The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-05-26
THE ADVOCATES
OF PROHIBITION
PLANS UNDER WAY FOR THEIR
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
CHAIRMAN STEWARD TALKS
Prospective Candidates FOR the Presi-
Dental Nomination ~ Tonnes
see Against Gen. Miles
The Platform.

see Against Gen. Miles
The Platform.
Indianapolis, Ind, May "a -Oliyef
w. Steward, Of Chicago, chairman OF
the prohibitionist national committee,
was in the city Monday in conference
with G. e. Newlin, Indiana state chair
man Of that party, on arrangements
for the national convention. which is
to be held in indianapolis June 20 and
80. The Tennessee state convention in
dorsed James A. Tate, Of Hartman,
Tenn, for president. "a resolution was
introduced" said Mr.. Stewart, in
structing the delegates to the national
convention to vote against Nelson A..
Miles, but the resolution was with
drawn for the reason that the delegates
were all opposed to Miles anyhow, and
there was no good reason for taking
any negative action"
The Candidates.
Mr. Stewart says that besides Tate
the men most discussed for the NOM
nation for president are: Alfred Man
ierre, of New York; A. A. Hopkins, OF
Hornellsville, n. Y, and A. G. Wolf
enbarger, of Lincoln, Neb. S. G. Swal-
low, of Pennsylvania, is frequently
mentioned, Mr.. Stewart says, and will
probably receive some votes, although
it is Mr.. Stewards understanding that
DR.. Swallow does not want the nomina-
ton, and that Pennsylvania will not
present his name.
The Platform.
"The matter of our next national
platform" predicted Mr.. Stewart, will
not differ from that of the platform of
four years ago. but there will be diff
ference in the manner of statement
There viii not be so much stump
speech in the next platform"
''How about the woman's suffrage
question? VIII that go into the plat
form?" he was asked
II rather think there will be strong
movement to deal with this matter as
it was dealt with by the national pro-
hibition convention that met in Indian
apolis in 1888. Then it was recognized
to be an issue to be dealt with by in
dividuaI states and the question was
referred to the states for action"
The Democrats.
st. Louis, May 24.-The sub-commit-
tee of the democratic national commit
tee met here Monday, practically COM
pleted arrangements for the democratic
national convention which will meet
in this city July 6, and adjourned to
meet again Wednesday, June 5, at ten
a. M, at the Hotel Jefferson. The dis
position of the tickets for the 10,450
seats that will be provided for in the
convention hall for delegates, alter
mates, the press and the general public,
was taken care of and other matters
were arranged.
Those present were Chairman J. X.
Jones, of Arkansas; Senator William
J. Stone, Of Missouri; Daniel J. Cam
peau, of Michigan; Norman E. Mack, of
New York; James M. Head, of Tennes-
see; J. G. Johnson, of Kansas, and
John e. Osborne, of Wyoming The
absentees were Messrs. J. M. Guffey, of
Pennsylvania, and John r. Mclean, OF
Ohio. y
A resolution was adopted, providing
that all applications for press tickets
from newspapers for the democratic
national convention shall be made by
and in the name of the publishers or
managing editors of the newspapers
and must be filed with Mr.. Charles Fl.
Mann, press gallery, house of represen-
tatives, Washington, d. c., on or before
June s. Applications for press tickets
from persons other than the indicated
above will not be recognized"
A total of 702 seats will be provided
for press workers. OF that number 352
seats are for correspondents or local
newspaper workers. These will have
tables. The remaining $50 seats will
be reserved for representatives of the
weekly press and publishers who do
not send Geographic matter, but write
news letters. Each member of the ma
tional committee has been allotted ten
tickets and each delegate three. The
award for the decoration of the hall
has not yet been made 1t was an
nounced, on behalf of the local COM
mittee on arrangements that the con-
vention hall will be ready to turn over
to the national committee by June Is.