The Labor enquirer., 1884-10-04
PEOPLES PARTY.
The County Convention Met at
Lincoln Hall on Tuesday
Evening

Harmonious Proceedings, and a Full,
Clean County Ticket Placed in
the Field.
The convention, numbering ninety
delegates, was called to order at 7:30
o'clock precisely. j. R. Buchanan in the
chair. s.s ..sr,
Hardly had>the first rap of the gavel
ceased to resound when disorderly
crowd, entering at the rear, advanced in
manner suggestive-of arranged plan and
extending its wings to surround the
seated delegates began concerted
clamor for recognition, offering through
its leaders, what purported to be Gre
deItials from various organizations with
titles indicative of labor$ interest, and
demanding to be heard in-the nomina-
ton of one of their own number to the
chair. &-,'-.- .....a ~
Naturally, the organization which had
already, met in state convention and
there provided for its own consistent
continuation of its own business, and
which had assembled at the call of its
own county central committee, and
placed the chairman of that committee
to preside, stood firmly upon its rights,
and the attempt to spring plausible
claims failed as signally to disconcert
him as the subsequent effort at intimi-
dation did the assembled delegations.
Threats of violence went so far as pro-
posal to 'clean out the hail." but valor
has with these gentry a sufficient spice
of discretion after all, and the PROPOSE
ton was not even met by the staunch
old wheelers of reform with the slightest
show of belief in its seriousness. Jeers
and laughter and good natured railery
were the honors paid the departing
visitors as they trailed their whisky
laden procession down the! stairs and
became a distant echo of obscenity, and
then only the impression of a recent
bad smell.
The business of the hour began with
the usual committees: Credentials
Messrs. Hadfeld, Bunker, Merritt, and
D. c. Meeker. On resolutions-John B.
Lennon, Button, NJ. D., Thomas Young,
C. L. Gleim, and W. E. Holland. On
order Of buslness-P. w. Smith, George
Stuart, Swarthout, Muirhead and Green
hill. ....-. ../
During absence of the committees, Mr.
O. L. Stuart was called up, and compli-
mented the assembly as to its material
and it's manner of receiving and repel-
ling the attack of its would e-disorgan-
izers referred to the position of the
convention upan the question of coalition,
with Difference to the patient wisdom of
such a policy, which he recognized
although he had been one to oppose it,
and wound up with a hearty tribute to
the qualities of party leader who has
no record to whitewash and nothing to
apologize for. W.. 3
The chair being next called. for arose
and read presumably witty, communi-
cation which Rad lust been brought him
h,,l liotr ~
%. R, Buchanan, send me spoon"
To which he had indited brief reply,
which he also read:
Wouldn't a shovel be about your fit ?"
BUCHANAN.
This Roland for an Oliver was accepted
as about tit for tat, and then Mr.. Quinef
being called, enjoined calm and unim-
passioned consideration of the political
situation, referring to the past as afford
ing light by which to see clearly to avoid
the pits and snares ahead. He said that
all the yaunted concessions and provis-,
ions for the good of the workingman had
been mere "sops to Ceberus," an insult
to his intelligence. BE wise and wary
and firm and we will succeed"
Colonel Jack Dorrler doubted his
right to speak in this assembly, but
offered assurance of his entire sympathy
with its cause and its efforts, as work
ingman. Admitting that this must inev-
itably be the party of the future" he
ventured also the prediction that Butler
will receive the largest vote that any
Independent ticket has ever shown. He
is nota greenbacker but believes in the
supremacy of the people. ... .--.-- =.
The colonel regretfully protested that
he lis on another ticket, against his will. "
his claim to be "a workingmann
and wound up with stirring details of
historic hardships in connection with
early life in Colorado.
The committee now reported in the
following order:
Permanent organization reports, ]. R.
Buchanan permanent chairman, DR..
Peete and ]. Harrison Mills as secretary
and assistant secretary of the permanent