The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-01
BIDWELL FOR PRESIDENT
THE PRoHIBIIIoNIsTs NAME THEIR
TICKET.

a derQ H1RnC MAQ6 TO ET9VonL Gdl5
Mountaineering Race Issue Outs a
Little Figure at the Opening of the
Session-Fun Text of the Platform.
CINCINNATI, June 30.-The southern
question broke out before the prohibition
convention had been in session five minutes
to-day, the cause being speech made by
Mrs Cougar late last night, which was
largely made up of story about the sale of
negro child at the slavery auction block.
application being made from slavery TO
drink. The speech caused indignation on
the part of a number of southerners. and at
the first opportunity to-day w. w. Gibbs
of Virginia was on his feet and offered the
following resolution.
WHEREAS, The Prohibition party is not a sec
tional party. but national party: and
WHEREAS, The issues of the late civil war
were settled and settled forever; therefore,
ResOlUed, That it is the sense of the conven-
tion that speakers who are accorded the honor
OF addressing the convention be requested to re-
frain from unnecessary references or 1lustra-
tons that could be considered a reflection on
the participants in the late struggle.
A delegate raised the point OF order, held
by the chairman to be well taken, that all
resolutions should 20 to the committee on
resolutions. but Mr.. Stevens of Pennsyl-
Mr.. Gibbs resolution.
Most OF the delegates wanted no
speeches, aud shouted question" but Mr..
Gibbs insisted on speaking and in a short
speech urged that old issues be left buried
and not be continually brought up.
A number of delegates were
on their feet endeavoring 20 get
recognition, but section OF the CON-
vention downed them by singing. blessed
Be the Tie That Binds" the whole audience
finally rising and joining in the hymn.
AS soon as it had ceased George w. Balm
of Kentucky out short all would-be orators
| by demanding the previous question, the
resolution being passed with only few
dissenting votes.
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS.
Chairman Dickie Of the national commit
| tee then introduced DR.. Evans of Abingdon,
| ILL.,, who presented plea for contributions
| to enable the national committee 10 prose-
cute its work. They needed money. he said,
not for 'blocks-of-dve,n but to keep up the
| contest against the liquor traffic. The
liquor interest gave money freely to the
| old parties, and the prohihitionists ought to
| be as ready to make sacrifices for princi-
ples as their opponents were for money get
| ting. ne-thousand-dollar subscriptions
were made by the Voice, the prohibition
organ, and W. T. Wardwell of New York,
| secretary of the prohibition national exec
utive committee. Through several indi-
viduals the state OF Pennsylvania
gave 81 200, Virginia 81 900, Illi-
nois $1,000, Minnesota and Ten
nessee 5000 each, Massachusetts,
Colorado, Kentucky, California, Wisconsin
| and Nebraska, $500. Horace Waters Of
New York. James B. Hobbs of Illinois. c.
D. Greenleaf of Butler. Pa, E. Burt Of
West Virginia, Joshua lowering OF Balti-
| more Francis A Crawford of New York,
| and Ritchia of Missouri cyaVa SS00
each. New York state gave $1,000 to the
national committee and raised consider
able amount in addition for state work.
| The gathering of subscriptions
was vigorously pushed and enough
small subscriptions were hnnlly
received to swell the total amount TO $40, 900,
or s., 900 more than four years ago
The convention adjourned until 9 O'clock
| as the platform committee in a little room
up near the roof over the stage succeeded at
last in temporarily getting by the silver
| bugaboo. The struggle resulted In victory
| for the radicals, and il was settled that the
report OF the committee would be in favor
of free coinage. The outcome made it most
certain, however, that there would be a
minority report and a fierce fight in the con-
! vention.
The anxiety TO get to balloting caused the
convention to forget the usual prayer at the
opening of the night session, but a pious
| uSl6SdE6S ODleCF0u sbT6nuOuSly 10 bub Oils
sion and when the throne of grace had
been properly invoked nominating speeches
promptly began.
Ex-Gov. John P. st. John OF Kansas, at
the request of the California delegation g,
was given the floor first to place before the
| convention the name OF Gen. John Bldwell
| of California. Speeches seoonding Mr.
Bidweu grew monotonous until New York
| was reached, when W. Jennings Demorest
| was placed in nomination on
behalf of a portion of che delega-
tion from that state. l.. B. Logan
of Ohio put in nomination Sid
con T. Stewart Though only three
candidates were named for first place innu-
merable nominating and seconding speeches
lasted until nearly midnight to the weari-
ness of delegates and spectators.
THE PLATFORM.
When the convention reassembled for the
second session Of the day, two reports from
the platform committee were submitted.
That of the majority was adopted after
being amended in two particulars, and after
great deal of excited discussion. The
platform says;
1. The liquor traffic is foe to civilization, the
archenemy Of popular government and public
nuisance. 1t is the citadel of the forces that
corrupt politics, promote poverty and crime
degrade the nations home life, thwart the will
OF the people and deliver our country into the
| hands of rapacious class interests. All laws
|
protect this traffic or make the government share
In its ill-gotten gains are vicious in principle
and powerless as remedy" We declare anew
for entire suppression of the manufacture, sale,
| importation, expectation and transportation of
alcoholic liquors a beverage by federal and
state Legislation, and the full powers of the
government should be exerted to
secure this result. Any party that fails
70 recognize the dominant nature OF this issue
in American politics is undeserving Of the sup
port of the people.
3 No citizen should be denied the right to
vote on account of sex, aud equal labor should
receive equal wages without regard to sex,
| g. The money OF the country, composed of
gold silver and paper, should be issued by the
general government only. aud in sufficient
Quantities 10 meet the demands OF business and
give full opportunity for the employment of
labor To this end an increase in the volume of
the money is demanded and no individual
or corporation should be allowed TO make any
profit through its ISSUE IL should be made legal
| Lender for the payment of all debts, public and
private. It's volume should be fixed at a definite
| sum per capita and made to increase with our
increase in population.
| 4. We favor free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold.
This fourth plank was stricken out by the
convention by a vote of 596 to 1856.
| 5. The tariff should be levied only as defense
| AGAINST foreign 2overnme nts which levy tariff
| upon or bar out our products from their mar
kets, revenue being Incidental. This residue of
the means necessary 20 an economical admin
| istratIon of the government should be raised by