The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-08

The state convention of the Prohibition
party was held yesterday in tile Seattle
Y. NJ. c. A. building. The assembled dele
gates chose representatives to the nationa!
convention and adopted a platform. To-
ward the close of the meeting, Oliver w.
Stewart, chairman of the national COM
mittee OF the party, arrived and addressed
the assembly.
Forty-ive delegates, including several
women, were present when the convention
was called to order at II o'clock in the
forenoon. o. L. Fowler of Pierce county,
was chosen chairman, and committees on
platform and nominations appointed. None
OF the eastern counties of the state we're
represented.
At the afternoon session the following
delegates were elected to the national con-
vention, Z. S. Smith, of King county; Q.
L. Fowler. of Pierce county, Jonas Bush
ell OF Kitsap county; II. f. Dunlap, of
King county; ]. NJ. wilkins, OF King coun-
ty; S. A. Dennson, of Kitsap county. ard
John Bushell. of King county. Two dele
gates are yet to be chosen. They Will
probably be appointed by the executive
committee from Eastern Washington.
On motion of e. s. Smith the conven-
ton resolved itself into a body of citizens,
and passed a resolution indorsng superior
Judge Benson's crusade against gambling.
The platform committee composed If
Jonas Bushell. E. S. Smith. A. F. Grow
and Orville Espey, then reported. The
proposed platform severely arraigned the
Mckinley administration and denounced
trusts and monopolies The assembled
delegates seemed to agree that While the
platform was a literary success, 1t con-
tanned nothing of a constructive character,
but was wholly negative and therefore not
suitable. 1t was rejected. The rejected
platform contained few remarks on the
financial question, but took no side in TIE
matter Some of the delegates, however,
expressed themselves as not being in favor
of any reference to the subject. The COM
uittee was sent out to draw up another
platform.
Row Over Platform.
The debate on the platform came near
precipitating a discussion of the trust ques-
ton.
The platform ultimately adopted in It's
first article condemns President Mckinley
for not exercising his power TO abolish the
army canteen. and holds him and the Re
publican party responsible. The second
article protests against the protection given
nv the government to the liquor frame IN
the islands controlled or possessed by the
United States. In the third article, II is
denied that the tariff question is greater
than prohibition and these principles Cf
the party set forth: That the saloon Is
nuisance; that the party is opposed to tie
army canteen; that INTELLIGENCE and rnoiai
Of suffrage; that the party Is opposed 20
trusts and monopolies which raise the
price of their products or lower the WAGES
OF labor. and favors national. state or nu-
nicipal control, and IL necessary the owner
shin OF public utilities which are natural
monopoies. and finally that the party
fayurs proportional representation. the tni-
tiative and referendum, and the election or
the president vice president and senators
Of the United States by the direct vote Of
the people.
After the adoption of the platform. the
convention discussed ways and mao for
raising money. for its campaign fnnd
Cards calling for contributions of specified
sums were distributed among the delegates
o. w. Stewart. chairman OF the ma
tonal committee, made MS appearance In
the hall and greeted with warm APP
plause. He made an eloquent address 10
the assembly, and exhorted those present
to keep on fighting. for the right, he said.
must conquer in the end He gave wit
ty description of Hanna's message TO Presi-
dent Mckinley. when the former was elect
ed senator from ohio-'God reigns and the
Republican party still lives" Although lie
hearers might find 1t hard TO reconcile
these two statements yet he thought that
Hanna really believed in his message.
After The convention adjourned, Mr.
Stewart in an interview, said:
4 Tour of the West.
al started on tour Of the West from
Chicago three weeks ago, ana am WISHING
attic | will go to California. thence TO
Arizona, where I will organize branch OF
the party From Arizona | viii go to
Texas. and then make trip through the
Eastern states.
Il have been much encouraged by my
experiences IN the West The indications
are that our party viii show a substantial
increase at the fail election and will proba-
lily cast the largest vote In its history.
Several leading Prohihiticnists are men-
toned for the presidential nomination. j.
G WooHey ~ Illinois, is being much talk
ed o. for the posidon. Or $ G Swallow,
OF Pennsylvania, who headed the opposi-
ton against Quay IN the last state cleo
ton. and II johnson. OF Illinois. who was
our candidate for vice president IN the last
campaign are also mentioned John Hipn
NJ Denver Is coming into prominence ana
may get the nomination
"Our national platform. I believe viii
deal exclusively with prohibition and the
canteen question II will not touch on sil-
Nr~ Dr the trusts. "
Mr. Stewart VIII speak AZ the First Chris
tan church corner Eighth avenue and
Rel street this morning a. II O'clock; and
I'm the afternoon at o'clock ~ the Methu-
8ist Protestant church az Third avenue
and Pine street.