The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-05-28
THEPEOPLES PARTY
A New Political Party the Outcome
Of the Conference at Gin
Cinnati.
Its Birth Announced by Scenes of the
Greatest Confusion and the Wild
est HiIarity.

come the big convention which assembled
here was lnaugurated in fashion of which
amy American citizen might well be proud.
Fifteen hundred representatives of the
bone and sincW of the nation, gathered
alike from farm and city toll, came to order
on the very watch-tick that had months be
fore been agreed upon, lifted their voices in
magnificent diapaSOn in a hymn to their
country, said together in rcYcrcntial unison
the Lords prayer, and then calmly pro-
cCcded TO light out as best their manhood
directed the question whether or not
great new political party i'll the United
States should forthwith be given existence.
The first real excitement in the COnven-
ton was caused by no less person than
lgnatuS DOnncIly of Minnesota. He did
it with q harmlr SHOCKING little suggestion
that, to save time, the appointment Of
committeeman by each state be completed
i'll lump, each state naming all of its COM
mttcrmcn at once, including the member
OF the national committee.
This led to Il very warm discussion in
which Gen. Weaver of Iowa, wasted the
sage and charged him with trying to I,Iodgo
the convention ON the sly to the formation
of third party. DonnrIly disclaimed any
The Chairman came to the rescue and
declared the motion out of order.
After the appointment ct Il committee on
resolutions the convention adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
The committee on resolutions consists of
one member from each state represented,
they met in the evening and organized by
clecting lSnatus Dounclly, chairman,
SECOND DAY.
The convention amused itself while wait
ing Tor the report of the committee on rcsO-
lutlons in passing the hat to dcfray the ex-
pens es of the convention and to send a col
ored alliance man home.
The report o! the committee on order of
business elected applause when the pro-
Srammc outlined showed place for the
appointment OF members Of
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Opposition was manifested at once to the
proposition to limit all speeches to five
minutes. A lady delegate from South Da-
kota got the floor and pleaded with the
men folks to please not try to cut things Oft
so short. Cries of 1--WE are here for business
was the reply from 4 score, and attempts to
debate the question were hoWlcd down III
short order. The HYc-minutC rule carried
the day.
1t was necessary to apply the previous
question gag before a vote could be OBJ
tanned ON the report of the committee on
order O: business. Then the report went
through like cannon ball. How the con-
yention did scrccch when the vote was an
nOunCeu.
,"Ihat means th;rd party eight now, shout
Ell all excited kansan. 1--WE are going to have a
national committee, don't you see? And that
Il,.,t vnftI Nb..Na Ea +irSf
victory, anyhow. HuJruV, sAy-hOOray!'
pandenOnum broke loose from ceiling
to tlnor.\ While the applause was still max
ing the windows rattle Senator PETER opened
his powerful lungs, and, with a mighty e.
Iort, made himself heard sufficiently to de-
clare the convention adjourned till p. III.
A PROTEST FROM POLK.
When the convention reaS5embled a letter
from L. l.. Polk was read advising this con-
ference to issue an address, and defer action
on a third party until 1892. This caused a
Erce1c, and when q motiOnto refer it to th5
cummittec on RESOLUTIONS was dec AIRED car
rieq there was a loud demand-=notah
from the Minnesota delegation-=that the
negative be put moro toroiby by the chair
The demand was renewed and continued
from time to time during the reading of
number Of miscellaneous kilograms.
Mr.. Fish of Minnesota argued that Mr..
OIks letter was ill-timed, and claimed
rc,cr the third party question TO the meet
ing in 1892 at which Polk and his follow
ers will lie leading spirits
Ignatius DOnnelly chairman of the COM
mittec on resolutions climbed on the ros-
trum at this juncture and almost his first
words Clused a Whirlwind of excitement.
The declaration from DOnnelly, which set
the convention wild, was that he was there
to rcpOr' that the committee on platform
was unit for the organization of a third
party. Donnellv evidently felt that his
moment OF triumph had como in tho
struggle which he himself SO deity began
just twenty four hours before and lCr which
he hQ>t beel: Sc
SO PUBLICLY GASIIGAIEH
by Gen. Weaver Of Iowa. Two alternatives
were presented, he said, either to ignore
third party or divide the friends Of REFORM
lie give way to Robert SQAilling of Wi
cousin, secretary Of the committee, who
read the platform. The name OF the new
party, the "People's Party of the United
States. ELECTED q magnificent OutburSt OF
applause, and, as each plank was read, the
cheering was renewed so frequently that the
great hall seemed to rcverberate continu-
! QuSIy;
A blank recommended universal suffrage
to favorable consideration. and another de-
Wandcd payment OF pensions on gold
basis. The inrmbr met with rathDf philly
| TGCcpuyn, DuI the l"ltCF "1S FOuHuly
| ChGcrCd.
Attlis iuncture delegate objected that
| the platform was One-Sided for the Farm
ers' A lianCc, but he met with little en-
| cOurasemcnt. and Schilling declared that
| the convention was for harmony, and for
the new declaration OF independence"
lie announced that the pension plank was
! left t. the soldier member on the commit
tee, with an inquiry whether it was salts
factory, and, on lbs aC4uiesenCo, 1t was
adopted unanimously.
The convention went wild and mounted
tables, chairs,
SHOUTING AND YELLING
like Comanchcs. A portion of the conven-
ton sang to the tune of "GOOd-bYe My
4oVe", Goodbye the words NGod bye old
parties, goodbye" and then tho "Qo4-
ology." The tumult surprising in its re.
variable suddenness and VigOrs, anything
that had previously taken place In the con-
vention lasted fully quarter of an hour,
till il ceased from sheer exhaustion OF the
delegates.
The platform proper exclusive of the
resolutions, was then adopted by rising
vote. At this stage the convention was
little better than a bowling mob, and in the
midst OF tie CONFUSION &. n. iillGf OF
California came ID the front On tue pro;
hlhltion question, " hich had been Ignored
in the platform and resolutions. All ei-
forts to choke him off with points Of order
were Intellectual. The resolution offered
by him was brie', but to the point. 1t said;
Resolved, That we favor the abolition OF
the liquor traffic.
Confusion became worse COMPOUNDED.
| Fifty orators were clamOring for reCognl-
ton, but the first to succeed was SchllllnG
OF Wisconsin. lie declared himselfa strong
temperance man, one who neither drank
nor even smoked, but he opposed the dis
cuSSiOn of the question of rOhibitiCn al