The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-01
MORNING eRocKEpINGs.

Mics willard Declares Against Fusion.
Campaign Funds sabaorIbod.
CINCINNATI, o., June S0.-The friends
Of cold water got plenty Of the article
to-day. A terrific downpour of rain
aad the all night sessions OF committees
combined to give the Prohibition dele
gates bedraggled appearance as in
scattering groups they came into their
national convention hall for what was
expected TO be che elimination OF the
proceedings. Tie platform committee
was still in session when the conven-
ton was called to order. The sub-com-
mittee had worked incessantly until 3
a. IN. and had made report TO the full
committee, where a fight ensned over
the tariff and silver planks, the sub
COMMITTEES also having been divided on
those two points. The free coinage
men were beaten in subcommittee and
the plank as submitted to the full COM
1nittee was antagonistic 10 absolute free
Secretary Wheeler, OF New York, car
ried his silver resolution through, but
in the full committee Editor Thompaon,
OF Ohio, offered a more radical substi-
tute. Mr.. Thompson, on the tariff
question, succeeded in having the Ohio
prohibition party's.taritf plank adopted
by the subcommittee. 1t declares for
q graduated income tax and tariff
onlv whore foreign nations bar out our
products, revenue to be only incidental.
Prohibition of course was made as
sIenrc, ooI oInar o,k nc Vo,,aaihla md n
liberal labor plank inserted, repression
OF monopolies, demanded one term OF a
longer period for the President, favored
arbitration as a mode OF settlement OF
differences and OF government control
OF transportation, with tho allowance
to capital OF fair interest on moneys
actually invested. The subcommittee
wholly ignored fusion" or mo fusion"
The Bidwell following were elated
over the result OF caucus OF New York
delegates which was held this morning,
tho caucus separated with tho under.
standing that New Yorkers would not
present the name OF Bascom, but that
opposition In, that state to Demorest
would start by throwing their strength
to Bidwell, who it was claimed would
receive threc.fourths OF tho vote OF
Democrats own delegation.
THE SOUTHERN QUESTION.
Tho southern question broke out be-
fore the convention had been in session
five minutes, the cause being speech
made by Mrs. Cougar late last night
which was largely made Of a story about
the sale of negro child at the slavery
auction block, the application being
made to slavery to drink. The speech
aroused indignation on the part of
number Of southerners, and at the first
opportunity to-day w. w. Gibbs, OF
Virginia, was on his feet and offered
the following resolution:
"WnEREAs, The Prohibition party is
not sectional party, but a national
party;
"WitEREAs, The issues Of the late
civil war are settled and settled forever;
therefore
"Rrsolred, That 1t is the sense of the
convention that speakers who are ac-
corded the honor OF addressing the
convention be requested to refrain from
unnecessary references to illustrations
that considered reflection on partlci-
pants in the late struggle"
Although point OF order was made,
the motion was put and the resolution
was passed with only few dissenting
votes.
At the request of a number OF dele
gates "The Queen OF Prohibition" rs
she was introduced by Chairman Rit-
ter, Miss Willard, was called upon for
speech. The delegates rose and greeted
her with Chautauqua salute.
Miss Wizards first words were de-
ni9l that she was ftlsionist, She &c.
knowledged her complimentary recog-
milton and added: and yet some OF
you thought l favored fusion" Miss
Willard said she favored q torpedo fuse
which would lift the two old parties out
Of existence, but sho did not favor fu.
sion Of the Prohibition party with any
otheF party and not ono word OF hers
had ever been for fusion, though she
was willing to accept all mid possible
IRON the farmers.
RAISING THE slSEws OF WAR.
Ono thousand dollar subscriptions
were made by the Hotce, the Prohibi-