The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-31
TEE CONFERENCE
o. me aaEENaAck.LAsoR tpAArY.
At Parksr,burE-What bon. J. II. Burtt, of rhlr
City, Who was Chairman, Has OSay Of the
PrOcssdInsS and Future Prospects Of
the PH!y-Hhat lie Thinks diffusion.

the PATly-HhAt lie Thinks Of Fusion.
Hon. ]. H. Burt has returned home from
Parkersburg where he was in attendance at
the conference held last Thursday, in pur-
suance Of a call issued some time since, bys.
H. Peirsol, ESQ, editor Of the State Standard,
the official organ OF the Gresnbaok National
Labor party OF the State The call was
signed by Mr.. Peirsol as Chairman Of the
Stats Executive COMMITTEES Of the National
party.
Mr.. Burt, on motion Of Mr.. Peirsol, was
made chairman Of the meeting, and from
him an ISTELuGENcEE reporter yesterday
gathered q brief summary Of what was done.
The conference, everything considered, was
well attended. Thirty.ssven delegates were
present, representing every Congressional
district The KRnaWha Valley, where the
party is as strong, II not stronger, than in
any other part OF the State, was not very
largely in attendance, owing to the high
water, makingit uncertain when the dele.
gates would be able to return. Senator Bar
Bee and other prominent members from tho
lower end Of the Fourth district were also
prevented from attending by the high water
and ice. They wrote and telegrsphed words
Of cheer to the conference however.
ORGANISING FOR 'S4.
The first business taken up was the devils
ing Of plan Of thorough organization OF the
National Labor forces throughout the State,
which resulted in the adoption of the follow
ing: There Is to be appointed by the State
Executive CommitteeE one reliable Green
hacker In each Congressional District to Sc
lect o county organizer, where no regularly
organized committee exists, to perfect an or.
ganizstion In his county upon such q brief
and comprehensive plan as the State Com
mittee may deem best, and In case such
appolntee fails to act as directed, he shall be
removed and another qualified person be
appointed in his stead.
It was arranged that the State Convention
be held in Buckhannon, Upshur county,
June /, 1884, unless the holding Of the
National Convention makes another day
necessary. On motion OF Hon. Spencer. W.
sturm 1t was decided that the call for the
State Convention should be made as the
peoples Convention held by the National
Greenback Labor Party,
On motion Of ALT w. Burnett, OF KsnaWha,
tqe State Executive Committee was instruct
ed to issue the call for State Convention as
followt:
| COMPREHENSIVE CALL,
"a Convention OF the people called by the
National Greenbaok Labor party will be held
at Buckhsnnon, in the county Of Upshur, on
the - day Of June, 1884, at II O'Clock A. N
To be voted for at the fall election OF 1854.
and such other legitimate business as may
come beforeit.
Gan citizsns OF the State who believe in
genuine reform In National and State poll
tics; the full and complete protection OF the
commercial and industrial classes; the con-
troll by law of the corporate monopolies,
whether railroad, banking or commercial and
wise provision for the future currency OF
the country, are cordially invited to partici-
pate in the deliberations OF the Convention.
"And especially are the people who desire
reform in our present State government ear
ment that will rid the people Of the misrule
and burdens placed upon them by the pres
emit dominant party.
1.-THE State Is in debt in violation OF law.
Taxation OF the producing classes has been
enormously increased without necessary
cause. Convict labor has been brought into
competition with honest toll. The coal,
iron, salt, lumber and wool interests OF our
State are recklessly opposed by the politician
and the Spectator. who are against the pre-
lection OF the same. Cliques, rings and
mopied combinations have controlled con-
ventions and the ballot box, and dictated
legislation. 10 -.
ITO correct and remedy these evils we in
vite the cooperation of all honest men,
whether Democrats, Republicans, Greenback-
ers, Grangers or members OF united labor or
CARNATIONS, each and all to join In redeem
ing the State from the oppressive misrule OF
the party in power"
SPIRIT OF THE MEETING.
This was signed by the State Executive
Committee. and the following gentltmen:
ALI. W, Burnett, Geo. L. Spence, K. H. Freer,
]. H. Burt, s. ii. Ogden, D. D. 7. FarnE-
worth, M. Eagan, Jeremiah Shinn, w. H.
Neale, J. @. johnson, Charles Tracevell, j.
N. Kendall, @. B. Rule, VIM. Dement, o. A.
Kidwell, W. G. Miller, John L. Langhlin and
g. W, Hays. : =,
GAS for the spirit of the conference" said
Mr.. Burt, as he concluded giving the above
points, at was very harmon ious. do not
know that ever attended a political gather
log when il was more 20. In the conference
proper, there was no canysssing for officers,
whatever. The selection OF Buckhannon ~
the place OF holding tho Convention looks
very much as though the head OF our State
ticket would be Hon. D. D. T. Farnsworth.
Mr.. Farnsworth, think, desires the nomins-
ton for Governor, and he will DO very &C.
ceptable 10 large majority Of our party"
"Were candidates for any other places on
the State ticket spoken ot?'
"No. Hon. Spencer W. Sturm, OF Marion
county, was spoken OF few times among
the delegates as they talked outside OF the
con ference, but think be does not specially
care for nomination. He thinks he can do
better work without It,"
"Well, how about the fusion idea %
1--WE all recognize that In the next State
campaign the race is TO be the field against
the Bourbons. Also, that the two leading
parties in the field are the Republicans and
Nationals. II these two elements can come
together spontaneously, and both go TO work
In earnest instead OF quarreling over the
spoilS there Is no reason why the Bourbon
party in this State should not be oyerthrown.
To do this, platform on which the people
could all stand alike would be necessary.
Any semblance OF anything like a "dicker"
between leaders would be disastrous.
To bring about this coming to.
gether, good way would be, as suggtltedby
Mr.. sturm-two conventions at the same
place and time, one the Republicans, the
other the Nationals. A committee OF confer
encs appointed by each might arrange .
platform such as | refer TO- l should think
an even diyition OF Offices fair, but, as have
said, there was no ofiio'al mention OF any
names for any places in our conference"
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