Evening star., 1924-06-07
DRYS' CONVENTION
WINDS UP IN ROW
Rejection of Vice Presidency by
Evangelist After Nomination
Causes Heated Debate.
TERsE PLATFORM APPROVED
Woman Named for Vice Presidency
by Acclamation-
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. June THE
Prohibition party adopted it's plat
form and nominated a national ticket
yesterday after a session which was
marked by the withdrawal Of several
| delegates from the floor and a sting
| ing rebuke to A. p. Gonthey, Seattle,
Wash, evangelist, first! nominated for
the vice presidency and then thrown
| off the ticket.
Nominees were: For President, HI.
p. Faris, Clinton, Mo-, banker; for
Vice President, Miss Marie c. Brehm.
a temperance worker of Long Beach,
Calf.
Miss Brehm was nominated by accla-
nation after DR.. Eouthey won the
place by vote of three to one over her
| and Col. Alfred L.. Moudya Waterloo,
| Ind.
| Gouthey had been defeated for the
presidential nomination when he re-
| ceived 40 votes to 81 cast for Mr..
! ney of New York. Suggested for sec
ond place on the ticket, it was only
| by the insistence of several delegates
that the rules were not suspended TO
allow acclamation on his behalf
| equally decisive and motion was
| offered to make the nomination unan-
| imous. Then he took the floor and
| said:
| in the ministry of the Presbytert II
Church and then to evangeliZe. / hS ",
| been trying to decide this quesr ior
and can say only that the call tc
] evangelize prevails. therefore With
| drew and beg to move as a substitute
that Miss Brehm be declared the
| unanimous choice of the convf ;ntion.'
There was stunned silence broker
| by Rev. Aaron S. Watkins, q hio, whc
was presidential nominee tIur year.
ago.
| Call Procedure Fa zee.
II feeli that we have 'oeen played
with" he, said. "A lift Of the eyebrow
an hour ago would hav'. stopped thi:
| farce and we would have placed
this party crown upo the brow OF
Miss Brehm. / do not think Mr.
Gouthey should be '.llowed to with
| draw
Mr.. Faris thank d the convention
and accepted the domination at the
head of the tickeL.
| II have never shirked my task OIL
responsibility hich this party ha:
| asked me to assume," he said. Stant
by your stands .rd bearers in the com
ing campaign and by the grace o.
God We will get win. l can promise
you one thing. If | am elected every
|
| will find one for him"
The Withdrawal of delegates fol
| lowed defeat of a resolution by Fob
ert II. Parton, retiring national rcom
mitteemal from Illinois, proVosini
| that no ticket be nominated, hit tina
the party seek adoption of is prin
| ciples hg other political organiZa
tions, and failing, proceed to organiz
new law and order p:Ety. MI
| Pattonl announced he could not con
| sistently ballot for nominees, and hi
example was followed by Mr.. an
Mrs. Daniel r; Sheehan, Peoria Ill
| and by Oliver w. Stewart, former ma
tionaI chairman, and Miss Dorm
| Brown, both of New York.
The convention passed a re solution
offered by Donald Macmillan, New
JerSey, empowering the national com
mittee to withdraw the party ticke
| if il became convinced that either o
tho major paries was sincere in de
ring for law enforcement
DR.. watkins advised Uiis might b
done without discrepancy, as he ha
made the same offer to the majo
parties four years ear age without result
good "as the source of all govern
Il ment authority cilled on all goo
citizens to join in fits effort to obtai
law enforcemenT and the purifica
ton Of politics. Its principal plank
Removal of ballot restrictions o.
minority parties, membership OF tn
United Statey in the world court an
use Of the, Bible in public schools
The convention also indorsed tn
platform Of the National League o
Woman Voters "in 50 far as a stric
regard ffor the division of power
under Nour dual form of governmen
will Jermit."