The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

seated, representing thirty-seyen States
Homer Castle OF Pittsburg submitted the
report Of the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization and Order of Business The .e-
port recommended Samuel Dickie of Mich.
igan for permanent chairman. and Colonel
X. $. Cheves of Tennessee for permanelr
secretary
New National Committee
The list of National Committeeman. as
selected by the delegations Of the various
states, was then read and adopted. It was
as follows:
Arizona
ArkIns?s-
t.alifornia-I% W: Elliott. Gabrielle stckney
,,ol.rad9-I. y. seouiier. Mrs. NJ f. Crsise.
crnnectic1t-F. g. Platt. S.eeI.
FLORIDA
Idaho-H. A Lee E. b. Sutton.
illinois-oliver W. Stewart. Hale Johnson.
Iowa-MaIcom Smith. Reverend W L. Ferris.
kansas.r. .. Talnadss. J. b. Gearson.
ken'ueky-Frances +. BeaUchsmp. T. Il. De-
msree.
Maine-N. F. Woodbury.. A H. CLAY
Maryland Joshua Leveritse. Levin 5. Nelson.
Massachusetts-Frank NJ. Forbush, Herbert s.
Michigan-Fred E Britten. Doctor Samuel
DiCk.e.
Minnesots-w. J. Dean. J. F. Hcibers.
Missoari-H, P: Faris oharie. e stokes.
Nebrsska-A. G. woifenburser. l. g. Parker.
New Hampshire-H. C. jackson. L. F. Rich
ards.n.
New Jersey-Wiiiiam X. Nicholson, joel G.
New York-willam T. wsrdven. Francis F..
Baldwin.
North carol,na-Thomss p. johnson. Edwin
North Dakota--M H. KIN. J. Y. Ea.,srbrook.
Ohio,John Danner. Robert A. CsnCry.
oregon-w. r EIn,ore F. q. Miller.
Penn sylvauia-A- A. Stevens Charles r. Joiss
Ehode Issand-Henry r. Metcalf. Smith quinn
South pako,a-H. y. Curtis. F. J. Carlisle
Tennessee-Jsmes A. Tate. Colonel n. s.
Texas-D. H. Hancock. Reverend J. C. Adams.
ttsh-Jacob s. Boremar. c n. Savery.
Nermont-C- ". wyman. II. T. Corninss
E.n Hirsinia.L " stsnntSn. ": T h@ndIck
West Virginia -Thoras r. Csrskadnn. L. A.
Clayton.
Wisconsin, Samuel u. Hastings. Ole p. oleaon.
Wyoming
The convention then took a recess until
D. m.
Palmer House at the close Of the afternoon
session and unanimously reelected Oliver
w. Stewart National Chairman. Other
gan, Vice Chairman. William T. Wariweli.
New York, Secretary, and s. p. Hastings
Wisconsin. treasurer. The executive ccn-
mittee was increased in number from four
IN five. The committee resolved to conduct
school house campaigns"
The Party Platform.
The platform was presented at the even-
After a strong declaration against the
sale of Intoxicating liquors as beverages
and charges of insincerity against Demo-
cratic and Republican parties on the trust
question. inasmuoh as neither will attack
the liquor power, the platform takes up the
canteen question thus:
I'VE face with sorrow. shame and fear
the awful fact that this liquor traffic has
a grip on our Government, municipal.
State and national. through the revenue
system and saloon society. which no other
party dares to dispute: n grip which domi-
mates the party now in power, from caucus
to Congress. from policeman to President.
from the rumshop TO the White House.-a
grip which compels the Chief Executive to
consent that law should be nullifed in
behalf Of the brewer: that the canteen shall
across the seas. and that our iag shall
home and abroad. between this Government
and the men who defy and define II for
their own profit and gain.
The President ArraiGned.
1--WE charge upon President mckinley.
who was elected to his high office by ap-
almost unprecedented and by combina-
tion Of moral influences never before seen
in this country. that by his consptcu0us
example as wine drinkef at public ban. an
White House. he has done more to encodr-
age the liquor business, to demorslize the
Temperance habits of young men and to
into disrepute than any other President
this Republic has had. We further charge
upon President Mckinley responsibility
brood OF disease immortality. sin and death
In this country. In Cuba in Porto Rico and
the Philippines. and We insist that by his
attitude concerning the canteen and his ap-
parent contempt for the vast number or
petitions and petitioners protesting against
II. he has outraged and irsulted the moral
sentiment Of this country In such man
ner. and TO such a degree as calls for its
righteous uprising and his indigna II al d
effective rebukc.
We challenge denial Of the fact that our
Executive as Commander-in-Chief of the
military forces Of the United States. at any
time prior to or since March 2. 1899, could
canteen. by executive order. as President
Hayes did before him. and should have
closed mem, Tor the same reasons which
actuated President Hayes"
The platform closes with an appeal to
Christian citizenship TO support the Pro-
Every sentence in condemnation of Presi-
dent Mckinley was greeted with shouts OF
Equal Suffrage Plank.
Il have another resolution recommended
by the Committee on Resolutions" said
Professor Hopkins. He then read the fol-
lowing:
Resolved. That it is the sense of this
convention that the right of ballot shall
not be denied any citizen on account OF
sex
After considerable discussion a rising vote
was called for. and the platform and ad-
ditional resolutions favoring woman suf-
frage were adopted by a practically unani-
nous vote and amid a tempest of cheers,
Some delegate started blessed Be the
Tie That Binds" and the whole assemblaGe
Joined in thunderous song of praise. even
the throngs In the gallery taking up the
old hymn. The convention then adjourned
until $50 tomorrow morning.
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