Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-19
KANSANS CONTROL.
The Grasshopper State on Top
at Cincinnati.
THIRD PARTY BOOM VERY ROBUST.

A Strong Tide Of Northern Alliance SEN
timent Setting That Way, While the
southerners Are Inclined in the OPP
posite Direction Plain Talk by the
Industrial Leaders - Jerry Simpson
HowIed at by His Constituents-A Big
and Possibly Unwieldly Gathering.
CINcINNATI, May l9-Over 5000 people
have been attracted 10 the city by the
National Union convention, but just
how many Of these are regular delegates
cannot be determined until the commit
tee on credentials gets to work. Last
nights arrivals included Senator PETER.
of Kansas; Robert Schilling, of Milwau-
kee, the Wisconsin Soc. alist leader; Hon.
A. J. Streeter, of Illinois, and lgnatius
Donnelly The latter, referring to the
announce ment 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 had no power
in the premises, and that he has no fe ar
that the convention will expel either him.
self or his followers.
The Temporary Chairn.anship.
There is a general sentiment that the
convention Will be too large and decided
~ Uuwie!dly, and that If all the various
shades Of opinion and radical notions are
accorded an opportunity OF being aired
the affair i likely to break Gp in an up.
roar. Charles Cunningham, for many
years chairman Of the Democratic state
state central committee Of Arkansas, and
candidate for vice president on the Union
Labor ticket in ISIS, will be temporary
chairman, Speaker Elder, Of Kansas, hav-
ing declined the honor. The selection of
permanent chairman viii be left TO the
convention, which does not assemble I'M
til p. N. over 100 notices Of resolutions
that a. many delegates propose to submit
have been fled with Rev. K. L. Foster,
who will be the principal secretary.
The Boom for Third Party.
Whether the representatives OF the
granger and labor organizations ore to
bring into existence a 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
VIII have to be fought out on the floor of
the convention after it assemblies There
Is no question. but that last night tue
third party men were running things TO
suit themselves. The Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska, Minnesota, and several other
delegations, however, did not get here
until this NOR ming, and while they are
counted upon to support the third party
movement, the advocates Of the latter are
averse to counting their chickens before
they are Matched.
The Grasshopper state in Line.
"As goes Kansas, so will go the conven-
ton" has been popular expression ever
since the first contingent of delegates put
in an appearance, and the representatives
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 de-
cidedly lively expressions of opinion,
especially when Representatives Simp-
soL and Clover endeavored to convince
the assemblage that discretion was the
better part OF valor.
They Hovled at Jerry simpson.
Thy held that it would be better to
adopt platform containing few essen
tial doctrines, appoint a committee on
propaganda, and then adjourn until next
spring, then TO determine whether 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 presiden-
tial ticket IN the field. the annunciation
of these views was receive with "A howl
OF disapprobation, that had the effect OF
putting an effectual quietus on the two
newly fisdged representatives. Then the
the third party resolution went through
without a dissenting vote