Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-07-21
KANSAS PRoHIslTioNisTs.

KANSAS PROHiBITfONiSTS
The State Convention Meets at Topeka.
Formuiates a Platform and Places q Full
Ticket In the Field.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 13--The state
prohibition convention met in Repre-
sentative hall yesterday and was called
to order by w. J. Newton, chairman, of
the central committee. Rev. J. d. Bot
kin. of Wichita, was made temporary
chairman and Mrs. II. 81. Geyer, of OF
tawa, secretary. Committees were APP
pointed and addresses made by several
speakers. Rev. Botkin was made per
manent chairman and E B. Wentworth,
of Kingman, secretary. TT = convention
completed the preliminary work and
adjourned till morning.
Second Day.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 14-This morn
ing the prohibition delegates divided
into congressional districts for the pur-
pose of making nominations for con-
| ors- The following congressional
| nominations were agreed upon:
First district. T. Mccormack of Brown
county, farmer who has labo-ed industriously
| for the prohibition cause.
Second-Col D. W. Houston, of Garnett,
nineteen years ago editor and proprietor of the
| Leavenworth Commercial, the leading republic
| an newspaper OF the state at that time, and
| the only surviving member of the committee
which drafted the platform in the first republic
| an convention held in this state in 1889
Third-L Belknap merchant Of Pittsburgh
| and chairman of the prohibition central COM
! mittee.
| Fourth-Rev. j. w. Stewart. OF Emporia,
| pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church
| Fffth-Horace Hurley, harness maker OF
| Junction City.
|
| a farmer.
Seventh-Rev. W. E. Woodward, pastor OF
| the First Methodist Episcopal church Of Ster-
I ling.
Col. D. w. Houston, chairman of the
! platform committee, next submitted the
report. The platform calls for the sup
preston of the manufacture, sale, i'm
! portation, expectation and transporta-
ton of Intoxicating liquors for bever-
age purposes and declares that taxation
or license is an alliance with criminals.
The republican party was denounced
for pretending to oppose resubmission
and then providing for constitutional
conventions; for declaring in plat
forms in favor of enforcement and
| then electing three-fourths of the
| officials known to be opposed to the
law Planks for equal suffrage for the
sexes, for free coinage, for government
control of railroads, for a retaliatOry
| tariff and taxes on incomes, for nom
alien ownership of lands, for anti
option laws, for the incorporation of
labor organizations and for reforms OF
various kinds We're also adopted
The morning session closed with the
adoption of resolution censuring A.
w. Smith for his action as speaker in
the house for supporting the bill to
change the name of ST. John county to
Logan.
The delegates voted down every reso-
luton offered in the afternoon on the
ground that the platform was already
too long.
Presidential electors were chosen as
follows: First district, William Cros-
by. of Valley Falls; Second, Frank
Holsinger, Of Rosedale: Third, David
A. Teer, of Winfield: Fourth, E. E.
Leonadson, of Neosho Rapids; Fifth,
Charles Fairfield, of Minneapolis;
Sixth, Benjamin Hill of Stockton;
Seventh, Martin Armstrong of Milan;
at large, F. A. E. Smith of Topeka,
George 81. White, Kansas City, Kas.,
and Capt. E. Clark of Olathe.
When nominations for governor were
called for J. D. Botkin took the
| HOOr anu pldceu III nOinlndt1Ou
Rev. ]. NJ. Monroe. of Wichita,
and I. o. Pickering, of Olathe, was
placed in nomination by Rev. A. NJ.
Richardson, of Lawrence. Picker
ing is the law partner of eX-Gov.
ST. John, and his name was re-
ceived with enthusiasm. A dis
patch from him stating that he did not
want the nomination. but would accept
it if unanimously rendered, was read
. and Mr.. Monroe withdrew hi:
name and moved that the nomi
nation be made by reclamation. A hall
dozen enthusiastic speeches were made
and the nomination was unanimously
rendered by a rising vote.
The other nominations were made by
reclamation as follows:
Lieutenant governor-H F. Douthait, farm
er Of Willis, Brown county.
Secretary of State-H w. Stone, aged % and
secretary of the Y. M c. A in Atchlson-
Auditor-Rev. Gabriel Burdette, coloreG
Baptist preacher of Concordia.
Treasurer-Joel Miller. of St John, stafford
county
Attorney-General-RH H Nichols, of Howard
Elk county
Superintendent of public instruction-Mis
in Lyons and secretary of the Kansas stat
, teachers.
Associate justtce-C. P. Stevens, wei
known lawyer at Beloit-
Congressman at large-Rev. j. NJ. Monroe, o