Fill more carried but one State

Maryland; his popular vote being about 850,000. The party was succe ful in carrying the State elections in Rhode Island and Maryland in 1857, but never gained any popularity in the Western States. A second party, bearing the same name, but directly adverse to the first in that it was founded in opposition to secret societies, was organized for political purposes by the National Christian A ociation, at the adjournment of a convention held by the latter body at Oberlin, O., in 1872. The organization was completed and the name adopted at a convention in Syracuse, N. Y., in 1874. At Pittsburg, American Protective A o. June 9, 1875, a platform was adopted in which were demanded recognition of the Sabbath, the introduction of: the Bible into public schools, pro bib it i on of the sale of liquors, the withdrawal of the charters of secret societies, and legislative prohibition of their oaths, arbitration of international disputes, the restriction.of land monopolies, resumption of specie payment, justice to the Indians, and a direct popular vote for President and Vice-President.