Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-06
PROHIBITION SPLIT.

PROHIBITION SPLIT.
for Presidents and Vice PresIdent-A
Bolt.
PIrrsBUBeH. Pa. May 2a-The pro-
hibition national convention yesterday
nominated the following ticket: For
president, Joshua p. Levering, OF
Maryland; for vice president, Hale
johnson, of Illinois The free silver
plank was rejected and the candidates.
were placed upon the thinnest kind OF
a narrow gauge platform, .embodying
merely the principle OF prohibition,
and even emitting the woman suffrage
plank, which has been q feature of its
platforms for years past Ex-Gov.
John P. St. John made gallant fight
for the free coinage OF silver, and
Helen NJ. Cougar. of Indiana, and Mrs
L A. Pool, of New York, struggled in
vain for woman suffrage, but the mar
row gauge people controlled the con-
vention and took everything When
the nominations for president were
reached, the name Of Charles e. Bent
ley of Nebraska, the broad gauge cam
didste, was not presented, his boom
having been burst by the overwhelm-
ing defeat of the silver forces at tho
afternoon session.
The broad gauge element left the
conventions hall late last night and or
genized a Fump convention in another
hall Eleven state chairmen were
among the boilers and "a states were
represented. Among the prominent
boilers were Helen NJ Cougar, of In
diana; ex-Gov. John P. st. john R. s.
Thompson, of Ohio, editor of the New
Era John Lloyd Thomas, Of New
York, and L. B. Logan, of Ohio Ex-
d Tod
for a speech In the course of his re-
marks he said: ''Our object is to de-
termine where we are at The crucial
moment has come and we must decide
whether we are to be ruled by the
Standard Oil Co. and Wall street or
not. Liquor is great question; so is
none tary oppression. 1 would rather
go down with the minority than stand
by the party which will sacrifice the
womanhood of the nation. We have
the women and the workingmen of the
west with us"
1t was decided to organize new
party, which will be known as the ma
tional party. Its motto will be Home
Protection" The state delegates were
authorized to appoint two members
from each state to form a national CEN
trail committee.
1t was decided to appoint a commit
tee of five to visit the national demo-
cratic, repu blican and populist conven-
tions and invite all dissatisfied persons
to unite with the national party. The
platform will be practically the broad
guage platform reported at the prohi-
bition convention, with less of the pro-
hibition feature. 1t declares for the
election of president and senators by n
popular vote. 1t is generally conceded
that the nominees of the new party
will be the broad gauge candidates.
Charles E Bently, of Nebraska, for
president, and ]. 81. Southgate, Of
North Carolina, for vice president.
J. 81. lowering, the regular prohibit
ZIONIST nominee for president, is q
prominent coffee merchant of Balti-
more, Md He is SIS years of age, re-
puted to be very wealthy and is presi-
dent of the Y. M. C. A. He was for
merly democrat, but has been con-
nected with the prohibition party since
1884. and has for some years past acted
as vice chairman of the state execu-
tive committee. He ran on the prohi-
bition ticket last fall for governor, re-
ceiving the highest vote ever cast in
the state for the party. Mr.. lowering
was pronounced in his views on the
questions at issue, and previous to the
convention stated positively that he
a free silver or broad guage platform.
Hale johnson, the nominee for vice
president, is 40 years of age. He was
born in Indiana and served through
the war. He is past commander in
the G. A. R. and a colonel in the Vet
eran Legion. In 1884 he was a dele
gate to the national republican con-
vention, but shortly afterward became
a prohibitionist and has been promi-
nent in its councils ever since.
The National Junior Prohibition
League of America held its first annual
convention this morning. About $50
representatives were present. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
D. C. Hopkins, New York city; vice
president, A. NJ. Coffin, Hop
kins, Mo-; secretary, ii. D. Driesbach,
Findlay, O.; treasurer, Myrton T.
Smith, Hartford, Conn. The National
Junior Prohibition League of America
has a membership of 20, 900 young men
and women who are pursuing sys-
tematic course of study OF the underly-
ing elements of civil government
Died In a Drunken stupor.