Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-22
PEOPLES PARTY.
Birth Of a New Political Power
at Cincinnati.
Outcome of the National Union
Conference.

| CINCINNATI, May 29.-The new party
the Peoples party d the United States
Of America-was formed Wednesday
amid scenes of intense excitement. A
big fight was expected up to the last
moment over the report of the commit
tee on resolutions. But when Robert
/ Schilling, of Wisconsin, read the plat
form and it became known that the
committee was unit for the new party
the convention went wild.
North and South United.
J. II. Davis, of Texas, broke out with
a series of "hurrahs, and then made q
short speech. Wadsworth of Indiana,
followed with an address, in which Hum
| phrey, of Texas, came out with Davis
and north and south was united, while
all three men waved the American flag
This brought rush to the stage of dele
gates with state placa2cGs and they all
massed around the chairman.
After several speeches it was moved to
adopt the platform and this was done. 1t
was moved to adopt the resolutions addi-
| tional.
Prohibition Voted Down.
The Prohibitionists, under the leader
ship of Helen M. Cougar and st. John,
tried to get recognition of their prin-
ciples. G. NJ. Miller, of California, a
PrOhibitionist of long standing, moved
to adopt a plank declaring in favor of
the prohibition Of the liquor traffic, but
the convention voted this down by an s
to l vote. The resolutions were then
adopted.
Remainder of the Platform.
Below is given the latter part of the
platform not given in our last edition:
Third-That we urge united action of all
progressive organizations in attending the
conference called for Feb 22 1892, by six of
the leading reform organizations.
Fourth-That a National central com
mttee be appointed by this conference, to
be elected by this body and of three mem
bers from each state represented, to be
named by each state delegation.
Fifth-That this central committee shall
represent this body, attend the National
conference on Feb %, 1892, and if possible
unite with that and all other reform organ
cations there assembled. If no satisfac-
tory argument can be effected this com
mittee shall call National convention not
later than June |, 1892, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for president
and vice president.
Sixth-That the members of the central
committee for each state where there is no
Independent political organization, con
duct an active system of political agitation
in their respective states
And the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the question of uni
versal suffrage be recommended to the
favorable consideration of the various
states and territories.
RESOLVED, That while the party in
power in 1869 pledged the faith of the ma
ton to pay debt in coin that had been
contracted on deprecated currency basis
and payable in currency, thus adding
nearly 81 00,OO0,00O to the burden of the
people, which meant gold to the bondhold
ers and deprecated currency for the sol
der and holding that the men who inn
peried their lives to save the life of u
nation should have been paid in money as
good as that paid to the bondholder, we
demand the issue of legal tender treasury
notes in sufficient amount to make the pay
of the soldiers equal to par with coin, or
such other legislation as shall do equal
and exact justice to the Union soldiers of
this country
RESOLVED, That as eight hours constitute
q legal days work for government EN-
ployes in mechanical departments, we be
lieve this principle should be further eX-
tended so as to apply to all corporations
employing labor in the different states of
the Union
RESOLVED, That the conference condemns
in unmeasured terms the action of the di
rectors of the worlds Columbian exposi-
ton on May 10 in refusing the minimum
rate of wages asked for by the labor organ
izations of Chicago.
RESOLVED, That the attorney general of
the United States should make immediate
provision to submit the act of March 2,
1889, providing for the opening of Okla
homa to homestead settlement, to the
United States supreme court, so that the
expensive and dlatory litigation now
pending there be settled
National Committee.
A call of States was made for the ap
pointment of the National Peoples par
tv committee. Three were to be select
ed from each state, and a recess was
taken to enable the various delegations
TO select their men. The report was as
follows:
Arkansas-L. P. Featherston, j. o. A.
Bush. Isaac McCracken.
California-H. G. Dillon, NJ. Cannon,
A. J. Hinckley,
Connecticut Robert Pine.
Colorado. G.. Berry, J. o. Jones,
Mrs. Emma G. Curtis.
Florida-W. d. Condor, l.. Barkins,
A. d. Goss.
District of Columbia--L Crandall, L.
A. Bland, H. J. Schulters.
Georgia.. G. Post.
Iowa-James B. Weaver, M. L. Wheat,
A. J. Westfall.
InGiana-C. A. Power, Leroy Temple
ton, J. ID. Comstock.
Ilinois-S. F. Norton, A. J. Streeter,
H. f. Taubeneck.
Kansas-P. p. Elder, Levi Dumbald,
r. S. Osborne.
louisiana. J. Mills, r. B. Paine,
John Picket.
Kentucky-D. F. Graves, S. F. Smith,
T. G.. Fallin.
Maine-H. S. Hobbs, F. A. Harvard
ID. w. Smith.
Michigan-Ben Colvin, Mrs. S. f. V.
Emery. George Zeoble
Missouri-P. J. Dickson, J. w. Rogers,
w. O. Ackerson.
Minnesota-Ignatius Donnelly, II. NJ.
Perkins, Andrew Steineson.
Massachusetts-G. F. Washburn. +.
e.. Brown, Il. Moody Boynton.
New York-Jacob H. Steed, Joel l.
lIoyt, w. b. Crum.
6hio-Hugo Preyer, j. g. II. Cobb,
H. f. Barnes.