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IFIRSH NATIONAL TICKET.
ilevering and Johnson to Lead the
Prohibitionist Voters.
THE FREE SILVERITES BOLT.
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The Head Of the Ticket Is From Mary
land and the Tail From Illinois---The
silverites and Populists Bolt Because
the Platform is for Prohibition Solely
"A Two Days Session.
P1TTsBuRe. Penn, May 29.-The Prohibit
Zionist National Convention after two
days session nominated Joshua Levering, of
Maryland, for President and Hale johnson,
OF Illinois, for Vice-President. They belong
to the "narrow guace' element Of the party.
The platform Of the convention is confined
to the single issue Of prohibition, all the
i''isms," such as free silver, woman's suf-
frage, and the rest being dropped. The
convention was in an uproar all day, and
when the platform was adopted finally the
free silverites and Populists arose and left
the hall. About 200 delegates bolted.
, One Of the final acts OF the convention was
to send telegram Of sympathy to the
Mayor OF st. Louis. The women first had
hearing in favor Of woman suffrage and
other reforms advocated by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. A committee
Oh uVe l6QleS vas appOlnteu " CousiuSA tHSSO
requests and report on them.
DR.. I. K. Funk, OF New York, Chairman OF
the Committee on Platform, then reported
the platform as agreed upon by the majority
of the committee. The first six planRs,
denunciatory OF the liquor traffic and proposy
tng straight-out prohibition, ne said, had
been unanimously adopted. 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 small
majority. The other planks upon which
there was some division in the COM
mittee we're: That all citizens should be
protected in their right to one days rest
week: non-sectarian schools to be taught in
the English language; election OF President,
Vice-President and Senators directly by the
people; libernl pensions; exclusion OF pauper
and criminal Immigrants; the naturalized
citizen not to vote till year after naturaliz-
alton; favoring arbitration; inviting cooper
alton Of all persons favoring these views.
When Ex-Governor ST.. John rose to present
the minority report he was received with
loud applause from the broad-gauge faction,
which increased as he read the minority
money plank, which was for free silver coin
age.
At the afternoon session the convention
considered the free silver plank proposed by
the broad gauge faction. After three hours
hot debate, the free silver plank was defeat
ed by vote Of Ss7 ayes to 427 noes.
Mr. Patton. OF Illinois. preclpitated. a
lively debate by opposing the non-sectarlan
school resolution, as being the work OF the
American Protective Association. he ap-
pealed TO the convention not to- ADOPT any,
thing which would prevent enlisting all good
citizens to aid them in fighting against the
rum power. He proposed substitute plat
form which omitted mention OF every SUBJ
jeet, woman suffrage included, except pro-
hibition.
In a scene OF intense confusion, the pre-
vious question was ordered by rising vote,
and Mr.. Patton's substitute was declared
adopted and thus became the sole platform
Of the party.
A recess was taken at Gas until 8 p. m,
and the broad-gauga men immediately went
into caucus to consider their further plans.
About 800 delegates attended the broad
guage caucus, including sixty women.
Various bolting propositions were howled
down.
As soon asthe night session Of the conyen;
tior was called to order the roll was called
for nominations for President and Vice-Pres-
ident Of the United States. Mr.. Tucker. OF
Maryland, nominated Joshua Levering, OF
that State.
Elisha Kent Kane, Of Pennsylvania, nom
mated Ex-Governor L. G. Hughes, OF Arizona,
a former citizen Of Philadelphia
Mr.. LeveringS nom1natlon was seconueu
by MIR. Hipp of Illinois; Mr.. Volney B.
Cushing, Of Maryland; Mr.. English, OF New
York, and Mr.. McClennan Brown. OF Ohio.
No one having seconded Ex-Governor
Hughes's nomination. his name was with
drawn, and Mr.. Joshua Levering, OF Balti-
more, was nominated by reclamation as the
Prohibition Standard bearer.
} With waving Of flags and tumultuous
demonstrations Of applause the candidate
was escorted to the platform and made an
address Of acceptance.
Soon after II p. M, when the National
Committee bad possession OF the hoor ana
contributions to the campaign fund. headed
by a number Of $500 checks from New York
delegates, were pouring in, q atramping down
the aisle to the left of the Chair announced
the departure Of the free-silver women-suf-
frage, Populist "bolters," about 200 IN num-
ber, who had secured hall and were pre-
pairing to hold meeting elsewhere, and very
materially disturbed the proceedings OF the
convention.
The convention nominated Hale johnson.
of Illinois, for Vice-President, and at II. 80 a.
m. adjourned sine die.