Show THE PROHIBITION N r TICKET S S General of California for President Pred- Pred dent cleat and amt J. J I D. D of Texas I for Vice Ice President The National Prohibition n Convention met metin metin in Cincinnati on the COth th S The he big Ilg ig hall hal was wa gay with wih flaunting banners national flags flag coats of arms of the several states stats palms palma and flowers and prohibition inscriptions when the delegates to theS the tho S national convention le Prohibition party more prompt th the delegates of the older parties partes began to rapidly fill fl up the hall ball hal i A A. huge American fag surmounted flag the stage and Lincoln Lin Lin- i supported portraits Washington coIn coln Neal Dow and Frances Willard j I Chairman Dickie of th the tho national committee c called the convention to order and prayer was wast wasI t I offered After an au address of welcome and a j response ex ex John P. P St. St John Johi of 01 Kansas w was wa as named as a temporary chairman He Heas Ie was as greeted warmly by the convention and andI andr r delivered a I short and spirited address closing cosing with the I te following i The traffic for legalized liquor beverage purposes is the te greatest monopoly that ev ever cr existed it I destroys 1500 lives and costs 1 1 j I annually and annually and and sends misery poverty poverty pov pov- erty crime and heartache broadcast among the people It I is th the product of Democratic S and Republican rule I a a. a damning blot upon our civilization against God and ought ough to t be bo boi beI i made a crime against against humanity and driven I from front the face of the earth earth The Tue Pr Prohibition party Is the only party panty that dares to t fight this S mighty might c curse of the world Here nere we are and amI we have hae come to stay From rom this hour on let no fusion no deals no rom compromises compromise be our I j motto mott Let our platform be so 60 broad just S Clear elear and comprehensive that at all al who love lovo loveI I j I God or 01 home hoisie hoie or r country cati c can f join the procession procession pro pro- pro cession which is now ready to t. t move on to t vie vic vic tory r 1 A. A F. F of ot ot N Nebraska Nebraska was wJ made temporary chairman J J. J I The roll roU of states was wa called for committee committee- 1 men ii r I I At 4 o'clock the convention lon met again and 1 the credentials committee committe report reported d that 92 delegates were present Louisiana and South i 1 I Carolina being the on only states not I 1 I After a lively alively discussion It was wa voted that delegations were only entitled to as a many votes as they had delegates pres mt I At the evening session sessio the Hon on Ely Fritter t te of Indianapolis was chosen as permanent chairman t. t Se Several ral addresses were delivered and a quartette sang sag a er I of hI O ons songs I The opening of the session of Thursday was marked by s some mc excitement over the theS S Southern question queston tho cau cause e being the speech by Mrs Gou Gouger er late lal last night nigh which was largely made up of a a story about the sale of bf a negro child at at the slavery ancton auction block the he application being made to t slavery to drink The speech aru aroused ed Indignation on the part pait of a number of ot Southerners and at atthe atthe atthe the first opportunity W of Virginia was on his feet and offer ofer a resolution that no speakers be bo allowed ake what might be considered reflections any ny part of the i delegates This was ruled rule to be sent to the tho thoL L k committee but the rules were suspended suspend d and it was passed after singing Blest bc the Tie that Binds S 1 The gathering gathering of subscriptions was vigor vigor- push pushed cd and enough small subscriptions finally received to swell the th total amount to or 00 more than four j years year ears ago At the afternoon session session the thc platform was submitted The platform as adopted condemns condemns con con- the liquor traffic favors womans woman's suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage the control of railroads and telegraphs by the government the restriction of Immigration gration graton and naturalization opposes the ownership of or lands by by aliens lep denounces nees mob law favors the ob observance erance of Sunday the use of arbitration the suppression of stock rg gambling b l favors ors pen penal and ad the he support p I l ru Jv e uH ar I for extravagance disregard of civil cl 1 s service laws an and of the rights lights of laboring I men The silver siver plank is as follows The money of the country should be Is Issued Issued issued Is- Is sued by the general g government vern ent only and In Insufficient insufficient sufficient quantities to t me meet t the demands of the business and give full ful opportunity for the employment of labor To this end cud an Increase In the v lume of m money ney Is demanded and no iso Individual individual or corporation should be allowed to make any profit through though Its issue It I should be made a legal te tender der for the payment payment pay pay- ment uncut of all al debts debt public and private Its volume should be fixed a at a definite defnie sum per capita capia and made to increase with our increase In population A statement in favor of the free fice coinage e of gold and sliver silver siver was stricken out Olt The tariff plank Is as a follows follow s v Tariff should be levied only as a defense against any governments which levy tariff tarl upon or bar out our products from their market market mar mar- ket revenue being incidental Incidental The residue of means necessary to an economical administration administration adminis adminis- of the tile government should be raised by i levying leving a burden on what e people possess instead of upon what we consume I At the evening sessi session n te the candidates for president and vice president were selected Governor Ex-Governor St. St John of Kansas at the request request request re re- re- re quest of the California del delegation gaton was given the tho floor first frt to t place before the convention the name of General John Bidwell of Cali Cal S i fornia W. W Jennings Demorest Demoret was wa named by a aNew aNew I New York delegate and Gideon P. P Stewart vart was placed In nomination by hy L. L B. B Logan of Ohio The ballot resulted Bidwell Demorest Stewart Stwart 17 The following vice presidential candidates were presented Sam Sara Small Smal of Georgia William Satterlee of Minnesota Joseph Levering Levering Lev Lev- ering of Maryland J. J B. B n Cranfill of Texas and Thomas Tonas R. R Carskadon of West Virginia Mr Small Smal withdrew before the vote was wa taken 5 The result of the first ba ballot for vice president president president dent was Levering 31 Cranfill 36 Slat Slat- Slat tery 26 Carskadon 35 3 Enough changes were made before the figures were announced to t give of Texas Texa votes 9 U more than tan enough to win |