Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-17
THEIR PLATFORM ALSO FRAMED
Platform is Short and Was Adopte i
Without Aroument-prov.des for
Malt Liquors in the United
Marriage and Divorce.
(By Associated Press)

| COLA MBtS. O.. July l6.-FUr Prc"i.
id"nt. Eugene w. Chain. of Chicago;
for vic" president. Aaron s Watkins
of Ada. Ohio.
This Is the ticket a8 nominated to,
day by the ProhibitiOnists national
convention and both nominations were
made unanimous The full indorsr.
,ment Of the convention WAS not how.
ever. given to Mr.. Chain until after
ihrr" ballots had been taken
On the first two ballots Mr. Charin
ala not show a great amount OF
strength. receiving but 1875 out of LOSE
votes on the first and 37G out Of l.0S7
on the second ballot. His nominal ion
was assured. however. when the roll
call iegan for the third ballot. his
own state. which had voted largely
for Daniel Il. Sheen. Of Peoria. and
the New FORK delegation, followed by
those OF Indiana and Wisconsin. came
over to Mr. Chain and on the third
ballot he received a total of G3G
votes.
Minister in TIE Race.
! The strongest competitor OF Mr..
Chain was Res. M PalnAj szof
st. Ioais. who received III .vUtus u
the first ballot and 3 comparatively
small vote after it was evident that
the nomination Of Mr. Chain cunId
not be prevented. II was then de-
cidcd TO make Mr.. Palmore the vice
presidential nominee and he was
named by reclamation. He declined
to accept the Office however, and per
sisted in his attitude despite the
strong urcins of his friends. tn"
convention then became involved in
deep parliamentary tancIc
The rules were several times su'-
pended and the suspensions immdia-
trly revoked
Finally. it was decided that frofc;-
sor aaron S. Watkins. of Ada. OHIO.
shnuId be named by reclamation.
There was no opposition 20 him ut
the moment and Chairman Charles
Scanion was on the verge of dcciar-
ing Professor Watkins the nominee
when delegates in various parts Of the
hall broke in with a food on motions.
amendments and suspensions OF IN"
rules. An extended debate finally
resulted in the restoration of the rules
and in ballot for the vice presidency
three men were named. Professor
Watkins r. r. Bemaree. OF Kentucky
and Charles s. Holler. o! Indiana. The
ballot resulted in the nomination Of
Professor Watkins by an ovcrwhelm-
ing majority and was immcdiatciT
thereafter upon motion Of the Ken
tucky delegates. madr the unanimous
,,oic, or IN. convention Roth the
president and vice presidential nomi-
80,
their resnoctiye states on the prohl-
hit!u ticket
Nominee is an Attorney.
Eugene W. Chafin. who Leads IN"
prc hibitinn party this year Is an at
torncy< He is a native OF Wak'sha"
county Wis. and for s"versl years
practiccd law there. He was at on"
iimc candidate fUr governor Of VIZ
corsiu on tho prohibition tck'7 ana
was this year placed in Oh" runnin-
for the game position in Illinois by
tn pro.J hiiionists CT t"a' state
Tho trenoon session Of the con
ycpt;on was devoted to N" H'sc"s
sion and adoption Of n platform. wh"h
/. ,roEaIfv tho shortest on r"corn'
containing NOT more THAI $50 words
II is as follow:
popuIsr Election Of Senator's.
Tho prohibit ION party of 'hr UNI
I'd sat. : assembled in convention a.
Columbus Ohio. July Ing. l?"'. "N.
messing gratitude 10 Almighty TO"
for tho victories o: oar principles w
III. mast for acknowledgement al Pr'
son, and for confidence of 'arly ahs
, riumubaui Success in IN" lu'""
maxi. tn" following d"riaraiIh
principles and p!ciE"- their in'h'''''"'
into law when pIac' i in power:
Il Tho submission hy '"ngr''S' n
,hr several states nf an aH"nhmh'
90 tho Federal consultation pT"hiht'
ing tho manufacture. sal". inip"r,a' w
,r,r, atom or transportation "f ah''
hn!jc Iiarnrs for tn" yaTt"u- PnrI"'S'
". TIE imm"dia'" pr"hih''''n o.
Ij,uor ,rafHc for b"vcrihgc PurT"''''
!, tho District 81 columbia. IN ~" i"r
ri.cries and all places "yrr whirh IN
national government has iHriSd'c''"n' ,
he rr,eaI ~ the internal rcy"uu" 'aN
~, ali Iiorrors end IN" pr"hIh't"H ~
IA. gn:s :siaie trafic therein.
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