The herald., 1896-05-29
FREE SILVER IS DOWNED
Joshua Levering of Baltimore Is Named
for President
A. p. AS at Santa Rosa Charged With Vic.
Iating the Purity Of Elections Law.
A Suffrage Hectin2
Associated Press Special Wire.


man Funk of the committee on platform
stated that the narrow and broadgauge
factions were unable to agree and two
reports would be presented. John d. st.
John, who presented the minority report.
moved tht it be made part of the ma
jority report, and the whole be consid-
cred section by section. A motion to lay
the minority report on the table was de-
feated by vote of 1872 to $40, which was
regarded as a signal victory for broad
gaugers or silver.
Francis Buchamp of Lexington, KY,
presented a memorial from the w. c. L.
L. adopted at the national convention
at Baltimore last fall. The resolution
reaffirmed allegiance to the Prohibition
party as the only political party with
courage to speak out boldly in favor of
woman suffrage and the total annihila-
ton of the liquor traffic" A request
was also made to name a home protec-
ton party"
A committee of five was appointed
to draw up resolutions embracing the
request of the ladies. The convention at
1920 pm. took recess.
When the convention reassembled at
PAS p. m. Mr.. ST. John announced that af-
ter conference with Chairman Funk
1t had been decided to take up the money
plank next. The discussion was heated
from the start, and much feeling was
manifested by both factions.
The entire afternoon session was given
to the discussion of the money plank.
The arguments were spirited. but by
the rule of the convention speakers were
limited to ten minutes each. 1t deVel-
oped that the fight was not so much one
of gold VS.. silver as it was the narrow
gauge faction against the free silver ad.
vocates. Several speakers who opposed
the plank expressed themselves as per-
sonally favorable to free silver.
DIR Louis Banks of New York opened
the debate in a speech against the plank,
declaring that If it was made he would
take no part in the campaign. Ex-Gov.
st. John spoke for the plank, declaring
he would vote for free silver not only
because he considered it right but be-
cause his constituents instructed him
to, and the debate continued until nearly
o'clock, when a vote was finally taken
which resulted 3S7 for and AT against
the plank. The victory of the narrow
gauge faction and the defeat of free sill
yer were greeted with wild applause,
and it was some time before the conVen-
ton was able to proceed with the consid-
Grafton of the platform.
Joshua lowering of Baltimore was
nominated for president by acclama-
ton.
Hall z. johnson of Illinois was nomi
mated for vice-president on the first
ballot.
The broad gauge element left the con-
vention hall late tonight and organized
rump convention in another hall.
Eleven state chairmen were among the
boilers and twenty-four states are rep
resented. They are now considering the
formation of a new party and motion
to adopt platform and nominate can
didates for president and vice-president
Mr.. Moore of Nebraska is presiding.
Among the prominent boilers are Helen
M. Cougar of 1ndianaa ex-Gov John P.
St. John, r. S. Thompson and L. B.
Logan. A motion to name the new
party the National party was lost.
LATER-The new party has been
named the National party and its motto
Home Protection
The state delegates have been author
lied to appoint two members from each
state to form a national committee.
1t was decided to appoint committee
of five to visit the national Democratic,
Republican and Populist conventions
and invite all dissatisfied persons to
unite with the national party The
platform will be practically the broad
gauge platform reported at the Prohibi-
ton convention with less prohibition fea
lures. 1t declares for the election of
president and senators by popular vote
1t is generally conceded that the nomi-
nees of the new party will be the broad
gauge candidates, Charles Z. Bentley
of Nebraska for president and j. H.
Southgate of North Carolina for vice.
president.
Joshua II. lowering, the Prohibitionist
nominee for president, is a prominent
coffee merchant of Baltimore He is SIS
years old, reputed to be very wealthy
was formerly a Democrat.
Hale Johnson, the nominee for vice
president. is 40 years of age. He was
born in Indiana and served through the
war. In 1884 he was a delegate to the
national Republican convention, but
shortly afterwards became a Prohibi-
ZIONIST.
A. p. A. IN POLITICS
SANTA ROSA, May 2S.-The first
out of the alleged interference of the
American Protective association in
politics was begun before JuiSe Ham
and a jury in this city today. NE case
is that of ID. w. Cozad vs. John McMinn.
The suit was brought by Cozad to have
McMinn ou:ted as street commission er
on the ground that the purity Of election
law had been violated by him. TIE
plaintiff claims thai McMinn, who is
Democrat, and Jonn Carleton, Repub-
lican who We're candidates for
street commissioner, entered into an
agreement Whcre by McMinn was to re-
ceiNe the endorsement of the A. +. A
both being members That contract
was entered into between them and the
advice of the advisory board of that So
ciety. The court room was PROVIDED
and much excitement prevailed. Among
the witnesses examined was John Con-
ger. a member of the advisory board,
who testified that an oral agreement
had been made between McMinn and
Carleton in regard to the matter, also
that a written agreement was signed
by tte parties in a. ID. Laughlin'S law
office. N1cMirn admitted signing q
memorandum but did not remember the
contents. No case tried here for years
has caused 50 much comment The
plaintiff. Cozad, was an independent
candidate for commissioner, being sec
ond in the race. II he can succeed in
ousting McMinn he hopes 10 be street
commissioner.
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
SACRAMENTO. May 2S-Beginninc
tomorrow the California Womans' Suf
frage association will hold TWO day.
convention in the assembly chamber G.
the capitol.
The convention will be called to order
by Ellen c. Sargent. president Of tho
association. II is proposed to hold two
sessions each day.
Among the prominent speakers who
will address the convention are Rev
Anna Shaw and Miss Elizabeth w
Yates.
A SOUTHERN SENATOR
BATON ROUGE, La, May 2S.-Ex-
Gov. $. ID. McEnery was elected UniteC
States senator today