The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-07
They Present q Ticket Headed BY
Rev. Louis A. Ranls.
THE PoPULISqS MEET At LYNN
And Nominate George II. Cs ~ for Gov
ernor-- Escts About Rev. Louis A.
7Banks and George Howard Cary.
Other Nominees.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 7.-Professor
John ,Bascom of Williams college pre-
sided at the Prohibitionists' convention.
About 1000 delegates were In Mechanics'
hall. Rev. DR. Miner made the opening
prayer. Committees we re appointed, Mr..
Bascom made an address, and then re-
sess was taken.
In the afternoon . platform was rc-
ported and adopted These are It's more
emphatic sentences, apart from its general
denunciation OF the liquor traffic and the
saloons:
In Massachusetts both Of the old parties
stand for the legalized saloon. They have
given us all the legislation we have upon
this subject. Is there anyone who main
tains that such legislation Is at all commen-
surate with the urgent needs Of our COM
monwealth? The Democratic party is
opposed to all so-called sumptuary
laws. The Republican party Is hope
lessly divided. II In the many years OF
its unquestioned supremacy II was unable or
unwilling to enact adequate legislation, how
can we expect better results when IL is Obliged
TO struggle with the Democracy for its very
existence? Who ventures to hope for effec-
tive legislation against the saloon from these
sourcesi
N ihuJoIity VI tnc ptObio VI huooothuntto
are opposed to the legalized saloon. This is
clearly shown by the returns from the last
local option elections. United politically, the
temperance forces could Danish the dram shop
from our state. The only candidates which
today stand distinctly pledged to such q
course are those put In nomination by the
Prohibition party.
We therefore Invite to full party fellowship
all those who agree with US that the over
throw of the saloon power Is the supreme need
of the hour. We stand pledged to the enact
ment and enforcement Of prohibition, state
and national.
We believe that suffrage be extended to
woman in all matters that pertain to the in
terests of the commonwealth.
We will resist any attempt to cripple the
public school system, and we declare our
selves utterly opposed TO any appropriation of
the public funds for sectarian education or
any other sectarian uses whatsoever.
We are opposed to all trusts. monopolies and
combinations of capital which arbitrarily and
demand that woman receive equal wages with
man for an equal amount of work equally well
done.
We demand such o modification Of the pres
ent so-callsd Australian ballot system that
fair and equal consideration shall be bestowed
upon both old and new parties alike and that
no longer shall unjust and ruthless discrim-
ination be made against minority parties.
The committee on credentials reported
102 cities and towns, represented by 563
delegates. Nominations of candidates
began at o'clock. Nominations were
made from the floor. Rev. Louis Albert
Banks Of Boston was named for governor
by Mr.. Hamlin amid loud cheers. The
nomination was seconded and he was
nominated unanimously. Wild cheering
continued as he was escorted to the plat
form. Mr.. Banks said, as the son of q
southern man who liberated his slaves Ia
1851, he was bound to accept the chance
to fight greater evil than that of negro
slavery, that OF the liquor traffic.
III. c. Smith Of Haydenville was nomi-
mated for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The nomi-
nation was seconded, and the vote was
unanimous.
Other officers were nominated by accla-
nation by the convention as follows:
Secretary of state-Samuel b. Shapleigh
of Boston.
Treasurer--Wilbert ID. Farnham, Jr., OF
Somerville.
Auditor--Alfred II. Evans Of Ashburn-
ham.
Attorney general-Robert Il. Raymond
of New Bedford.
The state executive committee was au-
thorized to I'LL any vacancies which may
occur i'm the ticket. At $40 o'clock the
convention djourned.