The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-07
PROHIBITION CONVENTION
The State Gathering at Philadelphia
Yesterday.
DELEGATES ARE SELECTED
Silver and Tariff Planks Arc Not Al
lowed In the Platform-The Convcu-
tion Opposes Granting of Money
for Sectarian schools.

Philadelphia. May 6.-The PrOhibi-
ZIONIST state convention to elect dele
gates to the national convention at
Pittsburg was called to order by State
Chairman Patton. of Lancaster at 915
o'clock this morning in Young Mems
Christian Association hall. About 400
delegates were present of whom about
one sixth were women.
James Mansel. the mayor of Will
Transport and the first Prohibitionist
mayor in Pennsylvania, was chosen
temporary chairman. In brief ad-
dress Mr. Mansel declared he was proud
to belong to the Prohibition party.
Frank ii. Taylor, of Philadelphia.
was selected permanent chairman and
on taking the chair made an address
of happy nature. He then appointed
committees on resolution and finance.
Delegates and alternates to the nation
al convention from different congress
sional districts were elected and at
noon a recess was taken until p. m.
When the convention reassembled.
the following delegates at-large to the
national convention were elected:
ID. q. Hendricks, Delaware: II. l..
Castle. Allegheny; h. II. Motley, Lee
! banon: Miss II. Frances Jones, Phila-
delphia; Rev. W. NJ. y. Yates, Phila-
delphia.
The alternates are f.. H. Cooper
Philadelphia: |. q. Pollard, Butler;
Rev. j. r. Logan, Luzerne: W. NJ
Stauffer, Rcrks George Drayton. Del
aware
These presidential electors at large
were elected:
William NJ Stauffer. Berks: Rev. f..
u. Lynch. Philadelphia: William H..
| Berry. Delaware and l.. l.. Bliss, Erie.
Delegate from the twenty-eight con-
gressional districts and electors from
each congressional district were also
| chosen.
DISCUSSION ON SILVER.
| The convention occupied over two
! hours in discussing amendments to the
| platform the most important being d
silver plank which was defeated by the
committee on resolutions, and then Of
| fered to the convention as minority
report. The debate was animated, and
the result was the defeat of this amend
ment. An amendment to the tariff
plank was also defeated. and substi-
tute for the preamble. wherein the name
Jesus Christ" was omitted, was also
voted down.
A resolution was adopted requesting
! the Pennsylvania delegates to the ma
! tiOnal convention and the members of
| the national committee to vote for the
reelection of Profess>n' Samuel Dickie
as national chairman.
! The platform finally adopted has the
usual prohibition planh; favors equal
suffrage; the election or the president
viCe-president and United States sena-
! tors by direct vote of the people; the
control, and, If necessary, the owner
ship. by the government of railroads
and telegraph and telephone lines: OPP
poses trusts and combinations Of capi-
tai and the granting of public money
for sectarian schools: favors arbitration
as a remedy for the differences between
capital and labor; says that the tariff
on imports should be limited to the diff
ference in the cost of labor In this and
competing countries: demands strictei
immigration laws. and that the cur
rency of the nation should be issued by
the general government without the in.
terventiOn of individuals or corpora
tiOns. and should consist of treasury
| notes which shall be legal tender fol
the payment of all debts and redeem
able in gold and silver bullion at the
! market value"
The convention completed its worl
at this evenings session by nCminat
Ing A. A. Barker. of Cambria. county
and j. $. Kent. of Delaware county
for congressmen-at-la large. After tn,
adjournment of the convention a mas:
meeting was held.