St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-01
FISKE And BROOKS.
Cold Water Candidates Rep
resent the Blue and
the Gray.
The Third Party Platform De-
nounees Everything Not
Branded Prohibition.
Albert Schefer Indorsed by
the Otter Tail County Farm
ers' Alliance.
Northwestern Congressman
Discuss Republican Presi-
dental Timber.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31.-The Prohi-
ton national convention was slow in
coming together this morning. The
proceedings were opened with song. fol-
lowed by prayer from Rev. A. NJ. Rich
ardson, of Kansas. The report of the
committee on rules was adopted. A
resolution from the Iowa delegation
was then presented containing memo
rial to Rev. Mr.. Haddock, "Our mar
tyred Prohibitionist." The convention,
under the leadership of j. G. Evans, of
Illinois, next proceeded to the collection
of voluntary contributions, and there
was seen one of those enthusiastic oc-
currences so peculiar to Prohibition
conventions. Almost the instant Mr..
Evans completed his preliminary ap-
peal, subscription of 81, 200 from 2. f.
Sturtevant, of Boston. followed sec
oud later by another 81, 600 from r. ii.
Mcdonald, of California, who was
placed before the convention of 1884
for the head of the ticket.
Then came James B. Hobbs, of Ill
inoiS with 81 .0O0. and w. J. Demorest, of
New York, who first put down $500, and
afterwards raised it to $1,000. From this
the amounts went down to $500, and they
came in thick and fast. The Missouri
delegation, in conjunction with w. III.
Crane, pledged 81 900, as did also dele
gate from Portland. Or, and j. K. john
son, of Grand Rapids, Mich, like sums.
The subscriptions as they grew smaller
in amount increased in number, until
the total reached nearly $4,000. Near
the close Of these proceedings great en-
thusiaSm was created by subscription
of s., 600 by A. W. Wheeler, of Chicago.
On announcement that the Californians
had aggregated $4,000, Mr.. Sturtevant,
of Boston, raised his 10 1000, and thus
the excitement continued, each sub
scriptiOn being received with renewed
applause and cheering. An incident re-
ceived with perhaps the greatest ap
plauSe was the announcement by Mr..
Dicllie of subscription Of S1G0 by Rev.
Father MahOney. Catholic
PRIEST, OF ST. PAUL,
whose annual salary he announced as
$500. Father Mahoney afterwards adj
dressed the assembly. 1t was ann un red
that the convention was invited to adj
Journ to Music hail. Cincinnati. O., Fri
day evening, to attend a ratification
meeting, at which Gov. ST. John and
other prohibition leaders, including Dr..
Frank, of New York, and Rev. Sam
Small, OF Georgia, are expected to
speak. An adjournment was then
taken, until O'clock.
After a debate, lasting over three
hours, bristling with personalities and
accompanied with indescribable diSOr
der, the women's Suffragists succeeded
in carrying everything before them.
When the convention reaSSembled i'll
hA of+ hn Il hUl
hour of Bible reading and prayer and.
Notwithstanding the pressure upon
the time of the convention and
important business before it, an
other fifteen minutes was de-
voted to an entertainment by an
itinerant chalk artist. Judge Black, OF
Pennsylvania, brought up the reports
of the committee on resolutions, with
the statement that it was signed by all
but one OF the committee. The planks
which gained the most applause were
those leading to woman suffrage, the
prohibition of combinations of capital
and the reduction of the surplus, the
latter being greeted with three rounds.
Sam Small read the report, and Hon.
John NJ. Olin, Of Wisconsin, presented
a minority report signed by himself
alone, setting forth that the right of
equal suffrage to woman should be
settled by the states according to the
public sentiment in those states,
and declaring that as rapidly
as the prohibitioniSts came into
power they would remit this
question to the people to be settled at
the ballot box. The minority report
was beaten by two to one, there being
but G3 votes for it on a division. Then
the majority cheered, hooted. yelled and
hissed. and the uproar was so great that
it was several minutes before the mo-
ton to adopt the majority report could
be put. This time only twenty voted
in the negative. The suffragists went
wild over their victory, standing on
chairs, waving everything portable
within reach, and tearing the flags and
banners from the walls i'll their enthusi-
asm. Some of the men embraced their
wives, while others tossed their children
and babies in the air in frantic glee.
Then they went to supper.