The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-28

action 81 the Worlds fair. The directory
at Chicago at its meeting last night
refused TO grant minimum rate
of wages as requested by the labor organ
ization, and insist upon. unrestricted com
petition in labor.
SENATOR PETER
has been made permanent president of the
convention. He proclaimed the assemblage
before him ore of the most important ever
convened on American soil. They were on
the eve of an epoch more important to the
Interests Of people of this country than
probably any that had ever confronted
them. They had before them the power
which was crushing, not only the people in
America. but III all the world. They
are divided upon some minor matters, but
thanks DC to God They We're united on
this-the money power must be deposed.
There was no such thing now as stopping
The avalanche. Let them only keep il,
however, in the middle Of the road. Let
them not stray after this lSom or that
Isom, but begin to-day Cheers. to
speed the main issue" IN conclusion
PETER declared he was not the man that
defeated ingalls,. II was the men and
women Of Kansas that defeated him. The
platform committee has not Yet reported.
SOME NEAT LITTLE SCHEMES
were evidently spout when the com mittee
announced that any delegate representing
the several organizations could cast only
one vote. This created quite Il sensation
and many significant gian"es We're ex-
changed among tie delegates. When the
size Of delegations were announced there
was loud cheering, the figures being
Indiana l54. Kansas 4U5, Ohio 81. The
actual total number OF delegates reported
was 1911. The report was unanimously
adopted.
4 terrific uproar was suddenly caused at
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ing chair in the vcry center of the hall and
waving his hands like 4 wind Kill, starting
a hardngue i'll opposition 10 organization: Of
Il Lex party. Wells Of sit down, put
him OK and similar shouts from the floor
an. sfalicIy had no effect.
<Silkins OF Kansas shrieked from the
platform: ARREST him." while the chair
man pounded wildly with his hammer. The
tail Wisconsin man was finally hustled
down by the sergeant-at-arms and rammed
into 4 setting posture.
When order had been restored the report
of the committee on permanent organlZa-
ton was heard.
Then Mrs. Helen Ocular of Indiana was
brought forward and given an opportunity
to express sympathy with the movement
and plead foS prohibition planks i'll the con-
veution platform. She was generously ap-
plauded.
United States Senator PETER was at
this point introduced as permanent chair
man Of the convention and was given a fiat
tering reception. He declared in sonorOu9
terms that to be called to preside over a
body like this convention under such I'M
usual circunSt anceS was the most diStin-
guishcd honor. The assemblage before
him he proclaimed. was one OF the most
important ever convened on American soil.
They were upon the eve OF an epoch of
more important interest TO the people of
this country than ever was presented to
The public.
Mrs. Marion Todd of Chicago. in an elo-
uuru. address on behalf OF the convention,
presented PETER with basket Of flowers.
Here came i scene probably in no other
national convention except this enc. An
appeal was made on the platform for funds
10 pay the home fare Of Il colored delegate
from South Carolina,
DELEGATE SAVAGE
by Lame, who came forward personally and
in a really clever speech said the reason so
few of The colored organizations We're rep
resented was that the coiored people We're
too poor 1T was perhaps as well for the
convention he added nalvclE, cyelng the
hats that were being passed around for his
benefit that so few of the colorcd dele
rates cane" He was banded a hat full of
small change. and retired amid great cheer
iur for the Colored Alliance.
The report of the committee on order OF
business elected applause when the pro
gramme outlined showed y plan for the
appointment of members Of l national COM
mittee.
Opposition was manifested at once to the
proposition to limit all speeches to five
minutes. \ lady delegate from South
Dakota got the floor and pleaded with the
men folks 20 please not try 10 cut things OF
50 short. Cries OF We are here for bust
ness was the reply from a score, and all
attempts of delegates TO debate the question
vas nowled down i'll short order. The tive
minute rule carried,
An ATTEMPT to modify the reports so as
10 practically make q unite rule get the
convention into q marvellous parliamentary
tgucIe. Hardin Of South Dakota argued
that the enormous power given 10 the COM
paratively near by states was grossly I'M
fair tC such communities as California.
which had only two delegates present. The
amt rule was Overwhelmingly defeated on
the ground that every man that came
10 the convention should have vote and
have it counted.
II was necessary TO apply the previous
question again before the vote could be OBJ
tanned upon the report Of the committee on
ORDER OF business Then the report went
through like cannon ball. How the con-
yen,ion did screeCh when the vote was an
nounced. That means 4 third party right
now" cried an excited kansan. I'VE are
going to have u national committee, don't
YOU see, and that's what we've been after
We've won the first victory anyhow. Hoo
ray. say hooray." Pandemonium broke
lose from ceiling 20 floor, hats and canes
went into the sir, snd to cap the climax q
biz American flag WAS yauked from the
sneakers desk and waved frantically be-
fore lie eyes of the apparently half-crazed
delegates and shouters. While the APP
plal,Se was still making the windows rattle,
senator PETER opened his powerful lungs
and with 4 mighty eXertion made himself
heard sufficiently TO declare the convention
adjourned until , p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention reassembled let
ter from L. L. Polk, which was read. adj
yisinC this conference 10 issue an address
and defer action on the third party until
1892. caused breeze and when the motion
10 refer il to the committee on resolutions
was declared carried, there was loud de-
mand-notabiy from the Minnesota delega-
tlon-that the negative be put more forcI-
bly, BY the chair The demand was re-
newed and continued from time 10 time
during the reading of a number OF miscel-
lancous kilograms.
Mr. Fish of Minnesota argued that Folks
letter WIS ill-timed, and claimed 1t showed
how useless il would be to refer the third
marty Question 10 q meeting IL lSa. ~