Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
TRIANGULAR FIGHT
Promised to Voters at Next Ma.
tional Election.
THE PEOPLES PARTY IN The RING.

Amid Wild Enthusiasm-A Declare
ton Of Principles Adopted That Takes
in All the "Progressiye," Except the
TeetOtaliers - Preparations Made for
the Nomination of a National Ticket
NEXT Near-Mrs. Cougar BoIts-Inei-
dents Of the Closing Day.
CIScINNATI, May GA new party was
born here yesterday, which its name is
the Peoples party. The resolution
committee had completed their work az
O'Clock in the morning, and retired to
their couches 10 obtain a little rest ere
the work Of the day begun, steadily re-
fusing to give the press representatives
any inkling Of the nature o. the platform
The conference came 70 order promptly at
10 O'Clock, and chorus from the Farm
ers' Alliance song-bOok, followed by a
fervid prayer by Rev. Delamaiyr, the
Greenbaek ex-congressman, were the
opening features, together with applause
when the reverend gentleman arose and
frequent -amens' from the delegates
~sen his appeal 10 the throne Of grace
met III. hearty endorsement OF some zeal
Gus reiormeE Then there was humor-
bA, A4tN1 " Aur hhush> lily NTlEE CluD.
Clearing the Decks for Action.
Then the delegates began to clear the
decks for action when the platform COM
mittee should report. The arrangements
committee reported that they had spent
1855, and only had $50 TO balance the
same. A collection set this matter right.
The credentials committee reported l,4I1
delegates present, Of whom Indiana sent
ia Kansas 405, aud Ohio 81. Jesse Har-
per, Of Illinois, made a characteristic
speech, full Of funny stories, at which the
conference laughed itself hoarse. \ rule
was announced limiting to one vote dele
gates who represented several organiza-
tions
Couple Of Diversions.
\ diversion was created by Grover. Of
Wisconsin who tried to speak against
the third party idea, but he was souelched
by uprcar, and finally rammed into his
chair by the sergeant.at-arms Mrs
Cougar was the next TO start a row. She
pleaded for a prohibition plank. and then
denounced the banquet to which the dele
gates had been invited, winding upwith
the declaration that the brewers were
running the conference, after which She
repudIated the whole business and
walk ed out Of the hall.
PETER for Permanent Chairman.
The organization committee reported
tor chairman Senator PETER. aud he
came forward and spoke, proclaiminz
this convention the most important that
ever met in this country; declaring that
however IL might be divided on minor
points, il was d unit on the proposition
that the money power must 90. Then
Mrs Marion Todd, Of Chicago, presented
him with basket of flowers. Delegate
Savage, colored, from South Carolina,
made neat speech, saying that his peo
pie were poorly represented because they
were too poor 10 come-au appeal having
previously been made from the platform
for funds TO pay the speakers way home.
TIE hat was passed around and d sufi-
seieDt sum soon collected, ami st great
cheering
Coming Events Foreshadowed.
The committee on order OF business
then reported. They limited speeches TO
five minutes, and had a place for tn. ap-
pointment Of a national committee, fore
shadowing a third party. The anti-third
party men made fight on the report, but
n was no use. 1t went through with a
hurrah, and when the vote was an
nounced pandemonium broke loose Chair
man PETER was not in it, He ham
mered for order 10 vain. But he finally
managed to make himself beard, and de-
clared the convention al journed until
2 p. m, at which time the platform would
be presented.
DECLARATION OF pRINCIpl