Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-07-07
GEN. JOHN BIDWELL.
Tho Old California Pioneer for
President.
The PROHlDITlONISTS CHOICE.
j. b. Garfield, OF Texas, for Vice. PresI-
dent-The Platform and Pro-
ceedings of the Con-
ventlon.

CINCINNATI, July The prohibl
ton national convention is at a
standstill because of the committee
deadlock on the platform.
During the recess yesterday after,
noon the committee on resolutions
elected as chairman Judge James Black,
OF Pennsylvania, who had had charge
OF the platform in the last three con-
ventions Then Mr.. Parsons, of New
Jersey, moved to instruct the commit
tee to make the platform of 1888 the
basis of the present platform. Several
members objected that new questions
had arisen and the motion was over
whelmingly beaten.
The platform committee was still in
session when the convention was called
to order. The subcommittee had
worked necessarily until a. m. and
had made report TO the full commit
tee, where n fight ensued over the
tariff and silver planlts, the sub-com-
mittee also having been divided on
those two points The free coinage
men were beaten in the subcommittee.
the plank as submitted TO the full com
mittee being antagonistic to absolute
free coinage. Secretary Wheeler, of
New York, carried his silver resolution
through, but in the full committee
Editor Thompson, of Ohio, offered
more radical substitute. Mr.
Thompson on the tariff question
succeeded in having the Ohio
prohibition party's tariff plank adopted
by the subcommittee. II declared for
graduated income tax and tariff
only where foreign nations barred out
American products, revenue TO be Incl
dental only. Prohibition, of course.
was made as strong and clear cut as
possible and liberal labor plank in
serted, REFRESHING monopolies. Other
planks demanded one term OF a longer
period for the president; favored arbi-
tration as n mode of settlement of diff
terences; and called for governmental
control OF transportation, with the al
lowance to capital Of n fair interest on
moneys actually invested. The sub
committee wholly ignored fusion" or
mo fusion"
The southern question broke out be-
fore the convention had been in session
1--WE minutes, the cause being a speech
made by Mrs. Cougar, which was
largely made up Of story about the
sale Of a negro child at the slavery
auction block, the application being
made to slavery TO drink. The speech
aroused indignation on the part OF a
number of southerners, and at the first
opportunity w. w. Gibbs Of Virginia,
was on his feet and offered the follow |
ing resolution:
Whereas, The prohibition party Is not q SEQ. |
uonal party, but u national party; and
Whereas The issues OF the late civil war are |
settled and settled forever: therefore.
Resolved, That II is the sense OF the conven.
ton that the speakers who are accorded the 4
honor OF addressing the convention be requested |
10 refrain from unnecessary references or allu-
sions that could be considered as a reflection
on participants I'm the late struggle
A delegate raised the point of order,
held by the chairman TO be well taken,
that all resolu tions should go to the
on resolutions, but Stevens,
OF Pennsylvania, moved TO suspend the
rules and pass IT, Most Of the delegates
wanted no speeches, but Gibbs insisted,
and in short speech urged that old is
sues be left buried. A number of dele
gates were on their feet endeavoring to
get recognition, but a section Of the
drowned them, by singing
''Blest Be the Tie That Binds" the
whole audience finally rising and
Joining in the hymn. Balm, of Ken
lucky, cut short all would-be orators by
the previous question, and
he resolution was passed with only a
ew dissenting votes.
Miss Frances E. Willard was then
allied for and declared that she had
lever favored fusion of character TO
lestroy the party's identity.
The subscription book was then passed
md $1,000 each was presented by the
Voice, the prohibition organ, and W.
Of New York anaratsgv II