Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-01
THE MORNING SESSION.

HE MURNlNG OEOOlUN,
The Cold Water People Get More of It
Than is Good for Health-Mrs. Cougar
Stirs Up Sectional Strife-AIiss willard
Warmly Received.
CINcISNATI, June 3O.-The friends of
cold water got plenty of the article to-
day.
A terrific downpour Of rain and the
all-night sessions OF committees com
bined TO give the Prohibition delegates
a bedraggled appearance, as in scatter
! ing groups they came into their Ma
/ tional Convention Hall for what was ex-
pected TO be the elimination Of the pro-
ceedings.
The Platform Committee was still in
session when the convention was called
/ to order. The subcommittee had work
ed incesS y until a. m. and made
| report ae full committee, where a
! fight ensued over the tariff and silver
plauks, the subcommittee also having
been divided on those two points.
The free coinage men were beaten in
( subcommittee and the plank as sub
mitted to the full committee was
/ antagonistic to absolute free
coinage. Secretary Wheeler, OF
New York, carried his silver resolution
| through, but in the full committee Edi-
tor Thompson, of Ohio, offered a more
radical substitute Mr.. Thompson, on
the tariff question, succeeded in having
the Ohio Prohibition party's tariff plank
adopted by the subcommittee. 1t de-
clares for q graduated income tax and a
tariff only where foreign nations bar
ont our products, revenue to be only in
cidental.
] Prohibition, of course, was made as
strong and clear cut as possible, and q
liberal labor plank inserted. 1t also de-
manded one term Of longer period for
the President, favored arbitration as
mode of settlement OF differences and OF
! Government control Of transportation
1 with The allowance 90 capital of fair
/ interest on moneys actually invested.
The Sub-coSpittee wholly ignored 'fu-
sion" or mo .Nsion."
/ The BidweE following were elated
over the result of caucus of the New
/ York delegates which was held this
/ morning. The caucus separated with
/ the understanding that New Workers
would not present the name Of BaScom,
but that the opposition in that State TO
] DOmereSt would start by throwing their
strength to Bidwell who, itw claimed,
would receive three-fourths of the vote
| Of Domerest'S own delegation.
/ The Southern question broke out be-
! fore the convention had been in session
/ five minutes, the cause being a speech
made by Mrs. Cougar late last night
which was largely made o. 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 Vir-
/ ginia, was on his feet and offered the
| following resolution:
| WHEREAS, The Prohibition party is not
a sectional party, but national party;
WHEREAS, The issues of the late civil
war. are settled forever; therefore,
RCSOlced, That II is the sense of the con-
yention that speakers who are accorded the
| honor of addressing the convention be re-
ouested TO refrain from unnecessary refer
/ ences TO illustrations that could be consid
| cred a reflection on participants 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 re quest Of number of dele
gates The Queen Of the Prohibition
Party" as she was introduced by Chair
man Ritter, Miss Willard was called
upon for speech. The delegates rose
and greeted her with a ChautaUQua Sa-
lutte.
Miss Willsrd's first words were de-
nial that she was a fuSioniSt. She ae-
snowledped her complimentary recog-
nitiop. and added; And yet some of
vou tbopVht l favored fusion" Miss
Willard said she favored a torpedo
fused to lift the two old parties out of
existence. but she did not favor the
fnsion of the Prohibition party with
aov other party, and not a word of hers
had ever been for fusion, though she
was willing TO accept ali aid possible
from the farmers.
One thousand dollar subscriptions
were made by the Voice, the Prohibition
organ and w. T. Wardwell, of New
Y0rS Secretary OF the new National
Prohibition Executive Committee. Dur
ing the waits between subscriptions.
mpch speculation was indulged in as to
the probability of ticket being com
pIeted to-day; with opinions on the sub
iect widely at variance
The work of gathering subscriptions
went on slowly, delegates not being so
eager giyers as takers. Through sew
eraI Individuals the State of Pennsylva-
MIA rave s.. 200; Virginia, $1,000; InI-
nois, 81 600; Minnesota and Tennessee,
$500 each. Horace Waters, of New York;
| G. d. Greenlesi, OF Butler, Pa, Frank
Burt. of West Virginia, gave $500 each.
The gathering Of subscriptions was Wig
orously pushed, and enough small sub
scriptiSa finally receiver to swell the to-
tai amount to 100000, ar $4,000 more,
The Convention adjourned until 2,
o'clock.
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