Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-21
Work of the Cincinnati Con-
yention Completed.
The Third Party Infant Born
and Christened.
Peoples Party of the United States
Is Its Name.
The Platform Adopted Embraces About
All the Reform Issues Except
Prohibition.
Associated Press Dispatches.

CINCINNATI, May 5O.-The committee
on resolutions appointed by the nat
ional union conference remained in ses-
sion until 8: 80 O'clock this morning,
when an adjournment was taken until
10 O'Clock this forenoon.
After the opening exercises in the
convention, reports from the committees
on arrangements and credentials helped
to kill time, pending the exciting devel-
opments that many looked for when the
platform committee would be ready to
report. Jesse Harper, an Illinois Green
hacker, addressed the convention. He
was shut off by the report of the COM
mittee on credentials. The committee
announced that any delegate represent
ing several organizations could only cast
one vote. The number of delegates re-
ported was 1417. The report was unan-
imously adopted.
A TERRIFIC UPRoAR
was suddenly caused at this point by
Grover of Wisconsin starting a ha-
rangue in opposition to the organizing
atonce of a new party. Yells of "Sit
down !" 'Put him out !" and similar
shouts from the floor and gallery had no
effect The chairman pounded wildly
with his hammer. aud the Wisconsin
man was finally hauled down by the
sergeant-at-arms.
When order was restored the report
OF the committee on permanent organ
ization was heard, and then Mrs. Helen
Cougar of Indiana was given an oppor
tunity to express her sympathy with
the movement, and plead for a prohibi-
tion plank in the conventions platform.
She was generously applauded.
Mrs. Cougar denounced the banquet
to be given the delegates to the conven
tion tonight, declaring the brewers were
backing it. There was much feeling
displayed over the talk, and it was
stated that Mrs. Cougars delegation
would repudiate her sentiments as to
the banquet, and would attempt to dis
cipline her.
PEFFER TAKES THE CHAIR.
Senator PETER was at this point intro
duced as permanent chairman of the
convention, and was given a fattering
reception. The assemblage before him,
he proclaimed, was one OF the most i'm
portant ever convened on American soil.
They had before them a power W hich
was crushing the people, not only in
America but in all the world. They
were divided upon some minor matters,
but thanks be to God, they were united
on this: The money power must be de-
posed. There is now no such thing as
stopping the avalanche. Let them only
keep it, however, in the middle of the
road. Let them not go astray after this
'ism" or that "ism," but begin today,
to speed the main issues.
Mrs. Marion Todd. of Chicago, in an
eloquent address to the convention, pre-
sented Senator PETER a basket of
flowers.
A COLLECTION FOR CoLoRED DELEGATES.
An appeal was made from the plat
form for funds to pay tbe fare home of
colored Alliance delegates from South
Carolina. Contributions were then
generously made.
After some deliberation the report of
the committee on order of business, linn
iting speeches to five minutes, was
adopted. The report outlined the pro-
gramme for the appointment of a ma
tional committee.
An attempt to modify the report so as
to practically make the unit rule go,
threw the convention into parliamen-
tary wrangle. 1t was overwhelmingly
defeated.
1t was necessary to apply the previous
question before vote could be obtained
upon the report of the committee on
order of business. 1t went through
with rush, and when the result was
announced, pandemonium broke loose.
The convention then took a recess until