River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-31
WISCONSIN PRoHlBITloNIsTs.
They Nominate a State Ticket aud Name
National Delegates.

National Delegates.
MADISON, Wis, May 25-The Prohibi-
ton State convention assembled in this city
yesterday md put the following State
ticket in the field;
For Governor, f. C. Durant, of Racine; Leu
tenant Governor, l. Il. Dahl OF Stoughton; Sec
rotary OF State, Nelson La Due Collins, OF
Lafayette Treasurer. D. Clire Prescott of
Marinette; Attorney General. General Charles
Z. Pike, OF Oshkosh: Superintendent OF Public
Instruction, ]. II. Gould, OF Lake Geneva; Rail
road Commissioner, T. w. Drake. OF Milwan-
kee; Insurance Commissioner. S. NJ. Bixby, OF
New r chmond.
The following Presidential electors were
chosen by Congressional districts: First
district, l.. L. Lansing, Of Rock; Second, j.
Patehen, of Fond du Lac; Third, Nelson
Ladue, of Lafayette; Fourth, DR., q. ID.
Ball, Of Milwaukee; Fifth, William Larson,
of Brown; Sixth Rev I. w. Cole, OF
Outagamie; Seventh, W. G.. Boorman, of
Juneau; Eighth, ID. p. Smons, of Fan
Claire; Ninth, James S. Wilson, of Forest.
The State Central Committee was re-
organized, but I. c. Richmond. of Dane.
was continued as chairman. The following
was the majority report on the platform,
which was adopted:
Reverently recognizing Divine Providence
and guidance IN human affairs we invoke the
ard OF Almighty God in securing righteous civil
government We believe the traffic in intoxi-
eating beverages is great and constant source
Of crime immortality, ofdestructlon OF the body
and imbecility OF the mind, OF poverty and pau
perism. the arch enemy OF labor and great
fountain OF social and political corrup-
ton. We insist on State AMI Nation
al prob bitiOn and enforcement thereof
through party whose officers are thoroughly in
sympathy with the same as the only and imme-
date remedy for this great aud most urgent
VA. ION
low, as fresh acceptance OF an insunerable traf-
hc, and its re-adoption into our social life and
civil policy; and we hold that all political
parties which favor license and all men who
vote for such parties or IN other ways a'd in
the continuance OF the liquor traffic, do make
themselves accessory 10 the evils which flow
from this trafie and equally responible in ef-
feet with the man who carries it on.
We heartily sympathize with every Just effort
on the part OF receivers OF wages TO improve
their condition and to make themselves more
equal partakers in the general prosperity: but
we declare that total abstinence for individuals
and prohibition OF the liquor trafllc by the
State to be the threshold OF labor reform.
In securing political and economic and social
ends we rely upon only sound reason and public
assent on free discussion anu the conscientious
use OF our rights as citizens.
We favor thorough, liberal and complete
public education; a more careful and just i'm
position OF taxes, and vigllant supervision OF
the uses to which franchises intrusted to cor
porations are put. In all public measures we
insist on the common welfare as the only cri-
terion for sound legislation aud wise social
policy.
We are opposed TO issuing free passes by
any and all railroads for use in this State, ex-
cept to their employees, and we are in favor Of
the passage CT Il law makng II a crime for any
State officer or member Of Legislature or a
judge OF any court in this State TO accept for
use such pass.
We favor the enactment of a law which viii
render liable for damages any abroad cor
poration whose employees may suffer injury
suiting from negligence OF a co-employe.
The minority committee reported the fol
lowing additional plank:
A political party can not avoid question in
serious dispute in a canvass and then faithfully
deal with the same question when in Office;
therefore we believe in the employment OF all
legitimate means 10 secure the enfranchise
ment OF woman ana thus place her legally
where the declaration Of our fathers left her
logically, aud 70 which the spirit OF the age
welcomes her by all its best intimations.
The convention then engaged in an ex-
cited discussion. John NJ. DIN, T. c. Rich
mond, A. l.. Chain and other party leaders
bitterly combatted any effort toward the
Endorsement of woman suffrage, not on tho
ground that such suffrage was wrong in
principle, but that it would ALLEVIATE from
the Prohibition party many foreigners,
particularly Norwegians. Many preachers
argued in favor of the minority report, and
ali sorts Of compromises were attempted,
but he opposition was too strong and the
sufTr &c plank was rejected by vote of
16S to III The fighting factions immedi-
ately sang in chorus harmOnizing song.
The convention chose rs electors at large
b. f. Iarker, Of Juneau County, and Chris
tian Carlson, of Eau Claire County r. c.
Richmond, S. d. Hastings, E. c. Durant
AID Mrs Amy Kellogg Morse were elected
MISUNDERSTANDING to indianapolis. Alter
mates: Mrs. John Jones, f. G. Comstock,
S. b. Brewster and Rev. A. l.. PiGpher.
The list of district delegates to the
National convention is as follows: First
dstrict-A. j. Dexter of Walworth J. f.
Cleghorn, Of Rock Second district-E.
w. Chain Of Waukesha; Mrs. May f.
Warren, of Dodge. Third DISTRICT. NJ
DIN, of Dane; j. L. Carl, Of Green. Fourth
district-E. ". Drake and w. r. Nethercut,
both of Milwaukee. Fifth district--W. q.
Boorman, of Juneau; Warren Howard, of
Green. Sixtl district DR. +, w. Clark,
Of WinnebaSo; DR. Il. Fred Rlssall. of
Columbia. Seventh district-L + Cole OF
La Crosse 3. f. Parker, of Juneau.
Eighth district-N ID. Bartlett, of Eau
Claire; +. T Nasey, Of Dunn. Ninth dis
trict-D. G. Prescott, of Nar.nette; A. G.