St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-19
TO DO OR NOT TO DO.
The Conglomerate Crowd at
Cincinnati Is Laying Lines
for Action.
Large Convention Assured,
and Some Wild Times
Are Ppesaged.
Our Mr.. Donnelly and Miss
Eva Mcdonald Will Con-
test Supremacy.
Eany Different Conventions
in Many Different
Cities.

CINCINNATI, May 1S.-The three or
four hundred delegates and others in at
tendance upon the National union con-
ference. which begins its sessions in
the city tomorrow, were reinforced this
morning by the arrival of a special
train bearing ten carloads of citizens
from Kansas and other Western points,
and it is estimated that there are now
nearly 1900 people, representing at
least two-thirds of the states of the
union. This mornings train brought
1gnatius Donnelly, of Minnesota; Nor
ton, Of the Chicago Sentinel; Elder,
speaker of the Kansas house of rep
resentatives; COngressman-elect Nc
Keighan, of Nebraska; Robb, of Iowa;
Wood, of Kansas; Snyder, of Indiana;
POwderly, Hayes and Devlin, of De-
troit. Senator PETER, of Kansas, is eX-
pected this evening. Most of the Or
CARNATIONS expected are well repre-
sented, and there does not seem to be
any apprehension on the part of those
present that anything will occur to
mar the harmony essential to a perfect
understanding among so many different
organizations. 1t is claimed by the
leaders that the representatives. of these
bodies have come here in a spirit of
concession, and that they have not
brought any ''hobbies" with them; and
such, so far as indications go, appears
TO be the case. There promises to be a
breeze over the
Delegation From Minnesota.
headed by Ignatius Donnely. Miss
Mcdonald and several others will en-
deavor to secure recognition by the con-
ference, but Donnelly and his followers
40 not appear to be worried about the
situation, and claim that the opposition
comes from persons hostile to the move
ment, who are acting under orders from
the 'Wheat ring" of Minnesota. There
is considerable comment on the reported
opposition of Senator PETER to the
third party" movement, and it is
openly stated by Capt. Power and others
that it would be better for Mr.. PETER
and other gentlemen holding official
position to listen to the voice of the
people than to try and dictate the course
TO be pursued by the conference in re-
gard to the formation of a third
party. There is, however. a divis-
sion of sentiment on the third party
question, but the drift seems to be ia
VOrable to such action as will insure the
nomination of a national ticket in 1892.
This conference will not undertake to
make any nomination, but an effort will
be made to get things into such shape
that it will be an easy matter to take
action in that regard next year. 1t is
denied that the South is so strongly op-
posed TO third party as has been rep
resented. 1t has not been determined
what method the conference will adopt
to get its views before the people. There
Is some talk of preparing an address
in which the cardinal principles
of those attending the conference on
finance, transportation, labor and law,
will be fully set forth. Again it is
urged that the proper way would be to
adopt platform and take such action
as will settle in the affirmative the
question of cutting adrift from the old
parties and nominating candidates for
the presidency and vice presidency in
1892. This afternoon was devoted
chiefly to conferences of the various
state delegates, they being for the most
part harmonious in their deliberations.
The Iowa delegation, among other
things, adopted a resolution urging the
nomination of
Full Independent Ticket
next June. and telegraphed its decision
TO prominent men of that state in sym-
pathy with the movement. There was
rather turbulent meeting OF the dele
cation from Kansas, due largely to the
fact that it is much stronger in point of
numbers than that of any other state.
there being nearly 800 persons here,
representing seven organizations. There
is much speculation as to the platform
Objection to the Ocala declaration is
strong on some questions, and there Is
a disposition to follow the st. Louis
platform. The Eastern men are quite
active in regard to the position to be
taken on the silver question and an
"eight-hour plank A conference
was held to-day with leading
delegates from the West and South, and
the demands Of the East were fully
made known, and were received with
favor. Eastern men want this plank
adopted on the silver question. that the
conference favorS "the restoration of
silver to the position it occupied before
1873, viz, on an equality with gold as
monetary standard of value::" also
the following: 'As eight hours consti
tute legal days work for government
employees In mechanical departments.
we believe this principle should be
further extended, SO as TO apply to all
firms and corporations employing labor
in the different states of the Union.
thus reducing the hours of labor and in
proportion increasing the demand for it.
Eastern Zeal Will Depend.
Eastern men announce their deter
minatlon to make strong effort to Sc
cure the incorporation of these planks
In the platform, and indicate that their
zeal in future will depend largely upon
their adoption. q. f. Washburn. pres
tdent of the New England Industrial
Alliance, said i'll relation to the matter:
''We feel that the work of the ALLAN ce
has not been broad enough, for it has
been directed chiefly to agricultural in
terests, while we of the East have MANY
important issues at stake. Unless this
conference will broaden the scope of the
work already commenced by the move
ment which has led to it, we feel that it
will surely not be worth while to 20
Into it further. If they will grant US
what we ask, however, we are ready to
push the work for 1892. We have con-
ferred with number of persons from
the Western and Southern states. and
ind that there is disposition on their
part to view the matter as we do. A
large number of people in New England
are anXlously waiting to learn what ac-
non the conference will take in regard
TO these two planks which we will pro
pose, and which we will insist shall be
made part OF the platform to be adopt
ed. Ihey are anxious to see an inclina-
ton to broaden the principles on which
the independent movement is based and
hope to have their interests, as we'll of
tnose OF persons who live in other sec
tions, consulted and recognized"
Among the arrivals tonight are Sena-