Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-15
FIRST PLACE IN DOUBT
Pr0hibitionists at Sea in Re-
gard to Candidate.
WAITING ON JUDGE WRIGHT
Answer From the Georgian Must
Come to- Convention.
WATER WAGON IN EVIDENCE
Borne by Delegation From Massa-
chusetts-Tracy of Michigan
Called "Salt Of the Earth"
WAITING ON JUDGE WRIGHT
WATER WAGON IN EVIDENCE


every probability before the prohibition
national convention met today that the
first place on the ticket would be filed
as the result of free fight among the
delegates.
In spite OF the fact that numerous
names have been mentioned it has been
the understanding among the greater por-
tion OF the delegations that the Presiden.
nomination would be given to Judge Sea-
born Wright of Georgia If he would take
the place. Up to this morning. however.
no intimation had been received from
Judge Wright to the effect that he in
tended to accept the honor An hour be-
fore the convention opened Charles r.
Jones OF Illinois. chairman of the ma
| tional committee. declared that II word
was not soon received from Mr. Wright
| announcing that he intended TO take the
| place the matter wcTld be left entirely
| open.
| Under these conditions Charles Scan
| lon of Pittsburg, Joseph r. Tracy of De-
/ troit Frederick W. Wheeler of Los An
| geles Daniel r. Sheen of Peoria. ILL.,: Al
| fred L. Mannierre of New York and
Joshua r. Levering of Baltimore were
| most prominently mentioned The latter
| gentleman. who led the party in 1890. ia
strongly favored by many OF the dele
gates.
| Delegates Slow in Arriving.
Delegates were slow in taking their
places. and the galleries were well filled
long before the official representative OF
the various states had assembled. AS the
delegations entered the hall they cheered
for their choice for President. and some
had topical songs to awaken enthusiasm.
There was no ban against advertising the
foot banner was carried in hailing Jo-
Seph f. Tracy of Detroit, Mich. as the
| salt of the eartl.''
The first demonstration In the hall was
aroused by the arrival of the Massachu-
sets delegation carrying a standard sur
mounted by a water wagon and bearing
a watsr@bucket as a pendant. The dele
cation sang THE Old Oaken Bucket"
The Indiana delegation executed a deaf.
ening yell proclaiming themselves az
Hoosiers and against license high and IL
cense low. and equally opposed to local
option. but declaring themselves to be
squareiy for. national prohibition. The
yell ended: That's us-Indiana'
National Chairman Jones raped for 81
lence at 1875 O'Clock and called the
tenth national convention to order He
said that since. the prohibition party was
organized. thirty-six years ago the move
ment has spread until now fourteen mil
lion people live in territory which has
outlawed the saloon. He predicted an
extensive increase. in the prohibition vote
this year. and said the campaign to be
conducted will run through the country
and 'reverberate lik. battering ram
The Rev: f. L, Eaton of Illinois Of
Tered the invocation. AS he prayed for
the Fastening Of the time when there
snail be no drunkards and no drunkard
makers there was a chorus of amens
from the delegates and audience
Mr.. Patton's Address.
ha 1i,,cy y,f
followed by the announcement by Chair
Springfield. H., had been selected as
enthusiastically greeted.
Chairman Patton's Speech
Robert H. Patton of Illinois tackled the
position OF the republican ard democratic
parties on the liquor question ana cited
proof that Abraham Lincoln was III favor
of prohibition of the liquor traffic.
Mr. Patton said in part:
AT last we are approaching the hour of
victory at the end OF long and soul-try-
ing voyage. This is the tlrst national con-
| vention in which We have assembled when
We had much to cheer us but our faith
! in God and the right.
THE republican party in 1872. in con-
vention at Philadelphia, adopted in its
Raster resolution This was the first So
called personal liberty plank ever adopt
ed by political party. 1t has never heen
| repudiated by the party that gave II
birth.
This plank reads as follows:
1.-The republican party proposes to re-
spect the rights reserved by the people
| to themselves as carefully as the powers
delegated by them to the state and fed
eral government. 1t disapproves of the
| resort to unconstitutional laws for the
purpose of removing evils by interfering
with the rights not surrendered by the
people II. either the state or national gov
errment'"
Plank Is Reafirmed.
| Continuing. Mr.. Patton said:
This plank has not only remained from
that time without reputation, but. this
year. the republican party has specifically
and unquestionabiy reaffirmed it in the
following language OF their national plat
form:
Upon this platform of principles and
purposes reaffirming our adherence to