Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-19
THE NATIONAL UNION.
Division Of Sentiment on the Third
Party Question, but a National
Ticket Wanted.
rHr KANSAS DELEGATIONS NvMrR.
icAlLv THE sraoNoGsr.
senator Pfeffcr Doubts the Wisdom
Of an Independent Movement
at Present.
ny TELEGRAPH 10 the Nnws.
TmE THIRD PARTY CONFERENCE.
The Delegates Have n Lively Time snd
Many Views.


The Delegates Have u Lively Time snd
Many Views.
CrxcfSrArI, Ohio, May IS. The
thfce or four hundred delegates Ia at
tendance upon the National Union
Conference, which begins In this city
tomorrow, were reinforced this morn
ing by the arrival OF n special train,
bearing ten carloads Of delegates from
the Western States.
There il a iivisIon OF sentiment on
tho third party question, but the drlft
seems favorable 10 such action az VIII
insure tho nomination OF national
ticket In 1892. This conference viii
not attempt 10 make any nomination,
but an effort viii DO made 10 get things
In such shape that II Will be an
easy matter 10 take action Ia that
regard next year. II IA denied that
the South IL NO strongly opposed 10 n
third party ~ has been represented.
II has not been determined what
method thv conference will adopt TO
get Its views before tho people. There
IN some talk Of preparing an addrcss In
which tho principles Of those attending
the conference on finance, trnnsporta-
tlon and land viii bc fully set forth.
Again II IL urged TINT the proper way
would be 10 adopt platform and take
such action as will settle In the affirm
alive the question o. cutting adrift
FROM the old parties and nominating
candidates for the Presidency and
vice.presidency In 1892.
This afternoon was devoted to q
conference OF various State delegations.
The Iowa delegation, among other
things, adopted resolution urging the
nomination Of a full independent ticket
next June.
THE KANSAS DELEGATION.
There was rather turbulent meet.
Ing Of the delegation from Kansas,
due largely 10 tho fact that II Ia much
stronger, In point OF numbers, thnn any
other state, there being nearly 800 per-
sons here representing seven orgnnl.
cations, VIZ: Farmers, alliance,
Citixens' alliance, Peoples party,
Knights Of Labor, National industrial
alliance, AntI.Monopolists party and
Single Tax men. There was n largo
attendance and tho question soon arose
as TO basis Of representation 10 be &C.
corded various organizations, and u
motion that each organization In al
lowed 10 select two persons TO act m
committeeman from knnsas In the
general conference provoked lively dis
cussion, tut finally prevailed.
Then there was trouble over the
selection Of the delegates. Mr..
Schelault, In common with three men,
were undertaking 10 name the persons
who should he selected by each organ
ikati0n. A motion 10 allow each or.
ganization 10 appoint its members has
been adopted. The Farmeu' alliance
then went Into secret session.
Tho national reform press association
held two meetings today. There In
much speculation m 10 tho platform.
The objection TO tho Ocala dcclara-
tion IL strong In some questions, and
there lisa disposition 10 follow the ST.
Louis platform. Eastern men are ac-
tive In regard TO the position TO be-
taken on the silver and "eight-hour
plank" A conference was held to-
day with the leading delegates from
the West and South, md the. plans Of
the East were fully made known and
were received with favor.
THE EASTERN MEN
want this plank adopted on thu silver
questions: "That the conference favor
restoration OF silver TO the position 1t
occupied before 1879, viz, on an equal.
ity with gold m the monetary stand.
ard Of value" Also ono providing for
nnextension Of the eIght.hour princi-
pie To apply 10 nil firms and corpora
tons employing labor In tho different
states Of this Union. Eastern men mn.
nounce determination 10 make Y
strong effort TO secure tho incor-
poration OF these planks In the plat
form.
With those delegates here, the opIn-
Ion has been Expressed frequently that
''as goes Kansas, NJ will 20 tbs con.
vention," aud much stress ~ laid ON
the fact that Kansas, aftor n lengthy
aud lively caucus, decided late tonight
u support the organization OF third
party. The arrival OF tho Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska and other northern
delegates tomorrow, however, may
change the popular expression In tho
caucus. Congressman simpson mud
Glover endeavored 10 persuade Kansas
that II would be better TO adopt n plat
form containing the essential doctrines,
aud appoint committee ON propaganda
10 determine by next sprlng whether a
third party would stick. These suR.
gestlons, however, were howied down.
At n general caucus this afternoon
there were
MANY LIVELY BOUTS.
President Washburn OF the North.
eastern Industrial Alliance, who voiced
tho Ideas u the labor element OF tho
cities, created considerable furoro by
telling the caucus plainly that the Ia.
dustrial element did not propose to be
used as a cats paw 10 aid Democratic
success In the next election. II a
third party WINS 10 bo formed the South
and the Southwest would have 10
comv In, ns well us the Northern dele.
gates. The Industrial elements Of the
East, West and Northwest ARE neither
willing nor DESTROYS 10 draw votes out
OF tho Republican states, while Mt the
ZANE time tho pscudo.A llinnce men Of
the South were sticking TO their den,o.
cratic allegiance.
Other speakers laid strosa on the fact
That the Eastern peoples movement
differed from that OF the granger-, in,,A-
much ~ liz equalization WIS moulded
after those OF the old political partle.
ana recognized neither secret, ritual,
grips nor passwords. All this flummary
would have 10 be abolished II the pgr.
lies coalesced on general platform.
SENATOR pFEFPER
IL kansas doubts whether 1t would be