The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-23
AMERICA FOR AMERICANS.
The First National Convention Of the New
American Party.

WASHINGTON, D. c., August 1.-THE
first National Convention of the
American Party began its sessions in
the Grand Army hall on Pennsylvania
avenue, near 18th street, this city, at
l2.55 this afternoon. The call for the
convention was issued July 10th last,
by Isaac Sharp, of Kansas, chairman, Z
and R. ). Bayer, of the District Of
| Columbia, secretary of the National
Committee, and set forth briefly the
objects of the convention, which in
clude the nomination of candidates for
President and Vice-President Of the
United States. The cardinal princi-
pies of the party were epitornized in the
call as follows: First, the restriction
(regulation) Of immigration; second,. .
the extension Of the time required for :
naturalization to fourteen years; third,
protection of the American free school
system; fourth, American lands for
American settlers; fifth, no public funds
for sectarian purposes. ~
MAYOR HEWITT WON'T ACCEPT Noa-
NATION. Ia
WASHINGTON, August 16.-In. the
American party convention to-day al
4 o'clock the committee on resolutions
reported a compromise measure. As q
basis of representation the New York
delegation is to cast thirty-eight votes,
and every delegate from otherfStates
and Territories will cast one vote !:
each. This re.,ort was in the way ofa
hearing, and after several speeches it
was unanimously adopted. The con- ::
vention then took recess until even
ing. ;s&s.,s
At the evening session two reports
from the committee on platform were
taken up, and the minority report was
laid on the table. ::
All the planks of the majority report
were adopted without debate, except
one-to allow no more naturalization of
foreigners. This was opposed by the :.
New York delegation, but in speech
of over an hour Mr.. Wigginton con-
verted them, and the plank was
adopted unanimously.
The platform, in substance, is as fol-
lows: It demands that no foreign. born,
citizen shall be naturaIized, and no en1-
igrant be allowed to come to this coun-
try unless he has a certificate from the
United States consul at the port whence
he embarks, and that he must pay
tax of 500 to the consul after 1898.
as.sE yegg voter is to be able to read the,
Constitution Of cde- -E1s;sea Setsatessa6c-
write his own name. Appropriations !.
of money to institutions controlled by
any church is condemned, and the
Presidential term is limited to six
years. ..'... -
BY a large majority the convention
decided to proceed to nominations, but
pending that at 9 o'clock recess was,
taken for Is minutes to allow money
enough TO be contributed to pay the
rent of the hall. ...........
Mayor Hewitt is out of the races for
the Presidential nomination, he hav-.
ing so informed the committee who
waited upon him. The next choice lies
between Negley, Of Pittsburg, and
Wigginton, of California, although the
latter has said that he does not want it.
The Illinois and Pennsylvania dele
cations finally became disguised with
the way the New York delegation was ,
running the convention. and the num- ::
Der of twenty-seven halted the conven-
ton, and going to the Ebbit house,
started their own convention. ...-..
Messrs. Hewitt, Negley and General
Langdon Curtis. Of New York, were
placed in nomination by the regular
convention. General Curtis captured
the nomination, receiving 314 of the
votes cast.