The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-30
PR0HIBITI0NISTS MEET.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGINS
Chairman ST. John Says There VIII be no
Fusion-A Heated Debzte-Peace and
Unity Urged by Speakers.

Convention was called TO order this morning
at 1890 by Chairman Dicke, of the national
committee. Rev. j. ID. Evans, of illinois; OF
fered prayer aud Rev. DR.. Lockwood de-
livered an address of welcome.
John II. St. John. Of Kansas. was selected
as temporary chairman. The ex-Goyernor
spoke as follows:
Members of the Convention: return my
sincere thanks and shall ever be grateful for
the distinguished honor Of being ehoacn to
preside as temporary chairman Of this mag
nifcent political convention, the greatest and
grandest in sobriety moral force and brain
power that ever convened on Americaa soil.
iApplause.l Is represent a party tina, asFes
to do right because it is right. and condemn
the wrong because it is wrong. lCres OK
That's SOL 1t stands Tor eAee
prosperity and happiness to every
home :and death to every saloon
in the land lApplausel IL demands Tor
women equal pay in the shop and equal say
at the polls. prolonged cheers. free
ballot for the white men Of Pennsyisania
Massachusetts and Iowa as well as tof the
black men OF Mississippi, Louisiana ara
South Carolina: that North and South, last
and West, black and white. rich OF poor
every human being should have protection 20
life and property lappausel: that tie e1-
wealth instead OF the necessities Of the peo-
pie. IApplause.l
PROTECTION" CONDEMNED.
We claim that any system which imposes
high tariff on the food. fuel and clothiDK OF
the Door and lets the diamonds or the non
come in free is legalzed robbery under the
guise of protection" and ought 10 be forever
abolished loud applausel; that all money
should be issued by the General Government,
ord dollar whether gold SllVtE OF
paper. should stand uUon an equality Tor al
purposes and that the coinage OF Dotn
| metals should be free lapplausel;
! that railway and telegraph mes
| should be under the control Of the
/ Government TO be operated as cost 80 the
| interest of all the people lapplausel; that
! the President Vice-P President and bmted
! States senators should be elected by direct
vote of the people, and that tho term Tor
| President be extended to Six years. Wild no
! successive term for any man cfies OF THAT'S
! right: that all mOnopOlies which oppress the
| people ought 10 be suppressed that tho ie-
! galized lquOr traffic for beverage purposes
! ought to be made a crime against humanity
! and driven from the face Of the earth. Loud
| applause.
/ dares 10 fight this nightiest curse OF the
| world lCries of That's So. Here We are.
| and we have come 10 stay. From this hour
! on let no fusion. DO deals. no compromise Do
our motto. Loud applause Let our plat
| form be so broad, clear and comprehensive
| that all who love God or home. or country
can Join the procession which IS now fighting
| the greatest monopoly that ever existed
monopoly that destroys 150,00O lives and costs
81 .0O0 900, 900 annually, sends misery, poverty
crime and heartache broadcast among the
people. the product of Democratic and Re-
publican rule, damning blot upon our civil
lization and q sin against God.
NoN-FUsI0N SENTIMENT CHKRED ~~-
Repeated applause punctuated the address.
especially the references 10 the platform and
the question of non-fusOn. The rules of the
last convention, with an amendment allow
ing the chairman of delegation to cast the
full vote of the delegation, even though some
Of its members may be absent, were adopted
without dissent
Wisconsin delegate offered resolution
for the calling Of the roll for members of the
various committees. and by common consent
| the call was commenced.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The members of the national committee
are. Alabama, j. c. Orr aud J.. f. Within
Arkansas, O.. q. Christian; California, Chaun-
cey II. Dunn and Jesse Yarnail;: Colorado. T.
| +. Heater and II. f. singery Connecticut.
Allen b. Lincoln and Henry Is. Brown;
Delaware @. +. Register; Florida
p. A. Duckworth: Georgia, Rev. Sam
| Small and Frank Siblev; Idaho. w.
| r. Smith; Illinois, J. B. Hobbs Captain
| d. Ii. Hart; Indiana, Mrs. Helen Cougar, j.
Rstcli1e; Iowa, X. w. Deahl, Rev. G. o.
Collie. Kansas. j. p. ST. John. NJ. Y. Bene-
diet: Kentucky, j. w. Sawyer. h. w. Yonng:
Maine. n. +. Woodbury.. Y. b. Gushing: Mary
land. L. S. Nelson. Edward Higgins Massachu-
setts l.. II. Roberts: A. A. Smith; Michigan,
| A. Doge s. Dickie; Minnesota, W. ?. Dean,
5. Pinkham; Mississippi >. McCasklll Mis-
| souri,, j. A. Brooks b. II. Robinson; Mon
| tana. G. NJ Gardiner. Nebraska G. q. Bent
! lev. F. p Wight; Nevada, T.. +. Taylor; New
| Hampshire. Rev ID. Z. Babcock, j. VI.
Fletcher; New Jersey, p. s. White w. II.
Nicholson: New York. w. T. Wardwell W.
stickieather, T. P. Johnson; North
Dakota. G.. G. Saunders, II. H, West
! Ohio, s. B. Logan. Mrs. Matte McCieiiand;
| Oregon. Mrs. n. q. Diegert L. II. Adams;
PENNSYLVANIA. A. A. Stevens, q. W. Murray
| Rhode Island G. II. Slade Thomas j. Pea
body; South Dakota. L. r. Cornwall. II; h.
| Rose: Tennessee, James A. Tate, A. d. Rev
| nolds: Texas. j. b. Cranbill q. @. Heath
Vermont, w. z. Stafford. Q. W. Wyman: Viz
pinia. w. w. Gibbs. J. W. Fenton; Washing
ton, T.. b. Shutton, Il. G.. Strong; West VIZ
ginia. L. b. Carskacon, Frank Burt; Nlscon-
sin, G. ID. Hasting, G W. Chapln; wyoming
| .. S. Jackson; District Of Columbia, H. u.
Moulton. G. II. Walker.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
After recess the convention rshbSetnDiou
| The committee on.permanent organization re-
ported the names OF Colonel Eli Ritter. OF In
dianapolis. for permanent chairman and Rev.
| Samuel Small for secretary.
The committee also reported a recommends
| ton that the votes cast should only represent
the delegates ia actual attendance. and that
the votes OF delegates who had not come 10
Cincinnati should not DO announced
by the chairman of State delegations.
This was move of the Demorest
| faction. which has It's chief strength
in the Southern States. while these
States have in no instance sent their full
quota of delegates. On behalf OF the minority
committee, sam Small submitted q minority
report authorizing the oastiug of the full vote
Of each delegation. For nearly twJ hours