The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-27
FOR PROHIBITION.
Gathering Of the Third Party Men
at Harrisburg.
HAGUE AND DRAYToN NOMINATED

The Platform Declares for Amended
Naturalization Laws, Arraigns the
Republican and Democratic Par
ties and Urges Increased Money
Circulation.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 27.--The state pro-
hibition convention convened in the
Opera house yesterday morning, with
upwards of five hundred delegates in at
delegates as compared with other years.
Headed by the b ucks County Prohibi-
tion band, the delegates, wearing blue
badges and carrying small flags, marched
to the hall. The convention opened with
prayer by the Rev. w. B. Westlake, of
Scranton. Chairman Patton read the
call for the convention, after which w.
W. Hague, of Warren county, was
chosen temporary chairman, and Tally
Morgan. of Scranton; j. A. Gus, of Roy
ersford; Richard Dewes, of Delaware,
and s. G. Wait, OF Cleveland, secre-
taries. DR.. c. w. Huntingdon, of Ly-
coming, was appointed chairman OF the
committee on credentials.
The committee on organization, with
j. s. Mckee, Of Butler, as chairman,
reported that it had selected II. I.
Ames, of Lyconing, as permanent presi-
dent. Mr.. Ames made brief speech,
thanking the convention for the honor
and denouncing ballot reform and the
United States senators for allowing
wine to be kept i'll every committee
closet.
The New Representation.
the state convention shall be composed
as follows: The members of the execu-
tive and state central committees shall
be e6-ofticio members; there shall be one
delegate for each member of the house
Of Representatives, and in addition one
delegate for each one hundred votes or
fraction thereof. The county con-
ventions are given power to appoint
delegates and proxies.
During the session Professor Samuel
Dickie, of New York, national chair
man, made his appearance on the stage,
and was greeted with loud applause.
MIR. Dickie said he brought only words
of good cheer from every part of tine
country, and that the Prohibitiopists
were never more numerous, more hope
ful and more determined than at present.
The Platform.
The platform, besides the usual planks
against the manufacture and traffic III
intoxicating liquors, denounces the
Baker ballot law, declares in favor of
amended naturalization laws SO that a
naturalized citizen shall be allowed to
vote within one year from natnraliza-
ton, arraigns the Republican and DEM
ocratic parties for failure to execute the
civil service laws, favors equal taxation
on all classes of property, declares that
revenues from imports of foreign pro-
ducts should be SO levied as to protect
home labor against foreign labor, de-
claros against 1nonopolies and demands
that the money circulation OF the coun-
try should be ample for its tplding in
terests and should be increased ade-
quntely to the growth OF the business
and population.
The platform was supplemented by
resolution opposing the opening of the
Worlds fair on Sunday.
Hague and Drayton Nominated.
The nomination of candidates was
next in order. W. w. Hague, of War
ren, WAS nominated for auditor general
by acclamation, and George Drayton,
OF Media, was nominated for state
treasurer.
Appropriate resolutions regarding the
death of the late Charles S. Wolf were
unanimously adopted.
A long debate ensued on proposition
looking TO the continuance of The Peo-
pie. party newspaper published at
Scranton, without reaching an agree
ment, after which the convention ad-
journed.
Last night there was mass ratifca
tion meeting.
Maryland.s oyster Navy.