Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-06-06
PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
Woman Sui rage Resolution Adop.
ted.-Another BROAD Gauge vio-

WV
tory.
Pittsburg. Pa, May 2s.-One Of the
first acts OF the prohibition convention
when II reassembied In exposition hall
this morning was to sen a telegram Of
sympathy to the mayor az st. Louis.
The women were first given a hear
ing In favor OF woman suffrage and
other reforms advocated by the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union.
A committee Of five ladies was ap-
pointed 10 consider these requests and
report on them.
DIR. J. X. Wunk Of New York. chair
a Of the committee on platform.
then reported the platform as agreed
upon by the majority Of the committee,
upon the lines heretofore indicated in
the United Press dispatches. The first
six planks. d%enouncing liquor traffic
and proposing straight out prohibition,
he said had been unanimously adopted.
The seventh plank which declared that
no citizen hould be denied the right 70
vote on account of sex, he said, had
been adopted by only a small majority.
The other planks upon which there was
some division in the committee were.
Clause S. That all citizens should be
protected In their right to n days rest
a week.
3. Non-secte ian schools to be taught
in the English language.
10. Election Of president. vice presi-
dent and senator's directly by the peo-
pie.
II. Liberal pensions.
~ LS-al.a.A. ~ nnrtaRs aN1 arfnaina 4
immigrants.
IL. The naturalized citizens not to
vote till a year after naturalization.
IL Favoring arbitration.
10. Inviting cooperation of all per-
ons %favoring these views.
When Gov. st. John rose TO p~rescntthe
minority report, be was received
with loud applause from the br, ad
guaRe faction, which increased as hc
read the minority plank as follows.
Resolved. That all money be issued
by the government only and without
the Intervention OF any private citizen,
corporation or banking institution. IL
should be based upon the wealth, sts-
bility and integrity OF the nation and
be "a full legal tender for all debts. pub
lie and private. and should be OF sufi-
Client volume to meet the demands OF the
legitimate business interests OF the
country and for the purpose Of honestly
l~iquidating all our outstanding obliga'
tons payable in coin. We demand thu
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at a ratio of Is to !. without con
sulting any other nation"
The other points on which the minor
ity asked action were as follows:
II. Preserving public lands from mon
opoly and speculation.
10. Government control of railroads
and telegraphs.
20. Favoring an income tax and i'm.
posing only such import duties as arr
necessary TO secure equitable CONNER
ciaI relations with other nations. And
lastly, clause 20. favoring the adoption
OF the initiative and referendum as 9
means OF obtaining free expression o
the popular will.
on the motion to maxi their com
m~endations part OF the majority re
port, the fight began. Indiana delegate'
demanded that a vote be taken by
call OF states and the New York anC
Pennsylvania delegates to a sufficien
number seconded this motion.
The vote was then AIKEN n q motion
to table Governor 81. Johns p~roposltioi
and resulted as folIows-yeas. $40
nays. i92.
So the convention refused To table tn
motion to make the minority report
part OF the majority report.
The previous question was then or
dered and Governor st. John was rec
ognized to close the debate amid
scene OF much excitement. He ex
planned that making the minority repor
part Of the majority did not make tn
.s-ang'snaat.epr. 81 1nst sonrnl,..
be voted upon separately. me mr.
Ave planks relating to ~prohibitory legii
iation for the suppression OF the liqut
traffic were read and unanimous
adopted. An Intellectual effort wa
made to table the sixth plank. calm
the churches to support the prohibitio
ticket at the polls. When the woms
suffrage plank was reached a hot de
bate arose.
IL ended in a victory for woman sui
frage. The convention then. at 1920
IN, took a recess until $50 y. IN.