The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-19
LOOKS LIKE A THIRD PARTY,
The Movement Endorsed by the Kansas
Delegation in Caucus.
GRANGER And LABOR ASSOCIATIONS.
Hot-Headed Third Party Supporters Heed
less of f"Sockless" Simpson and Others
Warning-Those Present.

CINCINNATI O.. May 1s.-Whether the rep
reservations Of the Granger and Labor Asso-
Citations that are gathered are to bring into
existence third political party or whether def
mite action is to be postponed until next spring.
when the policies Of the two old parties shall
have been more fully developed, are issues
that will have to be fought out on the floor Of
the convention when it assemblies tomorrow.
There is no question but that tonight the
third party men are running things to suit
themselves The Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska,
Minnesota, and several other delegations
however. will not get here until the morning
and while they are counted upon to support
the third party movement the delegates OF
the latter are ayerse TO counting their chickens
before they are hatched.
TO SUPPORT A THIRD PARTY.
AS goes Kansas so will 90 the convention"
has been popular expression ever since the
first contingent of delegates put in an appear
ance, and the representatives of the Grass
hopper state, after a caucus that lasted several
hours, decided late tonight 10 support the
organization of third party through thick
and thin. The caucus was marked by several
decidedly lively expressions of opin-
ION, especially when Congressmen Slmp-
son and Glover endeayored to convince
the assemblage that discretion was the better
part of yaIor, and that it would be better to
adopt "a platform containing a few essential
doctrines. appoint "a committee on propa-
ganda. and then adlOnn until next spring:
then tOdetermne whether there was bone and
slnew enough IN the Granger-LabOr element
10 warrant the formal baptism of "a third party
and the placing of an independent preslden-
tlal ticket in the field
A HOWL OF DIsAPPROBATIoN.
The enunciation of these views was received
with howl of disapprObatiOn that had the et-
feet Of putting an ettectual quietus ON the re
cent tull-hcdged representatives,. andthe third
party resolution went through without dis
senting voice. The decided stand that has
been taken 10y the representatives. Ofthe indus
trial movements IN COntradlStlnctOn 10 the
Granger element was largely responsible for
this result. 80 the general caucus to-day OF
representatives of most of the organizations
that will have delegates IN the convention
some pretty plain talk was indulged IN boy
President Mashburn OF the Northwestern
Industrial Alliance. and who voiced the ideas
of the labor elements of the cities as apart
from the agriculturists. He told the caucus
that the industrial element did not propose
20 be used as q cats paw % aid Demo
cratic cuccess in the next election If
third party was 10 be termed the Southern and
Southwestern delegates would have TO come
In as we'll rs the Northern ones. The indus
trial element of the East. West and North
west We're neither willing or desirous 80 draw
votes out Of the Republican States. while at
the same time the Alliance men Of the South
We're sticking TO their Democratic allegiance
and helping TO make the Solid South more
solid than ever.
OTHER sPEAKERs' VIEWS.
Other speakers laid stress upon the fact that
the Eastern peoples movement differed from
that of the grangers' inasmuch as its Organl-
ZatiOn was mOuded after those of the Old poll
teal parties, and recognized neither secret
ritual. grips, or passwords All this tutter,
it was c0ntended, would have TO be abolished
if parties coaiesced ON a general platform
Green. of Boston. the personal representa-
tive OF Edward Bellamy and his theories, and
Rev. w. -. Bliss also argued on the same line,
and the Kansas men, who had done all the lis
tening, then went into caucus and placed
themselves on record. There has been no con-
ference OF the strictly Southern delegates,
but in conversation they express the
opinion that il would be unwise 10 endorse
Independent political action 50 long as there
was q possibility that they would be able to
get relief on the most important economic
question through he old parties.
over 5000 people nave been attracted 20
the city by the convention, but Just how many
of these are regular delegates cannot be de-
termined until the committee on credentials
gets 10 work in the morning To-nights ar
rivals include Senator Pfeter of Kansas,
Robert Schilhng OF Milwaukee, Hon. A. j.
Streeter of Illinois and ignatus Donally.
STORMY SCENES ANTICIPATED.
The latter, referring to the announcement
that the delegation Of his own appointment Is
% be contested by "a delegation named by tho
State Committee of the Minne,otaFarmers Al
lance says thnt the State Committee had 40
power i'm the premises. and he las no
fear that the convention will expel HIM
self or his followers. There Is general
sentiment that the convention viii be too
large and decidedly unwieldly, and that If All
the various shades of opinion and radical no.
tions are afforded an opportunity OF being
aired the affair is likely to break up IN an up
roar.
Charles Cunningham for many years chair
man OF the Democratic State Central COM
mittee of Arkansas and candidate for Vice
President on the Union Labor ticket in 1888,
VIII be the temporary chairman. Speaker
Elder, of Kansas, having declined the honor
The selection of a permanent chairman viii
be left 10 the convention. which assemblies at
O'Clock. over one hundred notices of reso-
lutions that as many delegates propose 10
submit have been filed with Rev r.. i. tOs
ter, who will be principal secretary
REFORM PREss ASSOCIATION.
One of the important meetings connected
with the conference Is what is known as the
Reform Press Association. composed Of the
papers which advocate and promulgate the doc
trines taught in the platforms of the Alliance
Knights of Labor and Nationalists. There are
about one hundred Of these editors here from
all parts of the country and they had two in
teresting meetings to-day. DR.. McCune,
editor of the -Confomist, the national
organ of the Farmers Alliance, and president
Of the Association. presided, with W. ).
Morgan, of the National Ref0rmer, as sec
retary.
The Nictories of labor.