The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-31
PROHIBITIONISTS.
Their National Convention
at indianapolis.
rnK POSSIBLE CANDIDATES,
several Heated Daseasstens Occur
~ the First ses>t~a = Jehn n.
rsn~h's Ilssl~ - - the riasssru.
--Gr~as EnsAusta~.n Prevails.

sSH1A 1r3seN eSS1e&tu0$ tsrt4,
~ the First S~~ssaa : JeAn n
rin~h's Llssls - - the riasfsru
--Greas EnsAwsta~.a Prevails.
iSnssSAraitS. Nay Ss--ss the boar "a.
cz'eains the froAit,TisR >ariossai Cssavca
tscn approached. fhe delegates BEGAN Is
gather IN TosnliE~en H&is which had been
ssssefsily eecerascd with tags zaa heas.
inx TIE frss thing that eceurresi To -ex.
cite general applause WAS TIC entrance el
the Sew Jersey yozsx snen's frahfalssoa
League. bearing gss,sen crank q; haze
proportions Cheer followed eAeer IA
sHsek sseeessiau A. The audience esagh,
<iyns II the representative OF the STATE,
srszn which the rrosssse head OF sAs
ticket haii<
twas la-as hefure Chairman psrkse al
TIE national ssssnsaittee raped the Goa,
yeafsoss ~ order and iaslset The sstsesrs az
tse Mesasl1s . CHRISTIAN Temperance t'nian
IN the Platform with the nacmherx OF the
national eosasaftse~.
Chairman issekie then lnystea the mas,
sefsiaees OF the fsarts 10 the platform. aud
as shose present rassss sn sight tsse audi
ease broke inte iossd applause, which was
resfeuhisa when 81 3ehn came forward,
The faesasi Organizing al the coasvafiu,s
thea rrceee<ict. Rev. II. {. nclaaa MAS
elected Temporary chairman
ceioEci Ritter. os Indianapolis, made
the a.icress Of Mcieeiae, % waleh Chair
man hciane replied on behalf ef the cen.
sensies. The remainder NJ the Temporary
organization wss thtn eemrsefed.
Deie<Hie Ncedhara, ~ Kansas. then
stepped fsrwarsi and presented hartman
ise.sno with a casel naie frora the ws,ssi
cf the Telegraph pole nt-aa whieA tsoyeranr
has
her slh. isSs. =, Topeka
Governor -. tssen then made fsa n.
marks upon how II fcit 10 - haaxcd In
eiiivy.
The convention then scffsesi ssewa 10
business snd the reiis af states ard terri
isrieS wcFv called for naming mcsahers OF
the committees un crcdenftals, permanent
organizations. resolution and rslcs. IN
adjournment Was then taken until 5
o'elock.
ArrEs RgcEss.
II was s. a. p. m, besoFe the convention
~ assembled. The committee an crcsiea
tiais was not ready 10 report ~ the time
Was taken mp for acariy an hour with songs
iaterspersss: with inpromrin addresses
The Srsf motion put hSfurs t.e convention
as a matter of business vas On the part ,,s
delegate Turner OF fennsslvzaia that
Telegram be sen; 10 the HrewcrS' assecia-
tion Ia session at -. Paul bidding them
dcfance bat the matter was ehokcsi SUN
mariis. A few moiaents later similar
motion was hrouxa, into Prominence hy
Rev. Walter 7. Nils who asked permission
to reat u resolution.
After su,nainncus debate in which
several delegates were constantly Gu t,se
fieoF the mover of the resolution was given
leave to withdraw IL.
At this moment the little son of John n
fiuchagas brought upon the platform amid
loud cheering. Chairman Diekic of the
national committee presented the little iri-
low with gold medai on behalf of the
Prohibition party.
Further time was taken mp with singing
and then another eansc of siightts asri.
lnonious discus sion ay.lssarsssi In the shape
Of motion that the ex soldiers II the uui-
ON and confederate armies stand mp 20 he
counted. The mefign was finally tabled
A memorial from the National wosnan's )
thfisilaa Temperance tuion was read.
asking the convention 10 place a plank In
Its platform demanding that the Bible ts
placed Ia the pahllc schools, that PERSONAL
i,ies be avoided the coming campaign;
that sectisfgsllsB be completely bnrled aud
that lastly. the position OF the party IN
lSs5, ON the .wosaan suffrage question be
rcasilrmed. Referred 10 the committee gu
resolutions
A resolution was then offered by Judge
Gore. of New YORK. reaiiiyming the woman
snIsfnge plank Of 1881. with proyiso that
the ifsne he not made iest OF the party.
,ioyernor ~. John WIS introduced by
Chairman Deiano iA n few fvlicitous
words. Goseruor *. John responded hap
PLY. He spoke epcoufagiagiy of the out
look. The old parties. he said. were giving
way 10 our leaders. fearing the fall u the
Republican iabyfon had eancisisisa not to
be crushed in the fail. lie concluded with
a refcwnce TO the lack Of ssctiuaalism In
the Prohibition party, aud asked that the
convention do such work IS will cause the
future generations 10 rise up and eaii IL
blessed. lie then asked the viii of The
convention On o memorial which usr pre-
sented from the National womcfi's Chris
tian Temperance Union, asking that the
platform include plank declaring against
sunday labor ot any Kind - Tar as tbs ma
tioual congress can 30 leglsiatc.
At ts.a3 O'Clock a motion was made 10 al
ieurn to n. IN. to morrow but the delegates
recalling the fact that the invitation 10
bisnop Turner OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church 10 u seat on the platform, had mol
been carried out. the motion to adjourn
was voted down aud Bishop Turner pro
Enthusiastically received The roll Of States
wns called for the selection of tnetabers Of
the national finance committee, after
which the convention at So, o'clock ad-
5eurtcd until > a. N. tomorrow.
THE REPRESENTATIONS.
Following il the representation as re-
ported by the credentials committee; Ala
hama II. Arkansas II, California ~. Eolorn
do II, Connecticut L.. Delaware o, F!orlfta
:, Georgia a, Illinois 81. indiana -. Iowa
-s,. Kansas u. keEissrky 81. aaiae iS. Nary-
land -, Massachusetts a., Michigan ~
Minnesota =, Niss0aFi, y, Nebraska -,
SeN ala 1, Sew Hasng hire T.. Ses Jersey
Is, Ncw York la. Sarih tarolina -. Dhio
=, Oregon >, PsDuss l. ania Z, Rhode Island
10, Tennessee -, Texas - Vermont 10,
Virginia q. West Virginia 10. Wisconsin -.
Arizona l, Dakota ;, ida ~ ., Montana y
New Mexico 2, Utah z, Washington :, bis
trict of Coiuiaissa J. Total, i0p
A long lat ef vice presidents vas select.
ed by the state delegations v hieh included
Illinois, 7. ~ weaser. of Kansas. x. II.
Mcdonald. ol taliiorns. Neal Dowf, ~
Agiue, Res. Father AahDnsy. af Ninusosa
and A, A. sstescas. IL P-epsy lyania-.
onight the committees on rules aud or
der. fnnBee aad platform. are hard al work
sstl,ayoring 20 complete their discassIon ~
the sahieess in hsiid ia time 70 ssbialt re-
ports TO The convention tomorrow morn.
Ing.
The platform committee /. the one about
whiei, the grsnieN interest eeEtefs. Their
SESSION is 0f course secret. but IL Il under
ssasod that the fe1iing of the cofamiffee n
largely ia fager Of fcaIiirmtng the woman
suffrage plank OF 5sst Tine tariff question
! Il proGaais cause ssftns debate. Nisenas
sin, 1n.iiana asa the r8uth win lead Ia The
opposition ~ the ss0Faaa suffrage plank.
Miss Willard. t5oserDog ~. John. q. j. Nv
ans. ef Illinois. and sfheFs lead tlae aEht
for issr suffrage plank. The talk sssoag
the delegates ia regard 10 the secsaId place
on the ticket shoss that they are beginning
ia settle uyOa Ucerxc Vi. Hahn, of keg-
tuck and yosn A. Brooks. of Kansas tiiy.
Missouri
Memorial services were held this after
noon e.ns8Hg 1fse reerss tf ise cssfventson
aud siss tbis eseusag b. ,ise Prohibition
egtat of The hine and gfay
BIG SUIT DECIDED.
A Mexican War veteran Receivers
some ysfuassfe Land.