The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-06
THE PEOPLES PARTY
Gets to Work in It's First Nomi-
mating Convention in Ohio.
GREAT DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
Show Themselves in the Very Start.
One Day Put in and Not Much
Done So Prohibition, Taxes and
other Things Cause Disagreements.

sPRISoPlE1p, O., Aug. 5.-The Peo-
ple's Party delegates are not arriving as
rapidly as many of the sanguine leaders
anticipated. There are about 200 here
now and the conservative ones say they
will be satisfied if delegation comes
from each of the torty-seven counties
with tickets in the field and the total
number reaches 300. Hugh Eavanaugh,
of Cincinnati, will be temporary chair
man of the convention.
The district meetings at II o'clock
were all well attended, every district
being represented. There we're slight
differences of opinion in nearly every
district.
The delegations in the Sixteenth dis.
trict disagreed on the "2 per cent loan"
plank proposed for the platform, and
will 20 into the convention divided.
The Twenty-frst district disagreed on
the question of the rule regulating the
casting OF votes OF delegations. Some
wanted to cast the entire vote; others
only the representation. They also so
in divided.
The convention was called to order
at 2:9O D. m. by II. +. Barnes, OF Titiin,
Chairman OF the State Committee, after
long delay, waiting for the Hamilton
district meeting to settle difficulties and
ioin them. There were about 400 dele
gates present. After prayer by Rev.
Joshua Crawford, the chair read letters
Of regret from prominent people in
sympathy with the movement. One
from George +. Gather, Chairman OF
the Alabama State Committee, promis-
ing to carry that State in '02, elected
loud applause. Another from Senator
PETER, reciting the cause of the parties
and advising the adoption Of the Gin
cinnati resolution and q plank advising
honest money was also greeted with
cheers. The chair next read the call
for the convention, after which he III
troduCed n temporary chairman, Hugh
Cavanaugh who assured the assembly
he esteemed it a high honor to preside
over the first convention ever held In
Ohio by the peoples party, composed
OF men and women who have no axes
to grind and who are not the tools OF
politicians. Their purpose is to serve
notice on the old parties that thoy have
ontlived their usefulness.
The question with which this party
has to deal is who will be the successor
of the gentleman from Mansfield. This
movement will prove that question and
relegate John Sherman to political OBJ
liyion that is enjoyed by his friend
ingalls,. He would not be surprised,
then, to hear Sherman, like ingalls,, de-
nouncing the shylocks and money
lenders in Wall street. The party Will
not elect money king, neither will 1t
elect man tainted with coil oil to the.
Senate. He referred in scathing terms
to Brice, and said they would at the
polls protest against seating Senator
from two States. Wild cheers.
He closed by saying that 1t would be
in good taste to make short speeches all
the way through and that he would set
the example, that future generations
would remember this convention as not
only the first of the Peoples party, but
remember its works as that OF patriots.
A quartette sang "Hold the Fort"
In responses to encore Goodbye Old
Parties" convulsed delegates who ap-
peared to enjoy it better than the work
on hand.
II. B. Hinchman, of Urbana, was
chosen temporary Secretary, and the
work began BY calling districts for Vice
Presidents. On motion OF Mr.. Barnes
the districts were requested to report
members OF the respective committees,
when it was discovered the Seventh
had none to offer, and when it retired
to select, the convention was converted
into q handshaking party. The scene
MS the delegates gathered, coatlcss and
smiling, circulating around the hall,
was inspiring. The choir sang cal
most Persuaded" and enthusiasm went
wild.
Robert Shilling, national secretary, ad-
dressed the convention. Mr.. Shilling
advocated government control OF rail
roads, and offered long list OF statistics
showing how railroads are built for
$1,000 per mile, and then bonded for
500, 900, and how foreign capital operates
in great bulks against the interests OF
the working people OF the country. He
prescribed the platform OF the Peoples
party Us the panacea for all the evils
wrought by both home and foreign
capital.
Bert Johns, of Huron, for the com
mittee on credentials reported at $40
D. m. there were no contests. DR..
Tuckeman, of Cleveland, reported for
the committee on rules and order of
business, the rules usually governing
conventions and q modification of Hares
system OF proportioned voting to be
used when two or more candidates are
in nomination. Miller Purvis, OF Nor
row, for the, committee on device, re-
ported the plow and hammer the choice
OF nino OF the committee OF ten. The
convention adjourned to s a. IN. to-
morrow without adopting tho report.
Tonight Eva Mcdonald Valesh ad-
dressed the delegates. The committee
on resolutions has been wrestling with
the platform since 3 p. M, and Mt 10
p. m. adjourned until tomorrow morn
Ing without having reached aconclusion.
The sticking points are the prohibi-
tion OF land taxes and farm product
loan features. The prospects arc that
the committees report will be torn to
pieces by the conventions bFhe city
districts insist that prohibition plank
would cost the party thousands OF votes
and they will fight it to the bitter end.
Regarding ticket, everything is
chaos. There arc dozen candidates,
and their respective advocates are not
sanguine. There is beneath the surface
considerable feeling between the Feder
alton of Labor men and the Knights OF
Labor, which causes the farmer element
TO suspect both.