The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-19
THIRD PARTY MEN.
Gathering Of Their Forces iii
Cincinnati.
DELEGATES NEARLY ALL PRESENT

thihs Ihht VIII separate Them
from the Older Parties, While the
Kansas Men Are Out Strong for a
Third Party.
CINCINNATI, May 10.-Whether the
representatives of the granger and
labor organizations that are gathered
here arc TO bring into existince third
political party or whether definite action
is to be postponed until next spring,
when the policies Of the two old parties
shall have been more fully developed,
are issues that will have to be fought
ont on the floor of the convention today.
There is no question but that the
third party men are running things to
suit themselves. The Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska, Minnesota and several other
delegations, however, will not get here
until late today, and while they are
Jounted on to support the third party
movement, the advocates of the latter
are averse to counting their chickens
before they are Matched.
Kansas for Third Party.
''As goes Kansas, so will go the con-
vention," has been q popular expression
ever since the first contingent Of dele
gates put in an appearance, and the rep
resentatives of the grasshopper state
after caucus that lasted several hours
decided to support the organization of
third party through thick and thin The
caucus was marked by several decidedly
lively expressions of opinion, especially
when Congressman Simpson and Clover
endeavored to convice the assemblago
shat discretion was the better part of
valor, and that it would be better to
adopt q platform containing few es-
sentiai doctrines, appoint committee on
propaganda and then adjourn until next
spring, then to determine whether the
there was bone and sinew and stamina
enough in the granger-labor element to
warrant the formal baptism of third
party and the placing of an independent
presidential ticket in the field
President Washburn Talks.
The enunciation Of these views was
received with r howl of disapprobation
that had the effect Of putting an effect
ual quietus on the two newly fedged
representatives; and the third party res
o.ution went through without dissent
ing voice.
The decided stand that has been
taken by representatives of industrial
movements in contra-distinction to the
granger element was largely responsible
for this result. At the general caucus
yesterday of representatives of most of
the organizations that will have dele
gates IN the convention some pretty
plain talk was indulged in by President
Washburn, of the northeastern indus
trial alliance, and who voiced the ideas
OF the labor elements of the cities as a
part from the agriculturists. He told
The caucus that the industrial element
did not propose to be used as catspaws
to aid Democratic success in the next
election. If third party was to be
formed, the south and southwestern del
egates would have to come in as well as
the northern ones.
Ficws of Other Speakers.
Other speakers laid stress upon the
fact that the eastern peoples movement
from that of the grangers, inasmuch as
Its organization was moulded after those
Of the old political parties, and rccog-
nized neither secret ritual, grips or pass
words. All this fiummery, it was con-
tended, would have to be abolished il
al parties coaisced on general plat
form.
Mason Green, of Boston, the personal
representative of Edward Bellamy and
his theories. Brown E. Gerry, the leader
of the Christian Socialists, and Rev. w.
d. Bliss also argued on the same line,
and the Kansas men, who had done all
the listening, then went into caucus and
placed themselves on record.
There has been no conference of the
strictly southern delegates, but in con-
versation they express the opinion that
1t would be unwise to indorse indepen-
dent political action so long as there was
q possibility that they would be able to
get relief on the most important eco
nomic questions through the older par
ties.
LikeIyto TO Break Up In an Uproar.
Last nights arrivals includes Senator
Pfeffer, OF Kansas; Robert Schiiling, of
Milwaukee, the Wisconsin socialist
leader; Hon. A. ]. Streater, of Illinois,
and Ignatius Donnelly. The latter, re-
ferring to the announcement that the
delegation Of his own appointment is to
be contested by delegation named by
the state committee of the Minnesota
farmers alliance, says that the state
committee have no power in the premi-
see. and u ct he has no fear that the con-
vsHtion III expel either himself or his
followers There is general sentiment
that the pvention viii be too large and
decidedh nwieldy and that if all the
various 4 sdes of opinion and radical
notions ! afforded an opportunity of
being al ID, the affair is likely to break
up in an uproar.
Charles Cunningham, for many years
chairman of the Democratic state CEN
kral committee Of Arkansas, and candi-
Rate for vice president on the union
labor ticket in 1888, will be the tempo
fary chairman Speaker Elder, of Kan
eas, having declined the honor The Sc
lection Of permanent chairman will be
left TO the convention, which assemblies
ht . o'clock. Over 100 notices Of Eres-
buttons that as many delegates propose
10 submit have been filed with Rev. L.
p. Foster, who viii be the principal SEC
Eetary.