The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-02

kilograms of greeting to Neal Dow, Mrs.
Clinton Fisk, and G. G. Smith, the well
known absent prohibition leaders.
The presentation OF the report of the
committee on permanent organization
recommending Col. Eli Ritter for perma-
nent chairman and Sam Small for per-
manent secretary and reinstating the
rule voted down in the morning, giving
states votes only for delegates present
was the signal for fight.
Rev. Sam Small presented a minority
report signed by fifteen states recon-
mending that each state delegation be
permitted to cast the full vote to which
it is entitled. He made a vigorous
speech in ia ,or Of the minority report
and protested against depriving these
states of their full vote as monumental
injustice. The majority report blotted
out states and made the prohibition ma
tional convention simply mass meeting
Of men with money enough to get here.
The prohibition party was against mo-
| noDolies.
David Morgan of Minnesota was as
founded at Small's speech He had seen
only corporal's guard at prohibition
conventions under the old rule. When one
man could vote for whole state only IA
corporal's guard ever came to prohbi-
tion conventions. \ few fellows with
little brains did all the voting and told
the other fellows to stay at home. 1t
wasn't necessary for them to go to the
convention. He wanted prohibition
conventions well attended and was op-
posed to few fellows running the ma
chinery.
The question was discussed pro and
| ,o,, 70 ,oo,l,, ~ hnpr hy about a 1ovap
delegates and apparently half the con-
vention wanted to talk as the ceasing of
every speaker was greeted by series Of
delegates shouting for recognition.
Gushing of Maine sal maine had given
the last house of Representatives speak
er VINO made considerable reputation
as counter of heads but even Thomas
b. Reed never undertook to count men
who are not present. Finally the debate
was closed by Chain Of Wisconsin, mov-
ing the previous question. But even this
did not quiet delegates and the hall was
full of noise and points of order. Roll
call by states on the adoption of the
minority report finally brought the mat
ter to focus. 1t resulted in the defeat
of the minority report by a vote OF 3JO
to 121 and then the majority report was
adopted so that absent delegates will
have no vote.
Although the effect of the ballot might
easily promote or retard the interests OF
Demorest of New York for the presi
dental nomination it being to his inter
est that the minority report should be
adopted, thu division of the ditferen,
delegates was such as to dispel the idea
that the vote would afford test of his
etropntb in fba convention The idle.
that precedent as to representation ir
future national conventions was being
settled had far more to do with the out
come than presidential preferences,
After the announcement of the resul
of the roll call the convention adjourned
until 3p. N.
1t is hardly possible to canvas the pro
hibition convention accurately. but in ;
A.. general way Bidwell of California SEEM
, to have a material lead of the othe
candidates for presidential nomination
while Demorest of New York is hardl,
as prominent as yesterday Bidwell als'
lost strength during the day, owing t
| the bringing out of Judge Mccullough
of Illinois as compromise candidate
) but Bidwell's friends still claim his elec
| tion on the first ballot
, Singing and praying by Rev. Davit
5 Tatum, the Quaker preacher of Chicagc
opened the evening session. Col. III
Ritter of Indiana who was selected TO
permanent chairman was escorted th'
, platform to succeed Gov. st. John a
= presiding officer.
A telegram from the Denver prohibi
, tionists asking for plank uncondition
: ally favoring free and unlimited coinag
= IF gold and silver was received and the
, the convention adjourned until $50 &c
morrow.