New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
ON A ONE PLANK PLATFORM.
PROHIBITIONISTS NOMINATE THEIR Ma
TIONAL CANDIDATES.
JOSHUA LEvERING FOR PRESIDENT AND HALE
sILvERITEs wOMANs sUFFRAGIsTs
AND PoPULIsTs DISAPPOINTED.


| Pitsburg. May 2s.-The Prohibition Convention
| assembled in Exhibition Hall last night nominated
on what Is practically a one-plank platforn Joshua
beVeFlng OF Maryland, for President OF the Unitei
States ana Hale johnson. of Illinois, for -Prcsl-
| dent The Convention was much disturbed. particu-
larry by bolt of the Free Silvertes the Woman's
| Suffra Gists and the Popuists, who dissp
pointed at the platform finally adopted. which de-
| clared solely for Prohibition with a Womans Suf-
! frace declaration attached
/ One OF the first acts OF the convention, when II
! reassembleA in Exposition Han this morning, was
| to send a telegram of sympathy the Mayor VI
| ST Louis.
A hearing in favor OF woman suffrage and other
reforms advocated by the Womens Christian Tenn
| perance Union was then given. A committee Of
five appointed to consider these re-
| quests ard report them.
| DR.. l. X Funk. Of New-York chairman Of the
| Committee Platform. then reported the platform
! as agreed upon by the majority Of the committee
| The first six planks denunciatory OF the liquor
| traffic and proposing straishtout prohibition he
| said. had been unanimously adopted. The seventh
plank which declared that no citizen should be de-
MED the right to vote on account Of sex. he said
| had been adopted by only a small majority The
| other planks, which referred to one days rest
| week. the English language in non-sectarian
| schools the election OF President. VcePresident
| and Senators directly by the people. liberal pen
| sions exclusion Of pauper and criminal emigrants
| arbitration, etc. there some division on.
| THE MINORITY MONEY PLANK.
| The minority money plank then read 1t ran
as follows:
Resolved. That all money be issued by the Gov
| private citizen corporation or banking institution.
1t should based upon the wealth stability and in
| ali debts. public and private and should be of suf
fcient volume to meet the demands OF the legiti.
mate business interests In this country ana ior me
purpose OF honestly liqudating all our OUTSTANDING I'M
o6sa1ns PAYABLE able ~ o com nver and eod at
| OF IL to without consulting any other nation
| There was a great deal OF discussion over the
| public land plank. and the Government control Of
railroads and teegraphs income tax and ''tarln Tor
revenue only planks.
on motion TO make these recommendations part
of the majority report, the fight began. Indiana
| delegates demanded that the vote be taken by Il
| call of States: New-York and Pennsylvania dele
| gates to "a sufficient number seconded this motion.
| BY a vote of 4s2 to 80 the convention refused to
| table the motion.
The first five planks relating to prohbitory legis-
aton for the suppression of the liquor traffic were
read and unanimously adopted An Intellectual
| effort made 10 table the sixth plank. calling
| upon the churches TO support the Prohibition
| ticket at the polls When the woman suffrage
| plank reached a hot debate arose.
THE FREE SILVER PLANK DEFEATED.
| At the opening of the afternoon session the free
| silver plank proposed 10y the Broad Gauge faction
| was discussed with great warmth. AMI was finally
| defeated by a vote OF AZ ~ 3:7.
| Then Mr.. Patton Of Illinois. opposed the non
| sectaran school resolution. being the work Of
| the American Protective Association He proposed
| a substitute platform. which omitted every subject
woman suffrage included except prohibition. Gov
ernor 81. John approved or TINS slhsle-pdhk pat
Thereupon Mrs Helen Cougar demanded recogni-
| ton to denounce those cowardly men But she
| was reminded by Chairman Stewart that there were
! so delegates in the convention besides herself
lhhsUn jr H.. bosrse The Po,nii"ts veei
| that the Prohibtionists were no longer political
| party and had become merely temperance assoca-
| Then Governor St John came forward. changing
his recently expressed opinion that Mr. Pattons plat
| vote This motion was adopted The Broad Gauge
delegates then withdrew TO hold caucus which was
| sixty women. Various boiling propositions were
howed down and the decision was reached to post
pone all action until AFTER maj adjournment OF Inc
| regular Convention
| PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES NOMINATED.
As soon as the night session OF the Convention
called 10 order the roll was called for nominations
| for President and Vice President OF the United
| States Mr. Tucker. OF Maryland. nominated Joshua
Levering Of that State
Elisha Kent Kane. OF Pennsylvania nominated OK
| Governor L. c. Hughes OF Arizona. former citizen
of Philadelphia He asserted that Presiden, Ccve
land in the OF the grinding tyranny he was
subjecting the people to, had tyrannca.y sought 10
mi dow Governor Hughes because he had espouscd
the Prohibition interest and had put II in the front IN
inmating that he would accept the nomination and
and that he was a political Prohbitonist without
| qualification
| Mr. Levering's nomination was seconded by Mr.
| Hipp OF colorado: Nolney b Gushing; OF Maryland;
| of Ohio the latter in a most amuslngly egotistica
| speech, which restored the convention to uproar-
G }GIp fS' Mr. Williams q Rhode island and DEC
| gates from Delaware. Georgia. Tennessee. Texas
| ipia Vast
| No having seconded ex-governor Hughes .
| lowering, OF Baltimore was nominated by acclama-
| ton the Prohibition standard bearer
lions Of applause the candidate escorted to the
| platform and made graceful address Of accept
a"'e BOLT OF THE MINORITY
| Soon after II p. m. when the National Committee
| had possession of the floor and contributions 10
| the campaign fund headed by number Of $500
| checks from NewYork delegates. were pouring In
| a tramping down the aisle to the left Of the chair
| announced the departure Of the Free Silver; Won
| ans Suffrage Populist "bolters' about 200 in num-
| hold meeting elsewhere and materially disturbed
| the proceedings Of the Convention:
At this moment Mrs. Boole Of New-fork, on be
| half of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
obtained permission 10 offer resolution and moved s
| the rensertion in the platform OF the Womans SUI
| frage plank which had been stricken out by the
| substitute. -, .
| ing. delegate from Colorado. standing on ms
chair and %a nsntd the
| men and the respectable women Of the Convention
| and had driven the venerable chieftan. 81. John'
| out OF the ranks. - 49,,
Mrs. Boole subsequently changed the form OF ner
resolution making il simply declaratory declara-
| tion and not a part OF the platform. and in this
4 shane il was accepted by the chairman OF the Com
| mitiee on Resolutions. and adopted with only lie"
| dissentjents. 49, ,,,. 49, 49, MA
ce NGmH wi,b capan F. Cieshorn Of Wisconsin
| was named but announced hmssIf as dlsquaIneu'
| as ne had been born in Canada. New ork Massa,
| chusetts and New-Jersey named John H!ppi OF
colorado who though prominent among the free-
| silver men. had announced MS intention OF support
! ing a one-Dlank PLATFORM 49, ,,., 49,.
| Mr Hpp again repeated this declaration Dn VI
| added thai he did not think II would be wise or
| proper TO nominate hin. at this time, ana IN ms
| opinion the Colorado delegation concurrec' ana MT