The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-06-30
OHIO pRoHlsITioNlsTs.


OHIO PHOHtBlTtONtSIS
rhey Adapt Many riAnkea Platform and
Nominate . Fnu state Ticket
CIKvELANn, O., June 80. The Ohio
prohibition state convention has con-
eluded It's labDrs and passed Into his
tory The greater portion OF the day
was spent over the platform, and 1t was
after o'clock Wednesday afternoon
when the work Of selecting candidates
for the November election was com
menccd. The committee on permanent
| organization recommended W. sharp.
Of Richland county. for permanent
chairman; r. Rathbutt, 4ef Clarke, sec
rotary, and Mrs. Henrietta a. Moore. ~
Cuyahoga, and Chas, II Hold, Of Clark,
assistants
The first contest came on the report
Of the committee on rules, The com
mittee recommended that all the dis
tricts be allowed 10 cast as many votes
as they were entitled To, whether the
complete delegations were present or.
not Mr.. Talcott, OF Cuynhoga, moved
toamend by prohibiting any votes being
cast unless delegates were In tho com
yention This contest resolved itself
into fight between the northern and
southern sections 81 the state, upon
which depends thp choice Of the candi-
date for governor The northern conn
ties were more fully represented. and
the amendment was move To cut of
the slim delegations from the river and
southern counties, and after an hours
debate the amendment was adopted by
vote Of ISL to14a.
The PLATFORM as prepared sby the
committee on resolutions. showted that
the Ohio prohibitionistsa eetatmlncd.
apparently, 70 continue doing business
at the old stand. The platform recog-
Mics God an tho source 81 all Just gov
ernment, rejects MI liquor legis.
lation save that which Il pro-
hibitory. Is for female suffrage,
would have the government ~
sue NIL money as full legal tender,
would prohibit alien ownership OF land
and limit the area owned by any indi-
yidual or corporation, Is for .defen-
sive" tariff and income taxes, Is for
government control Of railroads. etc
Is for Sunday as a day Of rest liberal
pensions, stricter immigration laws,
opposition TO sectnrlanisnt IN public
schools, the salary instead 81 the fee
system, election Of all civil officers di-
<rectly by the people, and oppose In
crease Of local Indebtedness by legisla-
lures.
The committee desired that the plat
form be regarded more as a SGT OF rcso-
lutions than as n platform After some
talk IL was decided to consider the res.
olutions one by one and this brought
out lengthy and numerous discussions
as TO fheir wording
There were many verbal scraps A
long discussion was entered into over
4 motion 70 amend the preamble 70 as
10 decisivcly announce the supprDe-
sion of the liquor trefiio ae mo dom
inent issue Of the party. II was do
cided that the change was unnecessary
and the preamble was allowed TO re-
main practically as originally prepared
The resolutions and preamble were
then adopted after postal saving bank
plank had been added. resolution
.condemning the anarchists Of Chicago
for allowing the Worlds fair to open
on sunday, In violation Of their con-
tract was laid on the table.
The ticket nominated Is AZ follows:
Governor, Gideon 4, MaclSlin, Mont
gomery county; Acknowledgements
Seth IL Ellis, Delaware; treasurer
Abram Ludlow; attorney general, s. r.
Young, Portage; supreme Judge, ]. A,
Gallagher, Belmont; dairy and food !
commissioner. Seth II. Todd, Huron;
board Of public works: Enos H.
Broauis, Stark There was d big fight
for governor