Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-28
NO FARMERS PARTY.
The Ohio Grangers' Union Formulate
a New and Unique Platform.
MUST HAVE SOME LEGISLATION.
Little Is Expected and Less Gained From
the National Capital.
WORDS OF WARNING TO THE POLITICIANS

COLUMBUS, May N.-The Farmers Union
Convention convened this morning with
over 800 delegates in attendance All the
farmers organizations of the State were
represented. The usual committees were
appointed, and President S. H. Ellis deliv-
cred an address, in the course of which he
said:
"From our meeting ins August last there
was sent out O number of requests to our
law-making bodies, both national and State.
Our State Legislature paid some attention to
these requests. Most of the legislation we
asked from these bodies we got. Some of it
is not as complete as we wished for but an
effort was made to favor our demands Many
members of the Legislature were willing and
anxious to enact such laws as the farmers Of
the State had asked for. Others supported
these measures by their votes, for they felt
that they dare not do otherwise, but they
would have been glad to have seen some of
them strangled in the committee room.
Knowing that the eyes of their constituency
were on them as never before, they thought
1t best to vote for them
Little Help From Washington.
$50 far as national legislation is concerned
very little attention has been paid to our re-
quests. The free coinage of silver was
asked for; the Conger lard bill; the pure food
bill; the Butterworth bill to stop gambling
in food supplies, etc., etc. ALI and each Of
these measures were asked to be enacted
into laws. but our asking has brought no
good results. The great importance of these
measures to the people had but little weight
with Congress"
The committees were appointed by dis
tricts, and the following on resolutions indi,
Gates the extent of the representation: Third
district, Newton l.. Bunnel Fourth, T.
Steke; Fifth, T. r. McMillin; Sixth, NJ. P.
Jacobs; Seventh, j. F. Greene; Eighth, John
Rathbun; Eleventh, E. C. Reed; Twelfth, L.
G. Locke; Thirteenth, Albert Taggart; Four
teenth, j. M. Black; Fifteenth, r. B. Nc
Canon; Sixteenth, E. S: Perkins; Seven
teenth, William Bundy; Eighteenth, Job B.
Horny; Nineteenths Henry Talcott; Twen-
tieth, M. S. Haynes.
The committee which had been appointed
the Cincinnati Third Party Convention, re-
ported through C. B. Edwards, of Highland
county, who read a call for q State conven-
tion at Springfield, August and 6, to nomi-
nate State ticket This was put over to
the next convention.
The Committee on Organization reported
the following officers for the union the
county; Vice President W. b. Likins, Mar
ion; Secretary, A. Mcdonald, Huron; Treas
urer, G. S. Walcott, Fulton; Executive Com
mittee, j. 81. Brigham, Fulton; Miller Puryis,
wards, Highland and Ira Smeeds, Fulton. j.
r. Brigham, Master of the National Grange,
made report of the State and general legis-
lation secured during the past year.
No Third Party Is Wanted.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following platform, which was adopted
after amending the money section:
We, the delegates representing the several
organizations of Ohio, in convention assem-
bled in the interest of good governments and
the welfare and prosperity of the entire peo-
pie of this State and nation, and claiming
equal representation in our law-making
bodies, both State and national for farmers,
declare in favor of the following principles,
and we will work and vote for their enact
ment into law:
First-Equal and fair distribution of the
of wealth to be listed at actual value, less
actual Indebtedness.
second-A system of school books at actual
cost.
Third-Suppression of all traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors as beverage.
Fourth-Suppressiono of free railroad passes
or rother gifts to the legislators, judges of
courts, county auditors and other public
officials.
Fifth-That we demand the issue of not
less than $50 per capita of full legal tender
money, to consist of gold and silver on
parity with each other and paper.
Sixth-For the carrying out of this declara-
tiou OF principles we declare in favor of, and
recommend to the farmers of Ohio to see to
it, that no men be nominated or elected
Representative or Senator from any agricul-
tural county or district in Ohio who will not
stand squarely on this platform.
Seventh-To this end we call upon and in
vite all laboring and business men to CO.
operate with us.
The evening session of the convention was
continued to II o'clock, and the time was
spent in the discussion of the third-party
movement and the proposition to name an
ticket. The proposition was
defeated by o vote of So to "a, and the con-
vention adjourned subject to the call of the
Executive Committee.