The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-05-23

denounced the latter's proposition as an
attempt to pledge the convention, on the
sly, to the most vital action without one
word of discussion. Donnelly's sturdy
figure, bold and upright, could be seen
among the Minnesota delegates, his blue
eyes flashing, while Weaver stormed.
The celebrated originator of the Shake
speare-Bacon cipher restrained himself
with difficulty under the flashing of the
Iowa man, snd when Donnelly finally
got a chance to edge in a word of reply
his smooth-shaved, clean-cut counte.
nance was flushed with passion. He dis
claimed any intention to take undue adj
vantage. Again there was a prolonged
hubbub and ended at last by the bald.
headed, si%lver-bearded, genial chairman,
Cunningham, d~exterously putting off, for
the time being, the inevitable struggle by
declaring
DoNNELLY's MOTION OUT OF ORDER.
A motion to adjourn until Z p. m. did
not prevail and names were adopted
as members of the committee on resolu.
tions with instructions to 20 into SEES.
sion Immediately and prepare the con
vention's platform. The convention ad.
journed till tomorrow al 9 a. m. The
committee on resolutions met after the
adjournment of the convention this
evening and organized by making Ig-
nautis Donnelly chairman. The com
mittee did not get to work in earnest
for a considerable time and no one ap-
peared to know how long it would take
them t%oiconclude their labor and recon-
Gle if such thing were possible the con-
hicting elements with which they
had to deal. General Weaver and other
members of the committee
who emerged at in
tervals from the committee room
predicted the committee would do its
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 hird-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 it's meaning: "The
child is already born, and we mean to
put clothes Don it right away"
intimating 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 maskland wage
immediate action in the matter. The
committee on permanent organization to-
night selected Senator PETER for per-
manent chairman and there was much
poS0Sor~ @-ov kh1 roo,,1t rnhsoh ooroo
from it. Pefor was chosen on the second
ballot, and then all the other applicants
for honor we're made vice-chairmen.
AG1TAT1NG A THIRD PARTY.
Tonight the big Music hall was again
filed for a mass meeting, which opened
with popular airs by a brass band. The
chief speaker of the evening vas Senator
PETER of Kansas. who argued for a new
party called the Nationalist party. The
other speakers followed in the same line.
Powderly was favorable to a new party,
but did not want it formed too hastily.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTION.
It is understood that when the states
were called in the committee on resolu-
tions tonight, Congressman Otis of Kan
sas proposed that this conference reafirm
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 he
the leading spirits. The Otis
proposition, it is said, was
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
it's labors. The new party men in this
conference. who are hourly growing
holder in their demands for immediate
action, are determined to head off the
Macune.P 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 q
certainty in 1892. AS a prominent
delegate expressed it tonight, 1--WE 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 80 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 y new party. The
committee on rules and order of bust
ness tonight decided that inlall 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 q 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 1856, in
providing for their wants. A collection
was Immediately taken. The committee
on credentials announced that any dele
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