The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-27
PROH|DIT|ON|STS
 NAME 4 LEADER
j. Frank Hanly of Indiana Selected to Lead Party in November-Flor- ida Man Gives S5O,OOO to the
 Campaign Fund.

St. Paul, July 2l.-J. Frank Hanly, 'of Indiana, was nominated prohibi- ton candidate for president on the first ballot, at POI this afternoon. me unofficial vote was as follows
 Hanly, 4f6; Sulzer, iS4: Hendrick- son, 5l; Calderwood, 9: Mason 10: Ferguson, 3; Haynes, ,; Ford |.
 Immediately after converting today the platform was adopted and the nominations for president were be- gun. Speeches were limited to I5 minutes.
 A demonstration lasting fifteen minutes followed the nomination of hanly. The demonstration foll0w- lqng the nomination of Sulzer was short lived.
 The Platform.
 The platform. among other things adVoeated friendship for Mexico, the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment. no surrender of the Philippines, preparedness policy for defense only, heinz "unalterably opposed to the militaristic princi- pies of the Democratic and Repub- llcan partleS.
 The platform seeks a worlds court advocated the 'iunking'' of battle fleets in the event of general disarmament but pledges a force sufficient for protection It opposes universal service and favors using the army in big constructive works of peace, and use of our navy in tme of peace as merchant ships.
 Conservative Anti-Catholic Plank.
 A determined fight to inject an antl-Catholic plank in the Prohibit iion platform was made in the reso- luuons committee. For the first tune m its session, the resolutions committee barred it's doors and staged the wrangle in secret.
 Backed by the faction which is supporting William E. Sulzer as presidential candidate, the anti Catholics declared that the religious issue IS greater than the prohibi- tion issue.
 The committee, after a bitter in ternal fight, reported a conservative antl-Catholic plank. The plank on which the fight ragged in commit tee for several hours, advocates freedom of our American institu- tons and separation of the church and state"
 The Hero of the Convention.
 A little old man from Johnson. Fla, is the hero of the convention.
 This little old man sat pretty far back in the convention hall today and talked to his grand-motherly- looking little wife. who shared the honors.
 They are Mir. and Mrs. John P. Coffin, who own i2,000 acres of land down in Florida, but act and look just like the rest of the home folks" who are attending the convention.
 This was all they did:
 The prohibitionists need money to run campaign. The chairman had called for contributions and they were coming in slowly. A voice back in the hail said something about S50000.
 What's that?" the crowd shout ed.
 Collins gray head popped up from the Florida delegation.
 Yes, that's what I said he said. Put me down for S50,000."
 The convention cheered and del- egates toppled over their chairs to get to Coffin. They picked him up afd carried him to the platform. Mrs. Coffin looked emba. rassed. but they picked her up too and carried here up there with him
 Coffin's contribution is believed to be the largest ever made for a pro- hibition campaign. His pledge started the ball to rolling and funds rolled in after that. The collection was just like one of those donation parties they have for country min isters. Those who did not have money gave other things. One man tossed into the pot a mortgage for 5000.