New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-01

National Committee and treasurer Of the Standard
Oil Company and other influential members
The financial and other economic planks were ex-
tremely distasteful TO them. and the last MI
nority resolution, making Prohibition the only
test of party fcalty, the principal tic that
still bound them TO the party as represented at
this convention much as they disliked TO get cut
OF the present party Its defeat bore
hard upon them. Members of the
delegation acknowledged that some OF
their associates were thinking of leaving the con-
vention To most of the delegates the trouble
was unknown, but Chairman Dickie, Of the Ma
tiopsl Committee, Colonel Ritter and other lead
ers knew of it and were striving for a method
bv which to prevent an outbreak Mr.. Stevens,
of Pennsylvania, moved TO take the prohibition
fealty resolution from the table and add 1t to the
platform In imprisoned speech. he declared the
Prohibitionsts not strong enough 70 Hde
roughshod over everybody In behalf OF the cause
and Of victory. lie urged the adoption OF the reso-
luton. Chairman Dicke took the floor and, using
all his strong personal following, cndeavored 70
bring the convention over 70 the support OF the
minority plank He did not believe anybody was
bound by every plank of The platform lie olh
not want the trouble that would come from Ovid
ing the Prohibition forces. Professor Dickies
speech produced great effect on the convention
and the tide was evidently turning.
Mrs Cougar had all through the session been
watching this resolution, and now she arose IN
her chair and shouted for hearing Woman
suffrage, il was developed, was the key 70 her
antagonism to the resolution IL came. she SAID,
from the class OF Prohbtionists who had been
fighting woman suffrage, and she aimed dow
by name at William T. Wardwell This brought
out storm Of dsapprova and point OF order
against personal illusions was sustained Mrs
,tt, QGG
Wardweu question, and he arose to meet the
Interrogation, but it was only by the delegates
becoming worn out and ceasing TO shout to one an
other to keep quiet that the question could finally
be put. Mrs. Cougar, facing Mr. Wardwell,
levelhd her right arm at him and said: That
there may be no semblance Of personality IN the
MISTER Say that there is no man in our RANKS for
whom / have greater respect than Mr.. ward
well. but ask, did no make the statement that
as treasurer Of the Standard Oil Company, unless
we adopted this dofnant issue, singe-idea plonk,
he would walk cut of this convention and desert
the Prohibition partyp"
When the uproar that had been occasioned by
this statement had partially subsidized, Mr.. Ward
well answered that he had the right to assume
that Mrs. Cougar asked the question in good
faith, for he did not believe she would otherwise
ask IL: but before the convention. before God and
the world he wanted to deny that statement
John Lloyd Thomas. who as a Demorest man
opposed the dominating element in New-lork,
vai.lly ondeavcred to keep the resolution from
being adopted but, on motion Of Mr.. Balm, of Ken
lucky, it was added TO the platform by rising
vote The platform as whole was adopted. On
motion of Mr. ST John, it was ordered that the
convention, en- rcassembling at 3 80 p. m, pro-
ceed to ballot for candidates for President of the
United States
f1t- IN
the opening Of the night session Ex-Governor
St. john Of Kansas, at the request OF the Cah-
fornia delegation, presented the name of General
John Bidwell, of California, who he said, was
q man competent and able to administer the Of
fee OF President if elected Colorado, Connecti-
out, Florida, Illinois. Iowa and Kentucky second
ed Bidwells nomination.
Samae. --;iclie Of Michigan, said that it had
been the intention Of Michigan TO honor it's fav-
ori,e son. John Russell. with a complimentary
vote, but that Mr. Russell himself desired that
the Michigan delegation second Bidwelrs nomina-
ton. The secondng speeches of Bidwell began
10 grow m0notonous, nearly every State having
q speaker for him.
name was put in nomination. Chairman Ward
well, Of the New-York delegation, announced that
the State had voted seventythree for BldWell
to seven for Demorcst, but he asked that an SSP-
portunity be given 10 present the name of W.
Jennings Demorest. John Lloyd Thomas mace
tie nominating speech. g. y. Grandson. a col
ored college professor Of North Carolina, amid
much enthusiasm. seconded the nomination OF
Demorest for 4 part OF his delegation Il. Is
Logan Of Ohio. put in nomination Gideon I.
Stewart.
Though only three candidates were named for
first place, the nominating and eecondlng speeches
lasted until nearly midnight, 10 the WEAKNESS OF
delegates and spectators.
On the first ballot at two minutes to mid
night General John Bidwcll. of California, was
nominate! 10 head the ticket.
PEOPLES PARTY DELEGATES GATHERING.
Omaha Neb. June 3O.-The Peoples party will
meet in National convention at 10 O'Clock Sat
urday morning. The delegates already beginning
TO arrive. There is not the slightest evidence Of
dscord.