The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-05-30
BROAD GAUGE MEN BOLT fHE
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
MARROW GAUGE PLATFORM
Their Own-Ths Regular Convention
NOwinates Joshua Lesering for
President and Hais johnson
for vice PresIdent--Bol-
tsrs TO Organize

PITTsBUBs, Pa, May 29.-The Pro-
hibition national convention nomin-
ated the following ticket:
For president-Joshua J. Levering
of Maryland.
For vice president-Hale Johnson
of Illinois
The free silver plank was rejected
and the candidates were placed upon
the thinnest kind Of narrow gauge
platform, embodying merely the prin-
ciple OF prohibition, and even omit
ting the woman suffrage plank, which
has been feature of its platforms
for years past
Ex-Governor John L. st. John made
a gallant fight for the free coinage of
silver, and Helen NJ. Cougar OF In
diana and Mrs. L. A. Pool of New
York struggled in vain for woman
suffrage, but the narrow gauge people
controlled the convention and took
everything. When the nominations
for president were reached, the name
Of Charles l.. Bentley of Nebraska,
the broad gauge candidate, was not
presented, his boom having been
bursted by the overwhelming defeat
of the silver forces.
The broad gauge element left the
convention hall and organized rump
convention in another hall. Eleven
state chairmen were among the bolt
ers and twenty-four states were rep
resented Among the prominent bolt
ers were Helen NJ Cougar of Indiana;
Ex-Governor John L. st. John, X. $.
Thompson of Ohio, editor of the New
Era; John Lloyd Thomas of New York
and l. H. Logan of Ohio.
Ex-Governor John p. ST. John was
called on for a speech. In the course
OF his remarks he said:
"Our object Is to determine where
we are at Tie crucial moment has
come and we must decide whether we
are TO he ruled by the Standard Oil
Company and Wall street or not.
Liquor is q great question; so is none
tary oppression. / would rather 60
down with the minority than stand by
the party which will sacrifice the
womanhood of the nation. We have
the women and the workingmen of the
West with u.s."
party, which will be known as the
National party. Its motto will be
Home Protection"
L
to appoint two members from each
state to form a national central COM
mittee.
1t was decided to appoint a commit
tee of five to visit the national Demo
cratic, Republican and Populist con-
ventions and invite all dissatisfied per-
sons to unite with the National party.
The platform will be practically the
broadgauge platform reported at the
Prohibition convention, with less OF
the prohibition feature. 1t declares
for the election of President and SEN
ators by popular vote. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that the nominees of the
| new party will be the broadgauge can
didates, Charles T.. Bentley, of Ne.
braska, for President. and j. H.
Southgate, OF North Carolina, for Vice
| President.
j. H. Levering, the regular Prohi
bitionist nominee for President, is &
prominent coffee merchant OF Balti
more. lie Is 55 years OF age, reputeC
to be very wealthy and Is president o.
the Y. M. C. A.. lie was formerly {
Democrat, but has been connected
with the Prohih ion party since 1854
and has for sO..s years past acted a
vice chairman of the state executive
committee. lie ran on the Prohibit OF
ticket last fall for governor, receiving
the highest vote ever cast in the stat
for the party. Mr.. Levering was pro
nounced in his views on the question
at issue, and previous to the conven
tion stated positively shat he woul'
not accept the nomination upon
free silver or broad gauge platform.
Hale johnson, the nominee for vic'
president, is 40 years OF age. He wa
born in Indiana ana served througl
the war He is past commander o
the &. A. r., and colonel in tn
Veteran Legion. In 1854 he was
delegate to the national Republican
convention, but shortly afterward
became a prohibitionist and has beel
prominent in its councils ever since.