Arizona republican., 1904-06-30
One Issue Not Enough for
 General Miles
HIS BOOM Is INCREASING
A Disposition in the National Prohi- bitionist Convention to Broaden the Party to Meet the Requirements of the General.

Indianapolis, June 29.-The boom for General Miles for the prohibitionist nomination for president was given a decided forward movement by a pub lie meeting of delegates and visitors at the state house following the ad- journment of the afternoon session of the convention. Fifteen hundred peo- pie were present of whom over fcur hundred wore delegate badges
 John G. Woolley of Chicago, editor of Voice, gave evidence as to General Miles position. He said he had been in close communication with General Miles during the past few weeks, by letters, visits and conversations.
 "I do not know that he will accept the nomination" said MT. Woclley. but l believe he will. l told him I was coming to Indianapolis to assist in his nomina tion unless he forbade me- He did not forbid me, and if he was to al- low me to come under these circum- stances and then decline the nomina- ton. he is not the sensitive gentleman he should be-
 Conversations with General Miles were related by Mir. Woolley in which General Miles said the prohibitionists did wrong to confine themselves to one issue, when there were such ques- tions as the civil service, the constitu- ton follow the flag, the popular cleo ton of senators and the return of sov- ereignty to the hands of the people. General Miles was quoted as saying that there would soon be a breaking up of the old parties and in the real ignment the liquor question would be enc of the vital issues.
 MT. Woolley explained the Miles let ter, which was made public. by saying that he was in receipt of two letters from General Miles, one of which was private. He said that the last para graph of the public letter, which was quoted to prove that General Miles would not accept, was, as he inter- preted it, meant to signify that Gen eral Miles would prefer to wait for some party big enough to include in its platform other issues he thougilt vital, if the prohibitionists insisted on confining themselves to one issue.
 Reference was made by MT. Woolley and other speakers to General Miles record as against canteens and his al- legged mistreatment at the hands of the administrat ion. The meeting was enthusiastic.
 General Miles was quoted upon au- thority of Rev. D. B. Turner of Illi- nois as having said he voted the pro- hibitionist ticket in the last election and as being for the past four years a total abstainer. Other addresses were made by R. Fl. Patten of Springfield, H., Allen Coffin of Massachusetts. and n voring Miles nomination.
 Tho convention completed it's organi- zation today and adjourned until to- morrow morning at 9:30. The national committee was selected at state meet ings and organized by re-electing Oliver w. Stewart, of Chicago, chair man and J. A Tate, of Hartman, Tenn, secretary. The majority of the new committee is opposed to the nom ination of General Miles for president and favors a single issue. The officers of the national committee said today that a majority of the committee be- lieYed that the nomination of General Miles would be fatal to the party as he was democrat and would not con- trol the entire party vote and those opposed to him would fight the nomin- lO lHc ldSl QllCH
 The resolutions committee was in session from early in the afternoon till late tonight without coming to a l final agreement. The subcommittee of thirteen agreed upon a platform af- | ter a session of seven hours and sub- mitted it to the general committee to- night, which went over it for several | hours.
 That part of the platform agreed up on by the general committee included six blanks on the liquor question, holding it to be the most important issue, asserting that all systems hold ing that it has right to exist. have proved failures. pledging the party to l it's abolishment, and holding that there is no real issue between republican and democratic parties so-called the is sues being mere pretexts over which | they wrangle for office. Imperialism is touched on by a plank | guaranteeing to all persons under the American flag the rights given by the constitution. The plank pledges re- form in divorce laws. the extermina- the present system of toleration ot polygamy and the abolition of prosti- tuition by fines.
 | Trusts are not mentioned, but ons plank advocates the protection of the welfare of the people by rigid appl.- cation of justice to all combinations oi plank proposed was struck out by the sub-cimmittee. Other proposed blanks
 were being debated at a late hour.