Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-06-03
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.

saS City we found hundreds of other
delegates, all discussing the best route
to st. Louis. Many went TIA the Mis-
souri, Pacific, and many via the Wa
bash, but the greater number went over
the Chicago & Alton, that road having
long before offered half rates, while the
others stood out for full fare, and then
cut their rates at the last moment. The
INDEX scribe went on the Alton. There
were twelve cars in the train, including
one sleeper and dining car. Seven Of
the cars were occupied exclusively by
with streamers, reaching the full length
of the car, and on both sides. The
train created sensation as it went
whizZing through the villages of Mis-
souri, and Illinois. Though this train
was the last to leave Kansas City, it
was the first to reach the Union depot
IN st. Louis, arriving there at 1880 p. m.
Mr.. Bowes, the general western pas
senger agent was on the train, and
showed every courtesy to the delegates,
and secured meals on the train and at
the depot at reduced rates. This train
went through from Kansas City to
Cincinnati, and the sleeper remained
in Cincinnati, being used while there
as sleeping room by those who held
berths, and also while coming back to
Kansas City.
We left st. Louis at o'clock Sunday
night and arrived in Cincinnati at
eight o'clock Monday morning. The
Kansas delegation Dlade some attempt
at marching from the depot to the En-
DRY hotel, but the front end of the line
soon ran away from the others, and
they struggled along at leisure. AT the
Emory and at the Palace hotels were
hundreds OF delegates, all getting ac-
quainted, and discussing the probable
action of the coming convention.
The INDEX scribe had no time to loi-
ter, as meeting of the National Re-
form Press Association was called for
10 O'Clock, and meeting of the Kansas
delegation was to be held at O'Clock.
We attended the Press Association and
were glad to see about sixty editors
present. This number continued to
grow, and when the final adjournment
came, there were 145 members enrolled
Much important business was trans
acted, and the Association will prove
to be the strong right arm of the ma
tional Peoples Party" of the United
States.
AT 2 O'Clock Monday afternoon the
Kansas delegation met at one of the
rooms in Music Hall, and the evening
was spent in speech making by men
who wanted to be put on record. A
committee was appointed to select
from the delegation suitable members
of the various committees which were
to be appointed next day by the confer
ence.
Tuesday morning the Kansas delega-
ton held another meeting, at which, on
motion of Capt. Garrison, the INDEX
man was made secretary. A number
of resolutions were presented and
adopted. One was to the effect that
the Kansas member of the committee
on resolutions be instructed to vote for
the adoption of the st. Louis platform
without alteration. This was after
ward done by the conference.
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 the Con,
ference was called to order, the various
calls for the conference being read, and
then temporary officers were elected
1t was foregone conclusion that PEI
fer was to be the permanent chairman
and Kansas gave herself no uneasiness
about the temporary officers. Mr. Gun
bingham, of Arkansas, made fairly
good presiding officer. He had nothing
to do with the appointment of the vari
Gus committees, as the state delega
tions had done that work to suit them
selves. AS we publish the proceeding
more fully on the outside of this issue
we only mention in this article what WI
consider OF interest to our hom
| readers.
We found the delegates all in favO
of organizing new party. Some wer
afraid that somebody else was no
ready, but when the suspected one
were approached they were found to b.
ready, but were afraid some other dele
cation was weakened. When the res
olutions were presented, they wer
passed with yell that made the build
ing tremble. When the call was mad
for the negative vote, 3 hush fell upo
the house but not a negative vote wa
heard. Then the conference and abou
three thousand spectators proceeded t
cheer themselves hoarse.
The state of Kansas received a grea
deal of free advertising on account Q
its large delegation. A man wearing
Kansas badge was sure to be stoppe
on every corner, and when he began t
talk there was sure to gather a crow
around him. People would hold GU
their hands on the street, saying
Shake, Kansas" Her wheat, corr
grasshoppers, and especially her all
ance movement were all discussed, an
even her drouths were praised, just be
cause they occurred in Kansas.
Every night there was mass NEE
ing at Music Hall and the big CUR
were fired off-Peffer, Donnelly, Schil
ing, Weaver, Streeter, Davis, Mrs. Nj
COrmick, Mrs. Diggs, and host {
others.
The committee on resolutions retire
at 4 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, an
did not finish their work till dayligl
: Wednesday morning. When the repo
was presented it was joyously and el
Enthusiastically received, and was adop
ed without changing letter, and witt
out voice of dissent. Then occurre
a scene which will never be forgotte
by those who witnessed it. One or tw
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