The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-16
Presidential Nomination Is Still An UncG!taIn Matter Among
 The Delegates
SEABORN WRIGHT MAY
 HAVE II F WILLING
James p. Tracy of Detroit Is Making an Active Canvass for the Place, While Several Others Would
 Like to Get the Honor.

Columbus, O., July 15.-The prohibition ists national convention, which met here today, worked under a temporary organ ization throughout its two sessions and adjourned until tomorrow morning with out hearing report from the commit tee appointed to select its permanent officers In fact, little was accomplished today beyond naming the members of the various committees, and receiving the reports of the committees on rules and credentials. There were no contests before the latter body and its report, well as that of the committee on rules, was largely perfunctory.
 The committee on permanent organiza- ton will report tomorrow morning and Prof. Charles Scanlon, one of the nu- merous candidates for the presidency, will be named as the permanent chair man.
 The presidential nomination is still opent and there has been no marked concentration in favor of any candidate. It was practically agreed early today Hon. Seaborn Wright of Georgia, If he
 
 MT. Wright would not announce himself as a candidate and before the convention met 1t was said by Charles R. Jones. chairman of the national committee, that the nomination would be the result of an open struggle. The name of Joshua Lev ering of Maryland, who was the nominee in 1896, was strongly favored by many, but the friends of MT. Lowering were not disposed to push his candidacy unless he was assured in advance of the nomina- tion. They claimed that inasmuch as he had once been the standard bearer of his party a refusal by the present con- vention to again place him in that posi- tion might be construed as a repudiation of his former efforts in behalf of the party.
 Tracy In the Field.
 James P. Tracy of Detroit, Mich, Is making an energetic canvass and senti- ment Is steadily growing in favor of his nomination. The Illinois delegates are pushing Daniel R. Sheen of Peoria and claim to have a promise of support from other states The friends of Robert H. Patton of Springfield, Ill., the temporary chairman of the convention, are rapidly increasing and movement in his be- half took tangible shape when he con- cluded his address at the first session of the convention today. MT. Patton's speech, both in matter and in manner of delivery, made strong impression upon the delegates, and before the morn ing adjournment had been taken his boom was fairly under way The Indiana del- egates have joined the movement in be- half of MT. Patton. The friends of Charles Scanlon, who is to be the per- manent chairman of the convention, claim tonight to feel greatly encouraged over the progress candidate is mak- ing.
 Platform Makers.
 The committee on resolutions met imme- Jiately after the adjournment of the morning sesison of the convention and delegated the task of writing the plat form to subcommittee of five, com posed of Samuel Dickie of Michigan, Quicy L. Morrill, of South Dakota, Eugene Chapin of Illinois, Frank Sibley of Ari- xona and Slas c. Swallow of Pennsyl- vania. When the subcommittee made It's report at 9:30 o'clock tonight the plat form had been in greater part arranged, and it is expected that 1t will be accepted ' ss it has been drawn, unless some fight which is not now believed to be probable, ;s made upon some portion of it.
 The document itself has not yet been prepared, but the principal blanks to be incorporated will be about as follows:
 There will be a declaration in favor of extending suffrage to women; the election of senators by direct vote of the people will be favored, and ringing declaration will be made against the existing revenue lax yDb tc saloons.
 The platform will also declare in favor of the enactment of graduated income pnd inheritance tax A demand will be made that a proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States prohibit ing the liquor traffic be submitted to the ueople This is intended to meet the ques- lion raised in Congress at the last session that federal regulation of liquor traffic is unconstitutional when 1t extends beyond interstate traffic. This plank, together with that denouncing the revenue laws which permit the Issuance or licenses. is expected to cover the attitude of the party en the questions of license and direct pro- hibition,
 No Local Option.
 The sentiment of the party wherever heard expressed is opposed to local option l CT anything but the complete wiping out Y cf the liquor traffic
 The establishment of postal savings hanks will be favored. declaration will 5e made in favor of government regua- ton of corporations engaged in interstat 2 commerce. The creation of a non-partisan commission for the purpose of studying and recommending needful existing tariff schedules will also be urged The plat form will also contain an arraignment or official tolerance in large cities of the country, of the social evil and traffic in girls.
 The woman suffrage plank as outline an the prospective platform has been pro-