Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-13
PROHIBlTIONISTS NAME THE
"FIGHTlNG PARSON."
G. W. Carroll of Texas Selected as His
Running Mate = National Ticket
Named by AccIamation After General
Miles Had Withdrawn Ills Name.
indianapolis correspondence:

Is George w. Carroll. o. Beaumont,
Texas, a wealthy owner of oil proper
ties, a philanthropisr and a man of
energy and business integrity. Mr..
Carroll was opposed by Isaiah II.
Amos, of Oregon. for the Vice Presi-
dental honor. and the first roll call of
the convention was taken to settle the
friendly struggle. The Texan received
G26 votes and the Pacific slope man
1872. Mr. Amos arose and moved to
make the vote unanimous, v Inch was
done.
The nomination of the famous Har.
risburg minister and editor without
opposition was made possible 10y the
withdrawal of the name Of General
Nelson A. Miles.
Joseph p Tracy. of Chicago, chair
man of the Resolutions Committee, re-
ported the platform at 2:15 o'clock. a
minority report had been threatened.
but the insertion OF the planks about
uniform laws, tariff revision, equa! suf-
frage and election of United States
Senators by the people brought
anu tAlc lft0tlUIill
was adopted by the convention with
long-continued cheering, the waving of
flags, in which Cyclone" Davis, OF
Texas, was prominent, and singing OF
America "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds" and finally of the doyology.
Rev. W. B. Paltaere, a veteran of the
Confederate army and St Louis pub
Usher, took the sage and asked divine
blessing.
The roll call of States on nomina-
tons for President began at this juno
ture. W. W. Hague. venerable dele
gate from the keystone State, made
the first speech. Silas C. Swallows
nomination was made then and there.
Mr.. Hague told the delegates that DR..
Swallow was unable to be presel he
cause of the serious illness of his wife.
Men from Iowa, Colorado, Illinois,
Florida and other States made Sec
onding orations. Kansas Indiana,
Kentucky, Maine and Maryland, States
in which General Miles had consider
able strength, announced the Pennsyl-
vanian to be their choice. When Mas
sachusetts was reached, Prof. Alfred
H Evans said he was TO have Domin-
ated Miles, paid the warrior an elo-
! quent tribute and seconded DR.. Swal-
| lows nomination. Samuel Dickie, OF
Michigan, made an impressive second
| ing speech.
| Homer L. Castle, Of Wyoming,
moved to make tne vote unanimous,
which was done with enthusiasm
Mr.. Carroll, /. III. Alios of Oregon.
| A. L. Coats of Iowa, and Gel Benja-
min Parker of Wisconsin, were placed
in nomination for Vice President, and
all but Carroll quickly withdrew.
At the morning session $1,000 in
| cash and pledges was raised for the
| campaign fund. A mass meeting in
| Tomlinson Hall Thursday night closed
| the gathering.
| WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
Enthusiasm and earnestness charac-
/ terized the opening of the Prohibition
| national convention, which was called
/ to order In Tomlinson Hall. this city,
at 1915 o'clock Wednesday. More
/ than 1000 delegates vigorously ap'
plauded prohibitions sentiments. The
galleries were packed to their capacity
| The hall was decorated profusely with
flags and bunting, while over the chair
mans stand hung pictures of Abraham
Lincoln and Frances Willard. Quota
| tons from Lincoln's speeches also
were prominent Most OF the delegates
carried small flags. which they waved
at slight proyocation. At noon the con
vention took a recess until 2 O'clock.
W. S. Doan, an attorney of Indian
apolis, delivered an address of wei
come, in which he predicted that In
dianapolis would soon have a prohibI
ton Mayor. A part of the address was
devoted to an attack on the Republican
party for backsliding from its platform
of 1860 which declared in favor OF
prohibition.
Chairman Stewart Speaks.
Oliver w Stewart, the national
chairman, replied to the address OF
welcome He said the Prohibition par
ty was the only party with real issue
and party identity. He said the mem
bers of the party were the most indie
| pendent because they thought into the
ballot box" He declared the purpose
of the party TO be the dissolution OF
the partnership of the government
and the liquor traffic. I'VE are here
to take the Offices and administer the
government" be said.
At the close of his remarks, Chair
man Stewart was given an ovation as
he introduced Homer L. Castle. Q
prominent lawyer Of Pittsburg. as TEN
porary chairman of the convention.
Chairman Castle attacked both ma
tional parties on the issues Of the day
He attacked the Republicans for toler-
ating polygamy in Utah, and said the
Senate delayed action on the Smoo
case for political purposes. He SAID
neither great party was capable Of
dealing with problems like the liquor
question. He attacked the policy Of
imperialism. and said one OF the ques
tons of the century was How TO lei
90 of the Philippines with honor" HI
referred to President Roosevelt as "th'
hero Of bloodless San Juan" and saiC
he had forced a man 10 - c the posi-
ton Of chairman Of the atlonal com.
mittee.
He called the Demo 'hyenas,'
who were digging in graveyards 70,