Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-22

predicted the committee would do it's
work harmoniously, and said the ST..
Louis platform would be taken as the
basis upon which to proceed. There
were all sorts of planks to be proposed
and each one would have to be fully
aired. The third-party on the-spot en-
thusiasts tonight blossomed out many
pieces of blue ribbon about an inch
square on their white badges. One of
them said when asked its meaning: "The
child is already born, and we mean to
put clothes Ion it right away"
intinating that the growth of the new
party spirit had been such that those
who had been concealing their real senti-
ments from prudential motives are in
clined to throw off the maskiand wage
immediate action in the matter. The
committee on permanent organization to.
night selected Senator PETER for per-
manent chairman and there was much
rejoicing over the result which came
from it. Peifor was chosen on the second
ballot and then all the other applicants
for honor were made vice-chairmen.
AGITATING A THIRD PARTY.
Tonight the big Music hall was again
filled for a mass meeting, which opened
with popular airs by brass band. The
chief speaker of the evening was Senator
PETER of Kansas, who argued for new
party called the Nationalist party. The
other speakers followed in the same line.
Powderly was favorable to new party,
but did not want it formed too hastily
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTION.
1t is understood that when the states
were rnllc1 in tho oo,,Do;ttoa oo rneoI,,
tions tonight, Congressman Otis of Kan
sas proposed that this conference reatfirm
the Ocala and st. Louis platforms and
appoint a national committee consisting
of one person from each state, to confer
with the members of the meeting to be
held in Cincinnati February %, 1892, at
(which DR.. McCune, L. f. Livingston, L..
L. Polk, Jerry Simpson and others who
are not favorable to a new party will be
the leading spirits. The Otis
warmly supported by General Weaver of
Ohio, and Ignatius Donnelly of Mime
sofa, and it will probably form the basis
upon which the committee will perform
its labors. The new party men in this
| SoAiCICASCs WIZ dIo AOuIlJ RIOWluS
bolder in their demands for immediate
Macune-Polk- Simpson contingent, and
to that end they are exerting themselves
to have the convention take such
action and report such platform
as will make the new party a
certainty in 1892. AS a prominent
delegate expressed it tonight, ave pro-
pose to strike while the iron is hot and
won't tolerate any wishy-washy bust
ness" Prohibition and woman suffrage
were aired before the committee. Ma
Cune and Simpson are charged with lin
gering SO long in Washington after the
adjournment of congress that they have
been impressed with the ideas of those
who are opposed to any action looking
to the foundation of a new party. The
committee on rules and order of bust
ness tonight decided that inIall disputed
questions the states shall be called and
the chairman of each delegation shall an
nounce the number of persons in favor of
the proposition and those against it, and
the majority shall rule. Kansas will be
entitled to cast the full vote of those
present, thus giving that state decided
advantage, especially on the third-party
question.
The Closing Session.
CINCINNATI, May 21.-When the con-
ference was called to order to-day, Chair
man PETER of the committee on arrange
ments pathetically showed that he had
received but $36 and expended 1866, in
providing for their wants. A collection
was Immediately taken. The committee
on credentials announced that any dele
gate representing several organizations
could cast only one vote. When the size
of the larger delegations was announced,
there was loud cheering, the figures be-
ing: Indiana 154, Kansas 407, Ohio 317.
The actual total number of delegates re-
ported was 1417 The report was unani-
mously adopted. A terrific uproar was
suddenly caused at this point by Grover
of Wisconsin. Mounting chair in the
very center of the hall and waving his
long arms like windmill, he started a
harangue in opposition to organizing a
new party at once. Yells of "Sit down."
"Put him out" and similar shouts from
the floor and gallery had no effect. Will
kins of Kansas shrieked from the plat
form, "Arrest him." and while the chair
man pounded wildly with his hammer,
the tall Wisconsin man was
finally hauled down by the
sergeant. alarms and rammed into a
sitting posture. When order had been
restored, the report of the committee on
permanent organization was heard, Sem
ator PETER being announced as perman-
ent chairman. The report of the COM
mittee on order of business elected ap.
plause. When the program outlined
showed place for appointment of mem
bers of the national committee, opposi-
tion was manifested at once to the pro-
position to limit all speeches to five
minutes, but it carried. An attempt to
modify the report SO as to practically
make unit rule, it got the convention in
to a marvellous parliamentary tangle.
Harden, of South Dakota, argued that
the enormous power given the compara-
lively nearby states was grossly unfair
to such communities as California, which
had only two delegates present. The
unit rule was overwhelmingly defeated
on the ground that every one that came
to the convention should have vote and
have it counted. It was necessary to ap-
ply tbs previous question gag before
vote could be obtained on the report of
the committee on order of business.
Then the report went through like can.
non ball. How the convention did
screech when the vote was announced.
"That means the third party right now"
shouted the excited Kansans. aWe are
going to have another national
committee, don't you see, and that is
what We have been after. We've won
hoorayl"
PANDRMoNIUM BROKE LOOSE
from tho ceiling TO the floor. While the