Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-17
PROHIS AT COLUMBUS.
Convention at Sen as to the Stand
ard Bearer.
PREFERS sEABoRN WRIGHT

Ticket viii Pc FILLED az Resut q
Free Fight Amen0 the DsIssatsa 70
the convsntlon.
Columbus. o.~AJuly l6.-There was
every proDabillI8 before the prohibit
ton national committee met Wednes
day that tae first pace on the ticket
would be filed as the result Of 81
free fight among the delegates.
IN spite OF tie fact that numerous
names have been mentioned, Il has
been the understanding among the
greater portion OF the delegates that
the presidential nomination would beI
given to Judge Seaborn Wright, OIL
Georgia, II he would take the place,
Up TO Wednesday morning, how
ever, no lntimatiOn had been received
from Judge Wright to the effect that
he intended to accept the honor. An
hour before the convention opened
Charles r.. Jones. OF Illinois, chair
man OF the national committee, de-
clared that II word was not soon re-
celved from Mr. Wright. announcing
that be Intended TO take the place,
the matter would be left entirely open.
Under these conditions Charles
Scanlon. OF Pittsburg: Joseph P. Ira.
cy. OF Detroit; Fred W. Wheeler, OF
Los Angeles; Daniel Il. Sheen, Of Pc.
bria, H.: Alfred +. Mannierre. Of New
York, and Joshua r. I@yerlng, OF
Baltimore. were most prominently
mentioned. The latter gentleman.
who led the party in 1896. h strongly
favored by many OF the delegates.
The convention was called to or
der At 10 o'clock IN Memorial hall
by Chairman Jones. The Invocation
was offered BY Rev. n. A. Thompson.
Of Dayton. o.. and after the formal
reading OF the call for the convention
the name OF Robert n Patten, Of
Springfield. M. was announced as
temporary chairman.
FoIioving the address OF Mr.. patten
the roll Of the states called for the
announcement Of the various commit
tees.
Il was expected that tho commit
tee on credentials would be ready TO-
report before the morning session Of
the convention Adjourned. there belne
no contests flied.
Il vas expected that the entire work
Or the convention, WITH the exception
Of the nomluatb5n Of a presidential
ticket. wauld DO completed BY Thurs
day morning
Delegates were slow In taking their
places and the galleries were veil
alied long before the oficlai represen
taflves 81 the various states had 90
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