Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
DRYS' STORMY SESSION
TO CLOSE TODAY WITH
NAMING CANDIDATES
Hanly for President on First
Ballot, Backers Say-Will Get
Foss Delegates Votes
Since Withdrawal
CHAFIN FOR SULzER

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 21.-J. Frank
Hanly, of Indiana, was the first candi-
date for President on the Prohibition
ticket placed in nomination at the
party's national convention here today.
Sumner w. Haynes, of Indiana, who
withdrew from the presidential race,
made the nominating speech when Ala
bama yielded to Indiana.
A demonstration for Hanly followed
Haynes speech. 1t transformed the
gathering from a camp-meeting into
regular convention for about 10 min
utes. The crowd shouted, marched and
sang 1--WE want Hanly."
ST PAUL. Mimi. July 21.--The Pro-
hlbition party will bring one of the storm
lest conventions in its history to close to-
day by nominating candidates for President
and Vice President and adopting the most
progressive platform it has yet put before
the country.
j. Frank Hanly of Indiana, will In all
probability be selected to head the ticket.
His running mate may be any one OF halt
a dozen men. His nomination, while not
certain, will be accomplished on the first
ballot according to his supporters the
withdrawal from all consideration OF eN-
Governor Eugene n. Foss, of MASSACHUSETTS,
the Hanlytes said today, gives the Hoosier
candidate an overwhelming majority or iOO
delegates
Many of the delegates departed for their
homes last night and early today following
the postponement of the nomination. Not
n few Of them were disgruntled. For three
hours they were kept in torrid auditorium
last night listening to half dozen col
legians deliver orations, expecting that the
nominations would be held as announced as
soon as the college boys finished. But for
some unexplained reason leaders proposed
an adjournment and the tired delegates
wearily acquiesced.
The faction of the party headed by
Eugene w Chafin, twice candidate Tor
President will make a valiant effort today
TO snatch the party honors away from
Hanly and deliver them to William Sulzer,
the Ex-Governor of New York, who Is the
only active candidate on the ground. But
the Sulzer fight seemed destined Tor de-
feat even as 1t was being made, and 1t was
predicted that at the last moment there
will be a general rush to climb aboard the
Hanly bandwagon. Sulzers friends dragged
religion into the fight.
When Chairman Patten called the con-
venton to order the new members OF the
confirmed Three States. Mississippi, Ten
nessee and Nevada had no representation,
and the state committees of those states
were authorized to fill vacancies on the
,Siational Committee.
A motion to adopt the platform as n
whole, without amendments precipitated a
long and tedious controversy. Some dele
gates objected to the literary qualities
of the declaration and others to the
beverage" clause in the prohibition plank
These latter wanted the platform to declare
against liquor tfor medical purposes
Eugene w Chain, the manager of the
Sulzer boom, succeeded in inserting into the
platform an initiative, referendum and re-
call plank
Hanly II is said, is opposed to this plank,
while Sulzer Is a strong supporter Of 1t.
The platform then was adopted with but
few dissenting votes.
After the adoption of the platform the
convention proceeded to the nomination OF
candidates. Arizona yielded to Indiana and
j. Frank Hanly> was nominated by Sumner
W. Haynes. a fellow Hoos.er, amid tremen-
dous enthusiasm The Indiana delegation
led the demonstration and started parade
through the asles and over the speaker s
platform. Illinois fell in line behind the
yelling Hoosiers, as did many of the West
ern States
Arizona was next on the roll and Eugene
w Chain, the two-tme standard-bearer of
the party, placed in nomination William
Sulzer of New York. Chains speech was
a defense of the ousted Governor. He cited
his long record in Congress and attributed
his political downfall to the evil machna-
tions of Tammany. No honest man, Chain
says believed that Sulzer was honestly
impeached
Probably a fifth of the delegates began
spasmodc cheering as Chain concluded II
was of short duration and the secretary
soon proceeded with the roll of States,
California yielded to Maryland and Finley
c. Hendrickson, of that State. was nomi-
mated by George r. Gorsuch. of the same
State, Colorado yielded to New Jersey and
Dr. James Gilbert Mason was nominated as
the favorite son candidate from that state,
DR.. Grafton d. Day made the nominating
speech.
LORDS DAY ALLIANCE PLANS