The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-06-29
Special to the RncoRp-ux1ox.

SaNh 1&Gttss u6s
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
CINCINNATI, June 28.-The sixth an
nual convention of the Prohibition party
viii open tomorrow morning in the big
Music Hall. Unless the unpromising
effort to patch up the difference and agree
ON new man is successful there will be
fight for the honor of being the Presi-
Dental nominee of the party. General
Bidwel of California and Jennings
Demorest of New York are the leading
competitors for the nomination and the
delegates are becoming so excited over
the contest that there is talk of bringing
out a dark horse as a means of healing
the two factions. Clay Bascom of Troy,
n. y, is most mentioned as compro-
mise, and occasionally Gideon I. Stewart
of Ohio and Professor Dickie of Michigan
are suggested. Bidwells and Demorest's
friends regard the talk of dark horse
with disfavor, and many delegates think
the matter has gone so far that it must be
fought out. Bidwell's friends claim his
election on the first ballot and ridicule
Demorest's claims.
The Demorest men are making much
of the strong sentiment against fusion
with the Peoples party. The opposition
to the fusion is very marked, and Miss
Willard tonight was apparently alone in
advocacy it. The leaders of both fac
tons appear united on the surface in an
tagonism to the proposition.
Ex-Governor John p. st. John of Kan
sas will preside tomorrow. A. f. Wal
tenberger of Nebraska will be Secretary.
A. A. Stevens of Pennsylvania, or Pro-
fessor Dickie, will probably be perma-
nent Chairman.
Walter Hill of Georgia, Joshua Lever
ing of Maryland, Colonel Balm of Ken
lucky, John w. Russell of Detroit and
a. A. Stevens of Pennsylvania are sug-
gested as good Vice-Presidential timber
PRELIMINARY WORK BEGUN.
CINCINNATI, June 2S.-The work of the
National Convention of the Prohibition
party practically opened to-day with the
meeting of the National Committee.
Chairman S. I. Dickie of Ann Arbor.
Mich, presided. The primary object OF
the meeting was the selection of tenn
porarY officers for the convention, but the
committee did not contine itself to this,
and the meeting was largely in the nature
Of caucus to shape as far as possible in
advance the proceedings OF Ghe conven-
ton.
Attention was drawn to the coincidence
that this, the latest and most promising
convention of the party, was held in Ohio
the State in which the first Presidential
candidate of the Prohibitionists was
named, and all sorts of pleasant auguries
were drawn from the fact.
The leaders express confidence that this
will be the largest convention ever held
and are making preparations to give the
movement boom.
Music Hail, in which the convention
Will be held, is the place in which Han
cock was nominated for the Presidency
1t has a seating capacity of nearly five
thousand. The building is decorated
with bunting, flags, the coats of arms Of
the various States and inscriptions suit
ableto q Prohibition conventions and feN
are not very complimentary to the lead.
ing political parties.
One hundred and fifty delegates are in
town and several special trains are on the
way here. Fourteen carloads are expected
from the Pacific Coast and far West. The
Southern delegates are scattering, anC
some of the far Southern States will moi
be well represented. All sorts of idea
are bruited about among the delegate:
present tor presentation to the conven
ton.
The Presidential nomination at present
seems to lie between General Bidwel
and Mr.. Demorest. The former is the
choice of the leaders, who are putting
him forward to oppose DemOreSt. The
principal point urged in favor OF the lat
ter seems to be that he will subscribe
literally 10 the campaign, but the leader.
want a man who will take well AS ;
speaker, and they say that if Demorest i:
nominated 1t viii be necessary to senc
him away until the campaign is over, 81
that he cannot make speeches or be inter
viewed.
A sensation was created in the beer anC
music halls over the Rhine last night by
visits by Ex-Governor st. John of X an
SaS ana his vile, Rev. NJ. {. Lockwood
Mrs. Helen Cougar and other prominen
ProhiDitionlstS. They saw the actua
workings of these places, but made NJ
attempt at missionary work among them
Miss Frances E. Willard announces
that she will use every endeavor to hav,
the convention adopt resolution pledg
ing the party to withdraw the Presiden
tial candidate if the Peoples party con
yention al Omaha will put up a man sat
isfactory to the National Prohibition
Committee and that the committee is Il
be vested with discretionary power il
the matter She Will also ask to have tn
name of the Prohibition party changed
to the Home Protection Party" Anon,
the delegates that arrived to-day wer,
those from oregon.
Miss Wizards idea in the case of fusion
is for each party to maintain a separate
organization and nght out the campa 81
on their own lines. She has but litti
hope of success, however, us there is
strong opposition to fusion, some Of tn
opponents going so far as to call her tn
prohibition mugwump." Mrs. Gouga
saws that fusion with the Peoples part,
would be as unwise as with either OF tn
old parties, as it is a whisky party a
much as the others, while their tinancia
policy, even if they should adopt 'prohi
bition and woman suffrage, would driv
the financiers out of the prohibition
ranks.
General BidwelI, in reply to telegram
said that he would not withdraw if nomi
mated unless so instructed by Chairman
pickle, st. John, DR.. Funk or Miss vii
lard.
This pleases the anti-fusionists, a
Dickie and st. John oppose fusion. Rev
Sam Small is here urging Walter Is. b
Hiu of Georgia for Nice-President to op
$50 Tom Watson, the Peoples part,
i Pan There are half-dozen other can
The color line caused considerable ex
.i,an1ant. as at the Gibson House severa
onIored delegates were not allowed to ca
s,r;th the whites. The Chairman of tn,
Nortb Carolina delegation declared tina
If necessary all membere OF the delegation
would remove from the notel.
At midnight Bidwell seems to have