Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-12
Chairman of Prohibition Convention Employs Strat-
 egy to Cut Short The WrangIing
CRIES OF "GAG RULE" AND "TAMMANY TACTICS'
Party Machine Ovehrown and Oregon Man Elected National
 Chairman Religious Plank Voted Down-Campaign Contr ibutions Coming in to Governor Wlson-Genera
 Sickles Waves Bloody Shirt Meeting of Progressives

Atlantic City, \. J.. July 11.-After a day of almost constant wrangling, tnterspersed now and then with hymns and prayers, the national prohibition convention tonight overthrow the ex- isting administration and elected " G. Hinshaw. of Portland, Oregon, as national chairman of the party
 Nominations to be Made Today.
 The convention voted down the pro- posed plank in the platform demand ing that tne separation of the church and state be made perr .tual and that no public money shoV4d be appropri- ated 10 sectarian schools Adjourn . ment was then taken until tomorrow, when candidates for president and vice president will be nominated.
 Gag Ruls' and "Tammany Tactics"
 Mir. Hinshaw. the new national chairman of the party, was a com promise selection as between Charles R. Jones of Illinois, the pr ent chair man. and W. c. Calderwood, of Min nesota, the leading insurgent candi- date for the office. The insurgents early in the day won their fight to have the chairman elected by the con- vention instead of appointed by the national committee. MT. Hinshaw's election came on the fifth ballot to- night after both Jones and Calder wood had withdrawn. Between bal- lots on the national chairmanship the convention devoted it's time to the adoption Of a platform. The dele gates were in a turmoil most of the time and occasionally there came cries. Of gag rule" and "Tammany tactics"' from several of the delegations.
 ouarrsls Ended with Hymns or Prayer.
 Don't be republicans or demo- crats let's have harmony" shouted the permanent chairman during one of the disturbances.
 Several times when the disorder was st It's height the chairman brought about tranquility by starting a song or by having some one start prayer. The transition from quarreliing po- htieal Gathering 10 an old fashioned camp meeting with enthusiastic sing ing of the Doxology and many shouts Of amen oftentimes came quickly. As the religious fervor ended, however. the delegates resumed their strife.
 Religious Plank Voted Down.
 The night session adjourned. how ever, with every one apparently in a contented frame of mind. The plat form, as originally presented by the resolutions committee. was changed in several particular7. Some of the del- esates contend there was not enough prohib' onr in the document, SO several str fig phrases were added on that subject Then came the elim- ination of the plank declaring for separation C state and church and de- claring against the use of public moneys for sectarian schools and churches. Dr. Silss s. Wallow of Pennsylvania sought also to add a declaration against the wearing of clerical gsrb in schools. Father George Zurcher of Buffalo, a Catholic priest and delegate, declared this would be interpreted as an afFront to Catholics. After much discussion a vote was taken on the plank and it was lost
 Chain May be Nominee.
 When adjournment was taken to- night Eugene W. Chain of Arizona. the presidential candidate four years ago, was being most generally dis cussed as the probable candidate this year. Mir Chain was given an ova- ton this afternoon.