The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-14
Peeke Loses Place as Chairman
of Ohio State Convention.
HE is TOO RADICAL.
Made SavageAttack on Churches
and Woman Suffrage.
Many Candidates for the Presi.
Dental Nomination.

opened uD lively for the ProhlDltlon-
lists with delegations from the various
states arriving and being escorted TO
their respective hotels by a band
headed by a gaily decorated water
wagon drawn by four milk white
horses and attached to the rear is a
mule bearing a placard Missouri 2-3
dry" The state convention opened at
$3.50 o'clock, but there was more in
terest in the arrival of the national
delegates than in the state meeting.
H. L. Peeke of Sandusky is not
presiding as chairman of the state
meeting. Because of a lack of judi
ciousness on his keynote speech as
temporary chairman of the conven-
tion Mr.. Peeke lost the honor of pre-
siding as permanent chairman and E.
jay Pinney of Cleveland, was picked
for that place. Mr.. Peek's savage at
tack on the churches and the anti
saloon league and women's suffrage
IL the subject of bitter comment to-
day.
He declared that "decayed preach
ers" were making their living out of
the anti-saloon league and charged
the churches with insincerity because
they do not support the prohibition
lists. Not only was Mr.. Peeke re-
fused the honor of presiding as per-
ihdHeHN CHdlIIIldns out IL was SdlQ TO-
day that they will decline to name
him as one of the members of the
national committee from Ohio.
The refusal of Seaborn Wright of
Georgia, to allow his name to come
before the convention as a candidate
for president left the delegates very
much at sea as to candidates. but GER
tainly not for lack of material. new
boom makes its appearance very two
or three hours, seemingly. from an in
chnation among the delegates already
on the ground to seek some material
which has been talked of much. Fol-
lowing the boom for DIR. A. B. Leonard,
came one for Prof. Charles S. Scanlon
of Pittsburg, field representative of the
presbyterian church In its temperance
work. Fred F. Wheeler. of Los An
geles. Is still strong and Joseph P.
Tracey of Detroit; Daniel r. Sheen of
Peoria. and Alfred L. Manierre of
New York, are all making active cam
paigns.
With the arrival of state delegations
today it is expected that by tonight
some one of the men will have secured
a lead which will entitle him to con-
sideration above the others Just at
present before the work has started,
II is probably true that Wheeler and
Sheen are in the lead. Wheeler has all
of California and other support in the
west and Sheen has the support of the
largest delegation to the convention.
Prof. Aaron S. Watkins of Ada, will
be named for Prohibition candidate at
the state convention and he may also
be named a candidate for vice presi-
dent by the national convention He
is not seeking the former, but he wants
the latter and If he gets it will with
draw from the state ticket, it is said
leaving the vacancy to be filled by
the state committee.
David Marshall of this city injected
some ginger in the state convention al
most Immediately after it's opening to-
day by rising to a question of personal
privilege.
IF it's to speak of what you asked
me about before the meeting was called
TO order, the chair declares you out of
order" said Chairman E. ]. Pinney.
Personal privilege is always in or
der" said Marshall.
The chair ordered Mr.. Marshall to
take his seat. but he replied:
Il appeal from the decision of the
chair"
The chairman put the appeal stat
ing that Mr.. Marshall wanted to an
swer some parts of Mr.. Peeke's KEYNOTE
speech of yesterday The chair was
sustained.
Mr.. Marshall said privately he inv
tended to object to that part of Mr.
Peeke's speech in which he spoke of
President Roosevelt and also to an
swer his attack on the chair.
The state convention opened while
bands were playing and delegates to
the national convention We're arriving
The platform as adopted states while
enforcement OF prohibition is not possi-
BILE except by party in sympathy
with the law the Prohibitionists
would cooperate with other temper
ance forces" to obtain local temperance
conditions The Republican and Demo-
cratic parties were attacked for failing
to recognize the liquor questions as a
predominating issue.
The platform declared against class
legislation infringing on popular rights:
for injunction laws giving justice to all
concerned; for the initiative and refer
endum as to franchises for public utiH-
ties. for election of United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people; for re-
striction of immigration: for stringent
divorce laws and for suffrage based on
intelligence and morality.
A motion was made to add without
regard to SEX to this latter The plat
form committee objected to this as
superfiuous, and a long argument en-
sued.
Carrie Nation was an interested spec
tator when the question of adding the
words without regard to sex" was yo-
ted on. She arose to vote to add them
but took her seat again when she re-
membered she was not a delegate
Ihe amendment was voted down.
The state convention nominated
Aaron S Watkins for governor and
full state ticket
Oliver w. Stewart, OF Chicago, was
introduced to make an address. the
purpose of which. the collection of
funds
who will give S1OO?" he asked.
Il WILL" shouted Mr.. Martin, of
Cincinnati
so will l." shouted H L. Peeke. of
sandusky. the temporary chairman
ma the convention cheered the man
L had criticized on account of his kew
tote speech.
Il would have given you a hundred