The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-28
THEPE0PLE'S PARTY
A New Political Party the Outcome
OF the Conference at Gin
cinnati.
Its Birth Announced by Scenes Of the
Greatest Confusion and the Wild
est Hilarity.

tSL Hlldllty'
CINCINNATI, Special Whatever its out
come the big convention which assembled
here was inaugurated in fashion of which
any American citizen might we'll be proud.
Fifteen hundred representatives of the
bone and sinew of the nation, gathered
alike from farm and city toll, came to order
on the very watchtick that had months be-
fore been agreed upon, lifted their voices in
magnificent diapason in hymn to their
country, said together in reverential unison
the Lords prayer, and then calmly pro-
ceeded to fight out as best their manhood
directed the question whether or not
great new political party in the United
States should forthwith be given existence.
The first real excitement in the conven-
ton was caused by no less a person than
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota. He did
it with q Misunderstanding little suggestion,
that, to save time, the appointment of
committeeman by each state be completed
in lump each state naming all ofits COM
mitteemen at once, including the member
ofthe national committee.
This led to a very warm discussion in
which Gen. Weaver of Iowa, wasted the
sage and charged him with trying to pledge
the convention on the sly to the formation
of a third party. Donnelly disclaimed any
intention to take an undue advantage.
The Chairman came to the rescue and
declared the motion out of order.
After the appointment OF a committee on
resolutions the convention adjourned I'M
til tomorrow.
The committee on resolutions consists OF
one member from each state represented,
they met in the evening and organized by
electing Ignatius Donnelly, chairman.
SECOND DAY.
The convention amused itself while wait
ing tor the report of the committee on reso-
lutlons in passing the hat to defray the ex-
pens es of the convention and to send a COL
ored alliance man home
The report of the committee on order of
business elected applause when the pro-
gramme outlined showed a place for the
appointment of members of
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Opposition was manifested at once to the
proposition to limit all speeches to five
minutes. A lady delegate from South Da.
kota got the floor and pleaded with the
men folks to please not try to cut things of
so short. Cries of 1--WE are here for business
was the reply from score, and attempts tc
debate the question were howled down il
shor. order. The FIVE minute rule carried
the day.
1t was necessary to apply the previou:
question gag before a vote could be OBJ
tanned on the report of the committee or
order OF business. Then the report Went
through like cannon ball. How the con
nounced.
THAT means third party right now shout
national committee, don't you see? And thai
victory, anyhow. Hooray, say-hooray!'
Pandemonium broke loose from ceiling
to floor. While the applause was still max.
ing the windows rattle Senator PETER opened
his powerful lungs, and, with mighty eff
clare the convention adjourned till 2 p. M
PROTEST FROM POLK.
When the convention reassembled a lette
from l.. L. Polk was read advising this con
ference to issue all address, and defer actor
on third party until 1892. This caused
committee on resolutions was declared car
ried there was a loud demand-notably
from the Minnesota delegation-that tn
negative be put more forcibly by the chair
The demand was renewed and continued
from time to time during the reading OF :
AulllOel VI MISCELLANEOUS Le1GSrdIuS.
Mr. Fish of Minnesota argued that Mr.
Folks letter was ill-timed, and claimed
that it showed how useless it would be tt
refer the third party question to the meet
ing in 1892, at which Polk and his follow
ers will be leading spirits.
1gnatius Donnelly, chairman Of the com
mittee on resolutions, climbed on the ros
trum at this juncture and almost his frs
words caused a whirlwind of excitement
The declaration from Donnelly which Sc
the convention wild, was that he was Their
to report that the committee on platform
was unit for the organization of thir,
party. Donnelly evidently felt that hi
moment OF triumph had come in tn
struggle which he himself so deity began
just twenty-four hours before, and Tor W hic]
he had been so
PUBLICLY CAsTIGATED
by Gen. Weaver of Iowa. Two alternative
were presented, he said; either to ignore
third party or divide the friends of reform
lie gave way to Robert Schilling Of Wi
consin, secretary of the committee, VIII
read the platform. The name Of the ney
party, the peoples Party Of the Unite
States ELECTED magnificent outburst 9
applause, and, as each plank was read, tn
cheering was renewed so frequently that tn
great hall seemed to reverberate continu
ously.
A plank recommended universal suffrag
to favorable consideration, and another dc
manded payment OF pensions on gol
basis. The former met with rather chill
reception, but the latter was roundl
cheered.
At this juncture delegate objected ths
the platform was one-sided for the Farm
ers Alliance, but he met with little e1
couragement and Schilling declared ths
the convention was for harmony, and fc
the new declaration of independence.
He announ ced that the pension plank We
left to the soldier member on the commi
tee with an inquiry whether it was sati
factory, and, on his acquiesence, it We
ado pied unanimousl .
The convention went wild and mounte
tables, chairs,
SHOUTING AND YELLING
like Comanches. A portion Of the CONVEX
ton 70 tho TINA of HGnod. l,uo