Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-16

81 ALL MINI, July IA new
political party may he born in this
city next week. 1t will bc an ont
growth Of the old Prohibition marty
but will be moro inclusive. embracing
many other Of the reform elements
Of the nation.
The regular Prohibition Nat;on,,
Convention will open here OH Ecdnes
Jay On Tuesday there will he q meet
ING OF irohibitionstS and rcformers OF
many other kinds, who will try to ar
rive AT an agreement for merging their
forces and laying out an attractive
program which Will land n reform can
didatc in the White House.
The meeting has been called nv
leaders of the Prohibition party and
members OF the Committee of SIXTY
winch made an unsuccessful attcmpt
10 get prohibition dcclarat ton in the
platforms Of tho Republican and pemo-
cratic parties. Fifteen thousand prom
tnent mon and women, Of All political
Iaiths, including Governors Of states
eN-GoNernorS. congressman, bishops.
clcrSymon. hankcrs. leaders In civic
movements. suTragists educators and
labor leaders will attend the meeting.
The meeting will discuss whether A.
new third party should he formed to
OBTAIN prohibition aud other reforms,
and tho possibility OF securing action
through the various parties now i'm
existence. This meeting may change
the complexion of the Prohibition con-
vention, which starts The next day.
The convention is scheduled to last
three days.
virgil q. fiinShaw, national chair
man. Will call the convention to order
d, ~ O'Clock on Wednesday morning.
Following the invocation the official
eau VIII be read by tho secretary OF
the national committee. Mrs rranccs
Il. Bcnuchamp, Of Kentucky Couvcp-
ton committees then will he elected
by the state delegations. after which
tho temporary chairman Daniel A.
PoiinE. Will deliver the keynote ad.
dress.
MT Polling, whose home is in Boston.
is ty-flve years old and famous
Tor his forensic ability. He reused the
recent convention of the Christian En-
beavers in Los Angeles 10 such en-
thusiasm that moro than 49, 900 persona
rose and pledged themselves to vote
FOR Federal prohibition He is chair
man or the executive committee of tho
committee OF Sixty. organized by Pro-
lessor Irving Fisher. of Yale, TO at
tempt to have prohibition planks in
serted in the platforms of the two
leading political parties. 1t is known
that Mr.. Polling will advocate retention
OF the Philippines in his address.
PROMINENT MEN TO
BE AMONG SPEAKERS
Following Mr.. Polling, Mayor V. G.
Irwin. OF st Paul: w. c. Calderwood
OF Minnesota. representing the Fro
hibitionists of the State. and r. w.
Emerson Of California, Will speak. on
Wednesday evening William Sulzcr.
who was dcposed as Governor of New
York. Will deliver an address.
ON Thursday morning the national
committee viii be elected, and rio
committee on platform and resolutions
will report. In the evening there xiII
ne big pageant and parade
On Friday the platform viii ba
adopted and candidates for President
and Vice President nominated In the
evening the candidates for President
ana Nicc-l'rcsident Will speak The
former Viii he introduced by Aaron s.
ATKINS, Prohibition candidate for
Nice-Presidcnt III 1905 and 1912. and
the latter by Eugene w Chain. can.
didatc for President on the dry ticket
in 1905 and 1912
conferences TO complete the hernia
ncnt organization of the Womcn's Ma.
uonal Prohibition Federation and 10
inausurate plans for special efforts
during the campaign among the 40oO.-
coo women now having the vote in tina
tnited states. viii bc held each morn
ms before tho opening OF the conven-
ton. representative Of the National
Woman's party also viii address the
women VIII he much more promi-
nent in the doinEs of tho Prohibition
convention than they We're in those ot
the two dominant parties this wear
More than 100 women delegates havs
been elected. and many OF the promi-
nent State and national officers OF tho
party are women
The suhragistS VIII make special
efforts TO have the convention indorse
the proposed Susan Is Anthony amend
ncnt to the Federal Constitution. oud