Evening journal., 1891-05-19
THIRD PARTY MEN MEET
The National Union Conven-
tion Opened at Cincinnati.
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SUUhLhSS STATESMAN SlLENOED-
congressman Jerry simpson Wanted KAN
sas TO Go slow in the New Party nFove-
ment, but the Grasshopper state Dele
gates Declined to Have 1t That Way
CINCINNATI, May 10 = The National
Union convention opened here today and
the fight for and against third party
movement is in full blast among the
farmers and members Of labor organiza,
dons Whether or not definite action is to
be postponed until next spring, when the
policies OF the two parties shall have been
more fully developed is an issue that will
have 70 be fought out on the floor Of the
convention. This morning the third party
men were running things to suit them
selves The Illinois, Iowa. Nebraska.
Minnesota and several other delegations.
have just arrived, and while they ara
counted upon to support the third party
movement the advocates of the latter arc
averse to counting their chickens before
they are hatched.
Kansas Wants Third Party.
"As goes Kansas so will go the conver-
ton, has been popular expression ever
since the first contingent Of delegates pi-
in an appearance and the representative
of the grasshopper state, after caucus
that lasted several hours, decided late last
night to support the organization Of a
third party through thick and thin. The
caucus was marked by several decidedly
lively expressions of opinion, especially
when Congressman Simpson and Glover
endeavored to convince the assemblagc
that discretion was the better part OF
yalor, and that IL would be better Go adopt
a platform containing a few essential
doctrines, appoint a committee on propa-
ganda and then adjourn until next spring,
than to determine whether there was bone
and sinew stamina enough In the granger
labor element TO warrant the formal bap-
tisn Of a third party and the placing of an
| independent presidential ticket in the field.
The socisiess statefman siienced.
| The enunciation Of these views was re.
ceiyed with a howl of disapprobation Tint
had the effect OF putting an eiIeetual
quietus on the two newly hedged repre-
sentatiyes, and the third party resolution
| went through without a dissenting voice
The decided stand that has been taken hy
/ the representatives OF industrial move
ments-in contradistinction TO the granger
element-was largely responsible for this
result. At the general caucus of repre-
sentatives Of NEST of the organizations
that have delegates in the convention some
pretty plain talk was indulged in by Presi-
dent Washburn, Of the Northwestern In
dustrial Alliance, who voiced the ideas
Of the labor elements Of the cities as apart
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.
The south must Come Too.
II a third party was to be formed the
south and southwestern delegates would
have to come in as well as the northern
ones. The industrial elements of the casa,
west and northwest were neither willing
nor desirous to draw votes out Of Republi-
can states, yet the pseudo-alliance men og
the south We're sticking TO their Demo
cratic allegiance and helping TO make the
solid south more solid than ever Other
speakers laid stress upon the fact that the
eastern peoples movement differed from.
that Of the grangers inasmuch as its or
ganization was nodded after those Of the
older political parties and recognized
neither secret ritual, grips nor passwords
All this iummery, it was contended,
would have 10 be abolished if all parties
coalesced on a general platform. Mason
| Greene, Of Boston, the personal repre-
sentative Of Edward Bellamy and his
theories: Brown +. Gerry, the national
leader Of the Christian Socialists, and Rev
w. ID. 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.
what the south Thinks.
There has been no conference Of the
strictly southern delegates but in conver-
sation they express the opinion that il
would be unwise to indorse Independents
political action so long as there was a pos
sibility that they would be able to get re
lief on the most important economic ques-
tions through the older parties Over 5000
people have been attracted to the city by
the convention Last nights arrivals in
cluded Senator Pfeffer, Of Kansas; Robert
c. Shilling Of Milwaukee, the Wisconsin
socialist leader; Hon. A. J. Streator, Of IL
linois. and Ignatius Donnelly. The last
named referring to the commencement that
the delegation Of his own appointment is
to be contested by a delegation named by
the state committee Of the Minnesota
| Farmers Alliance, says that the state
committee had no power in the premises,
and that he has no fear that the conven-
tion will expel either himself or his fol-
lowers. There is general sentiment that
the convention win be too large and de-
cidedly unwieldy, and that, if the various
shades Of opinion and radical notions arc
afforded an opportunity Of being aired.
the affair is likely to break up in an w
roar.
Cunningham Temporary Chairman. .
The convention was called to order at a
p. m. by Charles Cunningham for many
years chairman Of the Democratic state
central committee Of Arkansas, and candf-
date for vice president on the Union Labor
ticket in 1883 He was made temporary
chairman fthe convention, Speaker Elder.
OF Kansas, having declined the honor.
The election Of permanent chairman is
now in progress. Over one hundred no
tices of resolutions that as many delegates
propose to submit have been filed with
Rev. E. P. Foster who will be the prin-
cipal secretary
To Open the Museum Sundays.
NEW YORK, May ia special meeting
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