The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-21
A THIRD PARTY.
The Gathering Clans at Cincin-
natl Favor the Movement.
A TICKET FOR 1892 WANTED.
The West and South Preparing for Battle
Preliminary Caucussing.
Kansas Represented by Noisy Army
Without GeneraI-Speculation as
to the Platform-The Demands
of the East Known.

| CINCINNATI, ONO, May 1S.--The three
| or four hundred delegates and others in
! attendance upon the National union con-
| ference, which begins its session in this
! city tomorrow, were reinforced this
! morning by the arrival of a special
| train bearing ten car loads of citizens
| from Kansas and other Western points,
and it is estimated that there are now
nearly 1900 people here, representing
almost two thirds of the states of the
Union. This mornings train brought
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota, Morton of
the Chicago Sentinel, Elder, speaker of
the Kansas house of representatives.
Congressman E. L. McKeoughan of
Nebraska. Robb of Iowa, Wood of Kansas,
Snyder of Indiana, Powderly, Hayes and
Devilin of Detroit.
Most of the organizations expected are all
well represented and there does not seem
to be any apprehension on the part of those
present that anything will occur to mar the
harmony essential to q perfect understand
ing among so many different organizations.
1t is claimed by the leaders that represent
atives of these bodies have come here in a
spirit of concession and that they have not
brought any ''hobbies'' with them, and
such, so far as indications go, appears to be
the case.
There are promises of a breeze over the
delegation from Minnesota, headed by Ig-
natius Donnelley. Miss Mcdonald and sew
eral others will endeavor to secure recogni-
ton by the conference, but Donnelly and
his followers do not appear to be worried
about the situation and clai i'm that the oppo-
sition comes from persons hostile to the
movement. who are are acting under orders
from the wheat ring of Minnesota"
There is considerable comment on the
reported opposition of Senator PETER to
the third party movement, and it is openly
stated by the campaign power and others
that it would be better for PETER and
other gentlemen holding positions to listen
to the voice of the people rather than to try
to dictate the course TO be pursued by the
conference in regard to the formation of
third party. There is, however, a division
of sentiment on the third party question,
but the drift seems to be favorable to such
action as will insure the nomination of a
national ticket in 1892. This conference
will not undertake to make any nomina-
tions: but an effort will be made to get
things in such shape that it will be easy to
take action in that regard next year. 1t is
denied that the South is so strongly opposed
to third party, as has been represented.
This afternoon was devoted chiefly to
conferences of the various state delegation,
they being for the most part harmonious in
their deliberations. The Iowa delegation
among other things adopted resolution
urging the nomination of full independent
ticket next June, and telegraphed its decis-
ion to prominent parties of that state in
sympathy with the movement.
There was rather turbulent meeting of
the delegation from Kansas, due largely to
the fact that it is much stronger in point of
numbers than that of any state, nearly
three hundred persons representing the
seven organizations, the Farmers Alliance,
the Citizens Alliance, the Peoples party,
the knights Of Labor, the National AL
lance and the Single Tax men. There was
a large attendance, and Congressman-elect |
Otis presided. A question soon arose as to |
the basis of representation to be accorded. |
A resolution that each order be allowed to
select two persons to act as committeeman
from Kansas in the general conference pro-
voked lively discussion. 1t was urged |
that the different organizations should |
have representation in proportion to
their power and numerical strength |
Several amendments with that object |
in view were offered, but subsequently |
and the motion as it finally pre- |
vailed contemplates the selection Of two |
persons from each organization repre-
sented. During the discussion Mr.. |
called attention to the fact 1
that there had been too little /
attention paid to the cities and interest of /
wage workers. and suggested that the /
Knights of Labor should be properly recog |
nized by the meeting. After the adoption Il
If the motion to appoint two persons from \
each organization, names were sug- 1
5ested for the places, and the |
manner in which it was done /
evoked spirited protest from Mr. Sche-
1ault. who insisted that two or three men