The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-27

Why, If your movement is so weak that
one small man can head il OF, it is not
worth the name of a movement. Cheers.
have been charged with failing to lead
this movement Ny friends, this move
ment Is too large to be led by any one man.
lCheers. No man can lead it CT stop it."
wild applause.1
Mr.. Powderly then recountcd his con-
nection with efforts TO fraternize the
knights with other organizations at the
meeting in 0cala, Fla, and later at Wash
ington and spoke of booming meetings in
July next and in February Of next year,
at which he predicted fuller representa-
ton would be present thar was present
in this conference Especially would there
be fuller representation from the sunny
South.
"And to the South lei me say" he
interjected, when you recognize the
niger as a man, we Of this East will join
with you heart and hand for REFORM"
Mr.. Powderly went on 20 warn the con-
ference against undue haste. No presi-
dent could be elected this year If it was
tried. Speaking to the Kansas men
he said they did not understand
the situation in his part of the
country, where ignorant foreigners are
brought to the polls and voted by num-
Der. Kansas had an intelligent constitu-
ency Pennsylvania required patented
ucation and the success of the reform
movement depended Upon the education
of the people.
"The knights of labor will vote the prin-
ciples of their organization, and when YOU
form party embodying such principles
as have been announced here tonight you
will find every knight of labor standing at
the polls and doing his full duty"
The meeting dispersed. cheering again
and again for Powderly and the knights OF
labor.
CINCINNATI, May 2O.-A little political
giant was born into the world today. 1t
is the literal truth to state also that no
more wonderful exhibition of lung power
at natal event was ever heard than in
the Cincinnati music hall this afternoon.
The third party advocates secured their
first victory today in the adoption of the
report OF the committee on rules, which
provided for a committee on national COM
mittee.
AS it was known the committee on
resolutions was not ready to report, the
convention was slow in getting together.
Ex-Greenbacker Delamater opened the
Power of the arrangements committee
pathetically showed that he had received
but $50 and expended 500 in providing
for their wants. A collection to REIN burse
the eXchequer was in order, and the chink
OF dimes, quarters and large ffty-cent
pieces could soon be heard on all sides as
the hats were passed around. 1t was
formally announced, with considerable
flourish, that two five-doliar bills had
been contributed, and later one gentle
man on the platform wrote a check for $40.
Jesse Harper of Illinois, the old-time
greenbacker, was here introduced by the
chairman and proceeded to address the
audi ence, which he had soon conYulsed
over his droll stories. He was shut off by
the report of the credentials committee.
Some neat little schemrs were evidently
spoiled wnen the committee announced
that any delegate representing several or
CARNATIONS could only cast one vote. This
created quite sensation, and many sig
niticant chances were exchanged by the
delegates. When the size of the larger
delegations was announced there were loud
cheers. the figures being: Indiana 154,
Kansas 407. Ohio 1877. The actual total
number of delegates reported was l All.
The report was unanimously adopted.
StudIOI L tncT was NJ lnl5 pOlDL luITO-
duced as permanent chairman of the con-
vention, and was given a fattering recep-
ton. He declared in sonorous tones that to
be called to preside over a body like this
convened under such unusual and extra
ordinary circumstances was most distin-
guished honor. The assemblage before
him he proclaimed one of the most i'm
portant ever convened on American soil
They were upon the eve of an epoch more
important TO the interests of the people
of this country than probably any that
had ever confronted them. They had be-
fore them a power which WIS crushing
the people not only in -. America, but in
al the world. They were divided upon
some minor matters, but, thanks be to
God, they were united on this-the money
power must be deposed. There was no
such thing now as stopping the
avalanche. Let them only keep it,
however, in the middle of the road.
Let them not go astray after this ism or
that ism, but begin today [cheers to
speed the main issue. In conclusion Mr..
PETER declared he was not the man that
defeated ingalls,; it was the men and wo-
men of Kansas that defeBted the late SEN
ator from their state. Mrs. Marion Todd of
Chicago. in an eloquent address on behalf
of the convention, presented Senator
PETER with basket of flowers. Here
came scene. possible, probably. in no
other convention except this one.