Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-30

This made total of 1,417 delegates
representing thirty-three states ant
three territories The report was re
ceived with cheers and adopted without
debate.
The committee on permanent organi
zation made the following report:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW DELE
GATES or THE NATIONAL UNION Con
FERENcE-Your committee beg leave tC
report the following names of officers
of the permanent organization:
For Chairman Hon. w. A. PETER, OF
Kansas.
For Vice Presidents, Hon. G. Della
mater of Ohio; Gen. J. b. Weaver, OF
Iowa; Hon. lgnatius Donnelly, of Min
nesota; Hon. John H. Powers, of Ne
brasla; Hon. Hugh Cavanaugh, of Ohio;
Hon. r. NJ. Humphrey, of Texas.
For chief secretary, w. S. Morgan, of
Arkansas.
For assistant secretary-S. F. Hinton,
of Illinois: Charles Culmore, W. IL.
Rabb, w. C. Crum, New York; Edwin
Thornton Mrs. Fannie Mccormick,
Mrs. G. Curtis, of Colorado; Helen NJ
Cougar, Indiana,
Helen NJ. Cougar took the stage and
rcpudiated the use of her name as one
of the secretaries of the convention.
She said while she was in deep sympa-
thv with the farmers and working men,
she would not serve on account OF the
president of local committee being an
officer of the saloon-keepers' associa-
tion.
At the conclusion of this diversion in
the work of the conference Senator
PETER permanent chairman of the con-
vention was called to preside. lie was
received with loud cheers, and made a
short address.
inst MS Senator PETER finished, Mr..
Vincent of Kansas, stepped to the
front with basket or flowers in his
hand and introduced Mrs Marion Todd
of Michigan, to present them to the
presiding officer
The report of the committee on rules
and order of business was next consid-
cred, and it was ON this that the hrst
sl,;rm;sb between the radicals and con-
servatives took place.
Mr.. Harden. of South Dakota ra,seo
n byeeze by offering an amendment 10
the report of the committee proViolng
that cash delegation, or rather eacn
state. havs one vote and one addinonal
vote for every hfty votes addltionai III
the conferences Mr. Harden supported
his motion in \ strong speech ne
urged that it was unfair for Kansas ana
Ohio to control the conventioh' anu
that states which had come long dis.
tance should be heard, Mr. Green 0,
MASSACHUSETTS, supported the report OF
the committee. IL, -.
Il was evident that the motion OF
Harden was n scheme of the anti-thiro
nortv men to secure a vote by state rep
resentation instead Of by the great oouy
of delegates. The third party men saw
through the plan and the ameha,n.ms .aS
~ the South Dakota man was voted
DOWN Dc ss by large vote and the s,iginn, or gnon
report adopted as it was read A' IN .u0n q
the convention took recess "n''' .
o'clock. ,,,,a M a
When the conference assembled a. :
D. m. a small movement ereu..eI .',,. ,,as
the opponents of the new !, pabs'' ,hs rules M
started to make change IN 'no nv. 20 20
and order of business III aans,dsr ~
clinch matters motion 70 reooms m ,,.a.
the report of that committee W. was snother ma%s,
and Immediately followed by ano.mes ,,,es
to lay the motion on sa'm;0g the taUe; vote' %s'
thus thus finally iisposing Of the matter, pc,,,
A .etter was read from Il, =, -, so,I' Al.
r-as,dapt # the National fafmefs NJ