New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-01
THE PROHIBITION TICKET
CLINTON b FISK AND DR. JOHN A. BRooK.
SOME PROTECTION IDEAS ADDED TO THE 20
IFg PLANK-THE INTERNAL REVENUE
MISUNDERSTANDING FOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

| SOME PROTECTION IDEAS ADDED TO THE "a
IFy PLANK-THE INTERNAL REVENUE
| Observation-Disclosures FOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
| iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrsuSsI
| indianapolis May 31.-The Prohibition Nations
Convention tonight nominated the following c.nI
didates -,
| For president-Cnton b. Fisk Of New.Jerser
For Vice Presdent-John A. Brooks Of Missouri
When the Convention came to order at 0 +. NJ,
to-day, it was found that the Committee on Reso.
lutions was still undecided about the woms.
suffrage plank and unable to make its reno-t
But hostilities between the opponents and SIM.
porters Of woman suffrage did not cease on tbis
account The war between them began az ono.
| over O report of the Committee on Rules recon
mending that speeches on the platform be limitA6
| to five minutes, and that the debate should NJ.
last longer than two hours. This was displeasin,
to the opponents of the woman suffrage plank
| who wished to give their reasons at great lencI
for their attitude. Through Walter T. Mills of
| Chicago, they protested against the adoption "A
| the report as one that would stihe debate on An
| important subject J. G. Bascom, Of Boston
| moved the adoption of a resolution providing thai
the woman suffrage question should be debated
for four hours and that the time should be diyided
| between the chief speakers Of each side Tia
supporters of woman suffrage were confden,
that they had majority, and opposed the adoption
| of Bascom's motion believing that they might
| wish to cut short the debate at any moment
Their sentiments were expressed by Mrs Christian.
| Of Chicago.
Hamilton Gilmore Of Utica, n. Y, moved Tho
previous question, which was adopted The con.
venton rejected Mr.. Bascoms motion that thsrs
should be four hours for debate, and adopted the
l D.,1o
to five minutes The vote against tho Bascom
resolution was almost unanimous. This finished
the leaders of the convention thought it best "a
| collect money to pay the expenses Of the ProhibA
ton National Committee in the coming campair.
| II is the custom at the State conventions Of tho
Prohibition party to collect money by popular
subscriptions much after the manner of raising
money for church. to pay the cost Of circulating
political documents and the travelling expenses d
speakers Subscriptions of 81, 900, then Of $1,000,
then $500, then $3.50 were given rapidly. Then
the chairman Of the National Committee, NJ.
Diclie said:
wish to state most significant fact A Cathdls
priest who gets only $500 year salary has SUBSCRIBE
| 500 toward fund This man, Father Martin Ma
honey OF the House Of the Good Shepherd at st. Paul.
most earnest temperance worker He tells tina. 10
would be willing TO work Ave cents day he could
| advance the prohibition cause. Let me introduce hin
|
| TO you. N 4
Father Mahoney, with much reluctance came
| forward to the platform. it was then seen thss
he was tall and thin young man, with face wasted
| by fasting. He wore the black broadcloth coat
waistcoat and trousers of the Catholic priest
| With modest air he said
did here with any idea Of making speech
but simply to testify by my presence that there arc
Catholics who believe in prohibition that there nothing
in the Catholic faith against prohibition. notice with
great regret attacks made in some Protestant churches
| Catholics when this temperance question Is under
discussion In t words Of the great captain Let ra
| have peace" Let work In union for the common
good 1 not hero TO apologize for Catholics who ss
addicted to drink, but let say nevertheless that The
Protestant UNCONVENTIONAL papers make mistake whsa
| they speak Of them as If they were Anarchists
When all the subscriptions and payments had
been made it was found that the grand total Of
S26,5OO sawmill and two corner lots in Decatur
Ala, had been collected. The following members
of the new National Prohibition Committee it Wa
announced had been elected:
Alabama-L. O. Colson, L. +. Wilton
Arkansas-T. j. Rogers, J. L. Palmer.
California-T B. Stewart Jesse Yarnel~
Connectcut-G P. Rogers Aaron Morehouse-
Delaware-w. S. Brown. J. J. Boyce.
| Blorida-I. J. Morgan. 8. Fl. Cumming
Georgia-Sam Small. A. Murphy.
| Illinois--J. B. Hobbs J. G. Evans
| Indiana-Sylvester Johnston, s. ]. North.
| Iowa-G. Farnham, James Nicholwaite
Kansas-A. w. Richardson Mrs O. II. St. John
Kentucky-G w. Runues William Matthews.
| Mane-N. y. Woodbury., w. 7. Eusta
Marylsnd-william Daniel NJ. L. Thomas
Massachusetts-B. 3. Sturtevant
| Michigan-John Russell, Samuel Dickey.
/ Minnesota-J. P. Pinkham, Hugh Harrison.
Missssippi-J B. GsmbrilL
Missouri-w. II. Craig W. @. Wilson.
Nebraska-A. G. Wallfenberger, George Scott
New-Hampshire-J. NJ Fletcher. d. Q. BabcOck
New.Jersey-w. H. Nicholson, G. L. Parker
| New.York-H G. Bascom, W. 7. Wardwell.
| North Carolina-D w. @. Benton, Henry Shanei.
ohio-B 8. Hinckley, J. A. Dickson.
Oregon-J. w. Webb, J. G. Warner.
| Pennsylvania-A. A. Stevens W. M. Black.
Rhode Island-H. S. Woodward, J. w. Williams
| South Carolna-James A. Tate W. A. Smith.
Vermont-Cnton Smith, G. W. Wieman.
virginia-James W. Newton r II. Rolena
West Vrsinia-Brank Burt T. r. Crosscat
| wisconsin-S. D. Hastings E. w. Chain.
| Dakota-D. r. Grover, Mrs NJ II. Parker.
| MOntana-Messina Bullard.
| District OF Columbia. A. Whecock. r NJ. Morton
| The long pending conflict in the convention over
| the woman suffrage plank came at the afternoon
suffrage and gave scant applause to It's opponents
In fact, twothirds Of the convention were ardeniy
bent on adopting such plank and could t hasaR
would be bad policy TO do so; Many Of sO'
Southern delegates frankly said that the adoPuos
Of such plank would obstrnct the grown an, -
ern delegate declared that its adoption wSuie
| break the union which had Just pee a
orhesn Proh5tcnss and would .ectonan IL
Prohibition party again, but all this advice wss
disregarded, partly on the ground that II w9msa ~
suffrage was right in principle IL should 10
adopted, notwithstanding the political consss
quences, and partly because the Womans ChrisgSs
| Temperance Union asked for the plank. irs
Commit tee on Resolutions presented the piationa
| as soon as the convention met IN the Afternoon.
All of the planls were adopted as they STOOD s
cept the tariff plank, which had phrase IN IN
favor of direct taxation and this was stricken ous
| by order of the convention. When the womaa
| Suffrage plank was read the opponents OF ~
through John NJ Olin, Of Wisconsin, offered SUI
| stitute for it. The woman suffrage plank recon-,
mended by majority OF the Committee on hssvi a
80. IL utad hut ha