Hon. Hale Johnson, of Illinois, who had become a general favorite on account of his great harmony speech in the debate on the money plank, Johnson made an attempt to withdraw, but it didn't go. The ballot resulted in his selection by a vote of 309 to 132 in favor of Hughes, and a motion to make it unanimous went through with a rush and a shout.

The ovation extended to Johnson was scarcely equaled by that extended to Mr. Levering. The crowd were hoarser and couldn't yell as loud if they tried. Mr. Johnson was promptly escorted to the platform and made one of his characteristic vigorous speeches. He counseled the delegates to keep up their courage and keep up the good work.

Biographical Sketch of Hon. Joshua Levering.

Joshua Levering was born in the same place where he now lives-Baltimore, Md. This event occurred September 12, 1845. In 1866 he became a partner with his father, Eugene Levering, in the coffee importing business, the firm name being E. Levering & Co., the same as it is now. The business is now conducted by the sons of Eugene Levering, Sr., who died in 1870. In 1892 Joshua married Martha W., daughter of Charles M. Keyser, and a sister of his first wife, who died in 1888. Three sons and four daughters have resulted from this union.

In 1871 Mr. Levering became a constituent

member of Eutaw Place Baptist Church, and since 1881 he has been superintendent of its Sundayschool. In 1888 he helped organize the American Baptist Education Society, and has been its treasurer ever since. For a number of years he has also been vice-president of the American Baptist Publication Society. Once he was vice-president of the Southern Baptist convention.

At present he is acting chairman of the board of trustees of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky. Since 1887 he has been president of the Maryland House of Refuge and is a director of the Provident Savings Bank of Baltimore. In 1885 he was elected president of the Young Men's Christian Association and has been re-elected every year since without a dissenting vote.

He is also a member of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States and of Canada. In 1887, and also in 1893, he was chairman of the State Prohibition Convention. In 1888 and 1892 he was a delegate to the National Prohibition Convention, and on each occasion declined to permit the use of his name for the VicePresidency. On the latter occasion friends insisted, and he received a majority of the votes, but before the vote was announced enough votes were changed to change the result to Dr. J. B. Cranfill. In 1891 Mr. Levering was nominated for State Controller,

and at the last election he ran for Governor, polling a heavy vote.

Biographical Sketch of Hon. Hale Johnson.

It is a singular fact that both Joshua Levering and Hale Johnson joined the Prohibition Party in 1884, casting their first Prohibition votes for, and doing their first political work for John P. St. John, who was then a candidate for President. Mr. Johnson, the Prohibition candidate for VicePresident, was born in Montgomery County, Ind., Aug. 21, 1847, and lived there until the breaking out of the war when he shouldered his musket and went to the front, serving in the 135th Indiana Volunteers. In 1865 he removed to Illinois, where he took a prominent part in Republican politics. In 1884 he was a delegate to the Republican convention in Chicago, but left the party because the organization refused to put a Prohibition plank in their platform. The same year he went to Pittsburg and helped nominate St. John for President.

He is a member of the Christian church, a past commander in the G. A. R., and a colonel in the Veterans' Commandery. He is a member of no secret societies save the Modern Woodmen. At Newton, Ill., where he lives and enjoys a lucrative law practice, he is honored and loved. When he left the Republican Party his old political friends tried to persuade him to remain, offering to send

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him to the legislature, but all to no purpose. hibition was the dominant issue with him, so he joined the only party that put this principle before

all others.

What Some Leaders Said.

John G. Woolley made no attempt to conceal his pleasure over the work of the convention, and thought that nothing less than the hand of God was to be seen through it all. "We can now," he said, "go to the Christian voters of the country and ask them to come into this party, and if they don't do it we can put them in a box and nail down the slats."

James A. Tate, the Tennessee leader, and editor of The Pilot, at Nashville, said he could go home to his work with more heart and assurance than ever before in the history of the party. It has been up-hill work, he said, trying to do much in the South with the party's previous conglomerate platform.

George C. Christian, of Arkansas, said he thought the single-issue platform would not materially affect the vote in his State. "Our folks are all Prohibitionists," was his general remark covering the whole question. If it had any effect it would be to strengthen the vote.

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"I don't feel down in the mouth over the outcome," said Volney B. Cushing, when asked concerning the exodus. "I think perhaps the seceders

may gather some strength from the outside. Those who believe free silver to be the most important issue will naturally go to the Populists. If the free-silver men of all the parties get together they will likely leave Prohibition out of their platform. The Prohibition Party will not lose much, as those who believe Prohibition to be the paramount issue will remain with the organization."

C. C. Beveridge and wife, of Nebraska, are prepared to warble Prohibition songs with more zeal than ever. "I hardly know where I am at," said Mr. Beveridge. "My delegation seem to be excited. I know one thing, Prohibition is my leading complaint, and I propose to stick to the party as long as it remains true to that principle."

Professor Scomp, of the Temperance University, Harriman, Tenn., who was for many years connected with Emery College, Georgia, and left that institution on account of his Prohibition work and principles, was seen after the convention. He said that he worked as hard as he could for a harmonious settlement of the controversy in the party, and while many of the "broad-gauge" friends had assured him that in any event they would stand by the party, he was not greatly surprised at the result. In the South and East the party would probably be strengthened; in certain sections of the West the division would be more marked, and would probably be in favor of the so-called "broad