The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-29
MetcaIf Gets $40 for Second Place
Thomas II. Carskndon 132 and
Rev. Il. l.. Eaton 113.
INDIANIANS AGAINST WINNERS
NEARLY ALL WERE FOR SWALLOW
AND THE WEST vIRGINIAN.
Collection of $1,000 Taken for Cam
paign Purposes - Several En-
thusiastic Demonstrations.
For President. JOHN G. wOOLLEY
For Vice President. HENRY B. METCALF

For President ....... JOHN G. wOOLLEY
For Vice President. HENRY b. METCALF
CHICAGO. June 2S-The Prohibition ma
tional convention adjourned sine die to-day,
after having placed in nomination for Pres
ident John G.. woollley. of Illinois. and for
Vice President Henry b. Metcalf, of Rhode
Island. The nominations In each instance
were made on the first ballot. Only two
| candidates for the presidential nomination
| were ballotted for-Mr. woolley and Rev.
| Silas c. Swallow, of Pennsylvania Hale
Johnson, of Illinois, withdrawing his name
at the last moment and throwing his
strength to Mr.. Woolley. This undoubtedly
| had great effect on the result, as the
| veption earlier in the day had been nearly
| stampeded for Swallow by an eloquent
| speech by Homer l.. Castle of Pittsburg.
and had the friends of the Pennsylvania
| clergyman forced ballot at that time
the result might have been different. For
| Vice President three candidates were bal
loted for-H. B. Metcalf. Thomas r. Cars
| kadon, Of West Virginia. and Rev. Z. L.
| Eaton. of Iowa-Nir. Metcalf receiving
overwhelming majority of the votes cast.
| Immediately after the announcement of the
nomination DR.. Swallow was proposed as
| the vice-presidential nominee. The conven-
| ton went wild over the suggestion, but Dr.
| Swallow, after hurried conference with
the Pennsylvania delegation, refused to ac-
cept the nomination.
| During to-day's session Chairman Stew
art. of the national committee, called for
| contributions for the campaign and over
| $1,000 was realized in few minutes.
| NOMINATING SPEECHES.
| Nominations for .the presidency were in
| order when the convention opened to-day.
| but were postponed for a short time, and
| Colonel Brewer. of the Salvation Army,
was introduced. He made an eloquent plea
for the cause of prohibition and was en-
| Enthusiastically cheered when he took his
| seat.
"The roll of States will now be called for
nominations for President" announced
| Chairman Wolfenbarger.
| Arkansas yields to Illinois," cried the
lone woman delegate from that State.
| illinois has two candidates for the pres
| idency." shouted a delegate. Amid much
| applause National Chairman Oliver w.
| Stewart was recognized to place John G.
Woolley in nomination. The announcement
! of Woolley's name by Mr.. Stewart was the
signal for the indulgence in a little horse
| play of politics by the delegates. Gray
| bearded old delegates, as we'll as the
younger men, cheered, shouted, waved flags
| and handkerchiefs, and when Mr. Stewart
| concluded apparently half the delegates
| arose and cheered wildly.
/ George w. Gere, of Illinois. then took the
| platform to nominate Hale johnson. He
| said: ''I have the honor to name TO you
to-day the grandest man in the Prohibi-
| tion party in the world [applausel, except
Oliver w. Stewart and myself [Laughterl
| He was born In Indiana in 1s47 He could
| not help It. He is wiser than Solomon. He
| married only one wife. He was a soldier.
/ So were his father and his grandfather.
So is his son. So. delegates, his war record
is clear. In 1875 he became a lawyer-an
honest lawyer [Laughter.l Not only must
we have a man of ability. but we must
| have man of business affairs and consti-
tutional ability, so he can call down the
| attorney general when he nullifes the can
| teen law. For years he has been a fighter
in the ranks of prohibition. for God and
home and native land. He is courageous
Christian citizen. as grand man as lives
beneath the sun, is Hale Johnson" IGreat
| applause.l
| California yields to Pennsylvania" came
the announcement from that State.
Homer L. Castle, of Pittsburg. pale and
slender. took the platform amid the ap-
/ piause of the friends of DR.. Swallow. to
nominate the Pennsylvania.
A SWALLOW DEMONSTRATION
"Get on the table!'' yelled some delegate
| In the rear of the hall. "If you can't see
| me you'll hear me- retorted Mr.. Castle.
and the delegates did. for his speech
| aroused an uproar. Mr.. Castles fierce de-
nunciation OF former Senator Quay was re-
ceived with delight by the delegates. AS Mr.
| Castle concluded the most striking demon
stration of the day occurred Every dele
gate in the Pennsylvania section. with bis
hands full OF gaily-colored pampas plumes
| or with large pictures of DR.. swallow
jumped to his feet shouting wildly. while
In other sections of the hall delegates blew
| horns and waved the state banrar. -,
demonstrations continued for several mir
u'es ana apparently came near stampeding
the convention. A motion TO adjourn was
mace and though apparently howled
down. the chair ruled that the motion had
carried A storm OF protests arose and an
appeal from the chairs decision was sus-
tanned by an overwhelming vote. The roll
call of States was then concluded. no fur
ther nominations being made. After Sec
onding speeches had been made the conven-
tion took recess for an hour
seconding speeches were resumed at the
afternoon session. representatives OF nearly
every State delegation taking the platform
| I'm support OF some one of the three candi-
dates. Ii was nearly o'clock when the roll