The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-06-28
PROH|BS|NS SESSION
The National Convention Be-
ing Held In Chicago.
Various Candidates In the
Field For President.
Most of the States Represented
at Opening Session-Pre-
liminary Organization.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The national
convention of the Prohibition party met
today in the First regiment armory, Six
teenth street and Michigan avenue. OF
the 1,O34 delegates who were entitled to
seats in the national convention more
than three-fourths were in attendance
when Chairman Oliver W. Stewart of
the national executive committee called
the convention to order this morning,
and it is expected that that by tomorrow,
when the nominations for president and
vice president will be made, nearly u
thousand representatives of the party
will be present TO take part in the choos-
ing of the national leaders. Nearly all of
the eastern and central western states
had full delegations present, the alb
senteeS in most instances being from
southern and Pacific coast states.
Three avowed candidates for the pres
idcntial nomination are in the field--John
&. WoOlley of Chicago, editor of The
New Voice and a prominent platform ad-
vocatc of the cause of prohibition; Hale
johnson of Newton, Ills, and Rev. Silas
G. Swallow of Harrisburg. The latter
has high reputation AS a pulpit orator
and has many supporters among the del
egates from the eastern states. Friends
of Mr.. Woollcy expressed themselves as
being confident of his nomination on the
third or fourth ballot, claiming for him
the almost solid support of the Michigan,
Wisconsin, Maryland. Missouri and Ne
braska delegates, majority of votes of
New York. Kansas. California and Ohio
delegates and half of the vote of Illinois.
Last night Mr.. WoollCy was also assured
of the support of the Delaware dclega-
ton, u representative of that delegation
asking to be allowed to place Mr.. Wool
ley in nomination. This, according to
Mr.. Woolley's partisans, practically as
sures him the nomination.
For Hale johnson, the votes of North
and South Dakota delegations solid. Il
majority from Minnesota and half of Hi
nuis, besides scattering votes from other
states were assured. \ majority of the
votes OF the New England states Colo
RADIO, Pennsylvania and Indiana delega-
tions were claimed. the Indiana delegates
desiring the nomination for president of
an eastern man on account of the vice
presidential boom for Felix +. McWhir-
ter of indianapolis.
For vice president, besides Professor
McWhirter. Henry b. Metcalf of Rhode
Island. w. b. Witherspoon of Alabama
and w. w. Smith of New York, are can
didates. The vice presidential nomina-
tion, however. will probably be governed
entirely by the result of the balloting for
president, the nomination of a western
man being almost certain to result in the
| choice of an eastern man for second
| PLACE ON the ticket and vice versa.
Nearly $500 Prohibitionists, including
| the delegates TO the national convention
| and to the state convention which met
! here yesterday, gathered at the Palmer
| House and marched through the down
| town streets To the First regiment ar
mory. Previous to the parade the recep
| tion committee had met Joshua Lowering
| of Baltimore, Prohibition candidate fol
the presidency in 1856, who arrived this
morning, and escorted him to the Palmer
| House.
1t was exactly 1870 this morning wher
| Chairman Stewart of the national com
mittee raped for order. At that time
nearly all the delegates We're in theil
seats, while the galleries surrounding
! the big drillroom of the First regiment
was filled with spectators. Just previous
| to the fall of the gavel the delegates
from the New England states marched
into the hall in body, each delegate
carrying Il canteen with the letters ~
s." inverted and bearing the legenC
"Anticanteen." They were literally ap
| plauded. After the convention had com,
to order Chairman Stewart proceeded tC
deliver his formal address.
Chairman Stewart then introduced DR.
John III. Hill of Chicago, who delivered
lengthy address of welcome. Severa
members of the first Prohibition conven
tion, which was held in Chicago in 1869
were in the hall, some Of them as dele
gates, and at DR.. Hills request they
were escorted to the platform.
Chairman Stewart then announced
temporary officers as follows: Chairman
Samuel Dickie of Michigan; secretary
A. Il. Wilson of Chicago; assistants
Colonel Jclis of Tennessee and Il. Il
Sutton of Idaho.
Chairman Dickie made a brief speech
outlining the work to be done by th'
convention.
| DIR. swallow Is Like Bnrkis.
| PITTSBURG, June 2T.-Thc Rev. DR.