Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-27
The PROHIBITIONISTS MEET
National Convention of the Enemies
of the Little Brown jug in
Pittsburg.
HARMONY COULD Be CUT LIKE CHEESE
Police Called in to Aid in Preserving
Order-Money Problem Causes the
Trouble - Liquor Traffic In
cidentally Denounced.

Pittsburg, May 27.-Long before tn
national Prohibition convention wa
called to order, the delegates had as
sembled in music hall at the Exposition
building and there were thousands O
other Prohibitionists from all parts o
the country present. Great enthusiasm
was manifested.
The single issue or gold standard fac
tion, as it is called, scored the first vic
tory last night in the national committee
when it elected A. A. Stevens, of thi
state, to act as emporary chairman.
1t was long after 10 o'clock when Sam
uel Diokie, chairman of the nationa
central committee, called the convention
to order.
After prayer, the call of the convention
was read. Then H. L. Castle made ar
address, welcoming the delegates to the
city.
He said "Pittsburg asked the privi
lege of entertaining the Republican con
vsntion, but st. Louis opened free bal
and modern Republicanism could not
resist the temptation to free drink. We
didn't ask for the Dem ocratic convention
= AouoOulk Hno uoIIoI lOI uCdu Re
There's great fitness in the Democracy q
going to that city of the plains where
there is such splendid chance for a bury
ing ground"
LIQUOR TRAFFIC DENOUNCED.
He concluded as follows: "And may
God Almighty bless your coming and may
Almighty God, through you, curse and
blight and wither and destroy the legal
lied liquor traffic, the greatest foe to God
and humanity ever invented IN hell or
patented on EARTH"
Chairman Dlckie made brief reply.
Chairman Dickie introduced tie gem
tleman chosen to act as temporary chair
man by the national committee, A. A.
Stevens.
Chauncey L. Dunn, of California, said
that he had a majority report to offer.
He would present the name of Z. j..
Wheeler, and moved that it be substituted.
He was ordered to sit down by Mr..
Diekie, but refused to do 80. An uproar
followed.
Mr.. Dunn appealed from the decision
of the chair. He was again told to sit
down and there was another storm of dis
approval.
"I'm asking Dickie to rule upon my ap-
peal" yelled Dunn; II won't submit to
this gag rule"
There we're cries from all parts of the
house for Dickie to make ruling on the
appeal.
AMID KISSES AND HowLs.
Dickie came out at length, amid Kisses
and howls, and said there could be no ap-
peal taken in an unorganized body.
Finally, for harmony's sake, Wheeler
withdrew his name after the police had
been called in to eject the unruly dele
gates.
Wheeler was loudly cheered and there
we're denunciatory cries against what the
"broad gauger" termed courageous gag
rule"
Stevens proceeded to address the con-
vention. He briefly reviewed the history
of the prohibition party. In conclusion
he said that the Republicans would, at
their convention declare for tariff reform,
the Democrats for sound money, and the
Populista for free silver.
The Prohibition party should now
come forward with its dominant issue. 1t
should have prohibition and none other.
He was loudly applauded.
At this point Dickie named as tempo
rary secretary A. B. Wilson, of Illinois.
The chairman directed the secretary to
call the roll by states for the announce
ment Of committees, after which recess
was taken until o'clock p. m.