Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-27
PROHIBITION PARTY.
The Rational Convention Called 10
Order al PitlSbuIs.
GOLD FACTIONS rIasr VICTORY.


PftrsuuRa, May 27.-Long before
the hour Tor calling this national pfohi-
bltion convention TO order tho delegates
mad assembled ut the Music Hall At the
exposition building and thou 'auds Of
prohibitionists from oil parts Of tho
country were present. Tho galleries
aud q or were crowded. Never before
has the party had question TO settle
which caused - much contention NJ
has boon developed over The money
plank platform. Tho gold standard
faction, as II IL called, scored the fret
victory last night IN the national com.
millup when II elected A. a. stevens,
OF THIS ttAtu, 10 act ns temporary chair
man. AZ prominent meu Of The party
came into the hall they were given
ovatlons.
IL was long after 10 O'Clock when
Samuel Dickie, chairman OF the ma
tiOnAl central committee called ihU
convention 10 order, AMI called uplh
the Row. Louis Banks Of Brooklyn To-
Invoke the blessing. the cell " tho
convention Was read. Then II. l..
Castle made an address welcoming tho
delegates 90 the city. He ai1.
"pittsburg Gsked toe privilege OF
entertaining tue Republican C0nvou-
ton, but ~, Louis opened free bar
aud modern Republics Ism could not
resist the temptation OF irec drink. We
dil not ask Tor the Democrat q c0nvuu.
ton; Pltltturs has u hOrfgf Tor dead
things. There Ia great ntucsa IN Do.
mUcfnCy'a going 10 that city Ui the
plaius, where there r. such splendid
chance Tor butyiuE gf0unJ, buy0ud
the possibility Ut contamination Uf the
ait or thew alter. | feel euro / speak
the heart OF iittsbufE when I wei.
come you 10 our city and bil you by 10
industry ami surroundings that have
made this city great, learn the road g.
greatness lie concluded rH f0llowf:
"And may God Almighty bless your
coming aud may Almighty Coo
through you curse anu unKut anu
wither anu destroy the ltgalasd liquor
traffic, tho gtUattst foe 90 God aud
humanity ever invunio iu hell or
patented on osfih.'
Chairman Diogiu In brief reply
thanked Mr. Castle anu the citizens Of
PntbuTg TOT the cordial lTusymeut the
roprCatutatlvet ot the Prohibition
party had received. He thanked God
that ho had lived to bvu tho party be-
come Of such prtportionh that II was
now recognized throughout ne nati0n,
Chairman DicKio Introduced the
gentleman chosen ne temporary chair.
man by the national committee, A. A.
Stevens.
Chauncey L.. Dunn, Of California,
said he hEl q minority report TO Ufier.
He wouli present the name OF
T.. 4. Wheeler, aud moved Ne
substitution.
He was ordered to sit down by
Dickie, but refused. Az upTosr fol.
loved,
Stevens took the chair Dunn ap.
pealod from tbs decision Of the chair.
lie was again told 10 sit down, aud
there was another storm Of disappf0yal.
"l'm asking DioElo 10 rule upon my
appeal" yelled Dunn, ~ w0n's sub.
mil to this gag rule"
There were cries from all pafts OF the
house for Dlckie ~ make the ruling on
| tue appeal.
lie came out At longlh amid hltses
ana hOwls aud said there could be- no
appeal taken In an un0fganiLed body.
FINALLY, for hBrm0ny'H sake, Wheeler
Withdrew his name, after police had
been called In to tjec. the unruly dele.
gates.
Wheeler was loudly cheered aud
there were dununoiat0Ty cries against
what the "bfoad guagrt" termed an
outrageous gag rule.
Stevens proceeded 10 address the
convention. He britly reviewed the
history OF tho Prohibition party. In
conclusion he said this Republicans
would at their convention declare for
tariff reform, the Democrats for sound
money ana the P0pullstB for free
silver. tho Prohibition party should
now come forward wish its dominant
Issue. II should have prohibition anu
none other. lie was loudly applAuded.
Dickio named as temporary score
taTy A. Il. Wilson, Illinois. The chair.
man directed the SECRETARY TO call roll
by states for tue announcement OF
committees, sftar which a recess ives
taken until O'Clock.