Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-05-29
SILVER WON.
The Prohibitionists, in Ccnven-
,tion, Report Two Platforms.
Attempt to Table the Minority Report
Lost by a Vote of 492 to $40.
This is Regarded Silver victory-The
Convention Adopts Resolutions of Sym
pathy for the Stricken People of st.
Louis-women Given a Hearing.

CONVENTION HALL, PITTSBURGH, May 2a-
One OF the first acts OF the prohibition con-
vention when 1t reassembled In exposition
hall Thursday morning was to send tele-
gram OF sympathy to the mayor OF St Louis
The women were first given hearing IN
favor Of woman suffrage and other reforms
advocated by the Womens Christian Vsmper-
ance Union. akssa
committee of 1--WE ladies' wus appointed &c
consider these requests and report on them.
DR.. J. X. Funk, of New YorA. chairman oi
the committee on platform, then reported the
platform agreed upon by the majority OF the
committee upon the lines heretofore indicated
in the United Press dispatches.
The first six plarks. denunciatory OF the
liquor traffic and proposing straight out pro-
hibition, he said had been unanimously ndop-
ted The seventh plank which declared that
no citizen should be denied the right to vote
on account of sex, he said had been adopted
by only o small majority. The other planks
upon (which there was some division in the
committee were:
Clause s That all citizens should be pro-
tected in their right to one days rest week.
o. Non-secta rian schools to be taught In
the English language
10. Election of president, vice president and
senators directly by the people.
IL. Liberal pensions.
I2. Exclusion of pauper and criminal immi-
grants.
la The naturalized citizen not to vote until
o year after naturalization
IL Favoring arbitration.
10. Inviting cooperation OF all persons raw
oring these views
When Gov St John arose to present the MI
nority report he was received with loud ap-
plause from the broad gauge faction, which
increased as he read the minority plank as
follows:
"Resolved, That oil money be Issued by the
government only and without the intervention
of any private citizen, corporation or banking
institution. 1t should be based upon the
wealth. stability and integrity Of the nation
and be full legal tender for all debts, public
and private, and should be OF sufficient vol
ume to meet the demands of the legitimate
business interests OF the country and for the
purpose Of honestly liquidatiug all outstand-
ing obligations payable in coin. We demand
the free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at a ratio of 10 to /, without consulting
eny other nation"
The other points on which the minority
asked action we're as follows
II. Preserving public lands from monopoly
and speculation
is. Government control OF railroads and tel
egraphs.
10. Favoring an income taI and imposing
only such import duties as are necessary to
secure equitable commercial relations with
other nations
And lastly, clause 90, favoring the adoption
of the initiative and referendum as q means
OF obtaining free expression OF popular will
On the motion to make their concentrations
part of the majority report, the fight began
Indiana delegates demanded that the vote be
taken by call of states, and New York and
Pennsylvania delegates to o sufficient number
seconded this motion. The vote was then
taken on a motion to table Gov. st. John s
proposition, and resulted, yeas $40. nays 492
So the convention refused to table the motion
to make the minority report part Of the ma
jority report.
The previous question was then ordered and
Gov St. Johr was recognized to close the de-
bate amid scene OF much excitement He
explained that making the minority report
part of the majority did not make the recon-
mendation of that committee part of the plat
form, each plank could be voted upon sepa-
rately.
The hrst five planks relating to prohlbitory
legislation for the suppress sion OF the liquor
traffic were read and unanimously adopted.
An Intellectual effort was made to take up the
sixth plank, calling upon the churches to sup
port the prohibition ticket at the polls When
the woman suffrage plank was reached q hot
debate arose 1t ended in victory for woman
suffrage,
The convention then at 1s;c0 p m. took re-
cess until 230 D. m.