Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-06-04
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Joshua lowering Nominated for President
Hale johnson for yIce-Presidcnt-The
"Brnad Gauge" Faction Bolts the
Convention and Nominate
Another Ticket.
CONVENTION HALL, PlrTsBuRoH, May Is
The seventh national convention of the prohi-
bitiun PARTY was called to order In this city
Wednesday morning in Exposition hall. There
was a large attendance.
Mr. IL l. Castle chairman OF the committee
on reception in his address Of welcome, said
he welcomed the convention "as the repre-
scntatives OF an army Of 30OOO0 OF the most
loyal and single hearted patriots, and ~ co.,
OOO of as devoted. cOnsccrated women as ever
gathered under any banner or made war
against any enemy"
Samuel pickle, of Michigan. chairman OF the
national committee, responded to the address
of welcome
Right at the pening OF formal proceedings,
whom Mr. DickIe the chairman OF the national
convention. presented the name of A. A. Ste
vcns. OF Tyrone. Pa, as temporary chairman,
the free silver faction broke out
Chauncty " Dunn of California. rose to "A
point OF order aud asked MIR Dickie TO rule
upon it. lie offered substitute minority
report substituting the name OF Edward J.
Wheeler as temporary chairman In place OF
Mr.. Stevens
Mr. Dicbie ruled the motion out of order and
ordered Nj Dunn to take his seat Mr.. Dunn
refused to do so for some time and a scene of
uproar cusucd Mr.. Eunn appealed from the
decision of the chair and Mr.. DiclSie refused
to entertain the appeal
Mr. stevens in the meantime had come for
ward but had been met by such persistent
cries for "Dickie" that he gave way. Mr.
Dickie asked of Mr.. Dunn whether II
he ruled on the point Of order this uproar
would suside Mr. Dunn replied that 1t was
not an uproar, but simply demand for their
rights. Mr.. Dickie repeated his ruling that
the minority report which signed by ex-
Gov. st John and others was out of order, and
again refused to entertain an appeal from this
decision. whereupon Mr. Dunn declared that
all parliamentary precedent had been violated
and Mt st John took up the discussion with
no better result
He was followed by Mr. woodbey = colored
delegate from Nebraska and confusion con-
tinueG. Chairman stevens ordered him 10 be
seated Mr.. Woodbey answered. Il shall not
do it." Then" said Mr. stevens. Il shall
order you to be removed from the convention
Mr.. Woodbey accumulated his rebellion bv
standing on his chair and shouting ut the top
of his voice, and Mr. whirten. of Indiana.
came to the rescue Of the chair BY asserting
I that Mr.. Woodbey was not even yet entitled
10 the floor a a delegate.
Then the band was called upon to drown the
uproar and to give the chairman time to re-
/ cover his wind and his composure, both being
/ considerably disturbed Meanwhile, half the
/ convention walking the floor and u squad
! of policemen was u>hered into the hall 10 keep
order
| Mr. Wheeler. of New York. the gentleman
named in the minority report as temporary
+ chairman. rose and for the sake Of harmony
/ withdrew his name. although protesting
/ against what he called an arbitrary and unjust
| rule.
/ Then at last Temporary Chairman Stevens
{ was permitted to deliver his opening address.
1 He gave an interesting historical sketch OF
( the reign of the party. aud claimed for PITTS
/ burgh the credit OF having originated in June
! Of that same ye r the counter movement
/ which had crystallized into the prohibition
party
/ Material political success had only been
/ realized by the party within the past year,
/ when prohibition mayors had been elected IN
/ Norfolk. Va. Gn tine state which was the
! mother of presIdcnts') in Nilliamsport, Pa,
/ ard in Albion. Mich, where the present chair
/ man of the national committee of the prohtol-
ton party, Mr.. Samuel Dckio, Ind been tri-
/ nmphantly returned
MIR stevens continued: If my proguosticl-
tions Of the politics of our country during this
year be correct, each party will have its own
| Issue to maintain without entering into an
/ tagonisms that have existed in the past in
| polite. contests. II is. therefore. impor-
! al lat we should make no mistakes.
FN,s rA-t tne prohibition party was never
H J..r , settle so long ~ .he Irl.k ira r. -'.
ms legally" tr lrH 'C."rurue"' L. L'.-
! question we .t 1Ll'-' We rfor't - 81"
anything that q ds.ide err rat li. diyert our
I minds from the great uu pose for which we
| are hganizcd md 5use "a halt in tie advance
we hnve beeh and are making for political
/ poweAllh control "
CONN etc order was maintained during
Charm, IN stevens dress. Mr. A Wilson.
! of Chico who had been selected as tempo
rary 81 nry. called the roll OF states and
the rolS itte0ySsrr5ientills was named AT
Il: 30 thS CONVENTION took recess until p. IN.
and theySrious committees proceeded to or
DIR. J. NJ CranfiIl, of Texas, e'ected chair
man of yhe committee on platform, which
is a victoK for the narrow gauge element OF
| the party. Mrs Helen NJ Gouger has been
| elected chairman OF the committee on perma-
pent organization
When tho convention reassembled a reso-
luton was raised expressing regret for the
| sudden death OF Hon j. B Rock, one of the
delegates from Massachusetts.
| The committee on credentials re- ported sol
| delegates present resolution pledging the
convention not to abate its relentless war on
| the licensed rum power, was ordered telc-
graphed to various religious bodies now in
conference. also to congress, and to Miss
| Frances Willard and Lady Somerset, in Eng
land.
Mrs Cougar. chairman OF the committee on
permanent organization reported the name OF
| Oliver w. Stewart, of Illinois, lone OF the
broad gauge faction) as permanent chairman.
| Mr.. Ferguson. of New York. presented a
| minority report on behalf of the narrow gauge
men Recommending the continuance OF Mr..
| A. a Stevens in the chair as the permanent
chairman
A tangle over point OF order threw the con-
vent on into scene OF confusion. which lasted
more than haf an hour
! Much i'll feeling developed and Chairman
Stevens himself was for long time refused n
hearing. but when at last he gained the atten-
ton of the disturbing elements. be said that
though he believed he had been put forward
! as representative OF the element in the coh-
vention which believed in prohibition and nom
| di visive issues and though he believed on n
call OF the states he would be sustained. he de-
| sired 20 withdraw his name This announce
| ment vas received with cheers. Tie majority
| report Of committee was adopted and NJ. Stew
| art was escorted to the chair Mr. Stevens retir-
ing with the thanks Of the convention Mr.
| Stewart in taking the gavel said it not
| part of his duty to outline the platform OF
the party and he promised fair treatment to
| all
A motion made by Mrs. Cougar to hold q
mass NEE sg Wednesday night In lieu OF n
business 'ss.ot. vas carried, after consider
able oppos tT'.., AMI ~ 4. IS p n. the convou-
| o'clock.
| toNvENrIos - 49, Pa sEC',,H n, May So
| One of the first acts OF the prohibition CON-
tention when 1t reassembled in exposition
| hall Thursday morning was to send tcle-
| gram OF sympathy to the mayor OF =, Lou
The women were first given n hcariHg la
favor Of woman suffrage and other reforms
advocated by the Women's Christian Temper
| ance Union.
A committee Of five ladies' was appointed to
consider these requests and report on them
1T J. X. Funk, of New York, chairman OF
the committee platform then reported the
platform as agreed upon by the majority OF the
committee upon the lines heretofore indicated
| in the United Press dispatches.
The first six planks. denunciatory OF the
liquor tralic and proposing straight out pro-
| hibiticu. he sad had been unanimously adop-
ted The seventh plank. which declared that
no citizen should be denied the right to vote
on account of sex. he said had been adopted
by only a small aiority The other planks
upon which there some division in the
! were.