The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-20
DRY CONVENTION
BEGINS BUSINESS
Gathering at St. Paul Is
Largely Attended.
CHAFIN BOOM LAUNCHED

Heny-sulzer Contest May Result IN
Deadlock and Friends Of Former
Candidate for President Boost Him
for Compromise Choice.
ST PAU July 20 With the Hanly-
Sulzer battle for the presidential nomi-
nation waxing more bitter 1000 dele
gates to the Prohibition party's
twelfth Quadrennial convention open
ed their first session at the Auditor.
ium
fractional feeling was submerged in
the excess OF enthusiasm evoked by
the eloquent keynote address of Dan
iel A. Polling. but the partisans es-
pousing the rival candidates waited
only for the luncheon recess TO renew
their campaign among the scattered
delegates
The Sulzer meeting in the palm
room of tie Saint Paul hotel opened
spieiously, but before the man
ayers could decide on "a later heur to
which they might adjourn the crowd
increased and the affair developed en-
thusiasm too great tor the Hanly ad
hereuts TO ignore.
Suffers candidacy is SO closely link
ed with the organized opposition to
the Catholic church that il was al
T j. Il
nation without injecting religious
questions.
Charges Against sulzer.
An early morning Sulzer meeting at
downtown hotel was the signal for
/ the unmasking OF the batteries OF the
Sulzer and Hanly forces, and bitter
+ debates took place in hotel lobbies, in
which the New Workers. followers az
cused Hanly of trying to seize control
of the party. While some OF Hanly S
+ adherents accused Sulzer of accepting
the support Of the liquor interests il
his candidacy for the Prohibition nom
ination
Although it is an outside chance
some delegates are considering the
/ prospect for a deadlock between Han
+ ~ and Sulzer aud members of the
Lotus club an official body OF forty
state leaders, say Eugene w Chaff
may be chosen as a compromise wher
the Hanly and Sulzer adherents have
exhausted their strength in opposing
each other
Mr. Chafn. who was the party:
candidate in 1908 and 1912. is frank il
his effort to nominate any one t
beat Hanlv" lie Is believed to be {
receptive candidate. though he is no
seeking the nomination this year HI
is active In Suffers support and con
siders Eugene y. Foss Of Massachu
setts ont Of the running
! Convention Called to Order
Tt was 1920 when the convention
formally was opened by Chairman
HinshaR Bishop Samuel Cook Ed
sail Of Minnesota offered prayer, ask
ing divine guidance for the Prohibi
tion party and tie dethronement 0
the liquor traffic Chairman Hinshay
said.
The Greenbackers and the Bul
Moosers may come and 90, but tn
Prohibition party goes on forever w
stand for emancipated womanhoo
. and childhood and the abolition c
crimes greatest producer
,, The secretary, Mrs Frances
: Beauchamp read the official call fo
the eonh ention and the roll call c
states The chairman of each dell
J CATION walked to the platform and LEI
the names and credentials with In
s secretary.
The greatest demonstration of tn
convention took place when Daniel
: Polling of Boston. temporary Chairman
was escorted to the platform to Civ
the keynote speech When Mr. Poin
concluded he was cheered for sever;
= minutes Men and women arose an
: waved their hats and handkerchief