Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-07


the galleries. Among the sentiments the
following mo North, No South. No
Distinction in Politics. No Sex in Citizenship.
"The Prohibition Party Is the True Anti-Poverty
Party" At little before 10 o'clock the Mary
land delegation marched in, carrying the blue
silk banner it bore four years ago ut Pittsburgh,
with the names of st. John and Daniel embla-
zoned upon IL. 1t was heartily applaudedi DuJ
the great outburst came when the New Jersey
Young Mems Prohibition Club marched up the
aisle, preceded by large banner In yellow, the
woman suffrage color, and by an old man who
carried on his shoulders II huge gided crank. As
soon as the audience caught the name OF the
State, General Fisk's home, the scattering cheers
swelled intoA perfect storm of applause, which
was heightened when the members OF the club
waved banners bearing the familiar features OF
the favorite son. Similar ovations greeted eX-
Governor st. John he pressed his way down
the aisle and took his seat with the Kansas dele
CATION and Sam Small, the celebrated revivalist,
who.wore the Georgia badge.
Professor Dickie, of Illinois, Chairman of
the National Committee, struck the table three
resounding raps, called the convention TO order,
and invited the members of the committee and
the general officers Of the w. c. Il. u. to take
seats the platform. Tho audience sat and
waited and took IL long BREATH letting it out in
tremendous cheer when the well-known face OF
Frances T.. Willard, President of the w. G. T. u,
appeared. She wore the red badge OF the Illinois
delegation, and was escorted TO seat beside the
Chairman, and here followed scene OF inde-
scribable enthusiasm. Chairman Dickie called
for General Green Clay Smith and Gideon II.
Stewart the nominees OF the party in 1876.
called for, and when the venerable hgure OF Gen
ernl Neal Dow, of Maine, came up on the stage
ho received such an ovation that one would thlnk
that the enthusiasm had reached its height, but
when the sacrifice OF 1884 was called for and Cen
eral St John arose, II tremendous burst of cheer
ing ensued, which was prolonged until he had
taken his seat
The audience then sang Praise God from
Whom All Blessings Flow" after which Chair
man Dickie announced that the Rev. II. A. De
lano of Norwich, Conn., had been nominated as
temporary Chairman and the choice was unani-
mously ratified by the convention. An address
c. welcome was then delivered by Colonel Ritter,
an indianapolis attorney. Many of his references
were heartily cheered, us was his closing SEN
tence, IF you are what take you to be L am
sure YOU heartily welcomed to Indiana"
Temporary Chairman Delano, who is n promi-
nent Baptist minister, responded fittingly to the
words OF welcome. Mr. Needhnm, OF Kansas,
then presented TO the Chairman n gavel made
from the scaffold on which Governor St. John was
hanged in effigy in 1884 Mr. j. Is. Canfl OF Texas
was nominated for Secretary, with Mrs. Matte
Mcclellan Brown Of Ohio and George Il. Wells
of Minnesota assistants. The Silver Lake
| Quartet then sang Were Not SO Lonesome as
| We Used TO Be, which was evidently fayorite
| with the audience. Secretary Canhl made a short
address OF thanks and closed by reading num-
| Der OF teegTnms Of congratulntion, among them
| one under u London date from Axel Gustafson,
| the Swedish delegate TO the recent congress OF
women ut Washington, proposing three cheers
| for Fisk and woman suffrage" This was the first
public reference TO the two central features and
| 1t received a Cfautauqua salute OF cheers and
waving handkerchiefs.
| The convention then settled down to business
and on motion @ 81 pelegate d dh9mas Ta;;s 81 New
| called for the names Of members OF the Commit
| tees on Credentials and Permanent Organization.
After the call was completed, at the suggestion
| of Judge Black, of Pennsylvania the call was
made for the Committees on Resolutions and
| Rules,
! The first motion put before the convention as a
| matter OF business was ON the part OF Delegate
| Turner, of Pennsylvania, that a telegram be
sent the Brewers Association, in session at st,
Paul, bidding them defiance, but the matter was
| choked of summarily. few moments later a
| similar motion WAS brought into prominence by
| Rev. Walter L. Mills, who asked permission to
read 1t. After tumultuous debate, in which
| several delegates were constantly ON the floor,
the mover Of the resolution was given leave to
| withdraw IL.
| B. Finch was brought upon the platform, and,
amid loud cheering Chairman Dickie, Of the
| National Committee, presented the little fellow
| gold medal on behalf Of the Prohibition party.
Further time was taken up with singing, and
| then another cause of a slightly acrimonious
discussion appeared in the shape OF motion
| that the ex-soldiers Of the Union and Confederate
armies stand up and be counted. The motion
L was finally tabled
memorial from the National Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union was read asking
| the convention 10 place I'm its platform q plank
demanding that the Bible be placed I'm the public
schools that personalities be avoided In the COM
ing campaign that sectionalism be completely
buried, and that lastly the position of the party
| in 1884 ON the woman suffrage question be reaf-
| 0r1Qed. Inc memorial was feIeffeu 10 Jno COln-
mittee on Resolutions
resolution was then offered by Judge Gore,
Of New York, reaffirming the woman suffrage
plank Of 1884, with the proviso that that issue be
not made test Of party fealty This also was
| referred.
The report of the Committee on Credentials
showed delegates TO have been selected by every
State except Louisiana, Mississippi and South
Carolina. The Territories all chose representa-
tives except Wyoming. The committee then
stated it had decided to permit delegations pres
ent TO cast the full vote Of their State and that the
provisional delegates be given full power TO vote
In the convention. This gave total vote OF
1000 although the actual number Of delegates
present fell short Of that number.
The Committee ON Permanent Organization
made the following recommendations:
For Permanent ChairIian-John p. sc. John
OF Kansas.
For Secretary-Rev. Sam Small OF Georgia.
First Assistant Secretary-J. b. Canhl, oi
Texas.
second Assistant tsecretary-Mrs. NJ. NJ. Brown
The action Of the committee was unanimously