Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1904 — SWALLOW IS-CHOSEN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SWALLOW IS-CHOSEN.

PROHIBITIONISTS NAME THE •‘FIGHTING PARSON.” O. W. Carroll of Texas Selected as Bis Running Mute National Ticket Named by Acclamation After General Miles Had Withdrawn His Name. Indianapolis correspondence: Silas C. Swallow, the “fighting pareon” of Pennsylvania, is the nominee of the Prohibitionists for President of the United States. He was nominated by acclamation amid scenes of enthusiasm at 4:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon. His running mate on the ticket Is George W. Carroll, of Beaumont, Texas, a wealthy owner of oil properties, a philanthropist and a man of energy and business integrity. Mr. Carroll was opposed by Isaiah H. Amos, of Oregon, for the Vice Presidential honor, and the first roll call of the convention was taken to settle the friendly struggle. The Texan received 026 votes and the Pacific slope man 132. Mr. Amos arose and moved to make the vote unanimous, which was done. The nomination of the famous Harrisburg minister and editor—without opposition was made possible by the withdrawal of the name of General Nelson A. Miles. Joseph P. Tracy ,of Chicago, chairman of the Resolutions Committee, reported the platform at 2:15 O’clock. A minority report had been threatened, but the Insertion of the planks about uniform laws, tariff revision, equal suffrage aud election of United States Senators by the people brought a unanimous report, and the platform was adopted by the convention with long-continued cheering, the waving of flags, in which “Cyclone” Davis, of Texas, was prominent, and singing of “America,” “Blest Be the Tie That Binds,” and finally of the doxology. Rev. W. B. Palmere, n veteran of tha Confederate army and a St. Louis publisher, took the stage aud asked divine blessing. The roll call of States on nominations for President began at this juncture. W. W. Hague, a venerable delegate from the Keystone State, made the first speech. Silas C. Swallow’s nomination was made then and there. Mr. Hague told the delegates that Dr. Swallow was unable to be present because of the serious illness of his wife. Men from lowa, Colorado, Illinois. Florida and other States made seconding orations. Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine and Maryland, States in which General Miles had considerable strength, announced the Pennsylvanian to be their choice. When Massachusetts was reached, Prof. Alfred H. Evans said he was to have nominated Miles, paid the warrior an elo-

quent tribute and seconded Dr.'Swal low’s nomination. Samuel Dickie, of Michigan, made an Impressive seconding speech. Homer L. Castle, of Wyoming, moved to make the vote unanimous, which was done with enthusiasm, Mr. Carroll, I. H. Amos of Oregon, A. U. Coats of lowa, and Col. Benjamin Parker of Wisconsin, were placed in nomination for Vice President, and all but Carroll quickly withdrew. At the morning session SII,OOO in cash and pledges was raised for the campaign fund. A mass meeting in Tomlinson Hall Thursday night closed the gathering. WEDNESDAY’S SESSION. Enthusiasm and earnestness characterized the opening of the Prohibition national convention, which was called to order in Tomlinson Hall, this city, at 10:15 o’clock Wednesday. More than 1,000 delegates vigorously applauded prohibition’s sentiments. The galleries were packed to their capacity. The hall was decorated profusely with flags and bunting, while over the chairman’s stand hung pictures of Ahruhnm Liucoln and Frances Willard. Quotations from Lincoln’s speeches also were prominent. Most of the delegates carried small flags, which they waved at slight provocation. At noon the convention took a recess until 2 o’clock. The Rev. George IL I‘eake, of Sandusky, Ohio, was introduced by Chairman Stewart and Opened the convention with an invocation. The Pontiac (Ill.) band furnished the music for the convention. W. S. Doan, an attorney of Indianapolis, delivered an address of welcome, In which he predicted that Indianapolis would soon have a prohibition Mayor. A part of the address was devoted to an attack on the Republican party for backsliding from its platform of 1800, which declared In favor of prohibition. Mention of the name of General Miles as a possible leader of the national Prohibition party brought applause. At the close of the address the delegates arose on their chairs and cheered for more than a minute. Chairman Stewart Speaks. Oliver W. Stewart, the national chairman, replied to the address of welcome. He said the Prohibition par-

ty was the only party with a real Issue and party identity. He said the members of the party were the most Independent because they “thought Into the ballot box.” He declared the purpose of the party to be the dissolution of the “partnership of the government and the liqnor traffic.” “We are here to take tLe offices and administer the government,” he said. His speech aroused enthusiasm and brought delegation after delegation to its feet as he mentioned the names of favorite sons for Cabinet places. Mention of his own service in the Illinois Legislature brought forth cheering. At the close of his remarks, Chairman Stewart was given an ovation as he introduced Homer L. Castle, a prominent lawyer of Pittsburg, as temporary chairman of the convention. Charles S. Newlin, of Indiana, presented a gavel to Chairman Castle, to which was attached much historic interest. The wood was taken from a part of a black walnut board, two feet wide and an inch and a half thick, which served as a part of the flooring in a secret closet in the home of Levi Coffin, of Fountain City, Ind., which was known as the “union station” of the underground railroad previous to the Civil War. In the spring of 1844 Eliza, of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin fame,” was hidden away in this secret closet for two weeks by Mr. Coffin. Chairman Castle attacked both national parties on the issues of the day. He attacked the Republicans for tolerating polygamy in Utah, and said the Senate delayed action on the Smoot case for political purposes. He said neither great party was capable of dealing with problems like the liquor question. He attacked the policy of imperialism, and said one of the questions of the ceutury was “How to let go of the Philippines with honor.” He referred to President Roosevelt as “the hero of bloodless San Juan,” and said he had forced a man to Lake the position of chairman of the national committee.

He called the Democrats “hyenas,” who were digging in graveyards for tlie bones of dead issues. He said the Democrats, taunted as to lack of issues, were dumb. He called tha administration of President Roosevelt an absolute monarchy, bristling with militarism. He said the Prohibition party was the only one which did not need to apologize for its existence.

TOMLINSON HALL.