The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-01
BIDWELL NOMINATED
By the PrOhibitionists on the
First Ballot.
GREAT ENTHUSIAST MANIFESTED
The Convention Almost Splits on the Adop-
ton Of 8 PlatfOrm-Full Text or the
Prohibition Party PIanks.

CINCINNATI, June 30.-The platform was
the cleaver which threatened at one tims
to split the party. but tonight the national
Prohibition party are united and to all ap-
pearances harmonious.
The platform which caused the trouble is
a broad, radical document The absence OF
the free and unlimited coinage plank is
noteworthy, however. for the convention
refused to accept the plank Of the major
ity Of the resolutions committee and struck
1t from the platform without replacing It
with any declaration on the silver question.
The friends OF cold water got plenty OF
1t today. There was terrific downpour
OF rain and the delegates to the National
Prohibition convention struggled bedrag-
gled into the hall this morning.
The convention followed the seasons
convention faseion and made q first ballot
nomination for the presidency. General
John Bidwell, the old California pioneer,
former congressman and now q wealthy
land owner Of California, is the nominee
BY an unmistskabie majority. receiving $50
1 out OF total OF ga. 4S7 votes being neces-
sary to q choice. 1t was greeted with
deafen1ng din Of cheers, whistles and cat
calls.
BIDwELL MEN ELATED.
The followers of General Bidweu are
elated over the result Of their caucus. The
New orkers are opposed to Demorest and
they have decided not to present Bascom's
name, but to vote for Bidwell. 1t is
claimed that Bidwell will receive three
fourths Of Demorest's own delegation.
1 Reference to the slave auction block in
4 the speech by Mrs. Cougar last night led
Delegate Gibbs of Virginia to offer reso-
luton soon after the opening this morning,
/ that. il ia the aanca NJ thu ccnuanrfor fkof
unnecessary reference to the late unpleas-
antness should be avoided by speakers.
Adopted.
There was call for Miss Willard, aud In
response to the urgent demand, she came
forward. Her first words were denial
that she favored or ever had favored
fusion with the Peoples party or any other.
She explained her action on the ground
that she was willing to accept the aid pos
siblS from the farmers and workingmen
She closed by piedging herself and the
! Womaa's Christian Temperance union 10
stand by the Prohibition party.
Dr. j. q. Evans OF Abingdon, His, pre-
sented a plea for funds to carry on the
campaign.
Subscriptions Of s.. 900 each were made
by The Voice, the Prohibition organ and
w. T. Warnel OF New York; Pennsyl
vauia gave 81 200; Virginia and illinois
! 81, 600 each; California and Wisconsin $500
/
total up TO 100000.
The convention took recess till ? o'clock.
AFTER RECESS.
The reading CT the report Of the plat
form committees was the first thing at the
afternoon session. Speeches thereon were
limited to tive minutes
PLATFoRM COMPLETED.
The platform was completed at o'clock,
and is as follows:
The Prohibition party in national con-
vention assembled, acknowledging al
mighty God as the source Of all true gov
eminent and his law as the standard TO
which all human eaactments must con-
form to secure the blessings Of peace and
prosperity, presents the following declara-
ton of principles.
FIRST.
The liquor traffic is a foe to civilization,
an arch enemy to popular government, and
public nuisance. 1t is the citadel of the
4 forces that corrupt politics, promote
poverty and crime, degrade nations, home
life, thwart the will OF the people and de-
I liver the country into the hands OF the
rapacious class interests. All laws that
under the guise of regulation legal
ize and protected this traffic, or
make the government share IN
I it's i'll gotten gains, are vicious in priu-
ciple and powerless as a remedy" We de-
clare anew for the entire suppression OF
\ the manufacture, sale, importation, expore
/ tation and transportation Of alcohol
\ liquors as a beverage. by federal and state
/ legislation and the full powers Of the gov
eminent should be exertsd to secure this
result. Any party that fails to recognize
I the dominant nature Of this issue In Amer
lean politics is undeserving the support Of
the people.
SECOND.
No citizen should be denied the right to
vote on account Of sex, and equal labor
should receive equal wages without regard
/ to sex.
THIRD.
| The money Of the country should De is
sued by the general government only in
sufficient quantities to meet the demands
of business and give full opportunity for
( the employment of labor. To this end an
increase il the volume Of money IS de-
manded, and no Individual or corporation
should be allowed to make any profit
through its issue. 1t should be made legal
tender for the payment Of all debts, public
and private. It's volume should be fixed at
a definite sum per capita and made to in
! crease with our increase in population.
FOURTH.
We favor free aud unlimited coinage OF
silver and gold.
FIFTH.
! A tariff should be levied only as a de-
tense against foreign governments which
levy tarff upon, or bar out our products
from their markets. the revenue being in
! cidental The residue Of means necessary
to an economical administration of the
government should be raised by levying
the burden on what the people possess, in
stead Of upon what we consume.
SIXTH.
Railroad, telegraph and other public cor
nora1iona shonld bs controlled bv tia gov
ernment in the interest Of the people and
n0higher charges allowed than necessary
to give fair interest on the capital aetu-
ally invested.
!. SEVENTH.
Foreign immigration has become bur
den on industry and is one Of the factors
in depressing wages and causing discon-
tent, therefore our immigration laws
should be revised and strictly fnforced.
The time of residence for naturalization
should be extended aud no naturalized per-
son should be allowed to vote until one
year after he becomes citizen.
EIGHTH.
A nonresident should not be allowed to
acquire land in this country and we favor
the Limitation of the individual and cor
pcrateA ownership of land. All unearned
grants of lands TO railroad companies or
other corporations should De reclaimed.
4 NINTH.
TIE years of inaction and treachery on
Il the part OF the Republican and Democrats
parties have resulted IN the present reign
II of mob law, and we demand that every
citizen be protected. in the right OF trial by
constitutional tribunals.
TENTH
Mea.should be protected by law in their
ripht to one days rest IN seven.