Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-07-24
CHICAGO MAN NAMED
PROHIBITION LEADER
Eugene w. Chain IL Nominated
for President by the Aqua
Pura Party.
WATKINS IN SECOND PLACE.
Shortest Platform in History Of Ma
tional Conventions Is Adopted
at Columbus.
Columbus Correspondence /:

columbus correspondence
Eugene w. Chain, of Chicago, was
nominated for President of the United
States by the Prohibition national con-
vention Thursday. For Vice President
the convention named Aaron s.. Wat
kins, of Ada, O., a professor in the
Ohio Northern University. Both can
didates are ~gubernatorial candidates OF
i've States. The shortest platform on
record and u containing for the first
time in the history Of important ma
tional parties in this country a decla-
ration in favor of equal suffrage was
framed for the candidates to stand
upon.
Republican and Democratic candl-
dates and platforms were scored alike,
and evidence held to prove that Lincoln
vas a Prohibitionist was presented at
the opening session Of the Prohibition
party's national convention. Both Taft
and Bryan were stamped as friends Of
liquor il the address of the temporary
chairman, Robert H. Patton Of Spring
field, Ill.
Mr.. Patton held the attention of his
audience throughout his speech II at
times moved his hearers to great enthu-
siasm.
Take off your coat" and Hit him
again" cried the delegates, and these
shouts were i~lterspersed with "Amens."
The speaker took off his coat and then
paid his compliments to the late Her
man Raster Of Illinois, author Of the
personal liberty plant Of h 1872 Re
publican platform. He read a letter
from Wade H. Ellis, attorney general
Of Ohio and author of much Of the Re-
publican platform of this year, declar-
ing hat he could find nothing in the
Raster plank Inconsistent with Repub-
lican doctrine"
Caught with the goods!" shouted
some one in the audience.
Passing from the Republican party,
Mr.. Patton spoke of hat very laxative
man from Lincoln" and said hat in
the last sixteen years Mr.. Bryan has
championed everything loose under the
sun in the way of a political issue ex-
cept the prohibition question:
The convention was called to order al
10 oS2pck in Memorial Hall by Chair
man Jones. The invocation was offered
by Rev. E. L.. Eaton Of Illinois, and
after the formal reading Of the call for
the convention the name Of Robert 81.
Patton Of Springfield, ILL.,, was IN
nounced as temporary chairman.
Following the address of Mr.. Patton
the roll OF states was called for the an
nouncement of committees. An address
Of welcome to the delegates was de-
livered by Mayor G. A. Bank Of Column
bus: and a response was made by w.
P. f. Ferguson Of Chicago.
PIanks in the Platform.
1. Submission by Congress to the sew.
eral States of an amendment to the fed
eral constitution prohibiting the manu-
~facture, sale, importation, expectation or
transportation of alcoholic liquors for
beverage purposes.
2. Immediate prohibition of the LIQUOR
traffic for beverage purposes in the Dis
trict of Columbia, in the territories and in
all places over which the national govern
ment has jurisdiction, the repeal of the
internal revenue tax OF alcoholic LIQUORS
and the prohibition of interstate traffic
therein.
8. Election of United States Senators
by direct vote of the people.
4. Equitable graduated income and In
heritance taxes.
8. Establishment Of postal savings
banks and the guaranty Of deposits in
banks.
G.. Regulation of ell corporations doing
an interstate business.
z. Creation Of a permanent tariff CON
mission.
8. Strict enforcement of law instead Of
the official tolerance and practical license
of the social evil which prevails in many
of our cities, with its unspeakable traffic
in girls.
9. Uniform marriage and divorce laws.
10. An equitable and constitutional ON
ployers' liability act.
II. Court review of Postofice Depart
ment decisions.
IL. Prohibition of child labor in mines,
workshops and factories
10. Legislation basing suffrage only
, upon intelligence and ability to read and
write the English language.
IA. Preservation Of the mineral and
forest resources of the country and i'm
provement of the highways and water
ways.