The Dickinson press., 1892-07-09
PROHIBITION PARTY
The National Convention of the Pro-
hibition Party Select Their
Candidates.
Gen. John Bidwell for President and
J.B. Crantll for Vice-Pres-
ilent.

CINCINNATI, Special--The national con-
vention OF the Prohibition Party assembled
in this city June %, tor the nomination OF
1t was 1880 IL. III. when the proceedings
opened by the playing of the hymn "Amer-
lea" on the immense organ. aided by a
bugle band on the stage. The audience
rose and Joined in singing the hymn.
Chairman Dickie, of the national COM
mittee, then called the convention to order
and introduced DIR. j. G. Evans of IIedding
College, ILL.,, who formally opened the con
vention with prayer. Rev. DIR. Lockwood
of Cincinnati then, in behalf Of the city
and of the State OF Ohio, welcomed the del
egates. Prot. Dickie responded to the adj
dress. He said the Prohibitionists knew
precisely what they were here Tor, and cx-
actly wLetc they were going, and there was
no danger that any obstacle would divert
them from their relentless purpose.
" are here" he said. ITO put candidates in
nomination and to keep them in the field until
the polls are closed next November"
This reference to mo fusion" was loudly
applauded. They are also here, he said. to
make q platform as uneQuivocal as the best
English could make it, and which should
be OH both sides Of no question: which
should say exactly what it means, and
mean precisely what it says. He closed by
naming
! Ex-Gov. ST. JOHN AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Wi d cheering, the waving OF flags and
handkerchief greeted the mention OF the
name OF ex-Gov. St. John. The shouting
was renewed again and again as the noted
kansan stepped forward and assumed the
gavel. EX-Gov. st. John said:
Members of the convention. i return my sin
cere thanks and shall ever be grateful for tho
distinguished honor of being chose to preside
as temporary chairman OF this magnificent pc.
littcM convention-the greatest and grandeht
moral force and brain power that ever convened
on American soil.
II represents q party that dares to do right
because 1t is right and condemn the wrong be-
cause it is wrong. 1t stands ior peace, pros
perity and happiness 20 every home and death
10 every saloon i'll the land. 1T demands for
women equal pay In the shop and equal say at
the polls. A flee ballot tor the white men Of
Pennsylvania. Massachusetts and Iowa. as well
AS for the black men OF Mississippi, Louisiana
and South Carolina. That North and South.
East ana West, black and white, rich or poor,
every human being should have protection to
life and property. That the expenses of the
government be levied upon the wealth instead OF
the Necessities OF the people. Weclaimth any
system which imposes a high tariff ON the food.
fuel and clothing OF the poor and let's the dia-
monds of the rich come in free is legalized rob
berry under the el:ise OF protection and ought to
be forever abolished. Thai all money should be
issued by the general government and every
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stand upon an equality before the law for oil
purposes and that the coinage OF both metals
, saeala b fires t1ss; sl 5aplpa!aSS s and Tns the ss eo%sioi and ID
the government to be operated at cost i'll the
interest OF all the people. .[Applause.] That
president. vice president ana United States sen
people. and that the term OF the president be
extended to Six years., with no second success
siys term erai ior my man Eno Here re-. w are and nd we
fusion. no deals. no compromise be our motto.
THE FIRST FIGHT IN II CONVENTION
| occurred on the question OF adopting The
temporary rules prepared by the national
committee. These provided that only dele
gates present should be entitled to vote.
This would have deprived q number of far
IRENE South, OF a part of their representa-
ton in the temporary organization, as all
their delegates could not come on account
of the expense. ]. b. Crantill of Texas took
the lead in behalf Of these delegates. He
said that if the rules were adopted it would
around Cincinnati. 1t would cost s., 500 to
send the thirty-ffve delegates of Texas here,
and they could not afford it. The Tempo
rary rules would probably be the perma-
nent rules. He o that each delegation
have right to cast its full vote. whether all
delegates were here or not.
Prof. Dickie said that it was a matter of
Nv SOASSihs % pei AAaSo VIVIAN ~ 9
reported before important business was
done. The same battle need not be fought
twice. After q lively tilt Crantill carried
his amendment on a rising vote, and then
the rules with this amendment were
adopted.
On motion OF Cleghorn of Wisconsin, the
roll OF states was called and each delegation
announced the members it had selected for
representation OF the committee.
There was another campaign tune SUM-
by the quartet, and then, IN motion OF
Prof. Dickie, the convention adjourned I'M
til 4 o'clock, otter giving directions to the
committees to proceed at once to the work
nesota, ]. G. Templeton of Montana, A. NJ.
Barnum of North Dakota, ]. A. Lucas oil
South Dakota and ]. /. Smith of Wiscon-
sin are on the platform committee.
The new national committee, which inn
mediately elected Samuel Dickie chair
man, includes W: J. Dean and J. 7. Pink
ham of Minnesota. L. +. Saunders and II.
H. Mott of North Dakota, Prof. A. H.
Cornwall and II. II. Roder of South Dakota
and s. ID. Hastings and +. w. Clattin Of
Wisconsin.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Soon after 4 o'clock the convention was
called to order for the afternoon session, 8
big audience being present. Rev. Father
Martin Mahoney of st. Paul, a Catholic
clergyman, then offered prayer and form.
ally opened the session.
The presentation of the report of the
committee on permanent organization
recommending Col. Eli Ritter for perma.
nent chairman and Sam Small for perma.
nent secretary and reinstating the rule
voted down in the morning, giving state.
votes only for delegates present, was the
signal for q fight. Req Sam Small pre-
sented O minority report signed by fifteen
states recommending that each state dele
cation be permitted 20 cast a full vote to
which 1T is entitled. He made a vigorous
protested against depriving these states o.
their full vote as a monumental injustice
The majority report blotted out states and
made the Prohibition national convention
simply o mass meeting OF men with money
enough to get here. The Prohibition party
was against monopolies.
founded at Mr.. Small's speech. He had
seen only a c%orporal's guard ut Prohibition
conventions underline old rule. When on.
man could vote for q whole. state only q
corporal's guard ever came to jronlpulor
conventions.
FEW FELLOWS WITH LITTLE BRAINS
did all the voting, and told the other fel
lows to stay at home, it was not necessary
lOI LueIll " kO W lac C'hatCAilAON. IA
wanted Prohibition conventions we'll at
tended, and was opposed to q lew fellows
running the machine. The question wa
discussed pro and con for nearly an hou:
by about q dozen delegates and apparentl.
half the convention wanted TO talk, as tn
ceasing of every speaker was greeted BY
scores of delegates shouting for recognition
Nj. Cushing Of Maine said that Maine hat
given the last house of representatives
speaker who made II considerable rcputa
ton as q counter of heads, but Thomas B
Reed never undertook to count men VIII
Finally the debate was closed by Chafil
of Wisconsin moving the previous ques
ton. but even this did not quiet the dele
gates, and the hall was full OF the ~interjec
tons and points of order. A roll call b.
states on the adoption of the minority re
port finally brought the matter to q focus
1t resulted in the defeat of the minority re
port-35O to 72l-and then the majority re
mort u1o. adonted so that absent delegate