Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
Tbs Prohibitionsts Declare for Wom-
ans Suffrage ard Nominate Gin
toBFisks for President.
Crest Diversity ai GpinIon ss 20 tbs r,
publican NomInse-The Greaiam
Men HsPaiul-A Hiscsek BEEN.
Delegates to tha National Democratic Con.
SoDtion From the Psc ffc Slope HAVE
Arrived at st. Louis.
Nat'ona, Prohibition,sss.

'NbhaNaR Oli1t A4hbsi Way OI.-1nC 1 ~
hi5ition national convection WAS decided
ly slow in coming together this morning.
Chairman st. John raped the convention
to order promptly ct 9 o'clock.
The committee on rules recommended
ss follows: Sessions of the convention
to be from 8 to 1913 and from to 6
O'Clock, debates to be confined to five
minutes to each delegate, no delegate to
speak more than once on each question,
votes to be taken by call Of states, the
chairman OF each delegation to announce
the vote, absent delegates 10 be voted in
proportion OF those present, and nominat-
ing speeches to be confined TO one for
each state Of each officer. The remaining
recommendations were Of nature not OF
interest.
The convention Immediately proceeded
to get Into iangle On the rule limiting
the debate on the suffrage question, those
not Interested in this probable plank In
the platform obieciing seriously to so ex-
tended 3 debate. Those favoriug the eX-
tentfon OF the time of the deoa>e we're led
by Rev. W. T. Mills, OF o iio, and Dele
gate Bascom, Of Massachusetts,. The
latter gentleman moved to extend the
debate on the suffrage plank four hours,
leading speakers to be selected by the
Two parues, End TO colnae the oeDate 10
them.
On this the previous question was
moved, and 1t was voted down.
The Texas delegation, which, under
the call, Was entitled TO twenty six regu-
lar delegates, was then permitted to cast
the full vote TO the credentials commit
tee.
The special motion oy Rev. W. M.
Boole OF New YORK, to limit the debate
on the Suffrage plank to three hours and
ten minutes each, was defeated and the
report OF the committee on finance was
presented. 1t recommended the adoption
OF the national committees plan, slresdy
formulated, Tor an assessment by states
with an additional provision that Volun-
tsrY contributions be taken IN the con-
vention.
Tle report OF the committee was then
presented containing the memorial OF
Rev. Mr.. Haddocs, "our marSyred Pro-
The convention, under the leadership
Of j. G. Evans OF Illinois, next proceeded
to the collection OF voluntary contriou-
tons. There was scene OF those en-
thusiastic occurrences SO peculiar OF
Prohibitionist conventions. Almost On
the instant MI. Evans completed his pre-
urinary appeal subscription OF Slo0o
from Z. +. Sturtsvant OF Boston was
nace, followed second lster OF anotner
.ncusahc irom H. ID. mcDonsio Oh JAIL
lornia, who was pisced before
Inc convention OF 1854 LOT tns
head o! the TICKET. Tnen came
)smes b. HOODS ef Illinois with thou-
sande, and w. j. Demorest OF New YORK,
VINO hrst put Gown SoOo ana afterwards
fatsed IL TO SlOeo. from THIS amounts
went down to SooO, ana they came In
mick and last. missouri delegate IN
,oDl junction with w. d. Crane pledged
$1,000, as did also delegate from Fort
and, oregon, and j. K. Johnson OF Grand
lions as they grew smaller In smount IN