Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-17
CHAFIN CHOICE
OF CONVENTION
THREE BALLOTS TAKEN BE-
FORE SELECTION
WATKINS GIVEN SECOND PLACE
ON TICKET
Platform, Possibly Shortest on Rec
ord, Contains Only $50 Words.
Each Candidate Seeking
Two Offices

BY Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 16.-For
president. Eugene w. Chain of Chi
cago.
For vice president. Aaron S. watkins
of Ada. Ohio.
The above ticket was nominated to-
day by the Prohibitionist national con-
vention, both men being chosen unani-
mously.
The full Endorsement of the conven-
ton was not, however. given to Mr..
Chain until after three ballots had
been taken.
on the first two ballots Mr.. Chain
did not show much strength, receiving
but 1875 out of 1887. and $40 on the sec
ond ballot His nomination was prac-
tically assured, however, when the roll
call began for the third ballot His
own state, which had voted largely for
Daniel r. Sheen of Peoria. ILL.,, and
the New York delegation followed by
those of Indiana and Wisconsin came
over to Mr. Chain and on the third
ballot he received a total of 6S6 votes.
The strongest competitor of Mr..
Chain was Rev. William E. Palmore of
st. Louis, who received 274 votes on the
first ballot and AIS on the second bal
lot. and a comparatively small vote
after it was evident that the nominal
ton of Mr.. Chain could not be pre-
vented.
The convention up to this time had
run smoothly and without the slightest
friction. 1t was decided TO make Mr..
Palmore the vice presidential nominee.
and he was named by acciamation.
He declined to accept the office, how
ever. and persisted in his attitude de-
spite the strong urgings of his friends.
The convention, finding itself con-
fronted with the necessity of naming
another vice presidential candidate,
and many of the delegates being anx-
ious to catch the early night trains for
their homes, became involved in deep
parliamentary tangle. The rules were
several times suspended and the sus-
pensions Immediately revoked.
Finally it was decided that Professor
Aaron s. Watkins of Ada, Ohio, should
be named by reclamation. There was
no opposition to him at the moment
and Chairman Charles Scanlon was on
the verge of declaring Professor Wat
kins the nominee when delegates in
various parts of the hall broke in with
a flood of motions, counter motions,
amendments and suspensions of the
rules.
An extended debate followed which
finally resulted in the restoration of the
rules, and a ballot for the vice presi
dency. Three men were named, Pro-
fessor Watkins. T. B. Demaree of
Kentucky and Charles S. Hotter of In
diana. Then the ballot resulted in the
nomination of Professor Watkins by an
overwhelming majority, and he was
Immediately thereafter, upon motion of
the Kentucky delegates, made the
unanimous choice of the convention.
Both the presidential and vice presi-
Dental nominees are candidates for
governor in their respective states on
the Prohibition tickets.
Eugene w. Chain, who leads the
Prohibition party this year, is an at
torney residing in Chicago. He is a
native of Waukesha, Wis, and for
some years practiced law there. He
was at one time candidate Tor COVER
nor of Wisconsin on the Prohibition
ticket and was this year placed in the
running for the same position in Illi-
nois by the Prohibitionists of that
state.
The forenoon session of the conven-
ton was devoted to the discussion and
adoption of a brief platform which is
possibly the shortest on record, con-
tanning not more than $50 words.