The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-01
MILES NOT READY
FOR ISAAC s ROLE
Declines to Be Sacrificed
on TeetotIe's Altar.
WHAT OF SWALLOW?
This Gentleman of Questionable Tee
totle Name, Objects to Empty Honor,
Forcing Him to Leave His Sick
Wife to the Mercies of
Strangers.
Strangers.
(By the Associated Press.)

prohibition party in National conven-
ton today nominated Silas C. Swal-
low, of Pennsylvania, for President,
and George w. Carroll OF Texas, for
Vice-President. The platfor n was
sdopted without argument after long
deadlock in the resolutions commit
tee. 1t was described by /. II. Ames,
If Oregon, secretary of the commit
tee, as the broadest platform ever
1laced before the people by the party.
General Miles put an end to the
movement to nominate him for Pres
ident by sending to John G.. Woolley,
a telegram from New York, asking
that his name be not presented.
The telegram read:
"Appreciating the good will of
yourself and friends, / must earnestly
request that my name be not used
in the convention and that my letter
of June 20 be considered as final.
(Signed) "NELSON A. MILES"
This was considered final and the
movement to Mr.. Swallow was unan-
imous, no other nane beng consid-
cred.
over $4,000 was raised b. sub
.,cription pledges on fhe floor of the
convention, which with $1,000 in the
terasury will be the nucleus OF the
campaign fund The National Chair
man Stewart and National Secretary
late were reelected. Ihe Prohibition
eIeetfmg Edward Clark. of Indianapo-
IS. for President. The coryentioh pro-
@ram closed tonight with a mass
meeting, at which addresses were
rlade by National Chairman Stewart.
John G.. Woolley and others. Swal-
low was nominated by w. w. Hague.
y prolonged demonstration followed
the mention of Mr.. Swallows name.
Mr. Hague read a letter from Mr..
Swallow deploring the fact that his
Wife's Illness prevented his attendance
at the convention. Alfred H.. Evans.
CT Massachusetts, seconded Swallow S
nomination. though he announced
that he had come to the convention
to second the nomination of General
Miles This was regretted by pro-
longed applause and the cheers.
Homer l.. Castle of Pittsburg,
moved to make the nomination of Mr..
Swallow by acclamation. 1t was car
ried with a prolonged demonstration,
delegates standing and waving flags
while the Illinois delegation marched
around the hall waving banner on
which was printed Chicago doubles
it's vote and is still growing" The
band played while the cheering CON
tinued. Mr.. Swallow was then de-
clared the nominee.
j. Is. Cranfill nominated George w.
Carroll for vice-president.
The national committee was au-
thoriZed to fill vacancies on the tick
ct The convention then adjourned
sine die.
The platform rs adopted declares
that the destruction of the Liquor
traffic is the most important question
in American politics, denounceS the
lack of craftsmanship in the leaders
of the old parties in their refusal to
recognize "the paramount importance
Of this question and the cowardice
with which the leaders of these par
ties have courted the favor of those
whose selfish interests are advanced
by the continuation and augmentation
of the traffic, until today the infiu-
ence of The liquor traffic is felt prac.
tically III national, State and local
government throughout the nation
1t is declared that to secure the en-
actment of prohibitCry laws, in which
alone lies hope of protection of the
people from the liquor traffic it is nee
essary that all branches of the gov
ernment should be in the hands of
the prohibitionists. The platform
pledges ''the prohibition party where
ever given power by the suffrage of
the peoIs', 10 the enactment and en-
fOrcment of laws prohibiting and
aboliShing the manufacture, importa-
tion, transportation and sale of al
coholiC beverages.
On other public questions the plat
form declares for the impartial en-
forcement of all law; the safeguard
ing of the peoples rights by a rigid
application of the prinir Piles of Justice
to all combinations and organizations
of capital and labor: the initiative
and referendom the safeguarding to
every citizen in every place nunder
the government of the people of the
United States of all the rights guar
anteed by the las and the constitu-
ton; international arbitration; cleo
ton of Senators by vote of the people,
uniform las for al our country and
dependencies, control of tariff sched-
ules by an omnipartisan commission;
extension of civil service laws; suf-
frage based on mental and moral
qualifications; the reform of our di-
vorce laws, the vital eytiration of
polygamy and the total overthrow of
the present shameful system of illegal
sanction of the social evil with its
unspeakable traffic in girls) by the
municipal authorities of almost all our
cities.
Harrisburg, Pa, June 3O.-The Pa
triot tomorrow will say:
DIR. Silas C. Swallow may decline the
nomination after ALL This evening in
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