The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-29
MILES OUT
OF THE RACE
Does Not Want Indiana
polls Nomination.
MEETING OF COMMITTEE
Prohibition Convention to Be
Called to Order Today.
Homer L. Castle of PittsBurg VIII be
Temporary Chairman and w. G.
calderwood Of Minneapolis
Secretary

indianapolis. June 2s.-The National
Prohibition Committee tonight, after a
session of several hours. selected as
temporary chairman of the National
convention tomorrow Homer L. Castle.
of Pittsburg. and for temporary secre-
tary W. G.. Calderwood, of Minneapolis.
The treasurer's report showed that
$4,000 has been received and expend-
ed by the National committee during
the past four years. leaving $1,000 in
the treasury. There were fifty-nine
members present.
Some question was raised as to the
manner In which the books or the
chairman had been kept, but sub
stitute motion, which prevailed. ex-
pressed satisfaction with the books
and National Chairman Stewart then
made a statement explaining his sys-
tenn of bookkeeping, which was APP
proved.
First Session This Morning.
The first session of the conven,. IN
will begin at ten o'clock tomorrow
morning and will be called to order by
National Chairman Stewart. The
State delegations will meet at Q o'clock
and select convention committees and
members of the National Committee.
The address of welcome will be deliv-
cred by Wilson Doan of this city.
After the temporary organization and
the roll call of States for committees.
adjournment will be taken until o.
M, when the committees will report
The resolutions committee vii. report
at the evening session. The nominal
tions will be made Thursday.
A letter written by General Nelson
A. Miles to George A. wooley. of
Chicago. and dated from Washington.
D. c.. June 20. which was made pub
lie tonight. is believed by National
Chairman Stewart and others to be
final and to eliminate General Miles
from consideration as Presidential
candidate. though the Pennsylvania
delegation and others who insist on
General Miles nominatiqn have made
no statement. In ehfs letter General
Miles says:
stand of Miles.
Frequent mention has been made by
you and by others of a proposal TO
place me in nomination by the conven-
tion to meet in Indianapolis on the 29th
instant. AS stated by me In pre-
vious letter that has been published.
my judgment strongly favors the post
ponement of action by that convention
until the nominations at Chicago and
st. Louis have been made. This was
suggested not as denying or question
ing the Importance of the subject of
temperance. but in the hope that such
limited action in that matter as can
be taken by National authorities could
be co-ordinated with action regarding
the many and important subjects upon
which the American people must pass
Judgment and which must occupy the
attention of the chief executive in the
future"
Those excellent and patriotic peo-
pie whom you represent cannot be less
Interested in these other great nation
al questions at this critical period OF
our history than are the great mass
of their fellow citizens, for these ques-
lions concern the very fabric and form
of our government, as well as the in |
tegrity and efficiency of its administra-
tion.
Not of suHhcIent Importance.
The nomination at Indianapolis on |
the 29th instant, although an added |
and greatly valued token OF approval |
and confidence would not. in my judg
Client and important public service
which would be the chief motive for
resuming official life"
The action of a caucus held to-day |
by those who are insisting that Gen
eral Miles make declaration of his
position before being offered the nom
nation for President, resulted in the
issue of a manifesto setting forth tho
position of those attending the meet
ing. Among those who signed the
manifesto were National Chairman
oliver w. Stewart. National Secretary
James A. Tate, DR.. j. B. Crantill. OF
Texas; James w. Bodley of Virginia;
Josephus Cheaney of Texas; U. A. Fos-
ter of Tennessee; William Douglass OF
West Virginia and ]. G. Adams Of
Texas.
State chairmen and secretaries rep
seventeen States met this
afternoon. 1t was decided to form a
permanent organization and a commit
tee OF three was named to arrange de-
tails.
The apportionment is one delegate
and one alternate for every 200 votes
east in 1900. This will give Pennsyl-
vania 144 delegates; New York ia; H.
inois 80; Indiana 10; Ohio SO; Ken
lucky 81. and other States smaller rep
Each territory will have
Jour delegates and the District of Co
umbia 2.
CT the 1900 delegates expected to at
end the convention about 60 are
women.