The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-05-29
Birth of a New Power
Which Will Enter Into
the Presidential
Fight.
The National Union Conference
Completes It's Work,
And Organizes For the Great Po1tt1-
cal Fight in 1924 Plat
form Adopted and a Ma
tional Committee
Appointed.

plished by the various states represent
ed The following chairmen to preside
over them during the session by the diff
ferent states were chosen: Ohio-H. T.
Barnes, of Tiffin. Kentucky-Judge
Golf, of Morgantown. Pennsylvania
Mr.. Smith, of Beaver. Iowa.. R.
Norman, Abba. Wisconsin-C. M. Butt,
Viroque New York-Sylvanus FL.
Myrick, Sherman. Wyoming Brett
enstein, Laramie. South Dakota-Dr
T. M. Stewart Massachusetts, F.
Washburn. Kansas. F. Willetts.
Nebraska-J. X. Stevens. Missouri
w. C. Aldredge. CALIFORNIA;
West Virginia-C. w. Beaumont
Louisiana-J. Mills Welch. Oklahoma
j. N. Harvey. This territory has three
representatives. Michigan-Ben Col
vim, Saginaw. District of Columbia
Lee Crandall, Washington.
The National Union conference,
which has caused so much talk all over
the country, began its regular session
at Music hall this afternoon.
There were nearly ], 400 delegates in
the conference, several of them ladies,
who have taken an important part in
the movement in the west
Ohio was numerically strong, and oc-
cupied prominent place in the middle
of the hall The northwestern states
were we'll represented, and their lead
ing delegates figured prominently in the
initial days proceedings. In the balcony
sat delegation of prohibition leaders,
including Ex-Governor John P. st.
John, National Secretary John L.
Thomas, E. J. Wheeler and D. c. Gran
fill, of Texas.
1t was few minutes after 2 o'clock
when w. F. Rightmire, secretary of the
National Citizens Industrial Alliance,
called the conference to order and pre-
scented Rev. E. P. Foster, of Cincinnati,
who offered prayer, the delegates rising
to their feet.
Capt Power then advanced on the
platform, and, from the original docu-
ment, read the first call for the confer
ence. For the purposes of forming "a
National Union party" it calls meet
ing of delegates from the Independent
party, the Peoples party, the Union
Labor party, the late Federal and Con-
federate soldiers, the Farmers Ali
ance, North and South; the Farmers
Mutual Benefit Association, the Citi-
zens' Alliance, the Knights of Labor,
the Colored Farmers Alliance and all
other industrial organizations that sup
port the principles of the st. Louis
Agreement of December, 1889.
AS he mentioned each of the organiza-
tions invited to participate, he asked its
representatives to rise. The large repre-
sentation of the Farmers Alliance was
especially cheered, as was also the ex-
federal and ex-confederate soldiers
when they arose, John A. Savage, of
North Carolina, and Rev. Humphrey, of
Texas, appeared as the only representa-
tives of the colored farmers, and were
loudly ,cheered. 1t was evident that
most of the delegates belonged to more
than one organization.
Mr.. Rightmire read the original sup
Elemental call, which he said was is
sued by a gathering of $50 delegates of
the Citizens alliance, of Kansas held
at Topeka last February. They had
met, the blue and the gray, forgetful
of all past differences. 1t was right
that the conference should come to-
gether at the call of Kansas, for on her
plains was shed the first blood in the
struggle that freed 5000, 900 slaves, and
on her soil was fought the first battle
which is ito free 63, 600, 600 industrial
slaves
The supplemental call is for gener-
al conference of 'reformers to adopt a
platform and make such arrangement
for the conflict of 1892 as the confer
ence may deem fitting. The other Or
ganization invited to send representa-
tives were the American federation of
labor, trades unions and trades assem-
blies, the federation of railway en-
ployes and the natiOnalists
Mr.. Rightmire stated that for temper
airy chairman gentleman from the
Southland had been decided on-Mr.
Charles E. Cunningham, of Little Rock,
Ark.
Mr.. Cunningham was presented by
Capt Powers. He returned thanks for
the honor in a short speech.
The Kansas Glee Club sang a cam
paign air.
"They have forgotten the gavel, but
here's something more practical" said
Chairman Cunningham, raising small
hammer.
It'll do to drive the nails into the
old parties coffin" shouted q delegate,
amid the laughter
The chair called for nominations for
temporary secretary. The name of Or
vile B. Jones, of Missouri, was the on
ly one proposed. and he was unani-
moNsly chosen. w. H. Robb, of Iowa,
and George F. Washburne, of Massa-
chuSetts, were selected as assistants.
The chair appointed Richard Chase.
of Kansas, sergeant-at-arms, with Gas.
per Heath, of Ohio, and Lewis Nelson,
of Nebraska, as assistants
Committees ON credentials, perma-
nent organization, order of business and
resolutions were announced.
Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly arose and
moved that vice president, secretary,