The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-20

members were excluded from the hall. At
later hour in the afternoon the meeting
was still in session. J. T. Little and S. II.
Snyder were chosen TO represent the citi-
zens' alliance and S. s. Chase and Levi
Dunbolds the peoples party. The other
names were not made public. The ma
tional reform press association had meet
ing this afternoon. Questions pertaining
TO the admission of new members and use
OF boiler plate matter were discussed at
length, the latter proposition failing to re-
ceive favorable action. There is much
speculation as to the platform. Objection
to the Ocala declaration is strong in some
quarters, and there is disposition to fol-
low the st. Louis platform.
The eastern men are quite active in re-
gard to the position to be taken on the
silver question and an "eight-hour plank"
A conference was held today with leading
delegates from the West and South and
the demands of the East were fully made
known and were received with favor.
Eastern men want the plank adopted on
the silver question that the conference
tavors "the restoration of silver to the
position it occupied before 1873, viz, on
an equality with gold as a monetary
standard of value" Also the following:
"As eight hours constitute a legal days
work for government employees in me-
chanical departments, we believe this
principle should be further extended so as
to apply to all firms and corporations en-
ploying labor in the different states of the
Union, thus reducing the hours of labor
and in proportion increasing the demand
for it,"
Eastern men announce their determin-
alton to make q strong effort to secure
the instrumentation, Of r,fo IN ha
platform and indicate that their zeal in
the future will depend largely upon their
adoption. G. w. Washburn, president of
/ the New England Industrial alliance, said
in relation TO the matter: I'VE feel that
the work of the alliance has not been
! broad enough for it has been directed
/ chiefly 10 agricultural interests, while we
OF the East have many important issues
| at stake. Unless this conference will
broaden the scope Of the work already
I commenced by the movement which has
| led to it, we feel that il will scarcely be
worth while to go into it further. If they
will grant us what we ask. however we
are ready to push the work forward. We
have conferred with a number OF persons
! from the western and southern states and
find that there is a disposition on their
part to view the matter as we do. A large
number OF people in New England are
anxiously waiting 10 learn what action
the conference will take in regard TO these
two planks which we will propose and
which We will insist shall be made part OF
the platform to be adopted. They are
anxious TO see an inclination TO broaden
the principles in which the Independent
movement is based, and hope to have
their interests as well as those of persons
who live in other sections consulted and
I recognized"
Among the arrivals tonight are Senator
PETER and Ex-Governor st. John OF Kan
sas, and Miss Helen NJ. Cougar. Senator
PfefIer, who has been quoted as opposing
a new party, states that such a course
would be rather queer one fer him. con-
sidering the part he has taken in the in
dependent movement and the position he
holds. "But Idoabt whether il would be
wise for us to 90 too far at present" said
he. "We should act prudently and eau
tiously. But there will surely be third
party in '92."
Among those who came in during the
day are Congressmen-elect l.. +. Livings-
ton OF Georgia and Davis of Kansas. The
third party feeling is growing and it is
said that in the event that a majority OF
the delegates should decide against it the
selves in favor of it, The claim is that
the conference is simply q mass-meeting
and that such action by the minority
would therefore be justifable. r. NJ.
Humphrey of Texas, organizer of the
colored alliance. claims a membership
for the organization OF about 100000 in
thirty-two states, and instances. 81, GOO in
Texas, 100000 in Alabama, 100000 in Mis-
sissippi, $4,000 in North Carolina and 9G,-
600 in Georgia.
1t is said that an effort will be made to
incorporate plank in the platform, or
declaration OF principles, pledging the
new party, II formed. against supporting
any man for the presidency or vice-presi-
dency who has ever favored liquor license
laws.
The Kansas knights of labor selected
P. B. Maxon and W. L. Buah as their
representatives on the committee pro-
vlded for this afternoon at the meeting of
the Kansas del. CATION. There has been
considerable activity tonight in the mat
ter of arranging preliminaIies, and an
earnest effort has been made to have
things in as good shape as possible when
the work OF the conference begins to-
morrow.
There being no regular program for to-
night the delegates have occupied the
time in holding informal conferences, ex-
changing visits and airing views. Some
who have well-developed argumentative
powers have been drawn into friendly but
earnest discussions in the hotel lobbies,
where they were the centers of interested
groups of listeners. On every hand there
is apparent anxiety to secure harmony
when the real work of the conference
cb III haUiu