The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-21
Platform Adopted Includes
Many Progressive Planks
with Appeal for Americanism
SULZER TELLS OF HIS
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
Foss Formally Withdraws.
Delegates Had Anticipated
Finishing of Their v ofk at
Last Night Session

St Paul, July 20 .~-Wearied by
three hours of collegiate oratory, dele
gates to the Prohibition National Con-
vention decided late tonight to post
pone until tomorrow the final battle
of Frank Hanly. of Indiana. and Will
liam Sulzer. of New York, for the
presidential nomination, The elev-
enth hour change was made after
day OF changes.
Originally the program called for
nominations tomorrow, but the JOCK
eys of the Hanly and Sulzer booms
disarranged the program and voted
night session in order to nominate to-
night and ena BILE the hundreds OF del
egates To go homo.
For three hours the delegates sat
in the hot auditorium waiting for the
curtain 70 rise on the main part OF
the program. but at the end they
were so tired that motion to ad
Journ until tomorrow was carried
easily.
The postponement Of the nominal
tons also will enable the delegates 10
digest the party platform. printed
copies of which were distributed Just
before adjournment at II O'Clock
Foss Formally Quits.
That there Will be only two or pos
sib'y three names to GO before the
convention for presidential honors
seemed certain tonight when EXGov-
crnor Eugene y Foss, Of Massachu-
setts, formally Withdrew from any
consideration
The Prohibition party today made
n yalient attempt 10 become the
Progressive party OF the nation, hop
Ing that by SO doing II can attract
thu -"fcrrers and progressively In
rlined members OF other parties. In
Guiding the contingent OF orphaned
Moose. led ny Colonel John NJ.
Parker
Liberal ,oiaiforms
The platform adopted by the con-
ycntion was by far the most liberal n
the history 4f the party For the ffrst
time the party pledged itself 20 main
tain an adequate" army and navy uu-
Ill such time when complies d!sarn-
Ament OF all nations comes il pledged
itself to a liberal labor plank. includ-
Ing an eight hour day. Other pro-
yress!ve planks were those OF Ameri-
tan.Aa winch rather weakly praised
sAe fias. "A Mexican plank declaring
ega.ns aggression In Mexico. hut for
The protection OF American lives and
property. and lastly a "hyphenated"
plank. which asserted that no person
who loves another country better than
This one is At for citizenship.
Party leaders declared this plat
from would go long way in satisfy
tng the ProSressives who will meet in
Chicago on August 5
Suffers followers had planned to
have him make dramatic entrance
on the convention in hopes OF sweep
ing the delegates off their feet but il
fell with dull thud Seeing the dam
ger. the Hanlyites introduced MIR. Sui
hn aya re b..
sion and he held the floor for half
an hour with an impromptu speech
which was dramatic of delivery and
aroused only moderate enthusiasm
You sent for me and | came" he
said. Il came because | am a Pro-
hibitionist- But no matter how this
convention acts. 1t will satisfy me as
= Prohibitionist. am not now and
never have been a candidate for the
nomination at this convention"
Having declared himself, sulzer
proceeded to sketch for the delegates
his qnalificatins.
Quotes New York Campaign
Two years ago." he said, the Pro-
hibitionists OF New York rallied to the
opportunity and nominated me for
Governor ] fought the good fight
from one end OF the State TO the
other and polled 127,s00 votes for
prohibition, six times the normal pro-
hibition vote"
The former Governor was a strange
looking figure as he stood on the
platform in his ill-ftting clothing, his
Jenersonian collar and his long hair
which fell almost to his shoulders.
1t seemed that he was singing his
swan song, making his Anal bid for
political preference at the hands or
party organization. There was tire
mendous applause when he concluded
and the convention then proceeded
about its business