The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-28

roariouB and cauSuo IN tne eAteuAS Ws~9
tho first days session of the seventh
national Prohibition convention. AZ
least one half the tipe the delegates
were in a bedlaIn OF confusion and on
several occasion the presiding officers
had to call upon the band to, play IN
order to quiet the disorder.
1t was q fight between the broad
gunge, or free silver faction, ana the
single issue of gold standard delegates
from the east. The fight was precipl-
tated few moments after the conVen.-
tlon was called 70 order and at pom
the morning and Afternoon sessions
things in general ran riot. The free Sill
yer faction carried the day, however,
and at G O'Clock this evening elected
d. w. Stewart, OF Illinois, permanent
chairman over A, A. Stevens, OF Penn
sylvania, who was backed by the golu
standard delegates, and Tonight the
free silver faction Is In an eo5tacy OF oe-
light over the victory.
The convention was held IN MUSIC
hall at the exposition building ana
there were over 5000 spectators IN at,
tendance. It was not as large a crowd
ns the leaders had expected. but there
were enough people to I'LL the big nan
and what they lacked in numbers they
made UP In enthusiasm,
The fight, tomorrow will be, to begin
with, over the platform. Elated with
victory, the free silver crowd is deter
mined to carry through q broad
gIiaCe' platform, declaring for prohipi-
tlOn alone Each faction claims ma, ',
jority, but from to-day's fight It would
seem that the factions are pretty evenly
divided.
Riot af tho Start.
It was long after 10 o'clock when
Samuel Dlckie, chairman Of the ma
tlonal central committee, stepped upon
the platform and called the natl0nal
Prohibitfon convention TO order. When
no had done this he called upon the
Rev, Louis Albert Banks, OF Brooklyn,
10 invoke the blessing OF God. The call
az the convention was then read, after
which II. L, Castle, OF this city, made
an address welcoming the delegates I"
When the applause following this ad-
dress had died away Chairman Dlekle
made a brief reply in which he thenkeu
Mr.. Castle and the citizens ot fllts-
bnrgh for the cordial treGtnenit en- tne Ieg,
resentatIyes OF the Prohibition party
had received. He had the honor, ne
said. 10 Introduce the gentleman chosen
to act as temporary chairman by the
national committee, Mr.. a. A. Stevens,
of Pennsylvania
When he had said this, Chnuncey
Dunn. of California, arose and eaid ne
had minority report TO otteT; i1e
would present the name Of p. j. Mneei. l
er. and moved 1t be substituted LOT that
Of Mr.. Stevens. - ,r.
pickle. hut refused. An uproar tolloW-
ed. cries Of sit down" followed. MT.
Stevens took the chair. "a
MIR Dunn refused to sit down ana
appealed from the decision OF the chalr;
He was again told to sit down, ana
tbsro was nnother storm, OF dlsapproVal'
"I'm asking Me-. Dlckle TO rule upon
NV appeal" yelled Mr.. Dunn. we
WON'T submit to this gag rule
There were cries from all paris OF
the house for Mr.. Dlckie to come Tor
,,,ard md make n ruling on the appeal.
He came out at length amid misses ana
howls, and said that there could be no
appeai taken In on unorganized boay.
hJr Dunn then said he would submit
to no outrageous gag rule.
When 0uiet wns at length restored
Gov ST. John, OF Kansas, was rec0g-
nizcd. Hc wanted to know u TINS was
A Democratic mob or Prohibition con 9li-
vention, Il should like to know u Inls
convention shall rule itself. Or " I, Oel'iV-
cratic gag law shall pe applleu' ,oo
Half n dozen delegates were az once
ON their feet demanding recognition.
Mr.. Stevens at this point declared all
persons out Of order.
Police Called On.
woody. a negro from Nebraska re-
fused to sit down. 81 will not sit down.
he roared, until l have had my say"
win this he got upon chair and pro-
ceeded to shout at the top of his lungs.
A New York delegate then got up and
wanted to know what right 4. a; Stew
ems had to rule anyone out oil oTueh
Meantime Woodley kept up his howl
tho Temporary Chairman Stevens told
hin, n he did mot sit down he would
have the polIce put him out. Woodley
s,iiI stood upon his chair and continued
IA howl In order to suppress the tu-
rore. Inc chairman directed the band to
' ~ length the chairman called n police
ofHcer and told him to remove the OBJ
streperous Woodley. Al this Woodley
II / Wheeler got the floor and said
he would withdraw his name But IN so
| doing, he said he considered the ruling
OF MT. Dlckie an uneXempllhed ana un-
inst ruling and that he submitted Slim
Div for harmony He was loudly cheer
And there were denunoiatory cries
nreinst what the broad guagers term
ed outrageous rule.
II was the first clash between the free
silver and gold standard delegates on
the convention floor and the single is
guc crowd won.
MIR Stevens, the temporary chair
man. finally succeeded In restoring or
der and then proceeded 10 address the
convention. lie briefly reviewed the
| historv OF tho Prohibition party telling
the causes which led up 10 It's orgnni-
Satlon He told Of the different conyen-
llons tho party had held and paid a
euloCiatlc tribute 10 each OF the presi-
dVptinl candidates who had In turn
bornc the standard Of the party.
In conclusion he said the Rcpuhll-
cnna would ut their convention de-
clare for tariff reform; the Democrats
far sound money, and the PopullBts for
free silver. Each had a dominant Issue
The Prohibition party should now
come forward with It's dominant Issue.
n should hnvc Prohibition and none
other. He was loudly npplnuded when
he had finished.
Al this point Mr. Diclsle said he had
neglected tu name q temporary secrc-
tarv In behalf Of the national commit
tee. ,,.,
The gentleman chosen was a. y, VII
son. " Illinois. There wcrc no objec'
tions. and the chairman directed thC