Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-14
PRO OH|BIT|ON
CONVENTION
TOMORROW
PLATFORM ADOPTED
LIKELY TO BE BRIEF
Effort to Limit it to Single Is
suei Plenty of Available Tim
Der For Presidential Nomina-
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Columbus, Ohio. July 13.-With but
few of the delegates to the national
prohibition convention which will be
held here wednesday and Thursday
on the ground, the contests for the
nomination for president presents no
definite aspect tonight. Many of the
leaders are here, but the state dele
cations will not begin to arrive, until
tomorrow. A vigorous movement in
behalf of Professor Charles S. Scan
Ion, of Pittsburg, for the presidential
nomination, is the latest development
Professor Scanlon is in the field as
the representative of the temperance
society of the Presbyterian church.
He led the fight against endorsement
of the Anti-Saloon league at the meet
ing OF the Presbyterian general as
scnhly in this city year ago other
candidates for first place whose
names are receiving consideration are
f r Wheeler, OF Los Angeles; d. r.
Sheen, of Peoria, ILL.,; Alfred Man
niers. of New York, and Joseph p
Tracey, of Detroit. Others in the
race are G.. r. Stuart, of Tennessee;
Rev, j. d. Crandill, of Dallas, Texas,
and p w. Palmore, of st Louis.
No word has as yet been received
from Judge Samuel A. Artman, of
Indiana, who has been mentioned for
the presidential nomination, as to
whether he will consent to the use of
his name. Professor ScanIon, Judge
Artman and others mentioned for
president, are now at Winona, Ind,
where they are lecturing. Up to the
present time but one. candidate for
vice pe7ss4ea. has arBearcd. Profess
sor A. s. Watkins, Of Ohio is cam
ddate for this place. 1t Is expected
that he will be nominated for COVER
nor by the state convention tomorrow,
and IL so 1t viii be with the under
standing that he will withdraw from
the state ticket in the event that he
secures second place on the national
ticket, The reason there are no other
entries for the vice presidential nom
ination is that 1t has been customary
to select this candidate from the de-
feated candidates for president.
There is a strong sentiment among
some Of the leaders who are already
on the ground in favor of confining
the national platform to the issue of
prohibition.
1t is the general opinion that the
platform will be brief, whatever scope
may be given to its declarations.
There will be meetings tomorrow
of the national and central and ma
tional executive committees. The
former will name temporary officers
to be recommended to the convention
which will open at Memorial hall
Wednesday at 10 a. m. The district
meetings for the selection of members
of the national control and other rom-
mites will be held tomorrow after
noon.
While some of the leaders arc an
tagonistic to the Anti-Saloon league,
it is significant that invitations have
been issued by the national commit
tee to Rev. A. p Baker superinen-
dent of the American Anti-Saloon
League, and Wayne B. Wheeler, su-
perlntendent of the Ohio league, to at
tend the convention.
The Ohio state prohibition convenJ
tlon opened here today, and tomE-
row it will adopt platform and
name full state ticket.