Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-14
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CONVEN T|ON
TOMORROW
PLATFORM ADOPTED
LIKELY TO BE BRIEF
Effort to Limit it to Single Is
Suei Plenty of Available Tim
Der For Presidential Nomina-
ton.


IBy Morning journal Snee.aI Leased Wire. ]
Columbus Ohio July l3.-With but
few of the delegates to the national
prohibition convention which will be
held here Wednesday and Thursday
on the ground, the contests for the
nomination for president presents no
definite aspect tonight. Many of the
leaders are here, but the state dele
cations will not begin to arrive until
tomorrow A vigorous movement in
behalf of Professor Charles $. Scan
Ion, of Plttsburg, for the presidential
nomination, is the latest development
Professor Scanlon is in the field as
the representative of the temperance
society of the Presbyterian church.
He led the fight against endorsement
of the Anti-Saloon league at the meet
ing Of the Presbyterian general as
sembly in this city a year ago Other
candidates for first place whose
names are receiving consideration are
f. f. Wheeler, Of Los Angeles; ID. r.
Sheen, of Peoria, H.; Alfred Man
niers, of New York, and Joseph p.
Tracey of Detroit Others in the
race are G. r. Stuart, of Tennessee;
Rev. j. d. Crandill of Dallas. Texas,
and p. w. Palmore, of St Louis.
No word has as yet been received
from Judge Samuel A. Artman, of
Indiana, who has been mentioned for
the presidential nomination, as to
whether he will consent to the use of
his name. Professor Scanlon, Judge
Artman and others mentioned for
president, are now at Winona, Ind,
where they are lecturing. Up to the
present time but one candidate for
vice president has appeared. Profess
sor A. S. Watkins, of Ohio, is can |
didate for this place. 1t is expected
that he will be nominated for COVER
nor by the state convention tomorrow, |
and If 50 it will be with the under
standing that he will withdraw from !
the state ticket in the event that he |
secures second place on the national |
ticket The reason there are no other |
entries for the vice presidential nom |
ination is that it has been customary |
to select this candidate from the de-
feated candidates for president.
There Is a strong sentiment among |
some of the leaders who are already |
on the ground in favor of combining
the national platform to the issue of
prohibition,
1t is the general opinion that the
platform win be brief, whatever scope
may be given to its declarations.
There will be meetings tomorrow
Of the national and central and ma
tional executive committees The
former will name temporary officers
to be recommended to the convention,
which will open at Memorial hall
Wednesday at 10 a. m. The district
meetings for the selection of members
of the national control and other COm
mites Will be held tomorrow ter
noon.
While some of the leaders are an
to the Anti-Saloon league, II
It is significant that invitations have
been issued by the national commit
lee to Rev. A, ? Baker, superinen-
dent of the American Anti-Saloon
league, and Wayne b. Wheeler, su-
of the Ohio league, TO at
lend the convention
The Ohio state prohibition conven-
ton opened here today, and tomor-
'ow it will adopt a platform and
name a full state ticket.