The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-22
HANLY NOMINATED
 BY PROH|b|T|ON|STS
 ON FIRST BALLOT
Sulzer's Sponsors Refused to Mako Vote Unanimous. Nashville Man Gets Sec
 ond Place on Ticket

St. Paul, Minn., July N.1J. Frank
 Hanly former governor of Indiana, was
 nominated for president. and Dr. Ira D
 Lan6rith of Nashville for vice president
 today by the prohibition national conven- tion, which adjourned sine die at 3:30 D. m. Dr, Landrith's nomination was made unanimous after the vice presidential candidates had withdrawn.
 Mir. Hanlys nomination came on the first ballot, and followed a number of hurried conferences between advocates
 mer governor of New York, and several
 brief demonstrations in the latter's be- half
 Mr Hanly received 40 votes as against
 1S1 for MT. Sulzer. Finley c. Hendrickson of Cumberland, Md, received 51 votes; James Gilbert Mason of New Jersey 10; w. P F. Ferguson of Pennsylvania 4, Sumner w. Haynes Indiana, ,, and Henry
 Ford. Detroit, 1.
 A motion to make MT. Hanly's nomina- tion unanimous was defeated when ob- jections were offered by Eugene w Chain of Arizona, and score of other delegates
 After the other nomination of pr. Land
 rith the assembly rose, sang the doxology
 and ended a six-hour session. marking
 the close of the three-day convention.
 The party platform with but one change
 in the draft presented by the resolutions commttee-the insertion of plank de-
 caring in favor of the initiative the ref ercrdum and the recall-Was adopted
 early in the days session. The delegates were in cheerful mood
 when the time for nominating speeches
 grew near, and as Sumner w. Haynes of Indiana, concluded his speech nominating MT. Hanly, after announcing his own
 withdrawal from the race, the Indiana delegation marched to the platform, shouting and singing. Other state dele cations followed and a procession soon extended half way around the hall Hats. coats and banners were hurled in the air during the R-minute demonstra- tion.
 Chairman Robert Patton of Springfield then recognized Eugene Chafin, who nominated Mr. Sulzer. A four-minute demonstration followed.
 S nomination would mean the election of a prohibition President and abolition of in- toxcating liquors in this country. Sulzer forces made numerous efforts to evoke a popular demonstration, but each time were howled down by the Hanly ad- herents
 The turning point in the proceedings in the opinion of Sulzer leaders came dur- ing the nominating speeches when the
 New York delegation announced that 1t was ready ito stand as a unit behind the convention nominee" Francis E. Baldwin of the New York delegation arose and seconded the nomi- nation of Mr. Hanly. The delegation cast S7 votes for Hanly and 13 for Sulzer. After the roll call number of states changed their votes, and in most cases increased Hanly's total. MT. Sulzer, who had remained at his hotel, later characterized the convention S action as a steam roller victory" but adds
 "As I was not candidate for the nomination. I am not disappointed that it has gone to Mir. Hanly. A resolution was adopted by the con vention, but not incorporated in the plat form favoring freedom in the practice of Christian Science and chiropractics. OUTLINE OF PLATFORM The prohibition partys platform ex- presses opposition to the ''wasteful mii- tary programmes of the democratic and republican parties,'' but favors ore
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