The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-07-06
VOOLLEY HEADS THE TICKET
OF the National Prohibitonists'
Ticket.
NOMINATED ON FIRST BALLOT
Henry IL. Metcalf of Rhode Island
Nominated for Observation-Disclosures
Iey's Vote Stood $50 to 500 For DIR
Swallow OF Pennsylvania.

Chicago, June 29.-The national pro-
hibitionist convention nominated John
G. Woolley of Illinois for president
and Henry B. Metcalf OF Rhode Island
for vice-president. Mr.. Woolley de-
feated Silas Swallow of Pennsylvania
on the first ballot by vote of $50 to
800. Mr.. Metcalf also was nominated
on the first ballot, receiving $40 votes
to 113 for Il. L. Eaton of Iowa and 1872
for T. r. Carskadon of West Virginia.
Both nominations were made unani-
nous amid much enthusiasm. After
raising $1,000 for the campaign fund
the convention adjourned.
1t developed early in the day that
the fight for first place on the ticket
was between Woolley and Swallow.
Just 700 delegates were in their seats
when the chairman announced that the
roll of states would be called for the
placing in nomination candidates for
president.
Arkansas yielded to Illinois. and
Oliver w. Stewart. chairman of the
national committee, took the platform
TO nominate John G. WOolley for first
place. Mr. Stewart said:
1.-THE republican party has renomi-
mated the one mar in the United
States who is to blame for the exist
ence Of the army canteen, the man
who has committed this country to
the imperial expansion Of the liquor
traffic. The republican party has NOM
mated man who, by his official con-
boc 1- p
to the prohibition party in the last
year. In a short time the democratic
party will meet in Kansas City and
will name as is standard bearer
man who, pretending TO be the sworn
foe of trusts, monopolies and unho!y
combinations of wealth, has not dared
say word against the liquor traffic
that furnishes the corrupt and pur-
chasable vote by which such combina-
lions keep themselves entrenched in
power. This, of all years. Is the one
In which TO convert men to the pro-
hibtion party. Give US then leader
of enthusiasm vino can stir the hearts
OF men. Give us a man whose ele-
ments Of strength have already taken
him into the forefront of the fight and
made him the most prominent reform
orator in America"
Mr. Stewart closed by naming John
G. Wooley of every state" Cheers
and Woolley ''yells" drowned the last
words of the speaker. 1t was several
minutes before the demonstration end
ed.
II. l.. Castle OF Pennsylvania pre-
scented the name of DR.. Silas Swallow,
the fighting parson," of that state.
lie told Of the work of DR.. Swallow
for the prohibition party and his as
sistance to those who opposed the
boss!sm Of NJ. S. Quay. He predicted
Pennsylvania would roll up vote OF
300. 900 If its favcrite son was named
by the convention.
The close of his speech was the sig
nal for an attempt to stampede the
convention fer the eastern candidate.
The Pennsylvania delegates mounted
on chairs, waving pictures of Swallow
and trl-colored pampas plumes. There
were cries of Vote, vote, Swallow,
Swallow" and for a minute it looked
as If the plan to stampede the con-
vention would succeed.
A Woolley delegate jumped 90 his
feet and moved that the convention
adjourn until o'clock. A confused
cry of Yeas" and Mays" greeted the
motion. The chairman, who was a
Woolley man, put the motion and de-
clared the convention adjourned.
Then the trouble began. Delegates
rushed towards the presiding officer,
waving pampas plumcs and pictures,
and there were cries of Gag rule!"
from the Swallow supporters. The
chairman read over the rules of the
convention and then reversed his-d de-
cision and the Swallow cohorts cheered.
M. Woolley was graduated from
Ohio Wesleyan university in 1871 and
attended the law school of the Univer-
sity of Michigan the following year.
He was admitted to the bar in the SUI
preme court of Illinois in 1873, in the
supreme court of Minnesota in 1878
and in the supreme court of the United
States in 1856; was city attorney OF
Paris, ILL.,. in 1S76-77, and states at
torney at Minneapolis, Mimi, from
1884 to 1886.
Mr.. Woolley is married and has three
sons.
Henry B. Metcalf OF Rhode Island,
prohibition nominee for vice-president,
was born seventy-one years ago. He
is president of the Providence County
Savings bank and superintendent Of
the Sunday school of the Church OF
Our Father in. Pawtucket, r. l. Mr..
Metcalf was formerly Republican. but
Joined the Prohibition party several
years ago and has been prominently
identified with that party since. He
has been the Calculate Of his party for
governor several times.