Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-05-29

Ohio Hugo Prcyer, J. O. n. Cobb, n. y
Barnes.
Oklahoma Samuel Crocker, A. T. Light.
John Hogan.
Pennsyivania-R. A. Thompson. +. r
Agnew, Lewis Edwards.
South Dakota-J. W. Hardin, n. Il
Loucks. Fred Zeppe.
Texas-w. r Lamb, Thomas Gaines. J.
II. Davis.
Tennessee II. P. Osborne. q. W. J. Kay.
John w. James.
Wisconsin Robert Schilline, Alfred Man
heimcr, A. J. Phillips.
West virginia-Luther O. Shinn, George
w. Hammond, Thomas q. Kecney.
Wyoming-H. Brctenstein, James A.
Smith, H. II. Merrctt.
District of Columbia Loo Crandall, D. "A.
Bland. H. l. schultheis.
A few moments Of confused prepare
tion for adjournment sine die ensued.
then the Chairman's gavel fell, and the
first convention Of the Peoples Party OF
the United States had passed into his.
tory.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
Possibly the picture that will be long
u will be the nnequalcd display Of
enthusiasm BY tho big gathering At the
joining Of the blue and the gray with
soldier, Texan ex-rcbel, and the lead-
Tho significance OF the incident Was
little II any marred by tho fact that the
third Of the trio was Of pure Caucasian
blood.
An appeal was made from tho plat
form for funds to pay the fare homo of 3
colored Alliance delegate from South
Carolina. Tho delegate, Savage by namo,
came forward personally, and in i really
clever speech, said the reason 90 few Of
the colored organizations were repre-
sented was that the cOlored people were
too poor. It was perhaps rs we'll for tho
convention, he added, naively, cycling
the hats that were being passed around
for his benefit. that so few OF the colored
delegates came. He was handed tho
hatfuls Of small change and retired amid
great cheering for the colored Alliance.
A sensational feature Of the proceed
fnRs following Donnclly's announcement
came after the platform proper had been
adopted. A California man was the in
diyidual that nearly rivaled the classic
youth OF ancient renOwn who fired tho
Ephesian dome. The CAlif0rnian's name
was g. w. Miller, and he was Prohibi-
ZIONIST from the summit OF his steeply
brushed hair to tho very bottom OF his
boot heels. Apparently nothing on
earth could disconcert that Californian.
Over 1000 thoroughly enraged and dis
gusted brawny grangers and mechanics
turned on him ~ II they could tear him
limb from limb. but he refused to bulge
an inch.
He worked his jaws without ceasing,
though every syllable he uttered WAS
lost In the hurricane Of jeers and con-
tumely. The Californian wanted to
thrust before the convention ) resolution
pledging the new party to the prohibition
cause. The convention cmphatically
did not want to submit to any such proc
ess. but II had to. The nerve and
grit Of one man against . thousand car
rted the day, and tho Peoples party be-
fore 1t was an hour old was forced to 20
Oh record upon the young Westernor's
resolution.
Tho convention, however, instantly
took its revenge. Like vicious young
colt It kicked tho resolution into king
dom come with sicksninG snddaapesss
Mr. Miller himself, though he managed
somehow not to betrsy the fact 1t II
reported that many members OF tho
national reform organization, hesded ~
President w. w. Jones, Of Illinois, had
withdrawn from the party because OF
the defeat of the resolution.