Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-18
WAS CHOSEN ON
THIRD BALLOT
PROFESSOR AARON S. WATKINS
OF ADA, O., is NAMED FOR THE
SECOND PLACE ON THE DRY
TICKET.

Columbus, Ohio, July 17-Eugene
w. Chain of Chicago, nominee of his
party for Governor, was nominated for
president of the United States by the
Prohibition national convention yes
terday afternoon
Professor Aaron s. Watkins of Ada.
Ohio, was nominated for vice presi-
dent.
Early in the day Robert H. Patton
of Springfield, ILL.,, put an end to all
talk of his nomination for presidency
by announcing that his health would
not permit him to accept the standard.
Owing to his keynote speech as tenn
porary chairman yesterday, his boom,
which started as soon as he uttered
the last words OF his address, grew
! by leaps and bounds and he might
| have been named had he not put a !,
stop to the talk.
| Chain and Watkins were declared
| nominated by unanimous vote. The
full Endorsement of the convention
was not, however, gwen until after
| three ballots had been taken.
| Wins on Third Ballot.
| On the first two ballots Mr. Chain
| did not show a great amount OF
strength, receiving but 1876 out oil
1888 votes on the first, and 376 out
lof 1,0S7 on the second ballot His
nomination was gpractically assured,
however. when the roll call began for
| the third ballot. His own state which
had voted largely for Daniel r.
Sheen of Peoria, and the New York
delegation, followed by those Of In
diana and Wisconsin, came over to
Mr.. Chain, and on the third ballot
he received a total of 636 votes.
The strongest competitor of Mr..
Chain was the Rev. DR.. William B.
Palmore of st. Louis. who received
/ 274 votes on the first ballot and 418
on the second ballot, ana compara-
| lively small vote after it was evident
that the nomination Of Mr.. Chain
could not be prevented.
| Need Water Wagon IN East.
J. M. Fisher Of Massachusetts stood
up and announced that he would give
$1,000. Later he raised it to $4,000 on
condition that the national committee
would spend $1,000 of it in the New
England states during the campaign.
The contribution was received with
tremendous cheering
l.. S. Coughlin of Iowa also con,
were made by Alfred L. Manierre and
Charles Eckhardt Of Auburn, Ind.
Donations Of from $3.50 to $50 then fol-
lowed in rapid succession. A quilt
bearing the autograph signatures of
many Of the leaders in the prohibit
tion cause during the last fifty years
was auctioned off, bringing 500 for the
campaign fund. It was bought by M.
A. Waterman Of Kansas City, Kas.
The quilt was made by Mrs. Har-
riet Hurst of Potosi, Wis.
Man Who Never Saw Saloon.
Just as the convention adjourned at
noon some one shouted three cheers
). for the man who never saw saloon
until he came to Columbus. The
cheers were given and the person, re-
markable even In the eyes of the cold
water advocates, was surrounded by a
crowd of delegates who shook his
hand and wanted to know how such
thing happened. The man was e. w.
Bean of Argonia, Kas., a delegate.
We'll, you see, am "a years old.
born in Kansas. and / haven't been
much outside of my native town." said
he in answer to inquiries.
When the convention reassembled
in the afternoon resolution was then
offered and adopted creating pro-
hibition congressional campaign COM
mittee, the first of It's kind In the pro-
hibition party. The committee will be
selected by the state committe of each
. state. Its object as stated by Mr..
J Stewart is to carry on campaign for
prohibition candidates for congress.
Carrie Nation Wants Nice Man.
During the roll call Of states for
presidential nominations and when
the District of Columbia was called,
Mrs. Carrie Nation mounted the plat
| form and started to make nominat-
ing speech.
I'VE want the right kind of man
at Washington" said she. 1--WE want
\ man who does not use tobacco. We
. not only want man who is opposed
. to race suicide, but one who also Ia
/ opposed to that which makes it dant
!. gerous for woman to be mother
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