Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
FORMALLY NO Titled
Prohibition Party Ceremonial
at Indianapolis.
SWALLOW ANDCARROLL
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF
THEIR NOMINATIONS.
Speeches Bristled With CenAure of the
Old Parties-Many Prominent
Leaders Present.


Leaders Present.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July 22.-Dr. Silas
c. Swallow of Harrisburg. Pa. and Geo. w.
Carroll OF Texas. prohibition candidates for
President and Vice President OF the United
States. were formally notified of their nom
nations today
a. G.. Wolfenbarger of Lincoln, Neb..
chairman of the recent national convention.
which met here in the same hall that wit
messed the notnicaton exercises. delivered
the notification address to DIR. Swallow. and
Homer L. Castle of Pittsburg notified Mr..
Carroll. Responses were made by both can
didates. and National Chairman Stewart
delivered the closing speech.
The occasion brought many prominent
prohibitionists of the country here. These
held informal conferences today before the
meeting of the national committee. which
went into session to discuss campaign
plans. Among the prominent members of
the party here are James A. Tate of Penn
sylvania. A. q. Wolfenbarger of Nebraska,
a. A. Stevens of Pennsylvania, Homer l..
Castle of Pennsylvania. DR.. ]. F. Hartman.
New York: y. w. Wilson, state chairman
of Illinois, William l.. Johnson. Chicago;
o. W. Stewart. chairman of the national
committee; Charles Eckhart. Indiana: J. B.
Cranfill. Texas. and F. ]. Sibley. Arizona.
DIR. Swallow said he was leaving the de-
tails of his campaign to the executive com
mittee. He expressed himself highly
pleased with the platform adopted by the
national prohibition convention. A parade
through the downtown streets. starting
from the Claypool Hotel and ending at
Tomlinson Hail. preceded the notification
meeting.
Tomlinson Hall was comfortably filed
when the notification exercises began.
There enthusiastic aDDlauSe when
the two national candidates appeared on
the stage arm IN arm, every person in the
hall rising and waving handkerchiefs. fans
hats. Oliver w. Stewart. chairman of
the national committee, presided. and in
troduced a. G.. Wolfenbarger of Lincoln.
Neb. to deliver the notification address to
DR.. Swallow. Mr.. Wolfenbarger said:
Mr.. Wolfenbarger's Address.
A. q. Wolfenbarger of Lincoln. Neb. in
notifying DIR. Silas C. Swallow of his nomi
nation for the presidency by the prohibit
ton party. said in part:
we come to commission you on behalf of
a harmonious. enthusiastic and determined
orstituency. to knock once again at the
door of the nations conscience and ask OF
the sovereign voters the liberation of eighty
millions of people from system of social
and political slavery the worst the world
has ever known.
The prohibition party appeals to the
faith. the reason, the conscience and the
integrity Of the people. believing that no
just cause will long remain unheard. and
that victory is certain the sovereignty
OF the Ruler of the Universe.
I'VE turn to you as our leader in this
campaign. We ask you to go forth in the
name and by the authority of the prohibit
ton party of the United States. We COM
mission you to represent the mute appeal
OF the ballotless wife and give her voice
as you speak TO the people, We send you
as a missionary to smite with iconoclastic
nd ha haat
world"
DR.. Swallow was greeted with another
demonstration when he arose to reply. He
said:
DR.. Swallows Acceptance.
TT is with profound pleasure and a cor
responding sense of responsibility that ac-
knowledge the great honor you have confer
red upon me. in making me your candidate
for the presidency of the United States of
America. the highest office in the gift of
any people, because the head of the great
est nation of the world now. as in lIi6. L
regard your nomination. even If assured of
defeat. which ! am not, greater honor
than II nomination and election from any of
the parties subsidized and controlled by the
liquor traffic
1T is a principle of common law that
the individual may not so use his person.
property liberty TO infringe upon
the rights and privileges of others; or. If
using them. he must without fail indem-
Nifty the injured by making good the loss.
1t Is Il fact, uncOntrOVeTted by all save the
parties in interest that the 2J00OO liquor
dealers in America, through their business.
constantly and seriously infringe upon the
rights of all our eighty millions of people.
and that they do not indemnify us for the
damage inflicted.
For every dollar they pay into our treas
uries. municipal. state and national it
costs us, in providing for the insane. pau
pers and the criminals their business pro
duces. $3.50"
''Our party stands for a country SO finah-
cially. politically and morally clean as to
make II an object lesson to be imitatec
through natural selection by the ef1ete
civilizations If the old world. rather than
for country whose ideal government must
be cannonaded INTO those whom We would
benevoently aTsimilate.
Homer l.. Castle of Pittsburg. formally
notified George w. Carroll OF his nominal
ton for Vice President. lie said:
Mr.. Castles Address.
Homer l.. Castle of Pittsburg said in part:
The reason for your call To leadership
does not find its source in issues which If
even Of vital moment to this nation, have
long since been settled past recall by the de-
cree Of events. but in a living imperative
needs he. for IL you go not forth to battle
with the hosts of prohibitinoists over this
land who Will so gladly follow, then clean
political life. true to a purpose to.do and be
exactly right in American politics regard
less of expediency or expectancy. Is with
out champion or even friend on the po-
litical arena. We would not have you to
believe that we think all the good men are
in the prohibition party-for from 1t. But
do insists that furnish to the good
true men OF this nation their only oppor-
tunity this fall to speak their political good
ness and cleanness In an Ineligible and I'M
derstandable language.
Your mission Is to rescue tn stars and
tsripes from the hands of those who use II
to protect themselves while they pillage the
land"
Mr.. Carroll was greeted with warm ap-
plause. He said:
George w. Carroll's Address.
George w Carroll OF Beaumont Tex. In
accepting the nomination for the vice presi-
dency by the prohibition party. said:
II accept this nomination because ours
is the one political party OF peace and
good Will | have no unkind criticism
for those OF other parties who have not
"a yet decided ito join ranks /
deeply sympathize with those Christian
voters who still train with rum-cursed par
ties. Our doors swing wide to welcome
them. but until they can their way to
come let treat them kindly. remember
ing that we all had conversation in
times past with the unfruitful works of
darkness. They will come to us in God $
own good time. and In the meantime we