The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-30
LDWATERP POLITICIANS
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION IN
FULL SWING.

Bx-Gov. st. John Given an Ovation
on Being Chosen Temporary Chair
man-DeleRates Shout for Him as a
Presidential Candidate-Absent Dele
gates to Have q Voice in the Pro-
ceedings.
CINCINNATI, O., June %. - Chairman
Dickie Of the national committee called the
prohibition national convention to order
this morning and introduced DR.. J. G.
Evans of Hedding College, Illinois, who
formally opened the convention with prayer,
in the course Of which he entreated that rum
be driven from the country and that saloons
cease to exist.
A number of belsted delegates sought
seats after prayer and the Silver Lake
quartet of New York state rendered tenn
perance selection while order was again be-
ing restored. They received an encore.
| Rev. DR.. Lockwood OF Cincinnati then,
on behalf of the city and Of the state of
! Ohio, welcomed the delegates.
Mr.. Lockwood delivered his early morn
ing address in full dress suit.
AN OVATION TO ST. JOHN.
Prof. Dickie responded to the address
| He closed by naming ex-Gov. ST. John as
temporary chairman. Wild cheering,
waving Of flags and handkerchiefs greeted
| the mention of the name of ex-Gov. st.
John. The shouting was renewed again
and again as the noted Kansan stepped
forward and assumed the gavel and ad-
I dressed the convention. His concluding
words, what is the pleasure of the CON
vention 81 ELECTED a prompt response
from a number Of voices, 1--WE want
st. John for President" The name of
| A. F. Wolfenbarger of Nebraska for secre-
/ fot. md 1isk a. 81
| sergeant-at~arms selected by the national
committee met no opposition.
The first fight of the convention occurred
on the question Of adopting the temporary
rules prepared by the national committee
These provided that only delegates present
should be entitled TO vote. This would have
deprived number Of far off states, especi-
ally those in the extreme south, of part OF
| their representation in the temper
airy organization, as all their dele~
gates GOULD not come on account
of the expense. ]. B. Cranhll of Texas took
the lead in behalf of these delegates He
said that if the rules were adopted 1t would
leave the control Of the convention In the
state around Cincinnati. 1t would cost
80 500 to send the thirty-fve delegates of
Texas here and they could not afford ID.
The temporary rules would probably be the
permanent rules. He moved that each
delegation have the right to cast its full
vote, Wu6Lu6T Lu6 u6l0EdL6S were mere
or not. After a lively tilt Mr.. Cranflll car
ried his amendment on a rising vote, and
then the rules, with this amendment, were
adopted.
Ths roll of states was called for the an
nouncement Of the committee membership.
Another campaign tune was sung by the
quartet and then the convention adjourned
until o'clock, after giving directions to the
committees to proceed at once to the work
assigned them. The most interest conferred
In the membership Of the platform commit
tee and the new national committee.
ABsENTEEs TO HAVE NO VOICE.
AT the afternoon session the audience was
photographed. Rev. Father Martin Honey
of st. Paul, Mimi, a Catholic clergyman,
then offered prayer and formally opened
the session. The committee on credentials re-
ported 972 delegates present, Louisiana and
South Carolina being the only states not
represented.
The presentation of the report of the
committee of permanent organization,
recommending Col. Ritter of Indianapolis
for permanent chairman and Sam
Small for permanent secretary. and
reinstatlnR the rule voted down in the
for delegates present, was the signal for
fight. Rev. Sam Small presented a mi
nority report, recommending that each
state delegation be permitted to cast the
full vote to which it ID entitled. He made
a vigorous speech in favor Of the minority
report, and protested againsG depriving
these states of their full vote as monu-
mental injustice. The minority report was
defeated by vote of $50 TO 70, and then
the majority report was adopted, 80 that
absent delegates will have no vote. The
convention then adjourned until s o'clock
| tonight
The following national executive COM
fnitk aalaN tod
| Dickee; vice chairman, John P. ST. John
OF Kansas; secretary, W. c. Wardwell of
| New \ ork; treasurer, Samuel D. Hastings
Of Wisconsin,; additional members: Helen
| NJ. Cougar of Indiana, j. II. Tate of Ten
nessee, A. A. Stevens of Pennsylvania, ~
| Notwithstanding the GOSSIP that the
headquarters would be changed to Chicago.
| the committee again chose New York for
another four years.
| Song and prayer by Rev David Tatum,
| a Quaker preacher of Chicago, opened the
evening session. Col. Eli Ritter of Indi-
| ana was selected for permanent chairman
and was escorted to the platform to succeed
Gov. St. John as presiding officer, "a ..,a,
THE COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM
| The platform committee was made up as
| follows:
| Alabama-J. c. Orr.
| Arkansas-D. G. Wutz.
California-Dr. R. II. Mcdonald.
| Colorado-Johu Hipp.
Connecticut B. Lincoln.
Delaware-Charles H. Register.
| Florlda-A. W. Biddle.
Georgia-Henry A. Scomp.
| Jdaho-N H. Clark.
nlinois-Dr II. 8. Taylor.
Indiana-Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar.
| Iowa-Isaac T. Gibson.
Kansas-John 2. st. John.
| Kentucky-Dr. j. d. Smith.
Louisiana-No name reported.
Maine-Rev w. F. Holiness
| Maryland-W. Frank Tucker
Massachusetts-Ro F. Raymond.
| Michigan-D. w. Grandon.
| Minnesota-James p. Pinkham.
Mississippi-B. 7. Hobbs.
Missouri-Mrs. @. G. Hoffman.
Montana-J. Z. Templeton.
| Nebraska-F. p. Wigton.
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