The Monitor., 1888-06-08
The prohibition convention.

/ The National Convention of the Prohibi-
tion party was held in Tomlinson's Hall,
Indianapolis, on May BOTH The conven-
tion was called to order by Prof. Samuel
| Dickie of Michigan, chairman of the Ma
tional Committee and the proceedings
opened with the singing of America by the
entire assem- mblage; after which, the Rev.
Sam Small offered fervent and eloquent
prayer. Col Henry Ritter of indianapolis,
welcomed the visitors to the capital. Rev.
| II. A. Delano of Norwalk, Conn, respond
ed to this address of welcome, when he was
introduced as the choice of the National
Committee for temporary Chairman of the
| Convention.
The selection Of Committees on Crcden-
tials, Permanent Organization and Rcsolu-
tions composed Of one member from each
State and Territory, completed the morn
| ing session, and the convention adjouned
for two hours.
The afternoon session was devoted chief
| ly to completing tho organization of the
convention, and to listening to speeches
| from favorite sons of the party. After
several eloquent speeches were made by
representative men, the famous Silver
Lake Quartette Club of New York dis
coursed some of their stirring and popular
musical selections.
Mrs Buell. of the Woman's Christian
memorial addressed by the members to the
convention, urging the recognition of
woman suffrage. Judge Groo submitted
plea for the reaflirmation of the woman
suffrage plank adopted four years ago at
Pittsburg, protesting, however, against
making it test of party fcalty. Every
thing of this nature was referred to the
Committee on Resolutions without de-
bate
| The Committee on Credentials reported
that the Convention was entitled to ,02o
delegates, every one of whom were present
either in person or by proxy.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
| tion recommended the selection of John p
ST. John for permanent Chairman; Rev.
Sam Small of Georgia FOR permanent Secre-
tary, and j. b. Cranfill of Texas and Mrs.
| NJ Nj. Browne of Ohio for assistants. all of
whom were duly elected
| The shortest speech of the day was that
of the Rev. Mr. Gambrill, father of the
young Prohibition editor who was mur-
dered in Mississippi, who bowed his thanks
to the convention for having been invited
to address it and simply said that he deem
ed it an honor for any man to die in the
| Prohibition cause Bishop Turner, Of
Georgia, and the Rev Mr. Sobieski, of
| Minnesota, made brief speeches, and the
convention adjourned until Thursday
morning.
| THURSDAYS SESSION.
The attendance on Thurs day was not
only exceedingly large-thc capacious hall
being crowded to ovcrflowing- the
meeting was enthusiastic and harmonious
| throughout.
After the customary preliminarieS had
been undergone in getting the body fairly
under way, and score or more hymns
sung at as many different stages of the
proceedings, the reading of the platform
| was called for. But the committee had
not yet been able to agree and the matter
| went over until afternoon. The motion
was then made that the Convention pro-
cecd to receive subscriptions from among
the delegates for the purpose of defraying
the expenses of the campaign. After an
hour or so had been spent in this direction,
the aggregate amount received was nearly
$50. 600
The Woman's Christian Temperance
| Union, after hard and persistent efforts,
succeeded in having inaugurated in the
platform the suffrage plank, which de-
clarcs that the right OF suffrage rests on no
mere circumstances Of race, color, sex, or
nationality,
Resolutions of respect for the memory
of the Rev. Geo. C.. Haddock, who was
killed in the war upon the Sioux City sa-
loon keepers, were adopted by a rising
vote. After which, the following platform
was presented, and after considerable dis
cussion, was adopted section by section:
The platform adopted is as follows:
The Prohibition party, in national con-
venton assembled, acknowledging God as
the source of all power in government, does
hereby declare
/. That the manufacture, importation,
expectation, transportation, and sale of al
coholic beverages shall be made public
crimes and prohibited and punished as
such.
2. That such prohibition must be secured
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