The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
RUNS ENEMIES
At STOCKTON,
ProhibitioniSts Gather for
the State Convention
To-Day.
WILL BE HARMONIOUS.
Scope of the Platform the Only
Question Likely 10 Be
Debated.
WOMEN WANT RECOGNITION.
Eleventh Amendment Champions Will
Appeal for an Equal Suffrage
Plank.

STOCKTON, CAL, May 12.-The Prohi-
bition State Convention will be held in
this city tomorrow afternoon and the
delegates began to assemble in Stockton
this evening. A nun ber came in on the
afternoon trains from various points and
more reached here by the evening train
from the south and from the bay cities.
The greater portion of the delegation will
not arrive until shortly before noon to-
morrow.
The local Prohibitionists have been
making great preparations for the event
and have secured Masonic Music Hall in
which to hold the convention. This is the
hall in winch the famous Stockton conYen-
ton of the Democratic party was held
years ago, but the Prohibitionists feel that
their work will be harmonious, no matter
where they meet. The hall has been
tsstefully decorated.
If the delegates arrive in time there will
be a meeting of the Stale Central Com
mittee of the party in the hall at 10
o'clock and the convention will be called
to order at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon. In
the evening an address will be delivered
by Rev. John A. B. Wilson of Los Angeles
and the local mem bers of the party have
been advertising the fact far and wide, as
they expect to hear great speech on the
principles of the organization. On Thurs
day evening John G. Woolley, the famous
Prohibition orator, will deliver an address
and there will probably be no vacant seats
in ths5big hall.
Secretary G. a. Tupper of San Jose is ex-
pected to arrive during the night, and so
are number of those high in the counsels
of
Soulsbyville, in the mountains, one of the
most active workers in the State, is here
now. He never fails to attend Pro-
hibition convention. His work has been
among the miners of the mountain region
from which be comes, and he has been
campaigning for fourteen years. Several
years ago John P. st. John delivered an
address there, driving over the mountains
from Sonora, and found the mining camp
one of the best Prohibition towns on the
coast, all through the work of Mr.. Barron.
The only differences that are liable to
arise in the convention are on the adop-
tion OF "narrow-gauge platform" as the
Stockton delegate puts it. The local Pro-
hibitionists are heartily in favor of having
the platform say some very strong things
about woman suffrage and free silver, but
they are not sure that they can carry their
point, as there are many who oppose COM
ing out for anything else than prohibition
pure and simple. The Stockton delega-
ton includes Attorney L. W. Elliott, R.
Z. Wilson, chairman of the recent county
convention; Leroy Atwood, the printer,
and Mrs. w. NJ. Estes.
The other delegates from this county
are B. P. Baird of Lodi, W. II. Priest of
Lathrop, Joseph Potter of Linden and
Joseph Manchester of Pennington. None
of the men from this county are aspirants
for the position as delegates to the
National convention. They are willing to
let some other good Prohibitionists have
this honor.
In view of the fact that there are not
enough of the delegates here from whom
to gather conclusion, it Is difficult to say
whether the platform to be adopted will be
a "broad gauge" one or not. As there are
no spoils to be worked for by the party
there is little of the wire pulling that is
seen at other conventions. The local men
are inclined to break away from such
leaders as Samuel Dickie, chairman of the
National committee, and Joshua Levering.
They admire John P. St. John and are
more inclined to his teachings.
Arrangements are being made tonight
by the county committeeman to meet the
delegates who arrive tomorrow morning
and at noon and give them an escort to
their hotels or to the hall. The delega tes
are to be provided with white badges. The
alternates will also have seats in the hall.
The galleries have been reserved for the
spectators.
1t was announced yesterday at the meet
ing of the Equal Suffrage Club of this city
that Mrs. Susan B. Anthony and other
leaders in the woman suffrage movement
in this State would be here tomorrow to
attend the Prohibition Convention. A
committee vas appointed from the club
members to entertain the ladies during
their stay in this city.
L. Ewing of Colfax and a delegation
from that section arrived on late train
tonight