Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22
Only One Idea.

CINCINNATI, ONO May 21.-The Ma
tional Union conference transacted so much
of its vitaily important business and was SO
late in closing the day of its session, and
did it under the stress and impulse OF such
wildly jubilant excitement that there WAS
very little opportunity given for the eX-
preston of opinion upon the principles
adopted. 1t seemed that the great body OF
delegates had one cherished deSire-the
forming of new party-and when that WAS
assured by the reading OF the first para
graph of the platform they resolved to nail
and cinch that object without allowing any
obstacle TO intervene. But this morning
and last night, after adjournment of the
mass meeting, there We're numerous con-
situations. the most conspicuous, perhaps,
being that of the nationaliStS. They held Z
meeting and talked the matter over. after
scanning the platform at their leisure. BY
way of an abnormal expression of their
views, they adopted the following:
Resolved. that the nationalist DEL
egates attending the national con-
ference believe that the spirit
animating and entertained by the
delegates in general was the chryStallZa-
ton of the reform elements of the country
and therefore should be successful; and
nationalists, recognizing the organlza-
ton of effort as the fundamental principle
of natiOHalism, we heartily rejoice in the
formation of the Peoples party of the
United States of America and pledge our
selves to render our best efforts TO advance
its upbuilding. and hope for Il spirit of en-
thusiasm beftting the adherents of SO no.
BILE an inspiration.
The analysis of the report of the commit
tee on credentials shows that Kansas fur
niShed nearly one-third of the whole number
of delegates, while she, with her neighborS
in West Missouri and Nebraska. led the list
of states. except of Ohio and Indiana,
whose locality made it easy to secure an at
tendance of many delegates The five
states named furnished lo49 of the 1411 dele
gates in the conference.
The credentials committee reported that
New England and the South had very light
representation in point of numbers, how
ever weighty it might have been in other
respects. Vermont and New Hampshire, in
New England, and New Jersey in the East,
and Mississippi and Georgia in the South,
do not appear at all on the list. All of tho
New England and Eastern states combined,
including New York and Pennsylvania,
had but twenty-eight delegates.
BRIGHT AND EARLY
to-day the brand new executive committee
got together for its first meeting. Tho
gathering took place in a narrow little hotel
parlor, into which the members werd
packed like so many sardines in box.
They did not seem to mind the Stuffy quar-
tiers, but went TO work with a vim. Every
body but the members of the committee
were excluded. Then it was announced
that the first thing in order was the cleo
ton of a secretary and treasurer of the
committee.
After considerable discussion the choice
fell upon Robert Schilling of Milwaukee as
secretary and ii. G. Rankin of Terre Haute,
Ind. treasurer Both were elected unani.
mously. The members then busted them
selves in filling out the vacancies that had
been left in the national committee rs re-
suit of the rush that preceded the adjourn
ment of the convention. The meeting of
the national committee was presided over
with unexpected effectiveness by Chairman
Taubeneck, the big, unsophisticated looking
farmer. whose recent experience of sharp
parliamentary practice in the Illinois legis-
lature during the memorable senatorship
contest served him i'll good stead at this
meeting