The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-16
LITTLE WORK
 ACCOMPLISHED Prohibitionists' National
 Convention. A TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION The Presidential Nomination is
 Still Open. Chairman Jones ssys the Nominatisa VIII Be Result of Open strag-
 gie--workias on the Plat
l TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION

Columbus. O.. July is.--The prchi. bitionists' national convention which met here to-day. worked under a tenn porary organization throughout it's two sessions and adjourned until to- morrow morning without hearing report from the committee appointed to select its permanent officers.
 In fact. little was accomplished to- day beyond naming the members Of the various committees and receiving the reports of the committees on rules and credentials There were no contests before the latter body and it's report. as well as that of the com mittee on rules. was largely per functory.
 The committee on permanent organ ization will report to-morroy morning and Prof. Charles scanion. of Pitts- burg, one of the numerous candidates for ttie presidency. will be named as the permanent chairman.
 5, The presidential nomination Is stiil open and there has been no marked concentration in favor of any candi- date. It was practically agreed early today that the nomination could be H4d D1 JuuHG GGN0UEA WtAHAAAs 0A Georgia. if' he would express will ingneSs to accept it. Judge Wright would not announce himself as a can didate, and before the convention it was said by Charles R. Jones. chair man of the national committee. that the nomination would be the result of an open struggle.
 The name of Joshua lowering, Of Maryland. who was the nominee In 1896, was strongly favored by many, but the friends of Mr. lowering were not disposed to push sis candidacy unless he was assured in advance ot the nomination. They claimed that inasmuch as he had once been the standard bearer of his party. a refusal by the present conyention to again place him in that position might be construed as a repudiatton Of hts former efforts in behalf of the party.
 Gemllmamt For Tracy.
 James P. Tracy. of Detroit. Mich, Is making an energetic canvass ana sentiment is steadily growing in favor of his nomination The Illinois delc- gates claim to have a promise of sup port from other States. The friends of Robert H. Patton. of Springfield, Ills. the temporary chairman of the convention. are rapidly increasing and A movement in his behalf took tam gible shape when he concluded his ad- dress at the first session of the com vention to-day. Mir. Patton's speech. both in matter and in manner of de- livery, made a strong impression upon the delegates and before the morning adjournment had been taken his boom was fairly under way. The Indiana delegates have joined the movement in behalf of Mir. Patton. The friends of Charles Scanlon, who Is to be the permanent chairman of the eonven- tion, claim tonight to feel greatly encouraged over the progress their candidate is making.
 The Committee on Resolutions met immediately after the adjournment of the morning session of the conven- ton and delegated the task of writ ing the platform to a subcommittee of five. composed of Samuel Diclkie. of Michigan: Quincy L. Morrill,. of South Dakota; Eugene Chapin. of Illinois; Frank Sibley. of Arizona. and Silas c. Swallow. of Pennsylvania When the subcommittee made its report at 9;s0 o'clock tonight. the platform had been in greater part arranged and it is expected that it will be accepted ae 1t has been drawn unless some fight which is not now believed to De proh- able. is made upon some portion of it
 The document itself has not yet been prepared but the principal blanks to Do incorporated will be about as follow5:
 There will be declaration in favor of extending suffrage to women. the election of Senators by direct vote of the people will be favored, a.-- a ring ing declaration will be made against the existing revenue laws which per- init the issuance of licenses to saloons
 Constitutional Amendment.
 The platform will also declare ir favor of the enactment of a graduated income and inheritance tax. A demand will be made that a proposed amend rnsnt to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the lIQuor traf1ie. be submitted to the people. This is intended to meet the question raised In Congress at the last session that Federal regulation of the liquor trafise ia unconstitutional when 1t extends be- yond interstate tranic. This plank, to- Gsther with that denouncing the reva- nue laws which permit the issuance of licenses is expected to cover the at~ titude of the party on the questions of license and direct prohibition.
 The sentiment of the party where ever heard expressed, is opposed e local option or anything but the com plete wtping out of the liquor trafiic.
 The establishment of postal savings hanks will be favored. A declaration will be made in favor of government regulation of corporations engaged in interstate commerce. The creation or a non partisan comission for the pur- pose of studying and recommending needful existing tariff schedules will also be urged. The platform will also contain an arraignment of official tol- erance in large cities of the country, of the social evil and trafilc in girls
 The woman suffrage plank as out lined in the prospective platform. has been productive of extensive debates in former conventions Of the party, and if may create trouble before it is finally accepted.
 The National Committee met tonight and reelected all of its old officers: These were:
 Chsirman, Charles R. Jones. Evans ton. uis.; Vice Chairman. A. C.. Wolf enbargsr, Lincoln, Neb.; Secretary, w. C CaIderwood Minneapolis. and treasurer. Felix T. McWhirter, of In- dianapolis,
 Hughes For COnSresn.