New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-25
Ex,Gov, ST. JOHN NOMINATED
PLATFORM OF THE PROHIBITION PARTY
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AYD THEN REFERRED 10

time WAS occu.cd IN the singing Of hymns fia!'I vas
offered by the Rev W. Lee OF New i'IN ,
when the state Of California was c''o' M
came to the stand ia propos' tho name 81 H. -
ala Ito s,,,,e Of him M q who had borno the S'n
ner OF prohibition in the Win.-,"''i 80.
O, California, Int against whom F''"' -
rod bprn usda. di. Mcdonald had been 'n"IE'" -
-. ,,,,,pr,otlrcd and sold alcohol III me'u'"'e
'', - hittors" He asserted that there was MOI
t,,le ,f mat medicine sslt ont that did not h'"r
INA 81 a niuerance tract attacking the Hl'"r '""o
win rorce aaj energy. lie stood nero 'o-ua' ~
the Infamous Islander that there was drop Oh "'o"'' "
those hitters. - c,~,
When me st,te 81 Illinois was called, George C. Chri-
,i ,, q, IN. plo, form ~ nominate Ex-Governor ~
I'm uo s,id mat the name which he would present 10
,bo convention was above eny other name " ="
n,,ror TO gather together ana cou''"'''" ST
COCOA of On, prohibition movement "'
Frances y willard seconded tho nomination VI MI "
John She sp,sc ~ having known MN ~
Norei" r 10Y. with feet of tan"
She thcn dc,rhed his etrigscs from youth 10 n'u"'u"
mud Ia nto,niucnce The name ~ hr 81 JON" WV -
cc,pd with enthusiastic applause .,- ,,,,.,o -
". r. hustle. VI Maine pat IN homhNV"
Stewart, Of Onto, ,.,, AT. ac,cra
,, ,,l II gentleman whpaN name they N"""
M, g., rrcacnt but between their own c'h"'.''''
and NJ ~ Iahu they were in the rn''n ~ t"o ,n tho
-v+,, ,"G f 'i,t Il to MN 7, decide between them
ii h4t fit
j. i,,., rsu,'Jats not tn iuesout ma name, bat ne
ga. pn,,u distinguished lur ml ohpr'' pi'',n''s' wa
t,e ln,. pf tluI Hud humuuN. lie icol''N W., N',i.,
,h,,,',u r,.lo lie would. hoWpNci. SECOND the hohl
nation of hat slcilnus muu Mr. g. Juhn. I'LL y
e Wn,9 , ,t maj st,,c. como 10 The platform sud
,,u nat the wesautntun oi U' n'M' y, y .,5
nsaim-, bs Noiu,c request u had ct a tmr1 salt'
tlat he vas ro ,lnd'da'' nnl M9'' nn "a MIN The
rtomhitipu port, uoV and ior eVrmot, un.'' we u',,
end 'tg, ,' a'S g%si 81, S' s ". g" '"' c6.c's
"Nh,n {. H.tepl r,uu}i J, mia wa 'l' l. In ,l,'"
t"hnr of c ui-t o. shirrn platform r,rt lhp' ln ,o
com,nI rs o.. uiuor eft tho pllom 81 the l',, ,',f
,cusait,lvnid, bni ss probably tho author 90 m'H ~
IN, plai,.s iInt Noui1 h, ia iac PLATFORM to-day
N.iAAIu,a WruppAWN,
Al n,s stage OF mo proceedings Mr l'ah''cS'
of California; Who hal nominated h',
V,D,n,m o,inc 20 tho platform aud
,-1 u,t DE- Mcdonald was for tho cause and not
tor,,lt He mcn Wtaarow the nomination ava sec
! ol.a Ac.,... iuation of MT ST. john Mr. l1'''' "'
r.uu-yl yauis. also Withdrew the nomination "i VIZ
| Hack; auI that o. Mr. stewart Was ""Nlil"" ~ '"'
Maine delegation with the rcaIrk that M"n' A"P' 9l'P
| to The ri;ts.c oi tho so"
NJ, r.rl. q, 10 rasla moved that rol-csil he sls-
pended aud thst john r. -t. JOAN he nonina.,d Wy '
canation. tbs Hss opposed "a a. tu ne. a. v ~ ~
sta .i- the Convention and 80 leave IT, mo-, l"it"
work Qho PLATFORM untr-d Tor Inc cor eH''o" '' 4
Tn"n reas.emhpne N The afternoon several
kilograms w-re Ic'i anon tu,ii ,,S T.. I'm lie
iii asn IN, ,l..;,-I thousand Netsodists arc wait
DC oi cod and NJ voice OF suffering humanity
sav-uo con- oIou.r, 10 aihatos. lT,Hluiiou s'i'S"'
' fs Cue Gac,5a Gc.lg suepcndns me rules ara ara
nominating Nil 81 Joan ~ ac'i.I'''y'i' ,ii,iic
la, tie r5h OF st-es be called ana thaI r Ins
delegations shall! announce teer rac,,ii Win
Nstor s.t,. were called. ALPHABETICALLY tie cAamc
Of the several DELEGATIONS cast tne' y9s de-
S"irj icne II Governor 70. Jonu WA eShibiied iem
and '5ri,rcr- iene3 IN singing the chorus GLORY
Glory! ii!c ui'L! Dur cl'. - hSl. Ing Va ,e,iio,
ln.d ia NE '.' .N5 -, ,yl;cI re pr.,lcr made
OF Iobn p john and cal 81 for IN ne rousuS oaeo
| which heartily responded TO-
THE PLATFORM.
Tho platform was then reported by Mr. BLACK OF rem
s1l ana, chairman o. the COMMITTEE oi i'0'O "
! follows:
The Prohibition Home Profession party, IN N1tl9nal
Convention assembled ackuoWle1ge Auhlehly HVt Is
, , ~. ,5yeITinent arc deryod aud 10 whose LAWS
human cna.tn~js should conform anu 49," - III he
petct, prosperity ana hap2.ho'S VlS ', 81. Gov
urg,, Nnr. these lave Of tAelr NIuou'. "hi 9'" ~
cuinents accord wi'h ihe bi, ~ WIZ Ii|t ,
beverages. Creaica aud inda,@ilst D! InD law" =" '
National ord state GoyarnAcni5 o''lhE lh' ~
l;it . ~, r3,,se of lat importance. with
rc.u.tu. Grim, md yJup-I-in, l4d@lh| Nitc W
mon 1,c and private charity imposing !Srs@ aua u
,st ,.fio, ue public BUS iog penal AID she i'ri
s. mon. thrit ildutry manufactures ana com
| mcrcc. cadau crug I'd, sauoc 2 ace, ctSlh- ~
tn o ne -a65slb: Cropping our politics Iccia anoA
and Naturalization OF llc lav1 shOr eniHS nYcs inl-
pairing lrta md ON hisAi- ItG~uC.tn i. r-,l y.
| c,,r o.: The B,u.c, the church and TIE school
he st-ndHds aud rdcr. Oh our iS'n, anu e ~ "r
CftI "a TIE I"uhu!hS ~~o SI."-. ,,s,rctuit l.
widely extended country and inPeriaS the ps,PotIlS
. | t,|n We know mat these laws are
aks contrary to Cod Jaw, sna c c[1lr9y po
adj ID The !e, Al OF tAe,o ans in the legal >dpe'
SON - This bsueII hquOr traffic. Tic I"t hi' uu'
oouir5 ri in- General Government ID Inl! ol me me
,.4,s ~ cGor has been made 10 change t.i. ,3'Jy
,iu ard governments jism established ana oIiea-
lron hrn od@,tted at' ne 1y,fc bri, foihten,
or f- ueerie OF tus-c GerrtOuc- or Stdc" Dtu
W tr,i,i, Al. IT,; taei- are over two hundred
! t1oi4.rI d,slrrIss brcweries, wholesale ana Iciail
dealers ;1rsc drinks hsialtS cnI'n ih I'm
fae ataoril government Tor tue contlsA,ioi 81 4
hn,lae,s so destructive 10 tae mora ahd mlttrlS We
rare o. the people; together win, tns i"t -,
tn4t they have turned deal ear .hio
rcmo1sttlG.e aud pcti'ioli Tor ne corrocllos %. tn
4Iis- o. ciy government Is conclusive eNlaenC
| tho I;cpuLc-s parry Is lDSehoioIe TO- 81 pr -
Ia 10. res tdpso wrongs ana should no nh'eI ~, 1n-
trusted WIN The powers aaa rehpGn'iDSs Con.
i.eut that although TINS parry III IT, A.e e IT,
Yrur,a vas .ont the nGuor question 80 were us
l, la p.!,iy recommended tuai the rove
spc der!'~. from ne Il''r idH' 49, oc.n has
Gv bill proposed devote these revenues TO
y y, T,C5,pend the pcrpou4don of the traffic and
ira Nh. STAT. anG their citizens shal 6ecsme partners IA
10, n. N,i0Eal deye.cncrs OF party policy alfayoi
nscf Oh the side OF tao GrinkmakeTs ana sellers
bv Declaring against tbs policy 81 pfohibNol
r 81 .llr ran, unter te false hune oil "SulptuAiy
laws: aui. power IN some 81 tAe : AIS, III
f.in cdia log slSOu and ~ congress 81 lueihe %
Irru the creation q board OF inquiry 10 luFcsugae
,d rcoyt IiJn the effects 81 this traic-PI0Yes thht
J hr Democratic D4rty sA0uld not be intHsied WIN
rower and sce: mai there he greater peril to
he tAou The existing competition 0f the HrpuDi-
/ can aud Democratic parties ior Inc llupI NSie' eA-
pcri-u,e shows hat any patty MOI Openly oFp"ssu 80
traffic viii engage in this competition, VIII court 'ao
favor . the criminal classes VIII hartrr away p'Ie
morals de purity the ta.lo AID eyery Iust ana o.
est al GOOD VeI3lDent fUI parry success aAd IatIos
AMI good cZAs sboGld iEd IL this practice sum Ienl
se FOR immediate Withdraw al from all connection VIII
a tlrlr party. .-t-....t-. 81,