The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-29
If He Can Say Shibboleth the
Third Party Nominal
ton Is His.
WANT TO PIN HIM DOWN
Extreme Wing of the Party Demands
OF Prospective Nominee a Flat
Declaration of Principles.
No Equivocal Stand on the Question
Will Be Accepted If They Know
Themselves.

Indianapolis, June EFF General
Nelson A. Miles will definitely sub
scribe to three brief declarations of a
sentence, each addressed to him by
leaders in the Prohibition party, the
Prohibition national convention, which
convened in Tomlinson hall at 10
o'clock this morning, will, figuratively
speaking, hand him the presidential
nomination on silver platter Thurs
day noon, when, according to the
schedule, the presidential nomination
will be made.
The declarations are intended to
"smoke OUT the retired officer, who, it
is charged by the anti-Miles element
of the party, has been trying to dodge
flat-footed expression of his belief.
They are incorporated in the following
, manifesto which was issued and scat
tered broadcast after a caucus held in
the Claypool:
"To the gentlemen leading the move
ment to nominate General Miles
Those of us who doubt the wisdom of
your course believe that we are not
so far separated from each other as
we may seem to be. We all want to
reach victory at the earliest date and
in the best way possible. We desire to
emphasize the fact that we have the
| utmost faith in the earnest intention
and the most worthy motives Of those
who are advocating the nomination of
fI0 f@J1
ing in the sincere hope Of reaching
harmonious action:
1--WE grant that General Miles could
| lead us very acceptably during the
pending campaign, providing a few ba-
| sic principles of the Prohibition party
| are accepted by him. They underlie
the whole philosophy of the Prohibit
tion party movement, and we believe
| it is absolutely essential that our can
didate should stand upon them I'M
qualifiedly.
"Some such statement as the fol-
lowing will meet those conditions:
81. I believe that the solution of the
liquor problem is the greatest problem
now before the American people.
"2 I believe that the Prohibition
party offers the only solution of that
problem.
"3. 1t is my present purpose to stand
with that party politically.
| "Unless some such declaration as
the above in his own language can be
secured from General Miles, we are
strongly impressed with the serious
political danger now confronting our
! tn ~ ;ro
cure some definite declaration as out
lined, may we not hope that you will
| join with us in the conclusion that
such a nomination would not be wis
for the Prohibition party to make?"
eff General Miles will subscribe to
these declarations and define his
stand, it will all be over but the shout
! ing" said one prominent leader after
the caucus, and when the printed cop
les of the manifesto had been dis
tributed. "And there will be plenty of
shouting, for we will all gladly join in
giving him a most enthusiastic sup
port. We know that Miles is a good
man and a Prohibitionist at heart and
by practice. His record shows this,
but we want him to say that he be-
lleves In Prohibition as a political is
sue, and the Prohibition party as a
necessity in promoting the best inter-
ests of the movement
The anti-Miles people adopted the
course they did in order to forestall
effectively any plan to stampede the
convention to Miles by his supporters
indulging in generalities instead of
definite statements as to how Miles
does stand. It is trusted his support
ers will reach Miles with the declara-
lions, though he is supposed to be lost
to all mankind and especially the Pro
hibitionist party until after the Indi-
annapolis convention adjourns. If he
fails to accede to them the opponents
will have their candidate ready to
spring, but who he is has not been
decided on yet.