The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-24

enough to read a telegram fron Messrs.
Whitaker and Davis, who have been advo-
eating the anti-options bill in Washington,
urging that the conference adopt a resolu-
ton asking congress TO pass the
anti-options bill. A wrangle took
place Immediately. Mr.. Simpson and
DIR. Macune locked horns, 70 the delight
Of the spectators. Mr.. Simpson objected TO
DIR. Macune's motion TO select special com.
mittee to draw UP such resolution, saying
that the motion to adjourn was not debata-
bic. Messrs. Weaver and Powderly finally
smoothed the feelings of the combatants by
securing a recess Of thirty minutes, with the
understanding that the committee asked by
DR.. Macune should be appointed, Mr.. Simp-
sou, If he had any objection to the commit
tee, deeming 1t advisable, apparently, to
withdraw it, in view of the evident strength
Of the opposition.
THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE.
A change in the plan for the selection of
a platform committee, apparently In the
interest of the larger organizations as dis
tinguished from the minor ones. was made
at the instance Of DIR. Macune. The big
bodies were given additional representation,
the basis being for each organization one
representative and one additional for each
twenty-five delegates of the Organization
in convention. One representative for
each state as geographical division was
allowed.
A TURBULENT SCENE.
Probably no more sensational or turbu-
lent scene was ever witnessed at a great
political gathering than the one startlingly
presented this afternoon. Southerners were
pitted against southerners, farmers alliance
men against alliance men and for manv an
anxious minute to the hundreds in the huge
music hall, the convention seemed about to
break to pieces in riotous bloodshed. The
extraordinary tumult took place with
scarcely O moments warning. Scarcely
had the delegates to the conference re-
sumed their seats after the short re-
cess. when the credentials committee
was announced as ready to present its
final report. The first portion of the COM
mittee's report ELECTED little interest. IL
consisted uibnely of recommendations for
admitting to the convention representatives
from number OF organizations that had
been overlooked. The Central Labor Ex-
change, United Order of Anti.Monopolists,
International Association Of Mechanics,
International Mine Workers, Central Labor
Unionl Of ST louis. and Central Labor
Union of Springfield.
THEN CAME THE DYNAMITE.
Then came che dynamite.
1t was the,instaut. although indirect, pro-
lection into the convention OF the issue for
or against immediate steps toward a third
party presidential ticket. The occasion of
all the trouble was nothing more than the
decision of the Credentials committee seat
ing the contestlnG or pro-third party dele
gates from the state of Georgia. The secre-
tary, oblivious OF danger, was reading to
the convention chat the committee had con-
cluded to eaatkAsC. Post, w. r. Kemp, G.
G. Moses, w. I&.AVilson and Nj. L. Palmer,
a division OK thedelegation between the con-
testing elements. Before the last name had
left the readers lips. pandemonium broke
loose. Not only Immediately interested
persons, but delegates all over tho hall be-
gan to yell, Some for recognition, some in
condemnation OF and others in approval Of
the report. Amid it all Chairman Polk sat
grimly conscious of human inability to stay
the uproar,u1 In momentary semblance Of
order he recognized Representative Moses
of Georgia. an anti~third party delegate,
who raised the point that the state gather
ing which. had selected his delegation had
given it Instructions that it should
vote as unit on all matters. By the re-
port OF the credentials committee, two
strange delegates had now been placed on
the delegaGi0tt,A He wanted to know il they
were there With the understanding that
they were to submit to unit rule. Assume
ing that they. we're, he moved that the
convention accept the report with that un-
derstanding.
POST ATTACKS LIVINGSTON.
In q twinkling Mr.. Post. one Of the CONTEST
ing delegates,Tas on his feet. He was here, he
said, as delegate chosen by the state al
lance, and Representative Moses by the ex-
ecutive committee. He was here in the in
terest of harmony while that which Rep
resentative Moses sought was in the arms of
the democrats. Nineteen-tw entieths of the
state alliance OF Georgia was in favor of
independent political action and
the small faction represented by the
other wing was not deserving
Of consideration. Congressman Livingston,
fairly shrieEed the speaker, while the con-
vention howled, had himself declared in
favor of selecting delegates all of one
opinion or the other, and then had been
chosen set Of men whose plan and pur-
pose it was, as it was Representative Liv-
ingston's own, to act with the Democratic
party to betray the alliance to that
party, delivering the alliance bound
hand and foot to the old democratic
ring. Representative Livingston was sit
ting scarcely dozen feet distant white
with suppressed passion. Mr.. Branch of
Georgia, another anti, waving his arms and
yelling at the top of his voice above the din.
declared that the Livingston men had been
willing to let the other side come il provid-
ing they were tied hand and feet. He
dramatically unfurled and held over the
beads Of the delegates % feet long manu-
script roll OF what he shouted were indorse-
ments Of the independent movement by the
Georgia reform press in contrast with
patches of paper foot square containing
all the Inducements of the other side.
The roar increased increasingly, delegates
we're shaking their fists in one another's
faces and the chairm ans gavel upon the
table produced no more effect than the drop
of pin.
LULL IN THE STORM.
The temperance Of E. Geary Brown Of
Massachusetts, chairman of the committee
on credentials, was for a moment more
effectual. He stated that the credentials
committee in their deliberations had de-
cided to recognize the great seal of the alli
ance of the state of Georgia. In ac-
cordance Herewith they had found
three men with seals. There were
thus two vacancies. and In the
interest of peace, these had been flied by
an election from the opposing force. 1t was
not question of the old political parties.
he said, but question Of harmony here and
the conference must keep in the middle of
the road. He pleaded with the convention to
recognize that this was the purpose of the