The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-29

For president. JOSHUA II. LEvERING.
OF Maryland
Fer vice president. HALE JOHNSON. Of
Illinois
The free silver plank vas rejected. and
the candidates were placed upon the tnin-
nest kind OF narrow saage platform. en-
boaying merely the principle Of prohibition
and even emitting the woman suffrage
plank. which has been a feature Of its plat
forms for years past fx-tsov John r. st.
John. seconded bx nearly all the Western
delegates. made gallant flsaf for the free
coinage OF silver, and Helen II Cougar. OF
Indiana. aaG Mrs Poole. OF New YORK.
struggled n vain for woman suffrage. but
the narrow gauge people controlled the
convention and took everything. When
the nominations for president were reach
cd. the name of Charles Z Bentley. OF
Nebraska, the broad gauge candidate. was
not presented. his boom having been burst
by the overwhelming defeat Of the silver
forces al the afternoon session At a late
hour q number of broad gauge delegates
left the hal with the avowed Intention OF
organizing a new party.
At SD o'clock the second days session
OF the convention was called TO order. A
resolution expressing sympathy for the
sufferers In the ST. Louis cyclone vas
adopted by a standing vote.
presented a memorial from the W. C. T.
u. adopted at the national convention at
Baltimore last fail. The resolutions af-
firmed allegiance 10 the Prohibition party
'as the only political party with courage
TO spAak out boldly in favor OF woman
suffrage and total annihiiat.on OF the.
liquor trafsic" r." A request was also made
that the name Home Protective party"
be adopted and that the convention adopt
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home and the care OF the young A COM
mittee of Ave was appointed to draw UP
resolutions embracing the request of the
ladies'
Chairman Funk. OF the committee on
platform. stated that the narrow and
broad gauge factions were unable TO agree
and two reports would be presented The
majority, or narrow gauge faction reports
Its agreement with the United States su-
preme court that the statistics OF every
state show that more crime and misery re-
suit from the use OF ardent spirits than
from any other source; that liquor deal
ers corrupt legislation and make good gov
ernmenf Impossible. that the party Is un-
alterah'y opposed to the drink traffic and
declares for us total suppression for bey-
ersge purposes. rejecting all comprom Sc
measures. whether license. local option.
taxation or public control The wage
+"* *1tAS At+'AAA'fA - N&Altu 10 ilc ernFrV-
Gus waste caused by the iiquor tra.Fic at
the cost OF production. and il IL asserted
that the success OF the Prohibition party
viii remove this great burden from indus
try.
The minority report has the following
declaration on the money question: THAT
all money should be issued BY the govern
ment only. and without the Intervention
or Banking associations 1t should be
ha asa.t ~
rtty OF the nation. and should he fun legal
tender fer all debts public and nrlvate
and should be OF snt!icient volume 10 meet
the demands OF tho legitimate business in
terests OF the country. and for the purnose
or honestly nquita;irg all our outstanding
coin obligations We demand the frs.. ana
unlimited coinage of both silver ana xols
NJ ine ratio Of ls 70 without the eo-onera-
ton OF any other nation"
Ex-Gov. 81. John. who nrss.,,ns a..
minority report. moved that !, be made
part of the majority report, ana th,f fhA
whole be considered by sections. A mo-
ton 10 lay the minority report on the table
was defeated by a vote OF as2 TO 40
The entire afternoon session was given
20 the discussion Of the money niapk
The arguments were spirited. but hv thr
rule OF the convention the speakers we're
limited TO ten minutes each II ae,at-
opes that the aght was not so much one
OF gold IS. silver a. II xas The nar-o,r
gaEEe faction against the free silver adro-
Gates. Several speakers who opposed the
plank expressed themselves as personalfv
favorable 20 free silver.
Or. Louis A. Banks. OF New York onen-
81 tho debate IN speech against tire
plank. declaring that II IL was asfontes hc
would take no part IN the campaign
Ex-Gcv. ST. John spoke for the rlauk d.-
clnTinS that he would vote for free silver
not only because he considered N r,rht
but because his constituents instructed
him TO.
The debate continued untn ncarl, s
o'clock. when vote was finally reached
which resulted ~ for and 81 against the
plank. The victory Of the narrow gauge
faction and tho defeat Of free silver ve-a
greeted with wiid applause. and IL saS
some tirse before The convenfio, was All.
10 proceed With the consideration OF the
plaffn~Tn
After the convention had xrent sor,.
time m consideration OF various portions
81 the proposed Platform. r. Fl. Patton. q.
iliinois, presented substitute Platform %
a single plank, stunplv declaring for NO.
Ais,tion After hot debate. he s,,hS,,-
tute vas adopted. The sroas-gaure peo-
pie Immediately heii eaucos and talked
cf bolt. hgt fraiiy de>sdei 70 await The
further action OF the convention
In the evening the nominations we're TAX
en SD, 1nsh,sa II. Issyerinr. % Ms~vlsoA
ana l. o Hughes cf Arizona. being nam
81 sor president After Mr I~ve-,nr'x :
nomination had been s>conde2 by a iar~A
number ~ delegates. tNe usme os Nr
Hughes wSs wlthsrsvn. and Leverln< vas
nominated hy sccfa-st.on
Hale JaarSca ard fosEs . Hughes we-s
nAmri for tsc wee presidency. TIE former
being chosen. after whicA tae eeaqeufsor,
adjourned sine die
safr Vow 7-ur--v
Tee broad-Ssuxs element lef. 80 ron
verfson hAA late toasEht and o-za-t.ss .
rlsrrs convention in anetaer haa reaxsr
state chslr-neu were among tae boilers
ard tseHfy-sSnr states se7s rsarrsenfs,a
rgr N1Srs. % Nebraska. u-esssea Anon
the prominent holserx Nere Helen n cog-
gar, - lndsnSs ex-(;ov. 81, Jeha- r
Thompson and l. =. io<sa TIE rev
party was named sAs National -artv. Sss
rs rsetfo. "fsnnS e-utecyion Tn4 state
drieEasss have essn Authorised 10 seusr,ns
tzc members traEa sSch state % form \
national ceairal committee
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