Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-30
COLD WATER PEOPLE.
A Very Busy Day at Gin
Cinnati.
CAMPAIGN 0E EDUCATION.
Bay State Convention in September
The Presidents Intentions.

CINCINNATI, June so.-The big Music
Hall was gay with Haunting banners when
the delegates To the national convention
Of the Prohibition party began TO arrive
The proceedings opened by the play
ing OF the hymn America" on the i'm
mense organ. aided by the 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
aud introduced DR.. j. G.. Evans OF
Illinois. who formally opened the cen
vention with prayer Rev. DR.. Lock
wood OF Cincinnati theS,Son behalf Of the
city and OF the State Of Ohio, welcomed
the delegates Professor Dickie responded
to the address, and closed by naming ex-
Governor st. John as temporary chair
chairman. Wild cheering, the waving of
flags and handkerchief greeted the men,
tion of the name Of Ex-Governor st. John.
The shouting was renewed again and
again AS the noted Kansan stepped for
ward and assumed the gavel.
The concluding words OF the temporary
chairman, "What Is the pleasure of the
conventionf" elected prompt response
from number Of voices. eve want st.
John for president"
j. ii. Crantill of Texas moved that each
delegation have the right to cast its full
vote whether all delegates were here or
not. After lively debate the motion was
carried.
Committees were appointed and the con-
vention adjourned till o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Soon after o'clock the convention re-
assembled, big audience being present.
The Silver Lake quartette sang a song
aimed at the old parties and ministers
"who face both ways" and then gave an
other entitled Levi" containing hits at
Vice President Morton and his buffet at
the Shoreham Hotel in Washington Rev.
Martin Mahoney Of st. Paul, a Catholic
clergyman, then offered prayer.
The committee on credentials reported
that 97- delegates were present, Louisiana
and South Carolina being the states not
represented.
The committee on permanent organiza-
tion made n report recommending Col onel
Eli Ritter OF indianapolis for permanent
Chairman and Rev. Sam Small OF Georgia
for permanent secretary, and reinstating
the rule voted down In the morning Civ
ing states votes only for delegates pres
tnt Mr.. Small presented a minority re-
port signed by fifteen states, recommend
ing that each state delegation be permitted
to cast the full vote towhich 1t Is entitled.
He made vigorous speech in favor of the
minority report,
The question was discussed for nearly
mn hour by about dozen delegates. and
finally the minority report was defeated
by a vote of $50 to 12l.
The majority report was then adopted
so that absent delegates will have no vote.
The convention then adjourned until s
p. IN.
An Evening Session.
Song and prayer by Rev. David Tatus, a
Quaker preacher of Chicago, opened the
evening session. Colonel Ritter, on TAX
ing the chair, said that no political party
in the history of the nation had ever ac-
complished so much or ever advanced an
educational matter to the extent the Pro-
hibition party had done In the four years
just passed. He attacked the Republican
and Democratic parties for their attitude
to the liquor traffic. He wanted school
for the feeble-hearted that would make
all the temperance men come to the Pro-
hibition party, and as unit oppose the
united liquor interests. The trouble with
with the Prohibitionists was that they did
not have the consistency and courage Of
the liquor league.
Colonel Ritter's address was received
with great favor and suggestions of Ritter
for president
After m address by Mrs. Cougar on the
work of the White Rose league the con-
vention adjourned until today.
General Bidwell of California still leads
the other candidates for the presidential
nomination, though he has lost strength,
owing to the bringing out Of Judge Nc
Cullough Of Illinois rs n compromise can
didate.
The new national committee includes
Allen II. Lincoln and Henry ID. Brown Of
Connecticut; n. +. Woodbury. and Volney
B Cushing. Maipe James III. Roberts and
Augustus II. Smith. Massachusetts,; Rev.
ID. c. Babcock and J. NJ. Fletcher, New
Hampshire; George ii. Slade and Thomas
III. Peabody, Rhode Island; G. w. Wyman
and w. T.. Stafford, Vermont. Samuel
Dickie was reelected chairman OF the
committee.