Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-05-22

aud al other reform organiz ttiOn-
there assembled. If 90 satisfactory
arrangement can be effected. This COM
mittee shall call national convention
not later than June !. 1892, forIhe put
pose Of nominating candidates for
president snd vice-pre-Ident.
9Th. That the members Of the cen
trail committee for each state where
there is no independent political or.
ganizstion conduct an active system
of political agitation 10 their respective
states.
Additional resolutions, not pert Of
The platform, were presented. They
recommended the favorable consider
aticn Of the universal suffrage, de-
manded treasury notes to pay soldiers
equivalent TO coin, favored ~n eight
hour day and condemned the action Of
the Worlds Fair commission with
reference to wages.
THE NAME OF TEE NEW PARTY
tthe peoples party Of the United
States) ELECTED a magnificent outbust
Of applause, and rs each plank was
read, the cheering was renewed so fire.
quently the great hall seemed to rever-
berate continuously. The plank rec
ommending universal suffrage to q
favorable consideration, and another
demanded the payment of pensions on
gold basis. The former met with =
rather chilly reception, but the latter
was rouDdly cheered. At this june
ture q delegate objected that the plat
form was one sided, for the farmers
alliance, but he met with little er-
lcouragement and Schilliug declared
the convention was for hsrmony and
"new declaration Of independence"
He announced that the pension plank
committee, with inquiry whether IL
was satisfactory, and on his Acquies-
; cence il was adopted unanimously.
Davis Of Texss, a lank six fOoter in
light suit, who had electrified the
convention during DonDelly's speech
2 by long, weird whoop Of exultatior,
was conducted on the platform, and
E TO the intense delight of the conven-
E tion repeated
THE UNEARTHLY INDIAN-LIKE YELL.
Then be announced himself as an
! ex-confederate and declared himself
: for the platform, every plank and
! every resoiutiOD. An extraordinary
. spectacle followed. Wadsworth OF
Indisua, an ex-union soldier, rushed
; TO the ex-confederate, Davis, iD full
e view Of the convention, and the two,
one time mortal foes, grasped hands
! r. w. Humphrey OF Texas, organizer
0 Of the colored alliance, which numbers
= over SOC, 900 members, seized with the
E inspiration OF the moment, suddenly
= Joined the ex-soldiers. and amid .
cyclone IF enthusiasm q delegate
q moved the adoption of the platform IS
. read.
THE CONVENTION WENT WILD,
A and the membels mounted tables and
chairs, shouting ard yelling like Co
= manches. A portion Of the convention
4 sang to the tune Of Good bye, Nv
!, Lover. Good-byr." the words Good
y bye, Old Parties, Goodbye" and then
a "DOxOiogy." 10 forest Of fisgs and
i state banners that TAD ga hered wi h
the bearers around the trio, a KansS~
:, man on the shoulders Of two colleagues,
\ standing on chairs, raised the Kansas
banner and held It alost above all the
others. A tumult, surprising in its
Il remarkable suddenness and vigOr any
- thing that had previously taken place
In the convention, lasted fully quar-
. ter Of an hour, until il subsidized from
sheer exhaustion of the delegate.
Finally the question was put ~ d
carried by rising vote. and the con-
ventiOn
,e WENT WILD ONCE MORE.
l. In the midst Of the confusion G.. NJ.
Miller of California came to the front
le on the prohibition question, which
had been ignored in the platform ard
q, resolutions. All efforts 20 choke him
ID off with points Of order were iDeffeet-
n ual. The resolution offered by him was
il brief, but to the point. II said: ''Re.
E. solved that we favor the abolition Of
E. the liquor traffic" After a confused
h debate the amendment was over
s. whelmingly defeated. After a bTiei
recess the roll of states was called for
of members Of the national committee.
ID the convention adopting the inn0va-
he tion of appointing three members from
each state instead Of one member. -
III the old parties have. Taubenreck o'
X Illinois was chosen chairman OF the