Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-22
THE AFTERMATH.
The New Party's Name-An Analysis of
the Representation by States.

in the closing day of its session, and did
il under the stress and impulse OF such
wildly iubilant excitement, that there
was very little opportunity given for an
expression of opinion upon the prin-
cipleS adopted.
1t seemed that the great body of dele
gates had one cherished desire-the
forming of new party-and when that
was assured by the reading Of the first
paragraph of the platform they re-
solved to clinch that object without al
lowing any obstacle TO intervene.
But this morning, and last night after
the adjournment and mass meeting,
there were numerous consultations. the
most conspicuous, perhaps, OF which
was that of the NationaliStS. They
held a meeting and talked the matter
over, after scanning the platform al their
leisure. BY way of formal expression
of their views they adopted the follow
ing resolution:
"Res0lUed, That the NatiOnaliSts del
egateS attending the National Union
Conference believe that the spirit ami
mating and entertained by the dele
gates in general was the crYStalization
of the reform success. And as Nation
aliStS, recognizing organization OF ef-
fort as fundamental principle Nation
aliSm, we heartily endorse the fOrma-
ton of the Peoples Party of the United
States of America, pledge ourselves to
render our best efforts TO advance its
upbuilding, and hope for spirit of en-
thusiaSm beftting the adherentS of so
noble an inspiration"
An analysis of the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials shows that Kan
SaS furnished nearly one-third of the
whole number of delegates, while she,
with her neighborS in the West Missouri
and Nebraska, led the list of States, ex-
cept Ohio and Indiana, whose locality
made il easy TO secure the attendance OF
many delegates. The five States named
furnished ,O49 of the 1,417 delegates in
the conference. New England and the
South had very light representation in
point Of numbers, however weighty 1t
may have been in other respects. Yer
mont and New Hampshire, in New Eng
land, New Jersey in the East, and Mis-
SiSSippi and Georgia in the South, do
not appear at all on the list. All the
New England and Eastern States COM
bined. including New York and Penn
Sylvania, had but IS delegates. In the
South, Louisiana had ., North Caro-
lima IL, Texas %, South Carolina l and
Tennessee "a total of 36 for the whole
South. The small representation from
the South was not a surprise, because OF
the fact that, although the Alliance Is
very strong in those States, the open
policy has been TO obtain local results
without antagonizing in national mat
tiers the dominant party, the general
understanding being that the Southern
Alliance men were bound to support the
Democratic nominee for the Presidency
in 1892.
Bright and early to-day the new Ma
tional Executive Committee got together
for their first meeting. The gathering
took place in a narrow little hotel parlOr,
into which the members were packed
like so many SardineS in a box. They
did not seem to mind the Stuffy quarters,
but went TO work with a vim. Every
body but members of the committee
was excluded. Then it was announced
that the first thing in order was the
election of secretary and treasurer
of the com i:ittee. After considerable
discussion the choice fell on
Robert Schilling, of Milwau
kee, as secretary, and NJ. c. Rankin,
of Terre Haute, Ind, as treasurer
Both were elected unanimously. The
members then busted themselves in fill
ing the vacancies that had been left in
the National Committee as result of
the rush that preceded the adjournment
of the convention. The meeting of the
National Committee was presided over
with unexpected effectiveness by Chair
man Taubeneck, the big, unsophisti-
Gated looking farmer whose recent eX-
perience of sharp parliamentary prac-
tice in the Illinois Legislature during
the memorable Senatership contest
served him in good stead now.