Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-01
PR0HIBLfIONISHS.
Their National Gathering at lndianap.
oiis--DsIegates From all the
States Except Three.
john r. st. John Of Kansas Nsde Per.
maRent Chairman With Rev. Sam
Small Of Georgia, Secretary.
! j, Il. prnnHll OF Texas Chosen First Assis
tant secretary-seveeel storm7
Scenes Reported.
Nasion.l Prohib,tionists.

Scenes Reported.
National Prohib,tionists.
MD1AEAPoLIs, IND, May 30.-As the
convention hour approached this morn
ing, delegates to the Prohibition national
convention began to gather in Tomlinson
hall, the place Of meeting, which had been
neatly and testefully decorated with bunt-
Ing for the occasion. The only colofs
used were red, white and blue, and inter-
spersed among the festoons were many
notices appropriate TO the object sought
to be attained by the believers in the
third party movement. AS the repre-.
sentaslves of the various states fled in
the forms Of distinguished Leaders were
recognized and greeted with applause.
The for the admission Of
delegates and visitors were such as to
prevent confusion, but the delegates were
slow IN getting into place.
The FIRST occurrence to excite general
applause and cheering was the entrance
of the New Jersey Youpg Mems Prohibi-
ton League, headed by one CT their num-
Der bearing golden crank OF huge pro.
portions. Cheer followed cheer il quick
succession as the audience caught sight OF
the representatives Of the state from
which the probable head OF the ticket
halls. Each succeeding delegation was
warmly greeted, and thus much time was
spent sitter the hour Of which the conven-
ton was called to meet had passed. It
WIS 1925 before Chairman Dickie OF the
national committee rspped the convention
to order and invited the officers OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union to
the platform with the members of the ma
tional committee. At this mo-
ment Mrs. Frances E. VII
laid appeared moving toward
the platform and wss greeted with en-
thusiastic applause. Chairman Dickie
then invited the past nominees of the
party to the platform and as those pres.
ent came in sight the audience broke into
loud applause, which was redoubied and
repested when John P. 81. John came
| forward.
The formal organising ct the conven-
| ton was proceeded with after the sing
| ing Of "AmerIca" by the assemolage aud
q prayer by Sam Small, Of Georgia. Mr.
Dickie then pl.ced before the convention
the naJ Of Rev. Il, C. Delano, Of Con-
necticut, for temporary chsirman, who
was unanimously selected. Col. R5tter
of Indianapolis, stepped forward 81
| the same moment snd made an address Of
| welcome, to which Chairman Delsno re-
| piled on behalf Of the convention. The
remainder of the temporary organic itior
suggested by the national committee va!
| placed before the convention and formal.
| ly elected as follows: Temporary secre.
| tary, J. 5. Crspfn OF Texas; assistsu
| secretary, Mrs. M NJ. Brown of Cincin
natl; second assistant secretary, G. F
Wells Of Minnesota.
Delegate Ne ham CT Kansas, thel
| stepped forward and presented Chairman
Delano with gsvel made from the WOO,
OF the telegraph pole upon which Cover
nor ST John was hanged in efigy NoVem
Der Z, 1884, at Topeka, Kan. After
short aGd ess Of thanks by Temporsr!
Secretary Crsnflll for the honor conferret
by bis selection, Governor st. John mad,
few remarks upon how 1t feels to b
hanged in efiigy.
The convention then settled down Il
Business and on motion of Dsleget
Thomas Of New York the roll Of state
and territories Was called for, the NAMING
of msmbers of the committees on ere
dentials and permanent organization
After the call was completed at tn
suggestion OF Judge Black OF Pennsyl
vania call was ordered and made TO
committees on resolutions and rules.
An adjournment WAS taken st 2:45 unit!
O'Clock p. m.
Although the conye ltion adjourned +
Spm., Il was 3:45 before Temporal
Cnsirman Delano Tepp3d the body to
se her and it wss then found that th
committee on credentials was not read
to report, SO the time was taken up 70
nearly an hour with songs and addresses
The first motion put before the conyen
ton as mstter of business WAS one G
the part of Delegate Turner of Pennsylvs
mia that telegram oe sent the Brewers
| Association in session st 81. Paul, bid
ding them defispce, but the matter W.
choked CT summsrily.
A few moments later similar motto
was brought into prominence oY Rev
Walter T. Mile, who asked permission
resd it. After tumultuous debate,
which several delegates were constant
ON the floor, the mover OF the resoiutio
WIS given leave to withdraw 1t. At thi
none mt the little son of the late John E
Finch was b. ought upon the platform
and amid loud cheering Chairman Dick
Of the national committee presented th
little fellow with gold medal on beha
of the Prohibition party.
The cause Of slightly acrimonious di'
cussion appeared in the shspe OF motto
that ex-soldiers Of the Union and Confet
crate armies stand up and be counted
The motion was finally tabled.
A memorial from the National W.
IT. 9. was read asking the convention I
place In iss platform 8 plank demsndin
that the bible be placed in the publ
schools, thst personalities be avoided
the coming campAgn, that section!
hate be completely buried and lastly ths
theposition OF the party OF 1884 on II
woman suffrage question be reef1rme;
The memorial was referred to the coz
mittee on resolutions.
A resolution was then offered oy Jude
I George, of New York, reaf1rming Il
woman suffrage plank OF 1884 with q
proviso that that Issue be rot made Il
test Of party fealty. This was also I
ferred.
!. The announcement was received fro
the committee on Credentials that the
report vas zeady, and the convention II