The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-22
PLANS OFTHE NEW PARTY
THE NATIONALISTS PLRAeED
WITH THE CONFERENCE.


New England and the South Sent an
Exceedingly Small approximation
OF the 1,4l7 Delegates, Kansas,
Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio and Indi-
ana Furnished 1,o49-The Executive
Committee.
CINCINNATI, o., May 2l.-The national
lists present at the third party conference
have adopted the following:
Resolved, That the national delegates attend
Ing the national union conference believe that
ths spirit animatlng and entertained by the del
egates In general was q capitalization OF the re-
form elements OF the country, and therefore a
success, and as nationalsts, recognizing the
organization of effort as a fundamental pIincl-
pie OF nationalism, we heartily indorse the for
nation OF the Peoples party OF the United
States OF America, pledge ourselves to render
our best efforts to advance its upbuildlng, and
hope for q spirit Of enthusiasm beftting the ad-
herents of so noble an inspiration.
RULED BY FIVE STATES.
An analysis Of the report of the COM
mittee on credentials shows that FIVE states,
Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Ohio
and Indiana furnished l,o49 OF
the l,4l7 delegates In the
conference New England and the south
had a very light representation in point Of
numbers, however welghty 1t may have
been in other respects. Vermont and
New Hampshire in New England and New
Jersey in the east, and Mississippi and
Georgia in the south, do not appear at all on
the list. All the New England and eastern
states combined, including New York and
Pennsylvania, had but % delegates. In the
south Louisiana had z, North Carolina l,
Texas 26, South Carolina and Tennessee 6,
total Of SO for the whole south.
nrxTn pruOCpATFC
The small representation from the south
was not surprise. because OF the fact that,
although the alliance is very strong in
those states, its policy has been to obtain
local results without antagonizing in ma
tional matters the dominant party, the
general understanding being that the
southern alliancemen were bound TO
support the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent ia 1892.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS
The national committee met today and 10
was resolved to authorize the chairman and
secretary to issue call for voluntary cons
tributions to be kept standing In all the re-
form papers. IL was also resolved that a
national executive committee be formed,
to consist of a chairman, secretary, treas
urer, and four members to be elected by this
committee. The four elected are George
r. Washburn of Massachusetts,, G. r.
Gather OF Alabama, Ignatius Donnelly OF
Minnesota and ]. II. Davis OF Texas. The
committee adjourned subject 60 the call OF
the executive committee.
THE OFFICERS.
This committee met Immediately after
ward and elected Robert Schilling perrna-
nent secretary and M. G. Rankin permanent
treaurer, and adopted the following resolu--
tions:
WHEREAS, 1t Is necessary for success 10 1899
that the entire union should be at once syste-
matically organized: therefore,
ResolUed, That the three members Of the
national committee Of the Peoples party In
state, and it shall be their duty to appoint a
subcommittee Of the Peoples partY.
HOW THE ALLIANCE LEADERS FEEL.
There was gloom at the national head
quarters of the farmers alliance to-day
when it was realized that the efforts OF
Messrs. Polk, Simpson and McCune 10 pre-
vent the third party movement from start
ing a year too soon had been Ia
vain. and that the Peoples party would
now have TO be supported. The National
Economist will make the best Of IL in its
current issue. but the private opinions Of
the managing men would be much
more interesting reading. The res
publicans and democrats among others,
from tho President down, breathe more
more freely now that the third party has
been launched. They do not Welcome the
party. They decide 1t as an unknown and
injurious factor, but, since its coming was
inevitable, they are glad it came a
year in advance of the presidential
campaign, as IL gives them time to call it
siown or capture il. Senator Quay, Gen.
Clarkson and Col. Dudley are said TO have
had a hand in helping the party ous OF the
shell at this untimely day.
COL. LIvINGsToN's VIEWS.
ATLANTA, GA, May 2l.-Col. Leonidas
Livingston returned from the Cincin-
natl convention Tonight. In reply
20 the questions of an interviewer he stated
that the republicans OF the northwest had
entirely out loose from the grand old party,
while the democrats were divided in regard
to the third party movement There was
hope that the democratic House
now in power would institute reforms
which would solidity the democratic
strength. No democratic nominee, he
thought, could look for support from the
western states unless pledged TO free coinage
as we'll as to tariff reform. Thereb y
the colonel intimated that ex
President Cleveland's chances would not
be very great. He found that the delegates
from the eastern, middle and northwestern
states regarded the financial question as the
one of first Importance and the tariff ques-
ton second. The success Of the third party
depended upon the immediate action Of the
new congress. II there should be a fight
in the currency the success aimed at by the
a. IL -. .Na1