Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-21

SENATOR pFrFrGR RECEIVES A
FLORAL OFFERING.
The Platform OF the Third National
Party: Additional aesolu.
lions Presented.
A work which w,ii Affect the Politics
OF tho County.

OF tho County.
CINCINNATI, May 20.-A little 20.
litical giant was born Into THIS worlu
today, aud no more wonderful exhihi-
tion OF lung power Mt such nn event
was ever heard. From carly In the
morning, when the great gathering
largely voted for the formation OF n
national executive committee, tue re-
suit whs foregonc and all doubt was
removed late In the afternoon when
Chairman Ipnatius Donnelly, OF the
committee on resolutions, announced
That the committee was unit Tor
starting third party without mn in-
sthnus delay, aud continued earnestly
ave think We have performed WORK
TINT viii affect the politics OF THIS
country for the pext fifty years."
That was enough, and the audience
lo, forth burst Of applause which
nearly wrecked the ceiling. A sensa-
iinnal feature Of the proceedings fol-
lowing this came alter the platform
proper was adopted. a California
man, q. w. Miller, Prohibl'
ZIONIST, wanted n thrust before the
convention resolution plodginS
the party 10 tho prohibition cause.
The convention omphntlcnlly did not
want to submit 10 any such process,
but II had ~. Miller refused TO sit
down. He worked his Jaws without
ccaslng, though every syllable he Ut
tered was lost In the hurricane Of
cheering, jeering snd c0ntumely.
Miller's grit carried the day, and the
Peoples party. before II was AN hour
old, was forced TO go ON record upon
his resolution, IL took revenge, how.
ever, by Kicking the resolution Into
klugiom como with n audiences and
vigor that must have surprised even
Miller.
Tonight II Ia reported that many
members OF the national refOrnN organ
iaailUn, headed by President w. w.
JOnep, of Illinois, will Withdraw from
the party because Of tho defeat OF the
resolution.
AFTER THE opFNIso ExEHCisEs
IN the convention tho reports from the
committees on arrangements and ere
dentials helped 10 Kill time, pending
the exciting developments that many
looked for when the platform commit
tee wns ready 10 report. Jcs, Harper,
an Illinois grecnbackcr, addressed the
convention. He was shut of by the
report Of the credentials committee.
Tic committee announced that any
delegate representing several organlza-
tions could only east one vote. This
created quite n sensation. The total
number OF delegates reported was lil7.
The report was unanimously adopted.
a terrific uproar was suddenly caused
at this point by Grover OF Wisconsin
starting harnnguo In opposition to
organizing now party. Yells OF "Sit
down!D dput him out" and similar
shouts from the door and gallery had
no effect. The chairman pounded
wildly with his hammer aud the Wis.
ronsin man was finally hauled down by
the sergeant'at'arms.
A PROHIBITION LADY.
When order was restored tho report
~ the committee on permanent organ.
ixation was heard anu then Mrs. Helen
Guugcr Of Indiana WIS given an OPP
poftuuity 10 express sympathy with
the movement and plead for n pro-
hihilion plank In the conventions
platform. Mrs. Gouger denounced the
banquet to be given TO the delegate,
tonight, declaring that the brewer
were backing IL. There was much
feeling displayed over tho talk and II
was stated that Mrs. Gougcr's delegn
ton would repudiatc her sentiment,
ms TO tho banquet and would attempt e
discipline her.
SENATOR PFEFFER
was ut this point introduced ~ perma
nent chairman OF tho convention ant
was given n iiatterlng reception. Tn,
asgpmblage before him he proclaimed
one Of the most important ever con
vened on American soil. They wer,
ON tho eve Of an epoch more Import
an, TO the Interests OF the people OF THU
country than probably any that eve
confronted them. They had before then
"A power which was crushing the people
not only In America but In all III,
world. They were divided upon som,
minor matters, but, thanks be to God
tha were united on this. The none,
DO, or must bp dcposed. There wa
now no such thing m stopping tho ava
lanche. Lot them only Keep, however
in the middle Of the road; let them no
10 nstray after this ism or that, but DO
gin To-Day to speed the main issues
Mrs. Marion Todd, OF Chicago, In nj
eloauent address In behalf OF the con
vention, presented senator Pfoiltr wit
n basket " flowers,
FARE FUNDS FOR DELEGATES.
An appeal was made from the plat
form for funds 10 pny the fare OF some q
colored Alliance delegates from Soutl
Carolina. Contributions were thoi
generously male.
After some opposition, the report 0
the committee on ordcr Of business
limiting the speeches 10 five minutes
was adopted. The report outlined IA,
programme for tho appointment Of
national committee. An attempt 4
modify the report 50 as 10 PRACTICAL!
make u unit rule got the convention
into a parliamentary wranglo.
was overwhelmingly ueloated. IL wa
necessary To apply the previous ques
ton before n vote could he obtniue,
upon the report OF the committee OF
order " business. II went through
with rush and when tho result wa
announced pnndemonium broke loose
The committee then took q recess unit
this afternoon.
When the convention reassembled
letter nom L.. L.. Polk, which was read
ndylsiug tho conference 10 issue al