The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-28
Cincinnati Convention.

CINCINNATI, O., May 21.-The Ma
tional Union Conference transacted SO
much OF its vitality important business
so late in the closing day of it's session
and did 1t under stress and impulse
of such wildly jubilant excitement
that there was very little opportunity
given for the expressing of opinion
upon the principles adopted. 1t
seemed the great body of delegates
had but one cherished desire-the
forming OF a new party, and when
that was assured by the reading of the
first paragraph of the platform they
resolved to nail and clinch that object
without allowing any obstacle to in
tervene.
But this morning and last night
after the adjournment and mass meet
ing there were numerous consultations,
most conspicuous perhaps of which
was that of the nationalists. They
held meeting and talked the matter
over after scanning platform at their
leisure. By way of a formal express
sion of their views they adopted the
| following resolution:
Resolved that the Nationalist dele
gates attending the National cou-
ference believe that the spirit animal
ing and entertained by the delegates
in general was the crystalization of
the reform elements of the country and
therefore of success, and as nationalist
recognizing the organization of effort
as the fundamental principle of ma.
tionaiism we heartily indorse the for
nation of the Peoples Party of the
United States of America and pledge
ourselves to render our best efforts to
advance it's upbuiIding and hope for
the spirit of enthusiasm befitting the
adherents of so noble au inspiration.
An analysis of the report of tie COM
mittee on credentials shows that Kan
sas furnished nearly one-third of the
whole number of delegates, while she,
with her neighbors in west Missouri
and Nebraska, led the list Of states ex
cept Ohio and Indiana whose local
ity made it easy to secure the
attendance of many delegates.
The FIVE states named furnished
| lO49 OF the 1417 delegates in the confer
ence. A noted fact shown by the
credentials committees report is
that New England and the south had
had a very light representation in
point of numbers, however weighty it
may have been in other respects. Ver-
mont, New Hampshire and New Jer-
sey in the east and Mississippi and
Georgia in the south do not at all ap-
pear on the list. All New England
and the eastern states combined in
Guiding New York and Pennsylvania
and but % delegates, In the
; south, Louisiana had 2, North
Carolina /. Texas 26, South
Carolina and Tennessee g..
total of 36 for the whole South. The
small representation from the
South was not a surprise, because
of the fact that, al
though the Alliance is very strong
in those states, the open policy has
been to obtain local results without
mixing in national matters, the dom
inant party generally understanding
that Southern Alliance men were
bound to support the Democratic
nominee for the presidency in 1892.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Bright and early today the brand.
lew national executive com,nitte got
ogether for its first meeting. The
gathering took place in the narrow
little hotel parlor, into which the
members were packed like so many
sardines in a box.
They did not seem to mind the
stuffy quarters but went to work with
a vim. Every lady but members of
the committee We're excluded. Then
it was announced that the first thing
in order was the election of secretary
and treasurer of the committee. After
considerable discussion the choice fell
upon Robert Schilling of Milwaukee,
as secretary, and M. G. Rankin of Terre
Haute, Ind, treasurer.
Both were elected unanimously.
Members then busted themselves in
filling out the vacancies that had been
left in the national committee as re-
suit of the rush that preceded the adj
journment of the convention. The
meeting of the national committee was
presided over with unexpected effect
iveness by Chairman Taubeneck, the
big, unsophisticated. looking farmer
whose recent experience of sharp par
liamentary practice in the Illinois leg
islature during the memorable sena-
/ tOrship contest served him in oood