Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-16
STATE AND NATIONAL.
Continued from First Iaqe.

Cincinnati; Chief sergesnt-at-a1ms, JohI
Burrill; assistant, W. F. Flood, Cincin.
| natl.
After the opening address and the ap.
| pointment OF committees the convention
adjourned until 2 p. N.
Is ia clear that the chief difficulty be-
fore the convention will be the prepare
ton Of the platform.
The Greenbeckers at their conference
last night made but little progress
toward merging into the new party. The
drift of the sentiment as developed in the
speeches which prolonged the session
until after Midnight was in favor of hold.
ing fast to the name and leading prin-
ciples Of the organic itior. The United
Labor faction shows more anxiety to
combine, but their cardinal principle Ct
land tax is repugnsnt to the greater por-
ton of the Union Labor men. The ques.
ton Of the union of the two wings will
perhaps be the first to engage both con-
ventions, snd 1t is not likelyIthat plat
form can De created.
Something Of q sensation was caused
by the G # ring of G resolution by Harry
Gilfsrd of the Labor Age requesting DR..
McGlYnn to address the convention. A
storm Il opposition was raised by the
delegates and the chair suppressed
trouble by ruling the resolution out Of
order. Mr., Gillard Is devoted TO United
L,bor Ideas.
CNcINNATI, OHIo, May15 The Union
labor convention was very slow in CON-
ing to order this afternoon. The COM
mittee on credentials not being ready to
report, the time until 6 o'clock was pent
in listening to speeches. The venerable
jesse Harper, formerly leading Green
osck in Illinois and the msn who in
1860 named Abraham Lincoln fer Presi-
dent in the Republican national c)nven
tiop, WAS the first called upon. His chief
point was iha danger impending from
monopolies in this county. Referring
to Lincoln's early prophecy that slavery
must be removed, he said i. could as
safely be said now that unless the power
of these monopolies WAS crushed the
heavens would be hung with black and
the land would run with blood.
Mrs. Marion Todd Of Michigan inside
an extended address, full Of SARCASM.
She was severe upon Cleveland for his
statement in his thanksgiving proclama-
ton that we ought TO give thanks for the
prosperous condition of the country. She
denied the truth Of that fact, and IS
serted that 1t was q play Of words
to say the country WAS pros
porous. N0r was she less
severe upon Johr Sherman whom she de-
uounced as a traitor for his Iuiuous fasn-
cial policy, to which she attributed much
OF the evils now cursiBg the country. BIZ
contrast she declared that the james
boys were prsiseworthy in comparison
with the statesmen who have been op-
pressing and robbing the people, for the
Missouri outls VS. were never known 10
rob the poor.
The mmittee on credentials then
made its report. It YVES to the eff ct that
there were 242 delegates present.
The chairman announced the presence
OF q conference committee from the
United LABOR convention, headed oY Dr..
MEG ypp, spd the convention authorized
the chsiTmsn 10 appoint like committee
of FIVE to confer with regard to uniting
the two conventions.
The convention then adjourned until 8
O'Clock tomorrow.