The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-17
NAMES CHAFIN AND WATKINS Prohibition Ticket Put Out. Out. SECe : PLACE DECLINED | Ore Would Not Accept Nomi-
 nation. soayentien Adopts Brief Platform Which Expres.e. Lack of Conf aenee h old Psrsies to Re-
 form coustry.

C0Tuffku uSs 0ss Juiy tv.-EoE 1tSsa- dent, Eugene ". Chain, Chicago: for vice-President. Professor Aaron s. Watkins. Ada. 0.
 The above ticket was nominated to- day by the Prohfbitionist National Con- vention; both men being chosen unani- niously. The fun endorsement of the convention was not however, given to
 Mir. Chain until after three ballots had been taken. On the first two ballots. Mir. Chain did not show great amount l of strength. receiving but ls5 out Of 1 1,083 votes on the first and 37s out of 1 1.0s7 on the second ballot. His nomi- nation was practically assured. how ever, when the roll call began for the third ballot. Ills own State, which had voted largely for Daniel R. Sheen of Peoria. and the New York delega- tion. followed by those of Indiana and Wisconsin, came over to Mir. Chain. and on the third he received a total of 6se votes.-
 The strongest competitor of Mir. Chain was Rev. William B.. PaImore of St. Louis, who received 274 votes on the first ballot and fls on the sec ond ballot and comparatively small vote after ik was evident that the non1- ination of Afr. Chain could not be pre- vented.
 The convention up to this time had run smoothly and without the slightest friction. It was decided to make Mir. Paimore the vice<Presidential nomi- nee, and he was named by exclamation.
 He declined to accept the ofice. how ever, and persisted in his attitude de- spite the strong urging of his friends. The convention, finding itself con- fronted with the necessity Of naming another vics-Presidential candidate. ekmAA s~@ ha al fMa Fx
 ioua to catch the early night trains | for their homes. became involved in 2 1 deep parliamentary fangle. Wasklna by; AselainatE1n. l The rules were aeveral times suH- l pended and the suapensinns immsdi- l that Professor Aaron S. Watkins of l Ada, O.. should be nominated by ac-. clatnstion. There was no opposition I Go him at the moment, and Chairman f GcanIon was on the verge of declaring I Professor Watkins the nominee. when delegates in various parts of the hall broke in with a flood of motions, ooun- sions of the rules. An extended debate
 followed. which finally resulted in the I restoration of the rules and ballot I for the Vice. Presidency.
 | Three men were named, Professor l watkins. T. B. Demaree of Kentucky, I and Charles S.; HolIer of Indiana. The ballot resulted in the nomination of I majority, and he was immediately thereafter. upon motion of the Ken I lucky delegates, made the unanimous | choice of the convention.
 | Roth the Presidential and vice-Presi- i dential nominees are candidates for | Governor in their respective States on 1 the, prohibition. tickets. | Axa SuyAa "a Prohibition Party this year, is an at- | torney residing in Chicago. He is a native of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, and for some years practiced law there. | He was at one time candidate for Gov- ernor of Wisconsin on the Prohibition | ticket. and was this year placed in l the runnings for the same position In
 Illinois by the Prohibitionists. of that State.
 1 The forenoon session of the conven- 1 ton was devoted to the discussion and adoption Of brief platform. which Is probably the shortest on. record. con-
 taining not more than $50 words. Prohibitton Platform. | The following ie the platform of the Prohibition parry.
 "The Prohibition party of the United l States assembled in convention at Co., l lumbuE, Ohio. expressing gratitude to l Almighty God for the victories of our 1 principles In. the past. for encourage ment at present and for confidence of
 early and triumphant success in the fu- ture. makes the following declaration of principles and pledges their enact l meut into law when placed In power: ! "One-The submission by Congress to | the several states of an amendment to l the federal constitution prohibiting the manufacture. sale. importation. expor-
 tation of alcoholic liquors for beverage | purposes.
 'sTwo--The immediate prohibition of the liquor trafhc for beverage purposes
 in the District of Columbia. In the ter l ritorses and all places over which the | national government has Jurisdiction, | the repeal of the internal revenue tax on alhocolic liquors and the prohibition of the interstate traffic therein. "Three-The election of United
 States senators by direct vote of the people.
 eFour-Equitable graduated income | and inheritance taxes.
 "Five--The establishment of postal savings banks and the guaranty of de- | posits in banks.
 .tslx--The regulation of all corpora
 tions doing an interstate commerce
 business.
 '''seYen-The creation of pernnanent
 tariff commission
 '.Eight--The strict enforcement of
 
 law instead of the official tolerance and
 practical license of the social evil
 which prevails in many of our cities.
 with it's unspeakable traffic in girls
 "Nine-uniform marriage and di' | yorce laws.
 "Ten--An equitable and constitution al employers liability act.
 "Eleven--Court reviews of postof- flee department decisions.
 "Twelvs-The prohibition of child
 labor in mines. work k-shops and forcto-
 ries.
 Thirteen--Leg gislation basing suf- | frage only upon intelligence and on
 ability to read and write the English
 language.
 ourteen--Preservatio of the min
 eral and forest resources of the coun- trv. and the improvement of the high
 ways, and waterways
 "Beiievlng fin the righteousness Of
 our cause and in the final triumph or
 our principles and convinced of the un-
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