Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-30
COLD WATER CHAPS,
They Meet With Song and
Prayer to Formulate a
National Ticket.
BIDWELL IN THE LEAD
For domination for President on the
Prohibition Ballot.
TILTS OVER REPRESENTATION
Enliven the Proceedings of Two Sessions
of the Convention.
BIDWELL IN THE LEAD
TILrS OVER REPRESENTATION
FAST WORK OF ST. JOHNS FOLLOWERS


late tonight, the National Convention
beginning at 10 A. M. and holding thre
sessions, morning, afternoon and evening
As result q permanent organization ha
been effected with Colonel Eli Ritter, o
Indiana, as presiding officer, and Ssr
Small, the Georgia evangelist, as Secretary
and tomorrow the convention will be read,
to pass upon the platform and nominal
candidates for President and Vice Presi
dent
Probably the most unusual and striking
scene of the convention was the opening o
the second session with PRAYER by Catho.
lie priest, Rev. Father Martin Mahoney, o.
. St. Paul, MINI. When the delegates and
spectators had partly recovered from the
surprise caused by the announcement of his
presence and name in such a connection, {
great hush fell upon the assemblage. The
dark garb and pale, ascetic features riveted
attention instantly, as with upturned eye!
he solemnly invoked the blessing of AL
mighty God upon the convention and the
Prohibition party, and asked that the truth
and the light might shine upon all the peo.
pie. With one accord delegates and spec
tators were upon their feet, and with bowed
heads, amid strange deep silence, Joined in
the priests petition.
Prayer by a Catholic Clergyman.
It was, with one exception, the only in.
stance on record in which Roman Catholic
clergyman has offciated at a National polit
ical convention in the United States. Father
Mahoney, who is one of Archbishop Ire
lands assistants is it appears regularly
elected delegate to the Convention from
Minnesota and has been an active prohibi.
Zionist for IA wears. He delivered the
prayer At the earnest solicitation of Chair.
man Dickie. of the National Prohibition
COMMITTEES and ex. Governor John St John.
of Kansas the temporarv chairman of the
Convention.
The numerous sessions gave the Presi.
dental boomers little time for wire milling
and there was an absence of the numerous
oaucuses which distinguish the older narties.
At the outset -4overnor St John gave the
convention a whole nlatform in his sneech
assuming the Temporary chairmansbip and
from that time on the proceedings were kent
moving constantly. Whenever the neces.
sities Of the occasion gave the delegates a
few spare minutes the time was taken upin
the Introduction of musical specialties bv
some of the Amusement makers of the narty,
The impromptu efforts usually took the
form of topical hits at those who talk pro-
hibition and vote the other way and thew
met with enthusiastic receptions
B,dv.u I'm tn. 1e.a for P-.s,d.,.
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bition convention accurately. but in a gen.
ersl way Bidwen, Of California, seems to
have a material lead of the other candi-
dates for the Presidential nomination, while
Demorest, of New York, is hardly as promi-
nent as yesterday. Bidwell has also lost
strength during the day. owing to the bring
ing out of Judge Mccullough, of Illinois,
as compromise candidate, but Bidwell's
friends still claim his election on the first
ballot There is disposition to compli-
ment number of Prohibitionists with votes
Hn... loL frssloen., @ anI % .nese complimen1ary
to prevent any nomination on the first roll
call. Judge Mccullough has gained a great
deal of pround during The dav. The action
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oi tne convention ~ Tsiufihg 10 permit
states to cast votes for delegates not present
cut into Demorest's Southern following
unite seriouslv.
rrh. pla,sa., r.,,u,;.to
Ls" :. m 40 az "orh anu
mas oig TASK before ~ Inat tne proceeu-
lngs before the Platform Committee were
five shows that there IL decided feeling in
to- - ,he p-ob;h;.;o,;sts 80. - -
.asTi y. WIG cn.olslonis's .akng strong
questions other than Prohibition, and q
broad, radical platform is quite likely and
a hot fight over il NAV occur on the foor of
the convention.
This Delegates are Welcomed.
Chairman Dickie. of the National Com-
rnitsee. then called tbe onvent;o,, - -
80 ;n,-nJr,aeJ n. ISH W oTIe5'
anu introoucea 8, DE q. ". Evans, OF He'd
sanssnt;o, lei IL, o VIZ ioin'iiy openeo 'ne
h.helf Of the c;tn 49, ~ .ho "a sta Snclhnatl, IN
then wa,co,nsd tbe d.1ar..a, VI ohi9,
that was annren;s,sJ snJ haos.;il ~ speecn
nlauded Tn tbe courso nf HI. a5S-s ~
sa;d. 0- D'e "o0iess ne
.,o,,%e.se,I We,come you on behalf OF the most
smopa tha hnselnsh hs 1d ana a pest manhood
are fast iearninq that indnstpial coyna,t,ny t,ey
ant cnunoe of pc 1mproveH apart IRON the improve
proyement is in the imnrovemept ~ " tbe tb
soul" A better manhood is the first neces.
sity of organized labor; a better manhood
Is not possible IN an environment of drunk.
iianor nrob,e,ns cannnt Sa nne ia1or ana
Republican party has naturally and loaic.
ally become party in sympathy and in
alnance with sne LABOR leaders-the word
has been deersd in noIiticaI nses Tharse
is NOTHING rfght asked hv 10 hnr ,1-h;oh ho
the 0bio ~. tIor,,, bas bio We we tepresen1 ana
this conyention mnst begin to hutid hieh'
way to the throne Of mower And Nth The
confidence I welcome you on behalf of the
politics in it to the snuare inch than anv
State in the UnionSand n IL is fonnd tho,
this convention has more politics in il than
is due tn the envirorraa1t niAS 0onsiuer IL
froL Dlckle responded to the address of