The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-20
THE PEOPLES PARTY
The Cincinnati Convention Begins
Its Labors.
SENATOR PETER FOB CHAIRMAN.

Tho Committee on Permanent Or
ganization Decides to Recommend
the Alliance Statesman-The COM
Planks on the Eight Hour and
Silver Questions.
CINCINNATI, May 20.-The decorations
in the hall are entirely confined to
American flags and few Knights Of
Labor banners OF the stars and stripes
there are profusion. They formed a
canopy over the presidents table, cover
the organ pipes, futter from the gal
lery and envelope the marble pillars
outside the hall. There are but three
notices, one stretched across the stage,
"United We Stand, Divided We FALL"
and the others on the galleries, "Nine
Million Mortgaged Homes" and "op-
position to All Monopolies."
Cheering the Alliance Men.
The delegates were remarkably prompt
in getting together. They were bub-
bling over with enthusiasm, and the
leaders of the various movements, as
corded hearty greeting. The five AL
lance congressman came in together,
and as they passed down the aisle the
vast audience rose to its feet and cheered
again and again. Senator Peffer and
Speaker Elder, who came in late, re-
ceived an ovation. So did Streator, of
Illinois; Washburn, of Boston; Weaver,
of Iowa, and Congressman Livingston,
OF Georgia. From corner in the gal
lery john p. st. John, the Prohibition
leader, with National Secretaries John
L. Thomas and E. j. Wheeler, and DR..
Cranfield, of Texas, watched the pro-
ceedings with keen interest.
The Convention Opens.
= w. @. Wrightmayer called the con-
vention to order at 8 o'clock. The dele
gates sang the national anthem, and
Rev. q. P. Foster offered prayer. Charles
Cunningham, of Kansas, was chosen as
temporary chairman, and made a brief
speech denouncing the Shylocks.
Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota,
created breeze by moving for the ap-
pointment of a national committee, but
was opposed by Gen. Weaver, who dep
recated snap judgment. The motion
was defeated, and the anti-new party
men applauded.
The Resolutions Committee.
The committee on platform and reso-
lutions was announced as follows:
Arkansas, ]. X. Obush; California, II. O.
Dillot; Connecticut, Robert Pine; South Da-
kota, John M. Deane; District Of Columbia,
d. NJ Bland; Georgia, @. O. Post; Illinois,
Jemes NJ. Gin; Indiana, NJ. G. Rankin; Iowa,
Gen. James b. Weaver; Kansas, J. G. Otis;
Kentucky, b. L. Guffy; Louisiana, 4. J. Lears;
Maine, s. b. Hobbs; Massachusetts,, Mason A.
Green; Michigan, Mrs. $. e. v. Emery; Mime
sofa, Hon. Ignatius Donnelly; Nebraska, Hon.
John Potters; Missouri, Levere Leonard, Now
York, William Henry; North Carolina, John
A.. Savage; Ohio, John Seitz; Pennsylvania,
L. r. Agnew; Rhode Island, b. Vallette; Ten
nesses, II. b. Osborne; Texas, X. II. Davis;
West Virginia, Virgil A. Gaines; Wisconsin,
Robert Schiiling; Wyoming, ii. d. Merritt.
Tho committee organized by the selection of
Ignattus Donnelly as chairman and George
Schilling as secretary.
PETER for Permanent Chairman.
The convention adjourned to await
the report of the credentials committee.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation has decided to present the name
of Senator PETER for permanent pre-
siding officer.
AT o conference between the represen-
tatives of the New York and New Eli
gland Industrial organizations, the con-
gresstonal participants and the leaders
of the various Alliances an understand
ing has been reached regarding the sill
yer and eight hour question, with the
result that the following planks will be
reported in the platform:
The restoration of silver to the position 1t
occupied before 1876, viz: On an equality with
gold as a monetary standard of value.
On the eight hour question the plank
will read;
As eight hours constitute a legal days work
for government employees in mechanical de-
partme,its, we believe this principle should go
further. so as TO apply to ali firms and corpor-
Rtions employing labor in the differsnt states
of the union, thus reducing the hours of labor
and In proportion increaSing the demand
for 1t.
The Peoples party delegates have
adopted national party badge. 1t is
simply an inch square fragment of light
blue ribbon to be sewn on the coat
lapel. The report of the committee on
credentials will show that 1850 ac-
credited delegates compose the conven-
tion. In addition there are some eight
hundred out of town visitors who,
while identified with the Alliances, have
no credentials that will authorize them
to sit or vote.
Last night the delegates, headed by q
band, marched through the principal
streets to Music hall, were addresses
were delivered by Senators PETER and
7. w. Wilkins, of Kansas. on the con-
dition of the agricultural and wage
earning classes, and the need for politi-
cal action in order that redress of exist
ing abuses might be secured.