would not be a competitor for the nomina-
ton. St. John was with the prohibition
party now and forevermore until the death
and burial of the liquor crime and with
that assurance be seconded the nomination
of ST. John.
When the state of Pennsylvania was
called Mr.. Pierce came to the platform to
put In nomination
HON. JAMES BLACK, OF PENNsYLvk-,-.
He spoke of him as the author of the first
prohibition platform eyer issued in this
country, as the author OF the platform of
the party four years afterwards and as
probably the author of most of the planks
that would be in the platform to-day.
At this stage of the proceedings Babcock,
of California, who had nominated DIR.
Mcdonald. came to the platform and said
DR.. MCDONALD WAS FOR THE CAUSE
and not for self. He (Babcock) had pre-
sented his name and il had been cordially
received by the convention, but he was sat-
isied that the temper of the convention
and the interests of the cause demanded
the withdrawal of McDonald's name. He,
therefore, withdrew it and cordially sec.
onded the nomination of St. John.
Pierce, OF Pennsylvania, withdrew the
nomination of Black and Stewart was
Withdrawn by the Maine delegation.
Finch, of Nebraska, moved the state roll
be suspended and that John p. ST. John be
nominated by reclamation,
Chaplin of Wisconsin seconded the nomi-
nation of St. John and declared that the
fight in the coming election would be
BETWEEN ST. JOHN AND CLEVELAND
another delegate said he had at the earnest
request of Mr.. St. John promised to do all
he could to prevent his nomination. He
had done so up to the present time but
now he seconded the nomination. The
motion 10 suspend the rules and nomi-
nate St. John by scclamstion then came
up for action, but on the earnest argument
of delegate that the effect of that motion
would be to stampede the convention and to
leave its most important work, the plat
form, il was not agreed 10. Then the call
states was proceeded with. As the states
were called alphabetically the chairman Of
the several delegations cast their respec-
tive votes for John p. ST. John. When the
roll was completed the secretary an
nounced
THAT SIX HUNDRED AND TWO VOTES
had been cast all OF them for John 2. St. |
John was greeted with loud cheers. The |
president made formal announcement of |
the unanimous nomination of john p. St. |
John and called for another rousing cheer,
which was heartily responded TO.
A committee was appointed to send a
telegram to Ex-Governor ST. John notify
ing him of his nomination. The platform |
was then reported by Mr.. Black, OF Penn
sylvania, chairman of the committee on
resolutions as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
First-The prohibition home protection
party in national convention assembled,
acknowledges Almighty God as the right
full sovereign of all men, from whom Just |
powers of government are derived; to
whose laws human enactment should con.