The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-29
wOMAN's SUFFRAGE,
Gov, ~. John Presents the Minority
Report on Platform.

a PlVtsourg, Pa May 2S.-One of the
mrs. acts of the Prohibition Convention.
.shi Mieh IL reassembs. In Exposition Hall
'ehls morning. wes TO send telegram of
sympathy - the Mayor of ST.. Louis
ne wcmen wee first given Il hearing
IN laVof OF woman suffrage and other
n,torms advocated by the Women's
CHRISTIAN Temperance Union
y committee of five ladies was appoint- :
ed TO consider these reques.s and re-
por, on them
Dr. G. j. Funk, of NV York, chair
man or l,he Committee on Platform then
bieptiteu Re! the PLATFORM as agreed upon
oS the majc.iiy OF ',he committee. The
nrs' siN pianks. denunciaTory OF TN.
LIQUOR traffic and proposing stralghtou.
prohibition. he said had been unani-
mously adopted. The seventh plank.
WI Whlcn declared THAI no citizens should
OF sex. he said. had been adopted by
only small majority. The other planlis
upon which there was some division in
the commltu;e were:
Ihat citizens should bs protected in
the !ight 10 one days res; a week
Election OF Presldent. Vice-P President
ana Senators by The r. ople directly
Liberal pensions.
Exclusion of pauper and criminal i'm
migrants.
The naturalized citizens not 20 vote
III war after naturalization.
FaVoring arbitration.
Inviting cc-or ration of all persons
favoring these views
When Governor s. John rose to PIES
ent the minority rep1r: he was received
with loud applause from ,hie broad guag
faction. which increased as he read the
minority money plank. as follows:
Resolved, That all money be issued
pS me government only and withou:
I'M intervention of any private citizen.
corporation or barking Institution. 1t
should be based upon .hc wealth. sta
oility and Integrity CT the nation. and
be a full isgal tende- for all debts. public
ana private, and should be of sufficient
volume 10 M Ell the demands OF the
!esihma.e business Interests and for -, o
purpose of honestly liquidation all our
outstanding obligations payable in coin
We demand the free and unlimi,, q
coinage Of silver and gold at a ratio of
Id TO l. without CONSULTING any other
nation.
The other points on which the minor!-
~ asked action were:
IL. PRESERVING public lands from mon
opoly and speculat tion.
~. Governments control of rail. GA Is
and telegraphs.
10. Favoring AM income tax and i'm
posing only such impor; duties as are
necessary TO secuns equitable CONNER
ella relations with other nations.
And lastly. clause 20. Favoring the
adoption of 'lao initiative and referen-
preston of the popular Will
On the motion t. make :iese recon-
mendati tions the fight began
The Indiana dei gates demanded that
The woe b. taken by call OF States
and New Iok and Pennsylvania dele
gales 10 sufficient number second d
this motion The vote was then taken
on motion to table Governor s.. johns
proposition. and resulted as follows:
Yeas. 3l0: noes. 400, so the conv. n.ion re-
fused 20 table the motion TO make the
minority report a parr of She majority
+. port.
The previous question was III n order
ed and Governor 81. John was recognized
TO close the debate amid a scene OF Inllch
excitcm, mt. He explained fha: making
ihe minority rcpor. par; of the majority
did not make .Es recommendations of
that committee part CT the platform
each plank could be voted upon 81 pa
rately The first five planks. rela Ing TO
prohibi;ory legisl2.ioR for the suppress
sion of the liquor traffic. were :ead and
unanimously adopted. An In ffec,ual
effort was made 10 table the SIKH plank
calling upon the churches to support the
prohibition ticket at ,he polls When
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