Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
PRESENT NEW ISSUES
Prohibition Platform Broadcast
Ever Adopted by Party.
SWALLOW AND CARROLL
TICKET NAMED FOR PRESIDENT
AND VICE PRESIDENT.
Michigan and Vermont Name State
Candidates-New York Campaign
opened-Murphy Talks.

A dispatch from indianapolis last night
says. The prohibition party in national con-
vention today nominated Silas c. Swallow
of Pennsylvania for President and George
w Carroll of Texas for Vice President.
The platform was adopted without argu-
ment after a long deadlock In the resolu-
lions committee 1t was described by l.
II. Ames of Oregon, secretary of the COM
mittee as the broadest platform ever
placed before the people by the party.
In addition to the planks on the liquor
question: the platform declares the party
to be in favor of international arbitration,
a suffrage law based mental and NOR
al qualifications uniform laws for the coun-
try and dependencies, popular election of
senators, civil service extension. and the
initiative and referendum. The trust ques-
ton was recognized by n demand for a
rigid application of the principles of justice
to all organic atoms of capital and labor.
reform of divorce laws Is demanded and
polygamy denounced.
Gen. Miles Withdrew His Name.
General Miles put an end to the move
meEt to nominate him for President by
sending to John G. Woolley telegram from
New York asking that his name be not
presented. This was considered final and
L.
nous, no other name being considered.
over $4,000 raised by subscription
pledges on the floor of the convention,
which. with 81 900 in the treasury, will
be the nucleus of the campaign fund Ma
tional Chairman Stewart and National Sec
rotary Tate were reelected.
The prohibition editors organized for the
campaign by electing Edward Clark Of In
dianapolis for president.
The convention program closed tonight
with mass meeting, at which addresses
were made by National Chairman Stewart
John G.. Woolley and others. Several hum
dred of the delegates left tonight for st.
Louis to visit the exposition.
Swallow May Decline
A dispatch from Harrisburg Pa, last
night, says: DR.. Silas C. Swallows accept
ance of the nomination for President by
the prohibition national convention at In
dianapolis is contingent his wifes
health. DR. Swallow did not attend the
convention. to which he was a delegate-at-
large from Pennsylvania, owing to the ILL
ness of Mrs. Swallow.
Warner Heads Michigan Ticket.
dispatch from Detroit, Mich, last night
says: But two contests worthy of the name
marked today's state republican nominating
convention in Light Guard Armory. One
of these was the fight in the resolutions
committee and in the convention by Rep
resentative William Alden Smith of Grand
RAPIDS and State Senator Charles Simons
of Detroit for the broader declaration In
the platform IN favor of primary reform
than the county local option favored by the
so-called machine element of the party and
the other was on the nomination for au-
ditor general.
The ticket is as follows: Governor, Fred
M Warner of Pennington; lieutenant gov
ernor Alexander Maitland of Negaunee;
state treasurer, Frank P GLACIER of Chel-
sea; secretary Of state, George A Prescott
of Tawas City: auditor general. DR.. ]. B.
Bradley Of Eaton Rapids; attorney general.
Charles A. Blair of Jackson; superintend-
ent of public instruction. p. P Kelly of De-
troit; member of the state board of educa-
ton, l.. l.. Wright of Ironwood: land COM
missioner. w H. Rose of Clinton county.
The platform. which was very short, in
tional convention In Chicago, indorses
Roosevelt and Fairbanks and expresses
confidence in a memorable victory for the
state ticket. and our fearless leader and
typical republican Theodore Roosevelt
Bell Named for Governor.
A dispatch from Montpelier. VT, last
night says:
Charles ]. Bell Of Walden was nominated
for governor the first ballot by the re-
publican state convention today. The ticket
as completed Is as follows: Lieutenant gov
ernor, Charles H. Stearns of Johnson; sec
rotary of state. F. G. Fleetwood of Norris
Vile; treasurer, John L. Bacon Of White
River; auditor, H. F. Graham of Crafts
bury.
The resolutions indorse the plank in the
national platform calling for congress
sional investigation of the alleged attempts
In certain states to deprive the negro of the
right of franchise, and the Vermont delega-
ton In Congress Is urged ito use their best
endeavorS TO secure the enactment of legjs-
iation proportionally reducing the legisla-
ton of such sta ties in the United States
Congress and in the electoral college"
Eayp
dispatch from New York last night
says:
In rousing meeting at Cooper Union last
night enthusiastic in spite Of the great
heat the Republican Club began the cam
palSn Tor Roosevelt. Cheers which echoed
through the great hall greeted every men
Son OF the Presidents name, and when ex
senator Thurston detailed his record In
office applause, long and we'll s,,staineS ~,
corrupted his speech. until the Republicans
VINO mad sent the young Roosevelt to tho
assembly and had followed his movements
taxable accents " ~A'AAAAS-
II was against the wishes of many of tho
cruz members that the first meeting NJ tho
campaign was held so early. - '''
iammany Leader Murphy Talks.
oispatch from New York last night
says: charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam
many nan. made statement today as to
ocrattc 'a.s with reference to the DEM
would like to say. In view Of the re-
ports that l am booming a candidate for
t tiie hational convention, that 1 am boom
rs no candidate. l am Instructed for
Farker but | have not changed from INV
orlsinai position. l still hold that Cleye-
Iand Is the strongest man that can he
nominated" 'i "e
Tammany delegates being instructed for
farker, how can they go to St Louis and
work for Cleveland?" Mr. Murphy was
asked. was
am instructed for Parker" was his re-
ply. That's all have to saw about that :"
Is there any possibility that the Tam
many delegation may he released from its
instructions after the first ballot?"
i can't say anything as to that"
Jones Vouches for Bryan.
dispatch from Pittsburg last night