The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-07-07
Prohibitionists Nominated Silas
c. Swallow, of Pennsylvania,
Their Standard Bearer
6. ". CARROLL, VICE PRESIDENT.
Owing to Bad Health of Mrs. Swallow,
the Presidential Nominee May
Decline the Honor.
3en. Miles Put An Erd to a Movement
to Nominate Him BY Sending a
Telegram Asking That His
Name Be Withdrawn.

indianapolis. Ind, June 30.-The ma.
tional prob hihition convention complet.
I'd its organization Wednesday and ad.
iourned till Thursday morning at $3.50.
The new national committee was se-
lected at state meetings and organ.
ized by rejoicing oliver w. Stewart.
Of Chicago, chairman, and j. A. Tate,
of Harriman. Tenn, secretary.
That part of the platform agreed
upon by the general committee In.
cludes six planks on the liquor ques.
tion, holding 1t the most important is.
sue. asserting that all systems holding
it has a right to exist have proved fail.
ures. pledging the party to Its abol-
ishment and holding that there Is no
real issue between the republican and
democratic parties, the so.called is.
sues being mere pretext over which
they wrangle for office. Imperialism
is touched only by plank guarantee
ing to all persons under the American
flag the rights given by the constitu.
ton. A plank pledges reform in the
divorce laws, the exterpitation of po.
lygamy and the abolition of the pres.
ent system of toleraton of prostitu.
ton by fines.
Indianapolis, Ind, July 1.-The pro
hibition party, in national convention
Thursday, nominated Silas Swal.
low, of Pennsylvania. for president,
and George w Carroll, of Texas, for
vice president
The platform was adopted without
argument after long deadlock in the
resolutions committee II was describ.
ed by l. r. Amos, of Oregon secrc-
tary of the committee, al the broade5t
platform ever placed before the people
by the party. In addition to the
planks on the liquor question it de
alares the party to be in favor OF In.
ternational arbitration, a suffrage law
based on mental and moral qualifica.
tions. uniform laws for the country
and dependencies, popular election OF
senator's. civil service extension, and
the initiative and referendum The
trust question was recognized by a
demand for a rigid application of the
principles of justice to all organize
tions of capital and labor. A reform
Of divorce laws Is demanded and po-
ygamy denounced.
Gen. Miles put an end to the move.
ment to nominate him for president
by sending to John G.. Woolley tele.
gram from New York which reached
him shortly after noon asking that
his name not be presented. This was
considered final and the movement to
Mr.. Swallow was unanimous, no other
name being considered.
Over $4,000 was raised by subscrip-
ton pledges from the floor Of the con.
vention which. with $1,000 in the
treasury, will be the nucleus Of the
campaign fund,
National Chairman Stewart and Ma
tional Secretary Tate were reelected
The prohibition editors organized for
the campaign by electing Edward
Clark, Of Indianapolis. president. The
convention program closed Thursday
night with mass meeting at which
addresses were made by National
Chairman Stewart. John G. Woolley
and others. Several hundred Of the
delegates left Thursday night for st
Louis to visit the exposition.
Harrisburg, Pa. July 1.-The Patri.
OF Friday says: DR.. Silas c. Swallow
may decline the nomination after all
Thursday evening In response to a
congratulatory telegram he sent the
following to Chairman Stewart
Harrisburg. Pa. June 30.-Hon. Oil
yer w. Stewart, Prohibition National
Convention. Indianapolis. Ind.-If hon.
or referred to In your dispatch implies
duties requiring my absence from
home. while ] highly appreciate any
honor or duty the grandest party cf
the age can give me, yet unless Mrs.
Swallows health greatly improves, |
would be compelled to decline. s. c.
Swallow"