Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-19
The Third Party Movement.
A CALL FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION TO
MEET IN CINCINNATI.

A CALL FOX a NAllONAL OON I'm IlON ~
MEET IN CINCINNATI.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 15.-The third par
ty movement, which originated at the re-
cent Farmers Alliance Convention took
definite form yesterday, when the follow
ing call for a convention was given to the
press
"Whereas, In unity there is strength
therefore it is desirable that there should
be a union of all the variously named or
CARNATIONS that stand on common
ground.
'sTo this end the individuals from va
rious States, whose names are hereto
signed, make this call tor National Con-
ference, to be composed of de legates from
the following organizations, namely:
"The Independent Party, the Peoples
Party, the Union Labor Party, the Late
Federal and Confederate soldiers, the
Farmers Alliance, the Farmers Mutua,
BENEFIT Association, the Citizens Alliance,
the Knights of Labor, the Colored Farm
ers' Alliance, and all other industrial
organizations that support the principles
of the st. Louis agreement of December,
1889. Each State organization to send
one delegate from each Congress district,
and two from the State at large; and
each district organization to send not
less than three delegates, and each county
organization not less than one delegate,
to be chosen according to the custom of
each respective organization during the
month of January, 1891; also that the
editor of each newspaper is hereby INVITED
as delegate that has advocated the
principles of the st. Louis agreement and
supported the candidates nominated
thereon in 1890.
"The delegates to meet in the city of
Cincinnati on Monday, the ODD day of
February, 1891, at 2 o'clock p. d., for the
purpose of forming a National Union
party, based upon the fundamental ideas
of finance, transportation, labor, and
land, and the transaction Of other legiti-
mate business in furtherance of the work
already begun by those organizations
preparatory to united stiugg !e for coun-
try and home in the great political con-
flict now pending, that must decide who
in this country Is the sOvereign-'the cltl-
zen or the dollar"
The call is signed by representatives
from Alabama, Arkansas. California,
Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Virginia, Louisi-
ana. Michigan, Mississippi, North Dako-
ia, North Carolina. Pennsy lvania, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Ten
nessce.
THEY DECIDE OTHERWISE DOWN SOUTH.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Dec. 15.-The Cir
cinnati Convention, which was to have
been held for the purpose of forming
third party is off. The men who believe
that the time has not yet come to FORM
ally naugurate third party movement
met with the third party men at Jackson
VILE last night, and wrestled them. Mr..
Powderly, Congressman-elect John Davis,
Jerry Simpson, National Lecturer Willets,
Can't c A. Power Of Indiana, Mr.. War
dali Of North Dakota President Polk, and
number of other prominent Alliance
and third party men were present. After
long debate it was decided to give up
the Cincinnati meeting, and IN its place
hold a conference of five members from
each organization, at Washington, at
some date to be decided upon later, to
consider tho third party question in all
its phases. The plan is to hold some
time in the fall general convention to
formulate plan of action, which will be
submitted to tho national meetings OF the
various organizations, who will probably
call nominating ccnyention IN leJ2.