Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-08-23
NATIONAL AMERICANS.

The Convention at w HshtRSton Splits Int
Two Factions, One of Which Names Cam
didates for President and Vice-Presi-
dent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16--When the sec
ond days session OF the National conven-
ton of the American party was called to
order yesterday morning by Chairman
Wigginton. the committee on permanent
organization made its report, recommend
ing that the temporary officers be made
permanent. This was adopted.
The committee on platform and resolu-
tons made a majority report which was
signed by all the members except S. C.
Thompson, editor Of America, magazine
of Chicago, and Secretary Roger, who
submitted a minority report. Both re-
ports We're received with great applause
but were finally recommended with instruc-
tons to report in the afternoon at 1:l5
O'Clock. 4 recess was taken until that
time.
When the convention reassembled the
committee on platform made further re-
port recommending that each State and
Territory be allowed one vote for each
Congressional district and two at large.
Judge Church submitted a minority dis
senting report and the New York dele
gates vigorously protested against the
adoption of the report.
Governor Sharp offered a resolution
pledging the convention to nominate in
dependent candidates for President and
Vice-President-
The previous question being called for,
Governor Sharp's motion was put and
carried by almost an unanimous vote.
A substitute motion that New York be
allowed one vote in the convention for
every two delegates present from that
State was lost by a vote of 80 to ~.
Mr.. Hawley's resolution, allowing a Con-
gressional representative, was taken up.
The roll being called, the resolution was
lost by 43 to -.
The Illinois delegation then announced
that inasmuch as it came here TO partici-
pate in the National convention and not
New York State convention, il would with
draw, and it left the hall. The Pennsyl
vania, Vermont, Wisconsin and several
other delegations also left.
The New York and California delega-
tons were nearly the only ones that re-
mained, and a recess was taken until sew
en- p. m.
In the evening the New York and Cali
fornia and other delegations which re-
manned in possession of the hall, adopted
the plan of representation: New York to
have 80 votes, or one for every two dele
gates present, and the other delegations
present one each.
The majority report of the committee on
platform and resolutions was adopted. 1t
favors the abolition of the Naturalization
laws and demands that no criminals, pau
pers or insane persons shall be allowed to
immigrate and that in order to become an
must satisfy the Consul at the port from
which he wishes to sail that he does not
come under the prohibited clauses and
must pay per capita tax to the Consul
before sailing. 1t declares in favor of pro-
hibiting immigration of all persons not in
sympathy with the Government of the
United States; against alien ownership in
land, in favor of free technical schools for
American children and in favor of the ex-
penditure OF the surplus for the building Of
Notifications and naval vessels.
At ten O'Clock Chairman Wigginton an
nounced that nominations for a candidate
for President of the United States were in
order when Ex-Governor Sharp in a brief
speech placed in nomination James S.
Negley, of Pennsylvania; Mr.. Watts, of
Maryland, nominated Abram S. Hewitt, of
New York, his uncomplimentary illusions
to the British lion, the Fisheries treaty and
Grover Cleveland being greeted with Kisses
from some of the members of the New York
delegation, and Judge Church, of New
York, placed in nomination James l.. Cur
It's, of New York. The California delega-
ton seconded Mr.. Hewitt's nomination as
did also the District of Columbia, while
New York seconded the nomination of Mr..
Curtis.
The result of the first ballot was as fol-
lows: Curtis, 45; Hewitt, l; Negley, +.
General Curtis was declared the nominee
of the convention.
Judge James n. Greer was then unani-
mOusly nominated for VicePresident and
the convention adjourned sine die.
The boiling delegation, which left the
convention hall met at the Ebbitt House
last evening and elected Robert c. Taylor,
chairman of the Chicago delegation, chair
man, and Frank J. Peterson, of Pennsyl-
vania, secretary. There were present full,
or nearly full, delegations from Illinois,
Maine, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts, Louisiana, Vermont, Virginia,
Maryland, Mississippi, South Carolina,
Alabama, Florida and Delaware, one man
from Ohio and one from New York,
twenty-five in all. Resolutions were
adopted denouncing the convention as
packed and not worthy ths confidence Of
the American party.