Abilene weekly reflector., 1896-06-04
A NEW PARTY.
Tho Prohibitionists Split Up and
tho Broad Gaugers Leave.
The NATIONAL PARTY ORGANIZED.
Its Motto sHoms Protectiop~- Narrow
Gauge Element Nominate Joshua r.
Levering for President and Hale
johnson for Vice President.

johnson for Vice President
p,rrsprnau Pa Nav 9a-The pro.
bibition national convention Yesterday
nominated the following ticket: For
nrs.ident Joshua p Ieverlno of
MARYLAND. for vica nresident Hale
Johnson of Illinois The free silver
nlank was reiected and the candidates
were placed upop the thinnest kind Of
. narrow oauca nlatform embodvinO
meralv ths nriscinle ~ nrohibition
and even omittinu the woman suffrage
miami which has been a feature Of ia
nlatforms for vsars mast Ex.C,ov.
John P. s. John made gallant tIpht
for the free coinage Of silver. and
Helen M Cougar Of Indiana and Mrs,
7, A Pool of Nav York STRUGGLED In
vain for woman suffrage but the mar.
row gauge peonle controlled the con.
vention and took everything When
the nominations for nresident were
reached the name NJ Charles f.. Rent.
Law NJ N.hraska the broad oauoe can.
didate. was not presented. his boom
having been burst bv the overwhelm.
inc defeat Of the silver forces at the
afternoon session.
Tho broad gauge element left the
convention hall late last nicht and or
Oanized a rumn convention in another
hall Eleven state chairmen were
among the bolters and "a states were
represented. Among the prominent
bolters we're Helen M Cougar, of In.
diana; ex-Goy. John P. st. John; R. s.
Thomson. Of Ohio. editor of the New
Era. John Llovd Thomas Of New
York and L. B. Logan. of Ohio Ex.
Gov. John p. st. John was called on
for a speech. In the course of his re.
marks he said. "Our object ia to de-
termine where we are at The crucial
moment has come and we must decide
whether we are to be ruled bv the
STANDARD Oil Co and Wall street or
not Liouor is n creat ouestion. so Ia
monetary onnression would rather
% down with the minority than stand
bv tho marty which will sacrifice the
womanhood of tho nation We have
the women and the workinumen Of the
west with us.
II was decided tn oroanize new
marty which will he known as the ma.
tional marty Its motto will be "Home
pro,action y Tho state delecates were
authorized To anpoint two members
from zach state 70 form n national cen.
tral committas
n was dacidad N arno;rt n commit.
too NJ Ave n visit the national demo.
cratic renuhlican and nonulist nvan.
t;or. and invita- an dissat;saed nersons
to ur;ta with tho national partu Tho
nlatform will be nracticallv the broad
rrao oo nlatform ranortsd A. tho nrobi.
hilton convention with Lass Of the nro.
bihit;on feature II declares for the
election of nresident and SENATOR'S nv n
nopular vote IL is generally conceded
that the nominees of the new marty
will he the broad oauoe candidates
Charles n Bentlv of Nebraska for
nresident and J. Fl. Soutbpate. of
North Carolina for vice nresident
IN Laverino tho regplar nrohibi.
Zionist nominae for nresident IA a
nrominent coffee mercbant of Ralti.
more Nd He il 55 years of ape re.
nuted to be verv wealthy and ia oresi.
dent NJ tho V M @ A. He was for.
marlv a democrat but has been con.
rected with tba nrobibition marty since
1884 and has Tor some wears mast acted
no v;ce chairman ~ tbe state execu.
tive committee He ran on the probi.
hilton ticket last fall for oovernor 70.
ceivino the biabest vote aver east in
Tho stete Tor the nartv Mr. Levering
was nronounced in his views on the
ouestions at issue and nrevious tn the
convention stated nositivslv that he
would not accent the nomination unon
. frse silver or broad cuaoe nlatform
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