The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-20

ers and leaders Of the national pro-
htbttion movement for the forty-seven
years of its history, Mr.. Polling point
ed out that during this period twenty
one other national political organlZa-
tons, indifferent or hostile to prohi-
bition, have come into existence and
died, and that the anti-liquor forces
OF the land have already accepted
two-thirds OF the party's program.
only solution of the liquor problem,
and CD that national prohibition
must be the ultimate goal
And even now" he continued. 1.-THE
multitude are turning to say with us.
there can be no national prohibition
without prohibition party supreme
at Washington.
The whole strategy OF the cam
paign for us from now on must be
built about tho proposition that until
the government is captured our prin-
cfpfes are helpless. for we can do
nothing. Our platform, our candidates
our party administration, our party
papers and party speakers, our entire
program, must be dedicated to the one
Qlonurilenesl effort to win the three
departments OF the government to
elect national prohibition"
HAnfy Forces Control.
Prohibition party leaders cleared
tho tracks here tonight for the final
battle tomorrow in the Hanly-Sulzer
! fight for the prohibition presidential
nomination. Nominations originally
were to be made Friday, but it was
| decided late today to rush things
/ through and allow the 500 odd dele,
| gates and additional hundreds OF
visitors to go home.
The Hanly forces practically gained
control of the party organization dur
/ ing today's sessions and unless SulEer
/ himself by his presence tomorrow Is
able to stem the Hanly tide, 1t ap-
/ pears certain the Hoosier candidate
will head the ticket this fall. Sulzer
was momentarily expected to arrive
/ tonight.
Oliver w stearn, of Illinois. who is
| Hanly's business partner and Is man
aging his boom, won the administra-
! ton forces over to the Hanly side Of
| the fence bv threatening to oppose
| Virgil G.. Hinshaw's election as ma
tional chairman an dkioking up a
row generally. So we'll did he direct
his threat that Robert II. Patton, OF
Illinois, as avowed Hanly devotee, was
made permanent chairman OF the con-
vention and the ways cleared for a
Hanly landslide. Howard b. Kershner,
of Kansas, was made permanent sec
rotary. Kershner is also q Hanly
man.
Hinshaw Against Chairman.
f. Il. Blake, of Illinois, was made
chairman Of the credential commit
tee. Following this Mr.. Hinshaw was
reelected national chairman and
things moved along smoothly.
The convention itself was as quiet
as a knitting bee.
The only element OF discord in the
whole situation was that injected by
anti-Catholic workers. Various 60
cieties opposed to Catholicism have
representatives in the field working
for the Sulzer nomination, and in
stentionally they have allowed the in
Animation among the delegates that the
former New York governor Is anti
hCatholic In his sympathies. This dis
tcord and resentment among the dele
gates of that faith was manifested
generally. 1t was all done however
outside the convention proper.
The platform committee labored far
into the night to get rough draft fol-
presentation to the convention tomor-
row. Tho platform will be substan.
TALLY the same this year as 1t has beer
in other years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Comm, o;
600 acres Of Florida land. valued al
$4,000.
]. NJ Fisher. OF Atlaeboro. Mass.
pledged $1,000. and w. A. Dubois. o.
Illinois, and Elisha Kent Kane Of
Pennsylvania. came through with prof.
fers of $5ee. There were various other
| vi Inao ~ rrpal1ar amounts