The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-05-29

hall when the third party began yester-
days proceedings. The uncertainty as
to the platform upon which it was gener-
ally thought everything else would
hinge, combined with the gloomy sky,
made q strong contrast with the scenes
of buoYant enthusiasm that were con-
stant1y witnessed only twenty-fOur
hours previous
A chorus from the Farmers Alliance
song book and three bangs from Chair
man Cunningham's iron hammer pre-
ceded prayer by Rev. Gilbert De La
Matyr, the ex-greenbaclc congressman
Mr.. De La Matyr was roundly applaud
ed when he arose to pray. Frequent
and earnest amens from the audience
punctuated the invocation, after which
the delegates seemed to feel better and
settled contentedly back in their chairs
while the Kansas Glee club regaled
them with a humorous ditty.
Reports from the committee of ar
engagements and the credentials now
helped to kill time pending the exciting
developments that many look for when
the platform committee was ready to
report
Some neat little schemes were evil
IDENTIFY spoilt when the committee an
nounced that any delegate representing
several organizations could cast only
one vote. This created quite a sensa-
ton and many significant chances were
F. the size of the larger delegates were
announced there was loud cheering,
the figures being Indiana, 154; Kansas,
4O7; Ohio, ST. The actual total num-
Der of delegates reported was 1,417.
The report was unanimously adopted
A terrific uproar was suddenly caused
1t this point by Grover, OF Wisconsin,
mounting a chair in the very center of
the hall and starting a harangue in OPP
position to organizing at once the new
party.
When order had been restored the re-
port of the committee on permanent
organization was heard and then Miss
Helen Cougar, of Indiana, was brought
forward and given an opportunity to
express sympathy for the movement
and plead for a prohibition plank in the
conventions platform She was gener-
ously aPplauded-
United States Senator PETER was at
this point introduced permanent
chairman OF the convention and was
given fattering reception. He de-
clared in sonOrous tones that to be
called to preside over a body convened
under such extraordinary circumstances
was a most distinguished honor. The
assemblage before him he proclaimed
one of the most important ever con-
vened on American soil. They were
upon the eve of an epoch more impOr-
tant to the interests of the people of this
country than probably any that had ever
confronted them. They had before
them q power which was crushing the
people, not only in America, but in
all the world They were divided upon
some minor matters. but, thanks be to
God, they were united on this-the
money power must be depOsed. There
was no such thing now as stopping
the avalanche. Let them only keep it,
however, in the middle of the road Let
TEaVr 1nf 40 aGEv- rlfF &c
but begin to-day tcheers] to speed the
main issue In conclusion, Mr.. PETER
declared he was not the man that de-
feated Ingalls,. 1t was the men and
women of Kansas that defeated the
late senator from that state.
The report of the committee on order
of business elected applause when the
programme outlined showed a place for
the appointment of members of the
national committee. A disposition was
manifested at once to object to the
proposition to limit all speeches to Eve
minutes. A lady delegate from South
Dakota got the floor and pleaded with
the men folks to please not to try to cut
things off so short. Cries of ''We are
here for business was the reply from
a score and attempts of male delegates
TO debate the question were howled
down in short order. The five minutes
rule carried the day.
ON REAssEAIBLTNe.
CINCINNATI, May 21.-When the con-
vention reassembled in the afternoon a
letter from L L. Polk. which was read,
advising the conference to issue an ad-
dress and defer action on third party
until 1892 caused q breeze, and when a.
motion to refer it to the committee on
resolutions was carried there was a
loud demand-notably from the Mime
sofa delegation-that the negative be
put more forcibly by the chair. The
demand was renewed and continued
from time to time during the reading
of a number of miscellaneous tele-
grams
Mr.. Fish, OF Minnesota, argued that
1Ir. Folks letter was nl-timed and
claimed that il showed how useless it
would be to refer the third party ques-
ton to the meeting in 1892 at which he
and his followers would be leading
spirits
Ignatius DOnnelly, chairman of the