Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-11
THE PARTY.

THE AMERICAN fASl1s
n r poneroy for President Of the United
states. and John A. Conant for Vice.
president-Fhe Platform and National
| Committee.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The National Con-
yention of the American Party reassembled
at ten O'Clock yesterday morning in Farwell
Hall, President Barlow in the chair. Prayer
was offered by Rev. Joseph Travis.
On motion of Senator Pomeroy, l.. n.
Straton, Senator Pomeroy and Rev. j.
Blanchard were appointed a committee on
IN address to the American people.
Rev. DR.. Kirby then moved that the con-
vention appoint a committee to be a frater-
nal committee to the National Prohibition
Convention which meets in Pittsburgh
July %. The motion was adopted, and
the following were appointed as such
committee: Senator Pomeroy, DR.. Kirby,
F. D. Barley, Mrs: l.. n. Straton, Rev. J.
Blanchard, Mrs. E. A. Cook and j. r.
Stoddard.
Senator Pomeroy then addressed the! con-
vention on 1.-THE Mission of >he American
Party to the Country" which was to perpet
uate the principle that government belonged
to the many, rather than to the few. This
was what they proposed to do, and to take
up the living ideas and make a living em-
bOdiment of them. There were millions of
people who longed to be identified with the
people of this country in giving free govern
ment to mankind. The adopted citi.
zen should have all the rights of
the native born. He advised the
Committee on Platform to make this princi-
pie a conspicuous plank in it. They should
not have any uncertain sound. They
should be concise, pithy, but positive in the
statement of their principles.
4 A letter of sympathy and cordial greeting
was then read from Miss Frances L. Viii.
lard, on behalf of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
The convention then adjourned till two
O'Clock to give the Committee Oh Resolu.
lions time to report.
Sixteen States are represented in the COLI
v%ention, of which New York, Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Indiana take the
lead.
On r%eassembling the report of the Com
mittee OH Resolutions was presented. A
lengthy debate followed.
The platform was amended, stricken out,
substituted, and discussed in the following
shape, which was %fervently pronounced to
be Goods platform" by DR.. Blanchard:
We hold: l. That ours is a Christian aud not
a heather nation, and that the God of the
Christian Scriptures is the author of civil gov.
ernment, and is accepted as our Supreme
Ruler.
2. That the Bible should he associated with
books of science and literature in all our cdu-
c%ational institutions.
8. That God requires and man needs a Sab
bath.
4: We demand the prohibition of the impor.
| ramon "HnIt0ot1ra On1 Nln of ifrv.onts,,~
liquors,
5. That the charters of all secret lodges
granted by our Federal and State legislature
should bc withdrawn, ana their oaths pro.
hibited by law.
6: We are opposed to putting prison Labor
and deprecated contract-labor from foreign
countries in competition with free American
labor to benefit manufactures corporations
and SPECTATORS.
Z. We are in favor of the enforcement of the
laws concerning patents.
s. We hold to and will vote for woman's SUI.
frage.
8. That the civil equality secured to all
our amended National Constitution should be-
preserved inviolate, and the same equality
should be extended to the Indians and Chi.
nese.
10. international differences should be set
tied by arbitration.
II. The land and other monopolies should be
IL. That the General Government should
furnish the people with an ample and sound
10. That it should be the settled policy of the
Government to reduce tariffs and taxes as
rapidly rs the necessities of the revenue and
the Vested business interests will allow.
suppressed by law.
After the Endorsement of the platform the
convention nominated Presidential candi-
dates with the following result: sc. Pomeroy
12;C. A. Blanchard, 3; j. Blanchard, z; j.
r. St John, l, and Julius Seelye, President
OF Amherst College, Mass, 1. A total of 81
votes was cast. John A. Conant, Of Will.
mantle, was nominated for Vice President
by reclamation.
The following were appointed members
of the National Committee:
F. w. Capwell, New York; DIR. E. w. Kirby,
Pennsylvania; NJ. X. Britton, Wisconsin; i
6. Paine, Minnesota; A. i. Dempsey, Dakota;
% = =: Graham, Nebraska; II. Curtis, Kansas;
~: Tapley; Mississippi; L. d. Bailey, District
Of Golumbia; J: N. Scott, Ohio; Israel Hess,
Pratt, massachusetts, Philip Bacon, Connect
cut; A. McCaull. Rhode Island; G. W, Need.
Sl :, Missouri; 5. I: Poole, Michigan; J. V.
Armstrong, New Jersey.
Chairman Barlow f. Campbell and Prot.
blanchard were appointed a committee to
visit the Presidential nominees and make
known to them the action of the conven,
ton.
After the formal opening of the evening
session, which brought. the proceedings OF
the convention to a close, Senator Pomerov
was introduced. He thanked the convention
for the honor conferred upon him in select.
ing him as the first Presidential nominee OF
the American (Prohibition) party. He en-.
tered into a review of the record of the Re-
publican party since 1860, and his address
was an arraignment of the party for the
continual violation of its promises to the
people who had trusted it with the power to
govern during the past quarter Of a century.
Inc petition OF the Women's Christian Ten.
perance Union was contemptuously ignored
at the late Republican Convention and thew
We're denied a hearing. Those thus ignored
Will seek other allies. The time has come
1of all men and women who love liberty.
VINO hate hypocrisy, and who will compro.
mise will no %iniquity, to band themselves
together to support the new party. Most
people who oppose the principles of the
iTohloltion party do not do so I'm.
aerstand'ngiy. Every dollar paid for
liquor licenses into the Nation