Show BRYAN DECLINES DRY NOMINATION NEBRASKAN REFUSES TO HEAD PROHIBITION TICKET AFTER I or r BEING EING NOMINATED Ohio Now Has Three Candidates s or for President Aaron S. S Watkins of G GerI Germantown Ger- Ger r- r I man town Being Selected by the them V m It Prohibitionists Lincoln Neb Ohio Ohio got Its third presidential l cand candidate date for the he 1920 campaign when the prohibition na na- national national convention on July 22 nominated nominated nominated nomi nomi- Aaron S S. S Watkins of Germantown Germantown German German- town Ohio after learning from William William Wil WU- liam J. J Br Bryan an that he would not accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac the nomination voted him the previous day Mr Air Watkins won on the second ballot ballot bal bah lot after he and R. R H. H Patton had each received five eighty votes on the first The vote was Aaron S. S Watkins R R. R H. H Patton 74 D D. A. A Poling 24 C. C A. A Randall 2 2 It took 0 votes to nominate Mr Ir Watkins Is a professor of literature literature literature liter liter- In a Germantown military aca aca- demy He lIe was a professor In Ada college Ohio for several sc years ears and was vice-presidential vice candidate on the prohibition ticket In 1908 1008 and 1912 1012 He was born on a farm near Rushsylvania Rushsylvania Rushsylvania Rush- Rush sylvania Ohio and Is 53 3 years cars old He preached s seventeen years In the Methodist church before starting i teaching and was nominated for governor governor governor gov gov- of Ohio on the prohibition ticket In 1905 1005 and 1908 and was vice dent In 1908 1008 and 1012 1912 In accepting Mr Watkins said his campaign plans were up to the national committee but he knew It would be an active campaign After Mr Watkins had llad accepted Lucy Page Gaston leader announced from the floor that she would urge her ber Republican party following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing to support Mr Watkins D. D Leigh Colvin of New York an author was nominated for the vice- vice presidency on the first ballot lie He was born In to Ohio The convention then permanently adjourned The platform adopted favors the league of nations but gives no expression expression ex ex- ex as as' as to reservations Advocates Advocates Advocates cates greater participation by women In federal agencies for bettering the condition of workers promises farmers fann farm ers aid in equalizing prices securing farm fann labor and cooperative marketing and demands industrial courts to end Industrial warfare Gives Gives' thanks for national prohibitIon prohibition prohibition tion commendation of congress for enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- laws passed and of supreme court for upholding eighteenth amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment and enforcement law |