Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-30
An Ex-Confederate's Remonstrance
in the Prohibition Convention.
ELECTION RIOfING In IRELAND.
Western Grain to Be Sent Direct
to Norway.
WIND. RAIN AND LIGHTNING.
THE PROHIBITIONISTS
Working Hard Over the Platform at Cincin-
natl.

Working Hard Over the Platform at Cincin-
natl.
CINCINNATI, June 3O.-The friends of cold
water got plenty of the article today. A ter
rife downpour of rain and the an-night ses-
sions of committees combined to give the pro-
hibition delegates o bedraggled appearance as
in scattering groups they came into their ma
tional convention hall for what was expected to
be the elimination of the proceedings.
WORKING on THE PLATFORM.
The platform committee was still in session
when the convention was called to order. The
subcommittee had worked necessarily until 8
am, and had made report to the full commit
tee, where a fight ensued over the tariff and
silver planks. the subcommittee also having
been divided on those two points. The free
coinage men were beaten In the subcommittee,
aud the plank as submitted to the full commit
tee was antagonized to absolute free coinage.
Secretary Wheeler carried his 81 err resolu-
Thompson Of Ohio offered q more radical sub
stitute. Mr.. Thompson succeeded in having
the Ohio prohibition party's tariff plank
adopted by the subcommittee. IL declares for
a graduated income tax and tariff only where
foreign nations bar out our products, revenue
TO be only Incidental Prohibition, Of course,
was made as strong and clear cut as possible
and liberal labor plank inserted, repression Of
monopoies demanded, one term of longer
period for the President favored, arbitration as
a mode of settlement Of differences and of gov
eminent control Of transportation, with the al
lowance to capital of a fair interest on moneys
actually invested. The subcommittee wholly
ignored fusion" or mo fusion"
AN Ex-coNFEDERATE's PROTEST.
1t vas $50 when the second days session was
called to order by Permanent Chairman Eli Rit-
ter Of indianapolis. The attendance was larger
than on yesterday, the entire ground floor and
broad, deep platform of the big platform being
packed while there were few vacant seats in the
gallery. A prayer of remarkable brevity was
offered by ]. c. Quinn, Episcopalian, Of FIRE.
mont, Neb.
The preacher was barely on his feet when ".
W. Gibbs Of Virginia, who saw service with the
forces that wore the gray and had evidently
been neTtled by some Of the references to the
SOUTH made in yesterdays debate by some Of
the speakers, was on his feet with a resolution
that read as follows:
Whereas the prohibition party is not q sec
tional party, but national party; and
Whereas the issues of the late civil war were
settled and settled forever, therefore,
'Eesolved. That it Is the sense of this conven-
ton that speakers who are accorded the honor
of addressing the convention be requested to
refrain from unnecessary references or Illus
trstiOns that could be construed as a reflection
on any OF the participants in the late struggle. I"
Objection was raised that the resolution
should go to the committee on resolu-
tons without debate. This did not suit
the majority of the convention. however,
and so the rules were suspended and the
resolution was considered. Gibbs made
q stirring speech in its behalf, urging that the
issues Of the war were ended and buried and
ought not TO be resurrected
Gibbs resolution was adopted by a nearly
unanimous vote.
At the request Of number Of delegates, 1.-THE
Queen of the prohibition party" as she was in
troduced by Chairman Ritter, Miss Willard
was called upon for q speech. The delegates
rose and greeted her with Chautau9ua salute.
Miss Wizards first words were a denial that
she was fusionist. She acknowledged her
complimentary recognition and added: "And
yet some Of You thought favored FUSION