The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-06-06
GENERAL FISK ron PRESIDENT,
Nominated by the Prchibittonists At
Indianapolis by Acclamation-

| National Convention was decidedly slow in
coming together this morning. Admission
| to the hall was not obtainable until halt
past eight, and the immense crowd which
had gathered before the entrance could not,
| in the short time remaining. get to their seats
before the convention hour The galleries OF
the convention hall were filled long before
the delegates seats were ali occupied. but
Chairman st. John, in spite of the empty
seats in the delegates division, raped the
convention to order promptly at O'Clock.
! AT that moment the Missouri delegation en-
tered the hall with a banner bearing the
names OF Fisk and Brooks. Considerable
applause was ELECTED, but it was not gen.
eral.
The days proceedings were opened with
song. followed with prayer from the Rev. A.
NJ Richardson, of Kansas. The committee
on rules was announced as ready to make its
report. and the chairman was accorded the
floor. He read the rules as recommended
! by the committee as follows: The sessions
of the convention to be from TO 12:i5 and
to o'clock debate to be confined to five
minutes to each delegate, and 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 TO be voted in pro-
portion to those present; nominating speech
es to be confined to one for each State for
each office.
DEBATE on THE SUFFRAGE FLANK.
The convention Immediately proceeded to
get into tangle on the rule limiting debate
on the suffrage question. Those most inter-
ested in this probable plank in the platform
objecting seriously to so circumscribing
debate. Those favoring an extension of the
time of debate were led by Rev. W. T. Mills,
of Ohio, and Delegate Bascom, of Massachu
sets.
The latter gentleman moved to extend the
debate on the suffrage plank to four hours,
the leading speakers to be selected by the
two parties and confine the debate to them.
On this the previous question was moved
and it was voted down. The rules were then
accepted as reported, and thus the first bat
tie on the suffrage question ended without a
decisive victory for either side, as various
delegates fayoring the extension of time op-
pose woman suffrage. The delegation from
Texas. which under the call was entitled 10
2G regular and 10 alternates, was then per-
mitted to cast the full vote. the credentials
committee giving the State credit for but
2S.
A special motion by Rev. w II. Boole, of
New York, TO limit debate on the suffrage
plank to three hours and speeches to ten
minutes each WAS defeated and the report of
the committee on finance was presented. 1t
recommends the rdoption of the national
committee plan, already formulated for an
assessment by States with the additional
provision that voluntary contributions be
taken in the convention. The report of the
committee was adopted.
FUNDS FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
A resolution from the Iowa delegation was
then presented containing memorial to
Rev. Mr.. Haddock. Our Martyred Prohi
bitionist." The convention, under the lead
ership of J. C. Evans. of Illinois, next pro-
ceeded 10 the collection of voluntary contri-
buttons, and there was seen one of those en-
thusiastic occurrences SO peculiar to Prohi-
bition conventions. Almost the instant Mr..
Evans completed his preliminary appeal
subscription of $1,000 from p. +. Sturtevant,
of Boston, followed second later by anoth-
er 81 ,000 from Il. III. Mcdonald of Califor-
ma, who was placed before the convention
of 1884 for the head of the ticket Then
600, and w. J. Demorest, of New York, who
first put down 500 and afterwards raised it
to 81 900. From this the amount went down
to 500 and they came in thick and fast
The Missouri delegation, in conjunction with
W. III. Crane, pledged $1,000 as also did a
delegate from Portland, Oregon, and ]. n
Johnson of Grand Rapids, Michigan, with
like sums. The subscriptions as they grew
smaller in amount, increased in number un-
til the total reached S25 900.
On an announcement that the Californians
had aggregated 5000, Mr.. Sturtevant, of
Boston, raised his to s., 700, and thus the ex-
element continued, each subscription being
received with renewed applause and cheer
ing An incident received with perhaps the
greatest applause was the announcement by
Mr.. Dickie of subscription of sl0o by
Catholic priest of St. Paul, whose annual
salary he announced as 500, Rev. Father
Mahoney, who afterwards addressed the as
sembly.
4. l. ON IL.
until o'clock.
Chairman st. John promptly raped the
convention to order at 2 o'clock, but ii was
nearly half an hour after before the great
body was ready for business The assem-
blage is proving TO be almost unwieldy be-
cause of the large number of delegates and
alternates, nearly ali of whom seem to have
come loaded with a speech. The proceedings
were opened with music and Bible reading
and prayer by the Rev. J. G. Evans, of
Illinois
The time was then devoted to singing and
other exercises for the entertainment of the
convention until nearly three o'clock, when
the committee on resolutions. led by Chair
AAi%'tA '1AifSS i'idNhf "iNh .'iico
Willard on his arm was seen entering the
door, A few moments later it was announc-
ed that the committee was ready to report,
and Secretary Samuel Small, of the con-
vention and committee, proceeded TO read
the majority report of the committee, as
follows
THE PLATFORM.
The Prohibition party. in national conven-
ton assembled, acknowledging Almighty
God as the source of all power in govern
ment, do hereby declare
FIRST. That the manufacture, importa-
ton, expectation, transportat ion and sale of
alcoholic beverages shall be made public
crimes and punished as such.
SECOND. That such prohibition must be
secured through amendments of our Nation
al and State Constitutions, enforced by ade-
quate laws, adequately supported by admin
istrative authority, and to this end the or
ganization of the Prohibition party is i'm
peratively demanded in State and Nation.
THIRD. That any form of license, taxa
ton or regulation of the liquor traffic is con-
trary to good government. that anv marty