The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1891-06-05

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business again and the matter OF choos-
ing 4 national committee was taken
up. Chairman Weaver declared a
welcome recess to enable the over
heated delegates to select members OF
the national committee from their re-
spective states.
After the recess the roll of states
was called for members OF the national
committee. The convention adopted
the innovation Of appointing three
members from each state instead OF
one member rs the old parties have.
The alliance congressman, j. q.
Otis OF Kansas, nominated II. q. Tau
beneck Of Illinois as chairman Of the
national executive committee. There
was 4 great %outburst of cheers when
Taubeneck's name was mentioned. K.
w. Lamb OF Texas seconded the nom
nation, saying he had watched Tau
benecks record and was satisfied. Tau
beneck Vas chosen by reclamation.
Loud calls for Taubeneck finally
brought that gentleman to the ros-
trum, where he made a brief. but very
manly and modestspeech, thanking the
delegates. He said: .aGentlemen, you
see before you all that is left of the
celebrated independent party in the
Illinois legislature, so often called the
Big Three" He added that while
he highly appreciated the honor the
convention had conferred upon him he
scarcely felt equal to doing the posi-
ton of national chairman justice, but
he would do the best he could and
rely upon the assistance OF the other
members of the committee. In con-
clusion he said that they were stand
ing on the brink of the conflict be-
tween capital and labor and the longer
that conflict was postponed the worse
it would be. Our politicians. " he
said, might as well try to stop a cy-
clone or the movement of the stars as
to evade this issue"
The following resolution, introduced
by Mason S. Green of Massachusetts
in behalf of the nationalist, was re-
ferred to the various reform bodies for
their consideration:
Resolved, That when in the course
of business consultations in the form
Of trusts or business syndicates it be-
comes evident that any branch of COM
merce is used for the behoof and profit
Of 4 few men at the expense of the
general public we believe hat the peo-
pie. should assume charge of such COM
merce through their national. state or
municipal administrations.
4 few moments OF confused prepa-
ration for adjournment sine die en-
sued, then the chairman's gavel fell
and the first convention of the peoples
party Of the United States had passed
into history.
The following is the national CON-,
mittee: Arkansas, l.. P. Featherstone-
Isaac f. McCracken, j. o. \. Bush;
California, Marion Cannon, II. G. Dill
Ion. A. G. Hinckley; Connecticut, Rob-
ert Pique; Florida, w. d. Condor, l..
Baskins, J.. D. Goss; Georgia, Z. G.
Post; Iowa, j. B. Weaver, NJ. l.. Wheat,
\. j. Westertield; Indiana, G. A. Pow
ers, Leroy I%empleton, j. d. Com
stock; Illinois, S. n. Norton, A. J.
Streator, HI. f. TaubeLeck; Kansas,
P. P. Elder, Levi Dumbauld, R. S. Os-
born; kentucky, l.. Graves. S. V.
Smith, T. G.. Fallin; Louisiana, j.. j.
Mills, DR.. r. B. Paine, John Pickett;
Massachusetts,, G. F. Washburn, Z. G.
Brown, i. NJ. Boynton; Michigan, Ben
Colvin, Mrs. S. f. V. Emery, John O.
Seabell; Minnesota, Ignatius Donnefly,
G. n. Perkins, Andrew ~Stevenson;
Missouri, Paul j. Dickson, j. w. Rod
gers, w. o. Alkerson; Maine, H. S.
Hobbs. T. A. Howard, S. NJ. Smith;
Nebraska, j. II. Edmeston. William
Dysart, w. H. West; New York, Jacob
H. Studer, Joel j. Hoyt; Ohio, Hugo
Preyer, j. G. H. Cobb. H. f. Barnes;
Oklahoma. Sam'l Crocker. A. E. Light,
John Hogan; Pennsylvania, P. A.
Thompson, +. r. Agnew, Lewis Ed
wards; South Dakota. j.. w. Hardin,
H. n. Loucks, Fred Zepp; Texas, w.
Il. Lamo. Thomas Gaines, j. H. Davis;
Tennessee, II. p. Osborne, q. w. j.
Kay. John \. James; Wisconsin, Rob-
ert Schiliing. Alfred Manheimer, 4. j.
Phillips; West Virginia, Luther c.
Sninn, George W. Hamment, Thomas
{. Keeny; Wyoming, H. Bretenstein.
James A. Smith. II. ID. Merritt; Dis
trict OF Columbia. Lee CraEdall, S. A.
BLAND, II. j.. Schulters.