The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-06-04
THE PROCEEDINGS WERE WARM
silver Men Hogan to Fight From
the Start.


Pittsburg. May 2S.-At $3.50 o'clock the
! second days session of the prohibition
| convention was called to order. A resolu-
| uon expressing sympathy for the suffer-
| ers of the st. Louis cyclone was adopt
| ed by standing vote. Chairman Funk
| OF the committee on platform stated that
| the narrow and broad gauge factions
| were unable to agree and that two re-
| ports would be presented The majority
| or narrow gauge reports its agreement
with the United States supreme court
that the statistics of every state shows
that more crime and misery result from
the use of ardent spirits than any other
source, that liquor dealers corrupt legis-
ation and make good government i'm
possible; that the party is unalterably
opposed to the drink traffic and declares
Tor It's total suppression for beverage
purposes, rejecting all compromise meas
ures, whether license. local option, taxa
ton or public control. The wage earners'
attention Is called to the enormous waste
caused by the liquor traffic at he cost
Of production, and 1t is asserted that the
success of the prohibition party will re-
move this great burden from industry
The minority report has the following
declaration: THAT all money should be
issued by the government only and with
out the Intervention of Morgan and his
banking associates. IL should be based
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 pur-
pose of honestly liquldating all our out
standing coin obligations. We demand
the free and unlimited coinage of both
silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to l.
without consulting any other nation"
Governor St. John, who presented the
minority report moved that 1t be made
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 1872 to
$40. This was regarded as a signal VIC
tory for the broad-gaugers or silver men,
Francis Buchamp of Lexington. XIV.
presented memorial from the w. c. r.
u, adopted at the national convention
at Baltimore last fall. The resolutions
affirmed allegiance to the prohibition
party las the only political party with
courage to speak out boldly in favor of
woman suffrage and total humiliation
OF the liquor traffic." A request was also
made that the name "home protection
party be adopted and that the conven-
ton adopt measures looking more to
the protection of homes and care of the
young. committee of five was appoint
ed to draw up resolutions embracing the
request of the ladies. The convention at
1920 took recess.
When the convention reassembled St
John announced that after 3 conference
with the chairman it had been decided
to take up the money plank today and the
entire afternoon was given to its dis
eussion. The arguments We're spirited
but by the rule of the convention speak
ers We're limited to 10 minutes each. IT
developed that the fight was not so much
one of gold VS.. silver as it was the mar |
row gauge faction against the free silver |
advocates. Several speakers who OBJ |
posed the plank expressed themselves as |
favorable to free silver.
Louis Banks of New York opened the |
debate IN speech against the plank. de-
elaring that If It was adopted he would |
take no part in the campaign Ex-Gov-
srnor st. John spoke for the plank de-
,laring he would vote for free silver. not
'nly because he considered 1t right. but
because his constituents instructed him |
%. The debate continued until nearly |
} clock, when vote was finally reached. |
which resulted SS for and 427 against the
blank. The victory of the narrow gauge
action and the defeat of free silver were |
;reeted with wild applause, and 1t was
ome time before the convention was able
o proceed with the consideration of the
latform.