New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-29
cIINTON B. FISK THE MAN.
,,r xovNAT1oN EXPECTED BY PRoHlBI
I'M TIONISTS.
,v,reArrs GATHERING IN IND1ANAPotls-ThE q
WOMAN SUFFRAGE QUESTION LAh1S
ONE IN THE THIRD PARTY.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ]


ONE IN THE THIRD PARTY
my TELEGRAPH TO rHE rRIBUSEl
,.a,oronol;s May 2s-The delegates to tho
-, proh,bition Convention, which Will hold
40 e., session here on Wednesday, began coming
- ths city from all points of the compass to-
NV Nearly every part of the country was repre-
s,os - nv these arriving delegates. The extreme
,r.s. ant delegate from Oregon: the South,
rro,;aa and Tennessee: the North and West,
iiv"' v"a,as from Michigan, New-York, Massa-
's...,ts Ohio. New-Jersey, Indiana and illinois,
o-. :, the delegates was Professor Samuel Dlclue
:. .,hion Mich, Chairman of the National Pro-
v;h,,,on Committee. Professor Dickie chose as
~ hsadouarters room at the Grand Hotel. where
hs received large number of visitors.
at Think ne said A." that IA large proportion
=, the SIS delegates and Of the 276 provisional
deleeates will be present at the convention. Pos
shlv there may not be any representation from
louisiana where our organizationsis weak Ihere
will be a large delegation, however, from Texas
where such strong prohibition fight was recently
made We shall also have a delegation from
South Carolina, where the Democrats attempted
N run our convention. / was recently in the
South organizing the Prohibition party there
and was vastly amused by the talk of the Demo-
cratic newspapers and politicians, that was an
emissary of the Republican party with Repub-
ncan gold in my pocket come South to demoralize
the Democratic party by starting Prohibition
party. r-.u!,.o,
Probably General Clinton Il. FISK, OF New
Jersey Governor St. John, of Kansas has per-
emptorily declined to permit the use OF his name
as a candidate for President"
Who are named for the Vice-Presidency 7"
There are several men mentioned for the
nomination. among them Green Clay Smith and
George NJ Balm, of Kentucky joshua r. LeDerlhg'
of Kansas City Il. L. Dayhovie of Texas; and
!. H. Tanner. Of Alabama We are desirous OF
increasing the Prohibition party in the South, ana
therefore there is considerable pressure TO nolnl
nate Southern man for Vicc-Prcsident. AT pres
ent Green Clay Smith seems to be the leading can
didate.'
There is likely to be division over woman
suffrage Many of the delegates to the Methodist
General Conference are also delegates TO the Pro
hibtion National Convention, and they seem als
women begun in Ncw-York. The women, how
ever, have slight advantage IN the ProhDllu92n ION
National Convention Some @ Of them are regnqip
II is said has eleven women delegates. The CUES
ton to be decided is whether or not the Prohibition
party will put plank favorng women SW9liIase W
into its platform. Governor ST. John OF Kansas,
IL is said, will lead a strong movement IN 1aNOr
Of adopting such a plank Resistance to It's adop-
On S oG is fody n ad tmes the stock
for a Democrat Do YOU want your daughter
to to- marry nigger?'' The question that the
cclored women to vote?" Marvin Knowlton, of
Willimantic, Conn, has proposed as compromise
plank on the women suffrage quesuon that the
Prohibition party shall declare in favor of every
one voting, regardless Of color, who can read and
write. -.
It is said that the Rev. A; H. Delano, Baptist
clergyman Of South Norwalk. will be temporary
chairman of the convention, and eX-Govern0r ST
John the permanent chairman Mr. St John is
expected here tomorrow
REPRESENTATIVE BAYNE rs FOR BLAINE
pttsburg, May 26 tspecIal al-Congressman " Tom
6aync, of Allegheny City, said to-day: Il regard
my election delegate to the Republican National
Convention rs an unmistakable evidence of the un-
diminished popularity Of Jaucs G. Blaine in the
XXIIId Conversational District. My friends have
made nv canvass with the thorough knowledge that
I was for Mr.. Blaine and on that platform an
firmly convinced that Mr.. Blaine is the strongest man
ia the party to-day, and that his nomination meaiS
his election"
MALONE MEN ANGRY AT CHAIRMAN JONES.
Richmond, Va, May oe (SpecaD.-The announce
ment in The Roanoke Leader" that T. Jones, chair
man Of the Republican National Committee, had
written a letter to D. T. Houston saying that the
latter would be admitted delegate from the Win
Virginia District TO the Chicago ConYenton IN Oppo-
son to the Malone delegates has caused great ex-
citement among Malone in this city. The DIS
tyict Convention was held previous to the State Con
venton and there Will DO bitter contest for me
District NJ Houston was elected CHAIRMAN IN ha oI tv
at Petersburg
4 FLOURIsHING NEWARK REPUBLICAN CLUB
The Eighth Ward Republican Club Of Newark which
has over 400 MEMBERS all business and professional
held large meeting last night at its cub-rooms
in Beevllca ave. City Counsel Joseph Cout presided
President Foster, of the National Republican League
made a address. the club movement in which he
made suggestions to the formation of clubs, and
then Henry Gleason, of the New-York Republican
Club said that over 1000 had already been oganzed
and the number constantly increasing He COM
plimented the club the banner organization OF the
State.