The record-union., 1896-05-29
Because Of the Platform Adopted by
the Majority.
Joshua Levering of Baltimore Noml-
mated President and Hale Johnson
of Illinois for Vice-PreSident by the
NarrOw-Gauge or Prohibition Only
Delegates, While the SeCeders,
FavOring Free Silver and Woman
Suffrage Select G. E. Bentley OF
Nebraska and j. II. SOuthgate
of North Carolina as Standard
Bearers.
Joshua Levering of Baltimore Nomi-

of North Carolina as Standard
Bearers.
PITTSBURG, May 2S-At the Pro-
hibition Convention this morning the
women were given a hearing in favor
of woman's suffrage and other reforms
advocated by the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. A committee OF
five ladies was appointed to consider
these requests and report tomorrow.
DR.. J. X. Wunk of New York, Chair
man of the Committee on Platform,
then reported the platform as agreed
upon by the majority of the commit
tee upon the lines heretofore indicated
in the United Press dispatches.
The first six planks, denunciatory of
the liquor traffic and proposing
straight-out prohibition, he said, had
been unanimously adopted. The sew
enth plank, which declared that no cit
izen should be denied the right to vote
on account of sex, he said, had been
adopted by only small majority.
The other planks upon which there
was some division in the committee
were: Clause 8, that all citizens should
be protected in their right to one days
rest a week; clause 8, non-sectarian
schools to be taught in the English
language; clause 10, election of Presi-
dent, Vice-President and Senators di-
rectly by the people; clause IL, liberal
pensions; clause - exclusion of pau
per and criminal immigration; clause
IL, the naturalized citizen not to vote
until year after naturalization; clause
Il, favoring arbitration; clause 10, in
viting cooperation of all persons IA
voring their views.
When Governor st. John rose to pre-
sent the minority report he was greeted
with applause by the broad-gauge fac
ton, which increased as he read the
minority plank, as follows:
Resolved, That all money be issued
by the Government only, and without
the Intervention of any private citizen,
corporation or banking institution. It
should be based upon the wealth, sta
bility and integrity of the nation, and
be a full legal tender for all debts, pub
lie and private, and should be of suffi-
cient volume to meet the demands of
legitimate business interests of the coun-
>
liquidating all our outstanding obliga-
free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold at ratio of IS to 1, without
consulting any other nation
The other points on which the minor
ity asked action We're as follows: Pre-
serving public lands from monopoly and
speculatfon; Government control of the
railroads and telegraphs; favoring an
income tax, and imposing only such i'm
port duties as are necessary to secure
equitable commercial relations with
other nations, and, lastly. favoring the
adoption of the initiative and referen-
DUN as means of obtaining free ex-
preston of the popular will.
On motion to make the recommen-
dations part of the majority report the
hght began. Indiana delegates de-
manded that the vote be taken by a
call of States, and New York and Penn
sylvania delegates to a sufficient num-
Der seconded this motion The vote
was then taken on a motion to table
Governor st. Johns proposition. and
resulted as follows: Yeas 80, nays
1872
At the afternoon session the conven-
ton proceeded to the immediate
consideration of the free silver plank.
which was discussed with great
warmth on each side. After three
hours hot debate the free silver plank
was defeated by a vote of 3S7 ayes to
AZ noes. Two of the Iowa delegation
announced that they voted for the
plank under instructions and against
their convictions. Five of the Michi-
gan delegates, under the leadership Of
professor Dickie, ex-Chairman of the
National Committee, diSobeyed in
Structions Of the committee and voted
no
The Chair declared the free silver
resolution lost, and after the cheer
ing and excitement which this an
nouncement caused had quieted down
the convention proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of other parts of the platform.
against which there was a strong oppo-
Sition
But before much progress had been
made Patterson of Illinois upset the
whole course OF progress and precipi-
tated a lively debate by opposing the
non -sectarian school resolution as be-
ing the work of the American Protect
i've Association, and appealed to the
convention not to adopt anything
which would prevent their enlisting all
good citizens to aid them in fighting the
rum power He proposed a sub-plat-
form which omitted mention of every
subject (woman suffrage included) ex-
cept prohibition.
Governor st. John, his voice showing
great emotion, arose and said as the
single plank men had been successful
and had induced the convention to
dodge the greatest question of the day
the silver question-he was in favor
of turning over the whole orgarliza-
ton to them, and # they must have a.
single plank platform he was inclined
&c think this was as good a one as could
be had
Meanwhile Mrs. Gcuger and other
pAminent women suffragists. mani
testing great excitement, demanded
recognition to denounce those coward
ly men,