The morning call., 1892-06-30
The PrOhibitioniStS Commence Their
Sixth annual Meeting.
ADDRESS By EX-GOVERNOR ST. JOHN.
Tie Platform to Take Advanced Grounds on VariOGS
Public lsSHes-BidWell Leading the PTeSi.
DENTAL Race.
Special 10 TEE MORNING CALI.

CINCINNATI, June 29.-The delegates to
the Prohibition national convention put in
q hard days work, ending ate tonight after
three sessions. a permanent organization
has been effected, with Ell Ritter Of Indiana
as presiding officer. and sam Small, the
Georgia evangelist, as secretary, and to-
morrow the convention viii be ready TO pass
upon q platform and nominate candidates.
In a general way tonight BidNell OF Cali
foruia seems TO have the lead for the Presi-
Dental nomination. while DemoTeSt Of New
York is hardly as prominent as he
was yesterday. Judge Mccullough Of
Illinois gained a great deal OF ground
during the day. The proceedings be-
tore the platform committee show that
there Is a decided feeling in favor Of the Pro
hbitlonists taking strong and advanced
grounds on various public questions other
than prohibition.
The Proceedings.
TIE big Music Hall was gay with bunting
plants flowers, temperance inscriptions and
portraits Of Washington, Lincoln, Neal
Dow and Frances Willard, when the sixth
national convention Of the Prohibition
party was called 70 order by Chairman
Diexey Of the National Committee this
morning.
j ub ltCCrEQ4lsc UpcAEu VIII VIC A4h tAA
"Amen6a" On the organ, tie audience ris-
ing and Joining in ihe singing.
At It's conclusion Dr. j. G. Evans Of
Bedding College. Illinois, Otferad prayer.
Rev. DR. 81 {. Lockwood Of CiacIunRu
welcomed the delegates Ia behalf ct the
city and Slate, saying, among other things,
that the organized LABOR OF tie country MAS
beginning to appreciate the tact that labor
and she saioOn pr obems were lnsepar2ble;
that labor could never rise while the saloon
heUgished
Professor Dlckle responded in behalf of
the dele gates. He said the Prohibitionists
knew precisely W1Rt they are here 10r and
exscll9 where they are going, and there
was no danger that any obstacle would
divert them from their relentless purpose.
I'VE are here, be added, TO put cRndl-
dates in nomination and keep them IN the
field until the polls closed next November
His alIuSion TO nc fusion with the Peoples
party was loudly applauded. The speaker
further declared the delegates were here to
make an uneQuiv0cal platform ana closed
by naming Ex-Governor ST. John as tenn
- p0TRTy chairman,
Wild cheering, waving of flags and hand
kercbiefs greeted the mention Of the famous
Kansas name, snd these were renewed as
be stepped on the platform and assumed The
Governor St. Johns Speech.
Governor St. John thanked the conYen-
ton for the honor OF being chosen 70 pre-
side over the greatest, grandest conYen-
tiOn IN sObriety. moral force and brain
power that was ever convened on the Amer
lean soil" and continued: 1T represents
party that dares 10 10 the right because 1t IS
right. TO condemn the wrong because lt Il
wrong. II stands for peace prosperity and
b. Dpiness TO every home and death 10 every
saloon In the land. II demands tor woman
equal pay IN the shop and equal say at
the polls and Tree ballot for the white men
in'PenDsylVan a, Massachusetts and Iowa.
as we'll as for tie black men in Mississippi
Louisiana and South Car0Hnai that the
North, South, East and West, the black aud
white. the rich aud poor, and every human
being shall have protection TO lie ana
property; and that the expenses OF the Gov
eminent be levied On the wealth, Instead OF
the necessities Of the people. We claim that
aBg system which imposes nigh iaTlu on
food, fuel and the cIotE,Eg OF the poor, ana
lets the Almonds II the rich come 10 free,
iegaliZes robbery under she gulse Of pTOtee
tiOn and ought 10 be forever abolished;
that all money should be issued by the Gov
eminent; every dollar, whether geld, silver
or paper, should stand upon an equality Ue-
fore the law Tor ali purposes, and that the
coinage OF both metals shall be free"
The speaker continued, urging the Gov
ernment ownership OF the railways, tele-
graphs, the. election OF President Ice
President and Senators of the United states
by a direct Vote, the extension ot the PTesi-
Dental term to SIX years With no successive
term and the suppression OF mOnOpOlies,
ana continued: 2" Tie legalized liquor
traffic for beverage purposes Is the greatest
monopoly that ever existed II destroys l5yt-
COO ives and costs 81. 500, ,OO0, 900 annually;
Il sends misery, poverty, crime ana neart-
ache broadcast among the people; 1t IS the
product of Democratic and Republican rule;
il is damniug blot upon civilization, sin
against God, aud ought 70 be made crime
against humanity and driven. from the lace
OF tie earth The Prohibition party Is the
only party that daIes 10 hght this mlghuest
curse Of the world Here we are and here
we have come 10 stay. From this hour let
no fusion, no deals, no compromises be our
motto. Let our platform be so broad, Just,
cIsar and comprehensive that all who love
God or home or country can Join the pro
cession now ready TO move on 70 victory"
The speech was frequently interrupted by
enthusiastic applause.
Standing Committees Selected.
The temporary rules reported. by the
National Committee provided that only
tBe delegates present should vote. II was
objected that this would dlsfraBchlse dis
tant States, and after a sharp fight the rules
were amended to allow tie delegates
present 10 cast he full vote of the State.
TIE roll OF States was called and the
names Of the members OF the standing CON-
DIttees were announced.
Among the members Of the platform com
mttee as amended are the following:
California Dr. r. II. Mcdonald; Idaho,
r. a. Clark; Montana. j. c. Templelon; ;
Nevada, Thomas Nagin; Oregon, u. Bailey;
Washington, D. @. Strong; Wyoming,
u. W. GaTTigue.
The new National Committee, which
Immediately reelected Samuel Dickie as
chairman, IS in part as follows: California
Chauucey II. Dunn, Jessie GaTneN, w.
Thomas Smith; Montana, Z. ". Gordon;
Nevada, !. W. Taylor; Qregon-Mrs. y. ).
Dygert /. H. Amos; WashngtOn-E. b.
Sutton, D. 6. Strong; Wyoming-O. S.
Jackson, Martin J. Wage.
The following officers were then
unanimously elected: Chairman. Samuel
Diekie; vlce-chairman, john =. st. Jon n
Of Kansas; secretary, +. c. Wardsell Of
New York; treasurer. Samuel ID. Hastings
of Wisconsin; Helen Cougar Of Indiana,
j. Il. Tate Of Tennessee ard A. A. Stevens
of Pennsylvania. Notwithstanding the
gossip that the Headquarters had been
changed TO Chicago the committee again
chose New I ork for another four years.
Preparing the Platform.
Pending reports from the committee on
credentials and permanent organization the
convention took recess until P. NJ.
The committees worked during the recess,
ard the platform committee selected Judge
James Black o1 Pennsylvania chairman OF
subcommittee Of five to formulate a plat
form and refer the same TO tie full COM
mittee for action. Parsons Of New jersey
moved tc instruct the subcommittee 10 make
the platform Of 1883 tile basis OF tile plat
form for the subcommittee Parsons spoke
in favor Of standing by prohibition and
leaving the other issues alone. The motion
was Overwhelmingly defeated
The committee on rules and permanent
organization, after lively discussion, de-
eided 10 recommend that only the delegates
actually present be allowed 10 vote 10 the
convention.
The hOnors Of the permanent 0rganiZa-
tiOn were hOtly contested. The first ballot
for the chairmanship gave i. Ritter Of In
dianapols Is votes, A. A. Stevens Of Penn
eylvania II, and the remainder scattering