Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-09
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Proliblionlst; VIII Name
Candidates Tor National !.
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Special to The Tribune.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July o.
Prohibitionists are beginning to ar.
rive for their national convention,
which Is to meet on the Steel Pier
during the last three days OF this
week for the nomination OF candidates
Tor president and vice-president and
the adoption Of q party platform. To
day the national committee met al
the Hotel ChalfOnte to complete the
final details OF the convention ar.
rangementS.
The convention will be called to or
der at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
by Charles R. Jones, chairman of the
national committee. The convention
will be attended by 14S4 delegates
and an equal number OF alternates.
Owing to the popularity Of Atlantic
City as q summer resort the attend.
ance Of visitors and onlookers is ex.
pected to be larger than at any of
the previous national conventions Of
the Prohibition. party.
With the arrival Of the delegates
in town the discussion has opened
IN regards to the probable choice FOR
the head Of the nationa ticket. Those
whose names are most frequently
heard in connection with the presiden.
tial nomination are Francis E. Bald
win of New York, Col. Andrew j.
Houston Of Texas, Madison F. Larkin
of Pennsylvania and DR.. Aaron s. Wat
kins of Ohio. Eugene w. Chain, who
vas the standard bearer four years
ago, is also mentioned. Mr. Chain
lived in Illinois at the time Of his
nomination in 1908, but has since re-
sided in Arizona.
The selection of a vice presidential
nominee will depend largely upon
what section of the country the presi-
dental choice comes from. W. G.
Calderwood of Minnesota is said to
be slated for the craftsmanship Of
the national committee to succeed
Charles r. Jones or Illinois, who is
retiring from the posi- after a service
OF ten years. Mr.. CalderWoOd Is be-
lieved to be entitled to the honor in
view OF the fact that the Prohibition
vote in Minnesota has increased ten
fold since he became head Of the
State committee eight years ago.
Since the first convention held in
Columbus, O., in 1872, the Prohibi-
ton party has regularly held national
conventions and as regularly nominal
ed candidates for president and vice
president. encouraged by a growing
popular vote, though it has never re-
ceived a vote in the electoral college.
At the same time the popular vote
Of the party has shown a gratifying
growth, particularly in certain sec
tons of the South and West.
The candidates CT the Prohibition
party and votes cast for them in the
presidential elections since and in.
Guiding 1872 are here shown:
1872-President, James Black of
Pennsylvania; Vice President, John
Russell of Michigan; vote 5,607.
1S76-President, G. G. Smith OF
Kentucky; Vice President, G. T. Stew
art of Ohio; vote 9,737.
1SSO-President, Neil Dow Of Ohio;
Vice President, H. A. Thompson OF
Ohio; vote 1896.
1S84-President, j. P. St. John of
kansas; Vice President, w. Daniel Of
Maryland; vote 150,626.
18S8-President, Clinton B. Fisk Of
New Jersey; j. A. Brooks of Missouri;
vote 249,945.
1S92-President, John Bidwell of
California; Vice President, James B.
Cranfill Of Texas; vste 27O,710.
1896-President, Joshua Levering Of
Maryland; Vice President, Hale john
son OF Illinois; vote 130,753.
1900-President, John G. Woolley Of
Illinois; Vice President, H. B. Metcalf
Of Rhode Island; vote 207,174.
1904-President, silas c. Swallow
of Pennsylvania; Vice President, Geo.
w. Carroll of Texas; vote 25S,
190S-President, Eugene w. Chain
of Illinois; Vice President, Aaron s..
Watkins Of Ohio; vote 253,84O.