The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-29
FOR GOLD AND WATER
The Silver ProhibitionistS 0utvoted
by the Eastern Clique.
LOOKED WELL FOR AWHILE
But During Recess a Change Came
Over some of the Delegates Josh
Levering Nominated for Presi-
dent-in an Uproar All Day.

Pittsburg. May 2S.-The second days
session of the prohibition convention
was called to order and resolutions ex-
pressing sympathy to the st. Louis
cyclone sufferers adopted. The chair
man of the platform committee report
ed two factions unable to agree and
two reports will be presented.
The minority report has the follow
ing declaration on the money question:
That all money should be issued by the
government only and without the In
tervention of any banking association
1t should be based upon wealth, stabil-
ity and integrity OF the nation, and
should be full legal tender for all debts
public and private, and should be of
sufficient volume to meet the demands
OF the legitimate business interests Of
the country; and for the purpose of
honestly liquidating all our outstand-
ing coin obligations, we demand the
free and unlimited coinage of both sill
yer and gold at the ratio of Is to 1,
without consulting any other nation"
Governor St John. who presented the
minority report, moved II be made a
part of the majority report and the
whole be considered section by section.
The motion to lay the minority report
on the table was defeated by a vote Of
492 to $40. This was regarded as a
SiSndi Oh NicOOTy TOT tne Drodu gauge
or silver men.
The convention then took a recess.
When the convention reassembled, st.
John announced that after conference
with Chairman Funk, IL had been de-
cided TO take up the money plank to-day
and the entire afternoon was given to
its discussion. The arguments were
spirited but under the rules of the con-
vention speakers were limited to 10 min
utes apiece. 1t developed that the
fight was not so much one OF gold VS..
silver as II was the narrow gauge fac
ton against the free silver democrats.
Several speakers who opposed the
plank expressed themselves as person
ally favorable to free silver
Louis Banks of New York. opened
the debate in a speech against the
plank. declaring that II 1t was adopt
ed he would take no part In the cam
paign. Ex-Governor st. John spoke
for the plank. declaring he would vote
for free silver, not only because he con-
sidered II right, but because his con-
stituents instructed him TO. The debate
continued until nearly s O'Clock, when
a vote was finally reached. which re-
suited 3S7 for and Az against the
plank The victory OF the narrow
gauge faction and the defeat Of free
silver were greeted with wild applause
and 81 was some time before the con-
NcnIlOn was aDle 10 DTOStCu With Tic
consideration OF the platform.
The prohibition national convention
to-day nominated the following -icket:
For president. Joshua II. Levering Of
Maryland; for vice president. Fale
johnson OF Illinois. The free silver
plank was rejected and the candidates
were placed upon the thinnest kind of
a narrow-gauge platform. embQdying
merely the principle OF prohibition and
even emitting the woman suffrage
plank. Which has been a feature of It's
platforms for years past. Ex-Gov-
ernor John p. ST. John. seconded by
nearly all the western delegates, made
a gallant fight for the free coinage OF
silver and Helen NJ. Cougar of indi-
ana and Mrs. l.. A. Pool of New York
struggled in vain for woman suffrage,
but the narrow-gauge people controll-
ed the convention and took everything.
When the nominations for president
were reached the name of Charles L.
Bentley OF Nebraska, a broad-gauge
candidate. was not presented, his boom
having been bursted by the over
whelming defeat Of the silver forces
at the afternoon session.
At a late hour a large number OF the
broad gauge delegates left the hall
with the avowed intention of organiz-
ing a new party.
Ihe Silver Men Walk Out.
Pittsburg, May 2s.-The broad gauge
element left the convention hall late to-
night and organized a rump conven-
tion In another hall. Eleven state chair
men we've among the bolters and "a
states are represented. They are now
considering the formation of a new
party and a motion TO adopt platform
and nominate candidates for president
and vice president. Moore Ot Nebraska
is presiding. Among the prominent
boilers are Helen NJ. Gouger, ex-tiover-
nor oJhn r. ST. John. r. s. Thompson
and L. b. Logan. A motion to name
the new party the national party was
lost
The new party has been named tie
national party and its motto Home
Protection" The state delegates have
been authorized to appoint Two nien-
bels from each state to form n nation
al central committee. IL is generally
conceded that the nominees Cf the
new party will be the hroad-Zauge
candidates. Charles f. Bentley of Ne
braska for president. and j. ~. South
gate OF North Carolina for vice rresi-
dent.
McEDery ectcd
Baton Rouge. La, May 2S-Ex-Gov-
ernor S. ID. McEnery was elected Uni