The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-28
THAT rs VIVA" HE CINCLN
MATT CONVL@ rLON WAS
YESTERDAY.
PARTY DETERMINED ON
platform Adopted with the sub-TreasurS
Scheme in Heterogeneous ior
Ticket in 1899.

cd the assemblage before him one OF
the most important were convened on
American soil They were ON the eve
OF an epoch more important to the in
ierests of the people of this country
than probably any that had ever con-
froptsd them. They had before them
q bower which was crushing not only
the people in America, but in all the
world. They were divided upon some
minor matters, but thanks be to God
tbey were united on this: "The money
aower must be deposed." There was
no such thing now, as stopping the
avalanche Let them keep It,, how
ever. in the middle of the road. Let
them not go astray after this ism or
that ism, but begin today Ccheers) TO
sDeed the main issue. In conclusion
PETER declared he wasn't the man
that defeated Ingalls,, it was the men
and women of Kansas that defeated
him.
Some neat little schemes were evil
IDENTIFY spoilt when the committe an
nouuced that any delegate represent.
ing several organizations could cast
onjy one vote. This created quite "a
sensation and many significant glances
were exchanged among delegates.
When the size of larger delegations
was announced, there was loud cheer
ing, the figures being: Indiana 154,
Kansas 4O7, Ohio 3l7. The actual to-
tai humble of delegates reported was
14t7. The report was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted.
A terrific uproar was suddenly
caused at this point by Mr.. Grover OF
Wisconsin mounting chair i'll the
very center of the hall and waving his
iOug arms like windmill, starting a
harangue in opposition to the organ1
zafion. At once there were new party
wells of "sit down." put him out" and
similar shouts from the floor and gal
lery but they had no effect.
MI Wilkins of Kansas shrieked from
the platform ARREST him" and
whila the chairman pounded wildly
with his hammer, the tall Wisconsin
man was finally hauled down by the
serge ant.at-arms and rammed into a
sitting posture. When order had been
restored the report of the committee
on permanent organization was heard
and then Mrs. Helen Cougar of In
diana was brought forward and given
an opportunity to express sympathy
with the movement and plead for a
urobibition plank in the convention
nlatform. She was generously APP
plauded.
United States Senator PETER was al
this point introduced as permanent
chairman OF the convention and was
given flattering reception.
A CHICAGO WOMAN.
MIS-. Marion Todd of Chicago, in an
oolent address on behalf of the con-
veptjon presented Mr.. PETER with a
basket of flowers. Here came a
scene that has occurred pro-
baby in no other national con-
vention except this one. An ap
pea was made on the platform for
funds to pay home the fare OF q colored
delegate from South Carolina.
The delegate, Savage by name, came
forward personally and in p really
cevar speech said the reason so few
OF me colored organizations were rep
resented was that the colored people
were too. poor. 1t was, perhaps, as
well for the convention, he added, eye
inc the hats that were being passed
around for his benefit, that SO few of
the colored delegates came, He was
handed hatful of small change and
retired amid great cheering for the col
ored Alliance
Mr. Harden of South Dakota argued
that the enormous power given to the
com paratively nearby states was
grossly unfair to such communities as
California, which had only two dele
gates present. The unit rule was over
whelmingly defeated, on the ground
that every man that came to the con-
vention should have vote and have
1t counted. 1t was necessary to apply
the previous question again before a
vote could be obtained upon the report
OF the committee on order of business.
Then the report went through like a
cannon ball. How the convention did
screech when the vote was announced!
THAT means a third party, right
now" cried an excited Kansan. 1--WE
are going to have a national commit
tee, don't you see, and that's what
we've been after. We've won the first
victory, anyhow. Hoorayl l say,
hoorayr
The report of the committee on the
order of business elected applause
when the programme outlined showed
a place for the appointment of mem
bers Of the national committee. Oppo-
sition was manifested at once to the
proposition to limit all speeches to
FIVE minutes.
A lady delegate from South Dakota
got the floor and pleaded with the
men folks to please not try to cut
things off so short.
Cries of I'VE are here for businessn
was the reply from score, and all at
tempts of male delegates to debate the
question were howled down in short
order. The five minute rule carried
the day. An attempt to modify re-
ports SO as to practically make unit
rule got the convention into marvel
ous parliamentary tangle.
Pandemonium broke loose from the
ceiling to the floor. Hats and canes
went into the air, and to cap the
climax a big American flag was yanked
from the speakers desk and waved
frantically before the eyes of the ap-
parently half crazed delegates and
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