The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-17
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Kansas PrOhibitiOnists VIII
Stand by Themselves.
Action at Sterling Shows No
Desire for a Combine.
COOK FOR GOVERNOR.
F. w. Emerson, of Yates Center,
Was Chosen Chairman.
Calls Attention to the Growing
Power of Temperance.

Sterling, Kan, May 1.-THE prohi-
bition state convention was called to
order at 10 o'clock by State Chairman
Earle r. Delay. who made the first
speech of the day, urging that the party
stand pat and take advantage of the
opportunities he claims it has now.
J. Hanna, a representative citizen and
business man of this city, delivered the
address of welcome. A welcome was
also read from the local W. c. T. u
F. w Emerson, of Yates Center an
swered the addresses of the convention.
F. ". Emerson was made temporary
chairman of the convention. and ". U.
culver, of Wichita, temporary secretary.
Wallace Gibbs, of Kinsley. sergeant-at-
arms.
As temporary chairman of the con
vention F. W. Emerson said in part re-
ferring to the press representations of
his address at the state temperance
union convention at Topeka.
1T is not to be thought for moment
that a little two by four preacher from
Yates Center, who said certain things,
was in himself the object of the misrep-
reservations scattered by a part of the
press that reported the proceedings Of
that convention, but the one great secret
of the gross misrepresentation was the
Prohibition party whose mOuthpiece he,
the speaker was. The one disturbing in
flu nee is the growing power of Prohi-
bitionists in state politics. It is a fact
that Prohibitionists are beginning to
gather strength through organization,
and the further fact that the scattering
sentiment in favor Of law enforcement
is crystallizing into an organized deter
mination that there will be a party who
will push the issue of law enforcement
against the violator of our prohibitory
law and against corrupt officials who
silently blink at law violation"
The following ticket was nominated
unanimously in the afternoon.
J. B. Cook, ChetOpa, governor.
". B. Jones, Wichita. lieutenant
governor.
william Martin, Arkansas City. sec
rotary Of state.
T. D. Talmage, Hutchinson, auditor.
W. Clyde Wolfe, Ellsworth, attorney
A. a. Wolfe. Franklin county. treas
urer
Professor Q. W. Newly. Sterling, SUI
perintendent of public instruction.
F B. Sweet, Lawrence, state printer.
Members supreme court-G. w.
Martin. Medicine Lodge; J. D. NJ.
Crockett, Kansas City; F. ". c. Eagle,
Ottawa; z. B. Green. Chase county.
P. J. Thwaite, Humboldt. superin-
/ tendent of insurance
Railroad commissioners--W allace
I Gibbs, Kinsley; C. c. McFadden. Cof-
fey county; A. L. Evers, Dickinson
| county
The principal point in the platform
was that the Pronibitonist do not in
doIse any other political party, hut run
straight ticket. These resolutions
were adopted by reclamation:
Believing that the great west should
/ be recognized in the national councils
of our party, and from that tie fact
/ that a national convention of the pro-
hibftion party has never been feld
| west Of the Mississippi, we urgently re-
quest the national committee of our
party to choose Kansas City, No. "a
the meeting place of the national con-
| vention in 1908.
Second. Resolved, that we commend
President Roosevelt for his faithful
service to humanity in bringing about
peaceful relations betw cen Russia and
! Japan, thereby ending one Of the most
terrible wars of modern times
Third, Recognizing tho worth Ct
| T u. we demand tha- "a every place
/ where instructions in our public
schools haze been rerniss il. the matter
if using charts showing the evil effects
of alcohol on the physical structur e
that the state provide AMI that in
structors use these helps
The convention closed last night
with a talk by Calderwood, the ra-
| tfonal secretary
1t is gossip that Cook IS to get of
the ticket and the state committee Is
to substitute w A Harris