The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-06-03
NATIONAL PROHIBITION CONVENTION
NARROW GAUGE VICTORY.
Joshua Lsverins, Of Baltimore, Named for
President

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| President
The delegates to the National Prohibition
Convention ut Pittsburg began to arrive
| In the city early in the week, and on
Tuesday were nearly oil on hand. Joshua
| Levering. Of Baltimore, candidate Of the mar
row-gauge faction. and G. +. Bentley, OF Ne
braska, broad-gauge candidate were among
the arrivals on Tuesday.
A. A. Stevens, OF Pennsylvania, and Il. j.
| Wheeler. OF New York, were candidates for
the. craftsmanship. The states were called
and the vote resulted: Stevens SO, Wheeler
~. Alonzo f. Wilson, OF Chicago, was sell
ected IA secretary OF the convention, and
given power to appoint his own assistants.
Then Samuel u. Hastings, the octogenar-
ian treasurer, read his report, showing a bal
ancc of $4,000, and 1t was adopted.
The seventh annual convention OF the Pro-
hibition party assembled In the new music
hall OF the Exposition Building Wednesday
at 10 a. IN. The big hall. which has been iit-
ted up ut considerable expense for the
| occasion, was handsomely decorated with
flags, Chinese lanterns and other decorations,
and. 50 far as appearances were concerned,
everything looked In keeping with the
occasion. The platform seemed out Of pro-
| portion In size to the rest Of the hall, but
| when the Saengerfest choruses take poses
sion OF 1t, week after next, It will be none too
large. Immediately above tho platform
hangs large motto bearing the words,
| righteousness exalteth nation" On the
PLATFORM leaning against the speakers table,
was large picture OF the late Gen. Flske.
| The hall began to fill ur with spectators
and delegates long before the time for the
| convention to meet. 1t was an exceptionally
intellectual looking audience. Here and
there might be found some one who looked
like a second-rate politician, but for the most
part the male members Of the audience were
| Il fine-looking lot Of men.
The convention was called to order at 10: 80
a. m. by National Chairman Dickie. He
started the ball to rolling by asking the au-
dience to arise and sing "Glory, Glory, Hal
lelujah." ]. I. Daley, Of New York, led the
singing, and the band came In on the chorus.
| II was rather inspiring music. and the big
| crowd seemed to enjoy It. Rev. Louis Al
bert Banks, d. D., OF Brooklyn, then led in
prayer.
Chairman Dlckie then addressed the con-
vention briefly, In which he invited members
| Of the W. G. 4. U. to take seats on the stage.
Mr.. Homer l., Castle, OF Pittsburg, was then
| introduced to the convention to deliver the
address OF welcome.
Mr.. Castle welcomed the delegates In
pleasant, cordial speech, In which he man
aged to get In some sharp criticism of the
old parties, showing up Plttsburg as ring
ridden city and Pennsylvania as controlled
| by the bosses.
Chairman Dickie made a brief reply, In
Of Pittsburg for the cordial treatment the
representatives OF the Prohibition party had
received. He said he had attended many
| conventions of the party; he had attended
when 1t was party OF minor Importance In
the eyes OF the older political bodies, but he
thanked God that he had lived to see 1t be-
| come of such proportions that II was now
recognized throughout the nation.
Chairman Dickie then introduced A. A
Stevens OF Tyrone. Pa, as the temporary
chairman selected by the National Commit
tee Mr.. Chauncey II. Dunn, OF California,
arose and read the minority report nomina-
ting f. j. Wheeler for temporary chairman.
Chairman Dickie refused motion to substi-
ute Wheeler's name, and ruled an appeal out
| Of order. He said that the national COM
mittee was the only body capable of transact
ing business, and he therefore insisted upon
| Mr. Stevens taking the chair which was
promptly done by Mr.. Stevens.
After considerable wrangling over the
matter Il. j. Wheeler, said he arose to
| withdraw his name In the interest Of har-
mony This stopped the confusion.
The chairman then addressed the conven-
| tlon. Mr.. Dickie took the floor ut the close
| of Chairman Stevenss speech and announce
| cd that Alonzo T.. Wilson had been selected
| by the National committee as temporary sec
retary. He thcn suggested that the roll of
states be called and each state presented the
| names Of those selected for the committee on
| lHlS was not IOllOWeu out "a
actly, but as each state was called the names
Of those chosen for the various committees
were seht up to the platform.
The convention adjourned until $3.50. At
the afternoon session the committee ON plat
| form was announced. subcommittee
equally divided between the broad and mar
row factions was appointed to draft plat
forms.
The report OF the committee on credentials
showed 81 delegates from thirty-nine states
and territories.
At Thursdays session two reports on plat
form were made. The majority report was
the narrow-gauge platform and included
female suffrage, election Of president by
popular vote etc. The minority platform
| included free coinage 16 to l. government
ownership OF railroads and telegraph lines.
Joshua Levering, of Baltimore, the Mar
row Gauger, was nominated for President
by the National convention OF the Probibi-
tion party. There was practically no oppo-
sition TO his candidacy before the conven-
tion. But one other name was presented,
that Of ex-Gov. Hughes, ofArizona. 1t lack
ed a second and was withdrawn by Elisha X.
Kane, Of Pennsylvania, who proposed It, MIR.
Kane moved that Mr.. Levering be nominated
by accamation, and the motion carried with
a hurrah.
Hale johnson, OF Newton, ILL.,. at present
Prohibition candidate for Governor In his
State, was unanimously nominated Vice
President, his strongest opponent being ex,
Gov L. G. Hughes, OF Arizona, who received
1913 Of the 432 votes cast.
Tho Platform.
The Prohibition party, In national conyen
tion assembled, declares its firm conviction
that the manufacture, expectation, importa
ton and sale Of alcoholic beverages has pro-
duced such social, commercial, industria
and political wrongs and is now so threten
ing the perpetuity OF all our social and polit
cal institutions, that the suppression OF tht
same by a national party, organized there
by the voters OF our country and Is Of sucf
importance that 1t, OF right, ought to contro
the political actions OF all our patriotic cit
zens until such suppression is accomplished
The urgency Of this cause demands the
union without further delay OF all citizens
who desire prohibition Of the liquor traffic
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we favor the legal prohi
bition by state and national legislation OF tn,
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