Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-08
WOMEN WANT A VOTE.
Objection to a Rule Adopted by the
Prohibition Convention.
MILLION-VOTE SCHEME INDORSED.
The Baker Ballot Law Strongly Denounced
BY the Delegates.
PROFESSOR DICKSON FILES A PROTEST


room of the University building yesterday
to nominate senatorial, legislative AM
State Convention delegates, was a rathe
lively meeting. At 2 o'clock, when Chair
nan h. E. Cole, of the county organization
called the meeting to order 120 delegate
were present, seven of whom were ladies'
As soon as the Chairman announced tina
the meeting was ready for business a mum
Der of delegates jumped to their feet to of
fer motions or make suggestions but there
was so much confusion that no one obtained
recognition. In the meantime Mr.. Andrew
Bryce and Rev. Mr.. Turner got into an ar
gument. Rev. Mr.. Turner wanted ordel
and the floor, and Mr.. Bryce wanted the
floor and order. Mr.. Bryce said sarcastically
that he had heard of Mr. Turner, and the
latter replied that Mr.. Bryce would hear OF
him again.
Got Right Down to Business.
At this point County Organizer McClain
announced that the professor of the Univer.
slty feared that the plaster would fall upon
his pupils unless better order was kept in
the convention. This hint brought the del
egates to order, and L. L. Laughlin was
elected Temporary Chairman, Mrs. A. F..
Bryce Secretary and r. F. Alters Assist
ant Secretary by unanimous vote and con-
siderable noise. Mr.. Laughlin made a little
hit by addressing the convention as 'fellow
citizens and those who ought to be-" A
committee of five was appointed to e1-
anime the credentials of the delegates,
and while these ones were out two hats were
passed among the delegates for money to
paw expenses The Chair said $50 was
needed and the delegates came forward and
contributed S22 29.
After the collection had been taken up
the Committee on Credentials came in and
permanent officers were elected. G. H.
CARRIER, Chairman; II. L. Castle, Vice
Chairman; Mrs. A. F. Bryce, Secretary, and
i. f. Altars, Assistant Secretary.
AProtest From Professor Dickson.
A motion was made seconded and carried
to have the chair appoint committees on
Resolutions, Finance and Organization, and
then County Secretary Vickeman moved to
adjourn for 80 minutes so the delegates
could go into caucus.
This aroused Prof Dickson, and he de-
clared that the people of FIndlav, of whom
he was one, objected. "We are not salts
fed,'' said he. "We are not being fairly
treated. You want to drive us out of this
convention. You know, and everybody
else knows, we have to make a train in As
minutes, and you want the time to be made
so long that we cannot stay"
To meet Prof Dickson's objection the
time for the caucus was limited to Is
minutes. During the interim Editor
Swoger suggested that all present sign the
million-vote pledge, which is declaration
that the signer is one of a million who
will vote for a prohibition government.
The suggestion was received coldly and the
matter dropped.
Lady Delegates Wanted a Vote.
The Committee on Organization recon-
mended the adoption of the rules of the AL
legheny County Executive Committee. The
rules were generally satisfactory with the
exception of the one which entities all per-
sons to vote "who shall have voted at prior
elections" As this rule prohibits women
from voting it met with strong objections,
but was finally sustained.
The Committee on Finance ordered the
convention to work diligently and raise
funds by private contributions.
The Committee on Resolutions announced
their allegiance and promised support to
the State and National platform of prohi-
bition; denounced the Baker law because it
cut off many people from voting who lived
in the Thirty-seventh district; commended
the efforts of Alleghenians who are trying
to suppress vice; declared the milion-vote
scheme to be good one, and urged every
body to work hard for the success of the
prohibition movement.
Voted Down Sunday Resolutions
At the evening session the convention
was opened with the report CT the Com
mittee on Resolutions. A resolution
against the keeping of the Worlds Fair
open on Sunday and protesting against the
sale of intoxicating liquors on the grounds
was opened on the ground that this was a
natural question, and after a spirited dis
cussion, in which hall a dozen delegates
condemning trusts and combinations of all
kinds was adopted.
The convention then set to work to nom-
mate candidates for the Legislature and for
members of Congress, with the following
result:
Twenty second Congressional district
Mr.. L. 7. Yoder.
Twenty-third district-J. j. Porter
Twenty-fourth district-A. h Williamson,
OF Mckeesport was recommended to the |
conferees. |
second legislative DISTRICT. W. Wicker |
man and A. R. Miller.
Fifth Legislative district-J. Moss, J. H. |
Sonnick, Rev. l. n. Peabody and J. G. |
Beam.
sixth Legislative district-B. F. Stark and
H. L. Cole.
seventh Legislative district-David Reel
and f. y. Meyers.
Eighth Legislative district - Thomas
Eaton.
State and National Convention Delegates.
The convention next selected delegates to
the State Con vention, which will meet in
Scranton in June, after which Mrs. A. f.
Bryce and George Connick were selected as
to the National Conven-
tion. The next business was to select men,
bers of the County Central Committee,
which was done without any great amount
of trouble.
A resolution was offered, which read as
follows: ut is the sense of the convention
that it does not recognize any newspaper as
the organ of the Prohibition party in ALLIE
gheny county, or as voicing its sentiments
This was direct attack on the National
Issue paper owned by Daniel Swoper. He
took the floor against it, but he had almost
the entire convention to fight and the reso-
luton was put through.
The convention practically marked a new
deal for the Prohibitionists. About a wear
ago the keystone Club was organized. Its
founders claimed there was ''rinc" in the
party in this county and their avowed
object was to break it up. Their op-
oortunity came yesterday. They controlled
he hall, put policemen on the doors and ad-
nitted no one but delegates with credentials
When the test came, on the election of a
Temporary Chairman, they had 72 votes to
p for the old managers. Then they changed
he rules for electing delegates, and now de-
,lare that they will hereafter conduct the
lffairs of the party on business basis.
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