Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-05-30


planned that it had been adopted by q
meeting of union veterans Tuesday
night and handed in to the committee as
expressing their sentiments. The COM
mittee, with desire to be careful in
the extreme, had it referred as TO the
southern soldiers who favored it unani-
mously. This statement was greeted by
a genuine rebel yell" There was great
laughter and applause. Loud cries
arose for Davis, the tall delegate from
Texas More than six feet high, slen-
der and wearing a light suit he loomed
up on the projecting platform. When
the cheering ceased he gave ''the rebel
yell" He then proceeded to make .
brief speech, declaring that the day
meant resurrection for principles and
burial for rings and monopolies
Amid whirlwind Of applause, as
Davis was about retiring, Delegate
Wadsworth, of Indiana, q union, vet
eran, rushed on the stage and seized
Davis by the hand.
Zone of the G. A. R" said the chair
man. "The blue and the gray shake
hands,"
Davis and Wadsworth gave each other
a hearty clasp, and shook hands for
several minutes, while the hall rang
with applause,
Wadsworth said h. believed the noble
braves who wore the gray had been Just
as honest as those who wore the blue.
Both had been duped since the war.
They had been kept divided, while the
trickster got away with the country.
Now they would stand together to fight
a common foe more formidable than the
rebellion. They proposed to bury for
ever the bloody shirt and the hatchet,
and shake hands across the bloody
chasm. lie called for Davis, who soon
reappeared on the stage with the stars
and stripes.
Then followed the most sensational
scene of the conference. The two vet
Grams clasped hands as Davis waved the
flag over his former foe. They were
quickly joined by Humphrey, the colored
delegate from Texas, who also had a
flag. The delegates went wild with en-.
thusiasm. The cheering was deaf
ening. Many jumped on their
chairse waved their hats and threw
them in the air. The conference
seemed crazed with joy. Suddenly
movement of the State banners started
toward the stage, already packed
with notables. Soon they were clus-
tered around the trio, forming the Ia
bleau of restored friendship between
the North and South. The banner of
Kansas, its staff twined with the ma
tional colors, was held high above the
rest on human pyramid formed by
delegates of that State mounted on each
others shoulders.
Minnesota started "My Country, 'Tis
of Thee" and the whole assembly
quickly took up the national air and
sang it with will and mighty volume
The Kansas Glee Club sang Good
bye, Old Parties, Goodbye" and then
the entire conference Joined in the
Doxology with fervency in striking
contrast to the excitement
G.. NJ Miller, of California, presented
the following amendment to the plat
form: Resolved, That we favor the
prohibition of the liquor traffic" After
debate the previous question was order
ed on Miller's amendment, and it was
overwhelmingly defeated.
At this stage of the proceedings, when
the excitement had somewhat subsidized,
President PETER asked to be relieved Of
his position, saying that he had to go to
Washington on important business.
The convention agreed to excuse him,
and Gen. Weaver, of Iowa, was called
to the chair.
A call of states was made for the ap-
pointment of the National Peoples
party committee. Three were to be
selected from each state, and recess
was taken to enable the various dele
cations to select their men.
After order was restored the commit
tee was announced and Henry E. Taube-
neck of Illinois, was elected chairman
of the national committee.
After the appointment of the com
mittee general satisfaction seemed to
be the common sensation among the
delegates, and tired from cheering,
speaking and their great work, they
adjourned at fifteen minutes past six
o'clock to assemble in mass-meeting at
S o'clock in the evening, which was ad-
dressed by Hon, Ignatius Donnelly,
Miss Eva Mcdonald, Miss Fannie Nc
Cormicl1, and others.