The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-21

mating candidates Tor fresldenJ ana VICE
President.
That the members of the central committee
for each State where there is no Independent
political organization conduct an active
system Of political agitation in their respective
States
ADDITIONAL REsoLUTioNs.
Resolved. That the question of universal
suffrage be recommended to the favorable
consideration of various States and Terrific
res
Resolved. That while the party in power
in 1889 pledged the faith of the nation
10 pay a debt in coin that had been
contracted on a deprecated currency basis,
and payable in currency thus addlng
nearly one billion dollars 70 the burdens Oh
| the people. which meant the gold Tor the
| bOndhOlders and deprecated currency TOR the
soldier. and holding that the men who I'M
peried their lives to save the life OF nation
! should have been paid in money as good as
| that paid TO the bOndhOlder we demand Is
sue OF legal-tender Treasury notes III sui
fcient amount 10 pay the soldiers equal to
par with coin or such other Legislation as
shall do justice to the Union soldiers OF tins
country.
EIGHT HOURS PER DAY.
Resolved, That as eight hours constitutes
legal days work for government employees IN
mechanical departments, we believe the prin-
cple should be further extended 50 as to ap-
d
different States Of the Union.
Resolved. That tins conference condemns
in unmeasured terms the action of the direc-
tors of the Worlds Columbian Exposition on
May 18th in refusing the minimum rates Of
wages asked for by the labor organizations of
Chicago.
Resolved. That the Attorney General sub
nit the act of March 2. 1889, providing for the
opening Of Oklahoma to homestead settle
ments. 10 the Supreme Court of the United
I tI,.r ffoc Gafl
the unhappy settler of that afflicted territory
may understand the lawful constitution OF the
said act and thus put a stop to the litigation
and expense.
WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM.
Great enthusiasm was manifested when the
| first resolution naming the new movement
the Peoples party of the United States was
read, the victorious element INDUCING III sew
eral rounds Of applause. At the conclusion
{ of the reading Schillng made an energetic
argument in favor OF adopting the platform as
prepared and appealed 70 the delegates TO
/ abstain from adding any pet theories
| 10 the document. 4. H. Davis, OF Texas,
| an ex-Confederate officer and siX-fOot,
] gOateed typical SOutherner, moved the adOp-
! tion of the platform and resolutions IN their en-
| tirety. declaring that it was the time that the
! farmers of the South and the laDoung men OF
/ the North clasped hands across the chasm and
J buried the bloody shirt forever. He was FOL
worth OF Fort Wayne, who toward the
! close Of an impassioned address called upon
! the Texas ex-COnfederate TO return TO the
/ platform Davis complied bringing with
him Colonel K. w. Humphrey, the leader OF
| the Colored Alliance Of the South, which
! boasts of a membership OF million and
| quarter.
A FERyESr "GoD BLESS YOU"
The three men clasped hands and each ut
| tered a feryent God bless you" The sight
moved the delegates on the floor to frenzy.
| They broke from their seats. bearing aloit
the banners designating the respective States
! and crowded upon and around the stage
| The ex-Confederate seized one of the Amerl-
] can flags that decorated the desk of the pre-
I siding officer aud waved 1t IN the AR. and
] Wadsworth and Humphreys followed his
example. The delegates were snort
/ Of bunting, 50 they tore down the
flags from the galleries and Organ-loit, and
/ literally wrapped the three men in their folds
while cheer after cheer re-echoed Ia the
| rafters. For twenty minutes or more 1t was a
! paudemOnium of enthusiasm. One half or
the audience sang the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner'' while the other half was rendering Anne
rica.n and the men from Kansas and Texas
hugged and embraced their colleagues from
the West and Northwest.
DEBATE on THE PLATFORM.
Order was restored. only when everybody
platform was resumed by ex-Congressman
Boyton. of Massachusetts,. He was followed
bv representatives of all the organizations
| that composed the convention, and every
thing was harmonious until =. G. Miller, or
! California came 10 the front with a PROPOSE
ton 20 add a strong prohibition plank in the
platform. Just rs soon as he had
made known his intention the convention
was in an uprOar, and for half an
hour there was monkey and parrot kind Of
q time Miller held his ground, while Senator
PETER splintered the lid of his desk with his
gayel in fuitless efforts 20 restore order.
! Above the din could be heard the voices Of
! John McGovern of Chicago and Robert Schll-
! ling. the latter trying % squelch the Call-
| fornia man on points of order and the latter
declaring he was a treDrand and the tool OF
outside enemies of the movement who sought
TO destroy II at the start.
TIE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Quiet was only secured after Senator PETER
had managed 10 make the convention under
stand that If the session continued all night
| no motion for an Adjournment would be
entertained until the Californian had been
given a fair show and the latter was then
allowed tOcOntinue. On being put TO vote,
however, his plank was showed under by
an overwhelming majority. and the resolu-
ti0ns without addition or alteration. were
adopted. After this the roll was called for
members of the national committee. When
! the name or Representative 1auDthech was
announced By the Illinois delegation there
was cry from all parts of the hall for his ap-
pearance on the stage. and three cheers for
A. j. Streeter, who was seated in the Illinois
delegation.
Taubeneck responded in a brief speech. lie
said. You see before You about all that IS
LETT OF the celebrated Independent party in
the Illinois Legislature, So often called the
Big Three We are standing on the brink
Of a conflict between capital and labor, and
the longer that conflict is postponed the
worse IL Will be, and our politicians might as
we'll try o. stop cyclone or the movements
of the stars as to eyade this issue"
At $50 the convention adiOETned sine die.
Delegate Killed.
CMcINNArI. O.. MAY 2O.-Rev. H. J. Hamil-
ton Of Homestead. Penn. a delegate TO the
convention which is being heidi lin.this city,
was fatally injured about Q o'clock this morn
ing while walking along Fourth street In
passing q building IN course Of erection near
the corner Of Walnut street a large stone fell
from the third story, striking hlm squarely on
the head He was removed to the city hospl-
tai and died a few hours later