The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-07-07
Prohibitionists Nominal Silas
c. Swallow, Of Pennsylvania,
Their Standard Bearer.
Q. W. CARROLL, VICE PRESIDENT.
Owing 90 Bad Health OF Mrs. swallow,
the Presidential Nominee May
Decline the Honor.
Gen. Miles Put An End 10 a Movement
TO Nominate Him By Sending a
Telegram Asking That HIs
Name BE withdrawn.

Indianapolis. Ind. June 30.-Thc ma
tionai prohibition convention compict.
ed its organization Wednesday aud al
iourncd tin Thursday morning az co.
The new national committee was Sc
iocted at state meetings and organ
lied by re-eiecting Oliver w Stewart.
Of Chicago. chairman. and J. a. Tate.
Of Hartman. Tenn. secretary.
That part OF the platform agreed
upon by the general committee in
cludcs six planks on the liquor ques-
ton. holding fl tho most important IS
sue. asserting that all systems holding
IL has a right 90 exist have proved fail
ures. piedeinE the party 20 IT'S abol-
ishment and holding that there is 20
real issue between the republican and
democratic parties. the so-callcd ls-
sues being mere prctext over which
/ they wrangio Tor office Imperialism
/ Is touched only hy a plank guarantee
ing 20 all persons under the American
flag the rights given by the constitu-
ton. 4 plank pledges reform IN the
divorce laws. the oxtorpitation of n0-
] lygamy and the abolition OF tho pres
cnt system OF federation OF prostitu-
ton by fines.
Indianapolis. Ind. July 1.-The pre-.
hibition party. 20 national convention
/ Thursday. nominated Silas c. Swal-
low. OF Pennsylvania. for president.
and George w. Carroll OF Texas. fo-
vice president
The platform was adopted without
argument after a long deadlock tn the
resolutions committee. n was deecrib-
ed by T. H. Amos ot Oregon. sccrc-
tary OF the committee. as the broadcast
platform ever placed before the pconis
hy the party. Tn addition Co the
planks on the liquor question 10 dc
claros the party 90 be ion favor OF ir-
'ternational arbitration. a suutaec law
based on mental and moral Qualihca-
tions. uniform laws for the country
and dependencies. popular election ~
senator's. civil service extension. and
the initiative aud referendum Tie
trust question was recognized by a
demand FOR a rigid application Of tue
principles of Justice 90 all organize
ltions OF capital and labor A reform
|of divorce laws SIS demanded and po-
lygamy denounced
Gen. Miles pat an end Co the move
mcut TO nominate him Tor president
by sending 20 John c. Wooncy a telc
gram from New York which reached
him shortly after noon asking that
his name not De presented. This was
considered final and the movement 90
Sir swallow was unanimous no other
name being considered
over $4,000 was raised by suhscr.n
q q
vcntion which. with $1,000 b. o.,
treasury. will be the nucleus OF "a,
; campaign fund
Mtional Chairman Stewart and Ma
tioral Secretary Tate were reelected
The prohibition editors organized fol
the campaign by electing Edwar.
2 Clark. Of Indianapolis. president. The
convention program closed Thursda,
, night with a mass meeting AZ whic'
/. addresses were made by Nations
Chairman Stewart. John C woone.
and others. Several hundred of III
delegates left Thursday night for 81
Louis to visit the exposition.
! Harrisburg. Pa. July 1.-The Patrl
OF Friday says. Dr. Silas C. Swallow
may decline the nomination after al
S Thursday evening in response TO
( congratulatory telegram he sent 10
e following to Chairman Stewart:
Z Harrisburg Pa. June 30.-Hon. OF
p. yer w. Stewart, Prohibition Nationa
/ Convention. Indianapolis. Ind.--If hos
OF referred TO In your dispatch implie
p duties requiring my absence froI
Q home. while / highly appreciate an
+. honor or duty the grandest party c
n the age can give me. yet unless Mr.
s Swallows health greatly improves.
S would be compelled to decline. s.
q swallow"