Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-28
National Prohibition Conven.
ton at Chicago.
DIeKIE YIELDS THE GAyEL
Presided Both Temporary and Perma-
nent Chairman Made speech Bitter
IL Assaiisng che Administration In Its
Position on the canteen Law.


street and Michigan avenue, being called
to order by Chairman Oliver w Stew
art. Of the national executive commit
tee
Tie invocation was delivered by Prof.
John Talmadge Bergen, of Hope college.
Holland
Nearly $500 Prohibitionists, inelu-
ding the delegates to the national con-
vention and to the state convention
which met here the day before, gath.
cred at the Palmer house and marched
through the down town streets to the
First regiment armory. Previous to the
parade the reception committee had met
Joshua lowering, of Baltimore, prohibi-
ton candidate for the presidency in
1896, and escorted him to the Palmer
house.
Previous to the fall of the gavel the
delegates from the New England States
marched into the hall in body. each
delegate carrying canteen with the
letters gu. S., inverted, and bearing
the legend. "Anti-canteen. They were
literally applauded. After the conyen.
ton had come to order, Chairman Stew
art proceeded to deliver his formal adj.
dress.
Chairman Stewart then introduced
DIR. John H. Hill, of Chicago, who de.
ivered Il lengthy address of welcome.
Several members of the first Prohibit
ton convention, which was held in Chi
eago III 1869, were in the hall, some OF
them as delegates. and at DIR. Hills re-
quest they were escorted to the plat
form.
Chairman Stewart then announced
temporary officers, as follows:
Chairman, Samuel Dickie, of Miehi-
gan; secretary, A. K. Wilson, Chicago
assistant secretary, Colonel Jellis, Ten.
nessee, and e. b. Sutton, Idaho.
Chairman Dickie then made a speech
outlining the work to be done by the
convention.
81 believe the Prohibition party is on
the eve of important events said Mr.,
Diekie. 1--WE represent reform before
which other reforms pale into insignifi-
canoe or disappear altogether. The
Democratic party stands for the contin
nance OF the liquor traffic, the Republic
can party stands for its perpetuation. "
He also accused the government with
using its consular service for gathering
information for the use of distillers and
brewers.
Mr.. Dickie bitterly assailed the ma
tional administration for its position on
the eanteen law and charged it with
.debauching the peoples of its new pos
sessions in the Philippines. y
At the conclusion of Chairman Dickies
speech, the rules and order of business
were adopted and committees We're APP
pointed A recess was then taken.
After the recess, the report of the
committee on credentials was not ready
and, pending its completion, the eonven-
ton was entertained by instrumental
and vocal music in which prohibition
was landed. Representatives of the
Young Peoples Prohibition League, of
New York, were also introduced aud
spoke briefly on the work of that organ
ization.
The report of the committee on cre-
dentlals was then presented by Chair
man Johann, who stated that the COM
mittee had decided that only those dele
gates present with certificates duly
signed We're entitled to seats There
We're SOB delegates actually seated, rep
resenting 81 states. The report was
adopted.
Homer Castle, of Pittsburg, submitted
the report of the committee on perma-
nent organization and order of bust
ness
The report recommended Samuel
Diczie, of Michigan, for permanent
chairman aad Colonel r. S. Cheves, of
Tennessee for permanent secretary. 1t
was adopted unanimously.
The list Of national committeeman as
selected by the delegates of the various
states was then read and adopted
Among them were:
T
S. Nelson
Ohio-John Banner and Robert A.
Candry.
Pennsylvania-A. A. Stevens and
Charles K. Jones.
West Virginia-Thomas r. Carskadon
and u. A. Clayton
The Prohibition party will make its
national campaign this year upon plat
form of single issue, the liquor traffic,
all other issues being subordinated to
this one question.
The platform, as adopted by the con-
vention, bears solely upon the question
OF the suppression of the liquor traffic.
In connection with this however, the
administration, and President Mckinley
III particular, are bitterly arraigned for
the position taken on the anti -eanUeen
law, the action on this being denounced
as Unreasonable. " The delegates received
these attacks with cheers.
bitter fight took place in the COM
mittee on resolutions before the plat
form was finally agreed upon, the men,
bers being sharply divided over the
question: of a single issue or "broad"
platform. The advocates of wom-
an suffrage were particularly en-
phatic i'll demanding suffrage plank,
but after session lasting for several
hours, the matter was compromised by
reporting separate resolution favoring
the granting of the franchise to women,
and in this form the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions was adopted by
the convention after considerable further
debate.
Expressions of various state delega-
tons rather indicated the nomination
OF Woolley for president and FL. B. Met
calf, OF Rhode Island, for vice presi-
dent. The voting strength of the third
prominent candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination Hale Johnson, of ILL
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