Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-20
THE RADICALS WIN.
Third Party Advocates at Cincinnati
in Control
EXCITING SCENES THIS MORNING.
SeNia's Former Queen on Her
Way to Roumania.
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
THE CINCINNATI GATHERING.
Explaining the Cause That Led to Want Of
Harmony.

the committees then appointed deter
mined the character OF the convention and
outlined the organization. The radicals have
got control and this will have weakening in
huence on The national independent reform
movement. Instead of the alliance of reform
orders representing one compact body i'm 90 il
Will probably be split in two. The leaders in the
alliance campaign Of education who represent
that movement which made it's demonstration
at ST. Louis and Ocala, and for which
such an important influence ON ma
tional politics for the future is
claimed after using all the influence they could
to prevent what they regard as hasty and rash
sGnon they have practically withdrawn from
There has been considerable bitterness
engendered, which viii be dangerous
to the third party movement. senator
PETER, though he accepted the permanent
Craftsmanship of the convention, is not with
them; IN fact having all along been fighting
against the purpose to make this the time and
place OF the third party's birth
PROSPECT OF FOURTH PARTY
The prospect now seems to be that there will
not only be q third party, but a fourth also
The alliance leaders say that they will
the national convention arranged for on the
I'D OF February will be held and party there
formed by the six principal reform organize
lions named in these dispatches yesterday.
One OF them speaking of this convention this
morning lkened it to the gust of wind that
usually comes just before hurricane, picking
up the corn husks and straw and all the loose and
unsubstantial things lying about carrying them
in confusion ahead OF the storm until they
strike an eddy and settle down in
some obscure corner to be passed over by
the mighty storm. They thus express
contempt for the pretension that this
is a national meeting, but they really regard
It with the utmost seriousness as q
check or hindrance to the movement thew
have been working up for the past two
or three years. 1t is a premature explosion
which may do serious damage to the alliance
movement. which has been a bugaboo to the
two old parties.
JEALOUSY IN THE REFORM CAMP.
The trouble seems to have been brought
about by jealousy and rivalry within the re-
form camp. The men who are the prime
movers in this meeting are those who failed
to gain prominence at the ST. Louis and Ocala
conventions and are pressing their plan to
place themselves in the lead. Those whom
they are leading. the thousand or more of the
rank and file of the convention, are enthusi-
astc and enter into the business as they
would into religious revival To them
the third party movement is q new
crusade, their politics is mixed with their re-
hgion, their religion with their politics and
enthusiasm, fanaticisrn, philosophy, philan-
forward. Their great anxiety is lest the
movement should have some set back and
that they might not have any third
party if they failed to form it. Now song and
prayer enter into the proceedings in the most
earnest manner and the voices of the whole
convention join in both. They lose sight of
policy. forget caution, and are controlled BY
their intense earnestness.
IMPATIENT TO GO AHEAD.
With this sentiment among the delegates IL
was not easy for conservatives to influence
them for delay. Those men who were
engineering the affair to fix their
own plans had comparatively little
difficulty in carrying the convention
with them to launch the third party
here and now. The principal leaders in
tins faction are "Baconian" Donnelly
Indiana. 1t is really Powers convention, called
by him and run by him. Between him and
Simpson, Livingstone, Polk, McCune, Beau
mont and others, prime movers Of the
Farmers Alliance, Powderly representing
the knights OF Labor, there is q
and Powers ambition to win prominence is
what promises TO put two new parties in the
field. Simpson still refuses to have any
thing to do with the convention, and when
called for last night he would not take
the stand. Among the committees last
night he worked hard to prevent the starting
of third party now. Powderly, in his speech
last night, warned the convention against try
ing to make party here.
CONSERVATIVES GIVE uP.
Some time before daylight this morning the
conservative leaders gave up the task they
had undertaken and concluded that they could
not stop the torrent. Macune took the train
for Washington this morning prepared
to write something about this convention
in the alliance Economist and other alliance
papers 1t Is understood that the alliance
press will ask upon what basis of representation
the delegates came here, where they
got their credentials and where their con-
stituents may be found. prominent
alliance leader said today that the reform party
or alliance Of reforms was worse divided by
this convention than they had been st any time
since the independent movement began
THE CONVENTION JOINS IN SONG.
In the convention, instead Of effecting per-
manent organization at $50 this morning, the
hour appointed, the time was taken up until
noon in songs, routine announcements
and reports, and in taking up Q col
lection for Capt Power, who called
the convention; The COMMITTEES on
should be at once set upon its feet, even at the
risk Of making it bow-legged-but though the
leaders Of the opposition had retired there was
still an element In the convention opposed 10
what they considered hasty action and there
was considerable bad blood shown before Sem
ator PETER was introduced e. chairman.
Ascene was caused BY delegate who vocifer-
ously declared that this was not the time and
place to give birth TO . new party.
Immediately after that Mrs. Cougar Of In
diana made sensation by repudiating the
use OF her name In connection with the
convention, because the chairman Of
the reception committee was . Gloon
Keeper Saloon keepers were among
the oficers, and one presided over the mass
meeting last night The prohibition element
cheered her to the echo, and there was copsid-
ersble CONSERVATION In the hall.
SENATOR PxFYxn's ADDnnn.
In his address accepting the onacs Mr. Ps6sr
mid that they might - well start the new party
now-it could mot be stopped Mr.. Peter
thus surrenders to the enthusism Of the |
occAsion, the idea being that their taxing tie |
INST steps here In % Unauthorized way WIN not |
prevent she same element iron ooning into |
The national convention In "a
The COMMITTEES ON resolut1nus end pla1form |
greed to bring In . s.rinsfng'' indorssmsut Of 1
The platform q the Har0erg' Allinnoo,, 70 |
tbs sppointmsnt Of . national con- |
mittee and that they coufsf With The ooavontion |
70 b. held on The 21d At February, looR Ihis |
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