The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
Instead of q Union Labor Con-
yentiOn There is Dis
union and Dis
order.
A Disgraceful Scene, for Which
Every Participant Ought
to be Arrested and
Fined.
Proceedings Worthy of a Ward
Meeting i'm the Slums of
New York.

Some time ago J. III. Whitaker, of
Hickory county; who is chairman of
the State Central committee of the
Union Labor Party, sent out call
for a conference of representatives of
the party to be held in this city to-
day.
There have been factions of the
Labor party in Missouri for some
time and the object of the conven-
ton now In session in
tins city is to re-unite these wings and
perfect a better organization. Among
those who arrived yesterday were
Messrs, Gladhill, Vanpelt, Byrne and
Binder from st. Louis Morton
Shaw. Ed. Clifton, of the United
Press Chas. Nolan, member of the
legislature, State Senator Miller and
Representatives Holland, Loose,
Dempsey. McGarr, Coghlan, MADEIRA
and Curley. The party when united,
Is able to poll about $4,000 votes in
the state.
PROCEEDINGS.
The convention was called to order
a; 1 o'clock by Chairman Whitaker
at the criminal court room. About
100 delegates and spectators were
present.
Mr.. Coghlan read the call for the
convention.
AS soon as this was done, a storm
ensued. Mr.. Blake kicked at the
whole thing, land the delegates swarmed
up around him like a swarm of bees,
and it looked for time as if there
would be fight.
The chairman, S. w. Majors, of
Windsor, appealed for peace and bar
mony.
Blake of st. Louis wanted to know
who he was talking about.
Mr.. Dempsey said that the St. |
Louis delegation had been guilty of
maliguing and slandering the country |
faction of the party. The party was
on to victory and he de-
justice.
The chairman announced the COM
mittee on credentials which was
greeted by bowls of rage all over the
hall.
NJ. d. Shaw, of St. Louis, |
made all impasaioned speech
in which he claimed that the |
was cut and dried. The
chairman, he said was in the ring and |
the committee was composed of men
who had been chosen behind pill rs
and in secret caucus. ''By the gods,
90 on with tyranny, but l want 20 be
placed on record" cried Nj. Shaw.
" By the gods, tyranny was never ex-
but it met Its fate"
A long wrangle ensHed
over the organization of the !
Sometimes there !
we're a dozen delegates talking |
at once and if anybody in the room
knew what was the object of the
meeting, it was not visible to the
lecollette eye.
Currey, of st. Louis, tried to make
/ speech and was ordered to sit down,
,y the chairman.
Mr.. Swayne moved that commit
zee on credentials be appointed by the
A voice. "What in hell do you
snow about this thing ?"
Wells of Question" Question ]"
The chairman said that if the speak
n didn't sit dswn he would call on
he Sheriff.
Four men tried to speak at once,
.alling each other all the names con-
aimed in the vocabulary of a Phila-
lelphia fish woman.
George NJ. Jackson, of st. Louis
ried to make a speech but was
in a sea Of solid noise.
A motion to adjourn was made.
"God damn your motion" said
lelegate from down the county.
1t was Babel it was nearly bell |
t was pandemonium. The chairman
at in his chair like a sphinx aud
put the motion. The con-
'ention was drifting like tub in the
whirlpool at Niagara.
Orville ID. Jones, of Edna, a dele
ate with long beard and the voice
f a parson, finally obtained the floor
nd made an appeal for unity and