Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-15
PEEKE STlRS UP WATER MEN
Characterization of Anti-Saloon
League Creates Trouble.
COSTS HIM THE GUARDIANSHIP
DeI.antes 10 National Prohibition Con-
vention at Loss whom to sup
port for Presidential
HonOrs.

co11,MRrrs. O.. July lL-Today opened
IN lively for the prohibtionists' with ue's
gations from various states arriving ana
being escorted to their respective hotei,
bv a hand headed by a gaily decorateu
r,ater wagon, drawn by four mix ~ule
horses and attached to the rear rnule
hearing a big placard Missouri, two-thitus
dry" ca,
The state convention opened at S.'o
! o,clock but there was more interest IN IL'e
arrival Of the national delegates theh III
| the state meeting.
H. I. Peeke of Sandusky, is not presidihs
| as chairman of the state meeting. Because
! of a lack Of iudicousness on ms heyio'0
| speech, as temporary chairman oil the con con
vention, Mr. Peele lost the honor OF pI Ies'u
inc as permanent chairman and E. Jay
Pinney OF Cleveland was picked lor 'ia'
Mace. Mr.. Peekes savage attack on 'he
churches and the anti-saloon league anu
against women's suffrage, IS the suolec1
| ~ hitter comment today. He shouted thSt
"Decaved nreacher" were making the
living out Of the anu-Saloon league ana
charged the churches with inslncerly Oe
cause they do not support the promol'ioN'
lists Not only was Mr.. Peeke refused Tue
honor of presiding as permanent chalrihah
hut IT was said today that they Will ue
cline "a name him as one OF the members Oh
the national committee from Ohio'
delegates Much at Sea.
Tho ref,sal Of seahorn Wright of Georgia
to allow his name to came pe'oie w
convention as a candidate for president lelt
tho delegates very much at sea as 10 cam
didates, but certainly not for lack Oh ma
terial. A new boom makes its appearance
every two or three hours, seemingly from
, an inclination among the delegates alreaus
on the ground to seek some materlal, WHICH
has not been talked of much. Following
, the boom for DR.. A. B. Leonard, cahe
, one for Prof. Charles s. Scanlon OF PITTS
hure Tield representative OF the Presby-
4 ter,an church in its temperance work. fTeu
1 It Wheeler OF Los Angeles is still strong
and Joseph p Tracey OF Detroit, Daniel IL
sheen of Peoria and Alfred L. Menierre OF
l New York are all making active cah-
$ paigns. ..
with the arrival of state delegations to-
9 day IL is expected that by tonight some
= one OF the men named will have secured
a lead which will entitle him to considera-
[ ton above the others. Just at present
1 before the work has started, 1t Is prooaoiy
true that Wheeler and Sheen are IN tne
=, lead Wheeler has all of California and
= the support OF the larses'
3 the convention.
g watkins for Governor.
pro, Aaron s. watkins Of Ada Will be
l named for prohibition candidate for gov
orpor Mt the state convention, and he may
2 o,so he named as candidate for vice presi-
2 dsnt nv the national convention. lie is not
2 seeking the former, but he wants the iatter'
G and ~ he gets 1t will withdraw from the
state ticket, it is said, leaving the vacancy
to be filled by the state committee.
David Marshall OF this city injected
aome ginger In the state convention alrhos'
Immediately after its opening To-Day pS
icing 70 a question OF personal privilege
..If it's 10 speak of what you asked me
about before the meeting was called to or
: der. the chair declares you out OIL oiuei'
T said E. J. Pinney.
Personal privilege is always in oroer'
- said Marshall
rho chair ordered MT. Marshall to tak'
his seat, but he replied
va 81 appeal from the decision OF the chalr'
Is The chairman put the appeal, stating
g that Mr. Marshall wanted to answer som'
in parts of Mr.. Peekes keynote speech o
"A Yesterday The chair was sustained.
~ Mr.. Marshall said privately he INTENDED
"a to object to that part or Mr.. Feeke
n SneeCh
90 roosevelt and also to answer his attacl
I'M on the church.
to The State Platform.
ng The state convention opened whle oaho
ay were playing and delegates to the nationa
he convention were arriving The platform
as adopted states while enforcement of pro
a b,hit,on is not possible, except by a part
tn in sympathy with the law" the prohibit
IN ,ionists would cooperate with other TEN
We nerance forces" to obtain local temperanc
rs' conditions.
ew The republican and democratic partie
rs, were attacked for falling to recognize tn
In LIQUOR question as a predominattng ISSUE
* The platform declared against class legii
lin lation infringing on popular rights; FOR II
junction laws giving justice to all cor
M cerned; for the initiative and referendul
he as to franchises for public utilities fc
BILE election Of United Senators by direct vot
ith OF the people, for restricting of immigr'
ng ton, for strigent divorce laws and for su
frage based on intelligence and morality.
A motion was made to add without r.
AN gard TO sex" TO this latter. The platfor
committee objected to this as superfluoI
III" and a long argument ensued.
Carrie Nation was an interested spectatt
when the question of adding the wor,
4 without regard TO sex" was voted o
an She rose TO vote TO add them, but toe
no her seat again when she remembered 81
-, was not a delegate.
80, .- The amendment was voted down.
~" ''I The state convention nominated Aaron
- Watkins for governor and a full sta
ticket with the exception Of dairy and fo'
-, commissioner.
de- CLEVELAND REMEMBERS MEG