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Prohibitionists nominate Bidwell for president on first ballot
Cincinnati dispatch notes General John Bidwell of Chico California won the Prohibition party presidential nomination on the first ballot with 590 of 974 votes. The platform calls for total prohibition of alcohol and strict financial, tariff, and immigration positions, with six other planks including woman suffrage and public schooling in English.
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