The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-23
CHICAGO MAN NAMED
PROHIBITION LEADER
Eugene w. Chafin Is 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 (:


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., professor in the
Ohio Northern University. Both can
didates are gubernatorial candidates of
the Prohibition party in their respect
i've States. The shortest platform on
record and one containing for the first
time in the history of important ma
tional parties in this country decla-
ration in favor of equal suffrage was
framed for the candidates to stand
upon.
Republican and Democratic candi
dates and platforms were scored alike
and evidence held to prove that Lincoln
was Prohibitionist was presented al
the opening session of the Prohibition
party's national convention. Both Taft
| and Bryan were stamped as friends OF
liquor in the address of the temporary
chairman, Robert Ii. Patton of Spring
| field, Ill.
Mr.. Patton held the attention of his
audience throughout his speech and al
times moved his hearers to great enthu
siasm.
Take off your ccat," and "Hit hin
again. cried the delegates, and these
shouts were ilterspersed with "Amens.'
The speaker took off his coat and ther
paid his compliments to the late Her
| man Raster of Illinois, author Of the
personal liberty plant of the 1872 Re
| publican platform. He read letter
from Wade II. Ellis, attorney genera
of Ohio anG author of much of the Re
publican platform of this year, declar
ing that 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 that very talkativt
man from Lincoln" and said that IL
the last sixteen years Mr.. Bryan "has
championed everything loose under the
sun in the way of apolitical issue ex
| cept the prohibition question"
The convention was called to order a
10 o'clock in Memorial Hall by Chair
man Jones. The invocation was Offered
by Rev. f. l.. Eaton Of Illinois, ani
after the formal reading of the call fol
the convention the name Of Robert II
Patton of Springfield, H., was an
nounced as temporary chairman.
Following the address of Mr.. Patto-
the roll of states was called for the an
nouncement of committees. An address
| OF welcome to the delegates was de
| livered by Mayor c. A. Bank of Colum
bus, and response was made by w
L. f. Ferguson of Chicago.
Planks I'm the Platform.
/. Submission by Congress to the sev
| eral States of an amendment to the fed
| eral constitution prohibiting the manu-
facture, sale, importation, expectation oil
transportation of alcoholic liquors fol
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 tlst
internal revenue tax on alcoholic liquors
and the prohibition of interstate traffic
| therein.
3. Election of United States Senators
| by direct vote of the people.
4. Equitable graduated income and in
| heritance taxes.
5. Establishment of postal savings
banks and the guaranty of deposits il
| banks.
6. Regulation of all corporations doins
an interstate business.
Z. Creation of a permanent tariff com
mission.
8. Strict enforcement of law instead o.
| the official tolerance and practical license
| of the social evil which prevails in man,
of our cities, with its unspeakable trait,
| in girls.
Q. Uniform marriage and divorce laws
| III. An equltaDie anu consIeuuoiitii CHI
| ployers liability act.
| II. Court review of Postofice Depart
ment decisions.
| II. Prohibition of child labor in mines
workshops and factories. !
10. Legislation basing suffrage onl,
| upon intelligence and ability to read ant
write the English language.
IA. Preservation of the mineral ant
| forest resources of the country and i'm
| provement of the highways and waite
| ways.