The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-01

tute: I'VE demand that the question OF
universal suffrage be submitted to the leg,
islatures of the different states and terri,
tories for favorable action"
Miss Curtis made a clever speach and
Jerry Simpson shouted, ''She has solved
the problem" and. someone immediately
demanding the previous question, the
substitution was made by a crushing ma
lority amid yolleys of cheers, Miss Curtis
blushing like q rose and laughing heartily
at the success that had crowned her effort,
while Miss Willard, seated upon the plat.
form, looked sober as if attending fun.
eral Meanwhile Miss Willard and Lady
Somerset had slipped out of the hall unob.
served and did not again return.
Close of the Con venti0n.
After a half hours painful uncertain ty
the convention slowly got together again.
Ignatius Donp,lly was granted three min.
utes, and to the somewhat general surprise
declared all business of the convention
Gould easily be finished up within half An
lour. Defer bv unanimous consent the
little woman suffrage matter. he smoothly
urged. adopt the noble majority platform
report, appoint committee to act with
he national committee OF the Peoples
party to call the national convention to
dominate president and vice president Of
he United States and the thing was done.
The idea took like wilifirc among the
iarrassed, hungry delegates. Two min.
ites later the majority report had been
swallowed at one gulp, being adopted
without solitary voice of dissent A
great, pent-up volume Of doubt and des-
pair now seemed to be lifted TO the roof In
The enthusiastic cheering that broke forth
1t every hand. Hats, papers, umbrellas,
Gass-everything portable within reach,
was flung into the air, the ten minutes Of
continuous applause stopping only with
i've minutes more Of tremendous "Glo.
y! Glory! Halleiuiah!''
The woman suffrage resolution as sub.
Stitute for prohibition was lost sight Of in
the excitement and the convention, instead
took up collection to pay expenses, in-
1orsed laws forbiddirg option dealing, but
lid not specifically mention the proposed
Hatch statute. iudorsed the stand Of the
n. ", knights of Labor against
4 clothing combine and threatened boycott
If necessary and Endorsed all goods bear.
Ing the knights of Labor label.
When the woman suffrage resolution
did at last come up, Acting Chairman Ter.
rell, in response to an inquiry, announced
that it had nothing to do with prohibition.
of Massachusetts. insisted
that the resolution was q substitute for
both of Miss Wizards minority plank,
prohibition and woman's suffrage, the
idea being that whenever throughout the
nation woman suffrage was secured pro-
hibition would soon follow. The previous
question Iss called, and Miss Curtis
resolution, now thoroughly separated
from the platform, was adopced without
further opposition.
Numerous efforts to have the convention
proceed to appoint the committee suggest
cd uoy Sunneiiyt - act with the Peoples
party national commitee8vgere wholly in
snectual under the rulings Acting
Chairman Terrell. and the insistence o.
National Lecturer Wiiletts. Of the Farm
sr's Alliance, upon q motion to adjourn
sine die
Mcclure, Of the Farmers Alliance, an.
however. that all the delegates
would hold mass meeting in their indi.
Edual capacity Immediately after adjourn.
ment.
After q ratification meeting the great
Industrial conference adjourned.