The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-02-26
THIRD PARTY FOLKS
GAIN a POINT IN THE INDUSTRIAL
CONVENTION FIGHT.


id, difficulties of selection, re-
/, Auch confusion and delay, much
TO heMnoyance of General Weaver and
othei%rdent third party men.
Th9third party, in dead earnest, was
sudd/lly thrown into the convention by
the lyport of the committee on creden-
tials, seating Post and Branch, the two
third party delegates, whom iU was sought
to shut out. Post in the bitterest speech
heard in the convention, denounced Con-
gresham Livingston of Georgia, in at
tempting to hand over the Alliance in that
state, bound hand and foot, to the Demo
cratic party. The excitement caused by
this accusation was intense, and scores of
delegates were running about and waving
their hands like Bedlamites. After an
Exchange of Hot Personalities
and extraordinary confusion, participated
in by Moses of Georgia, Ellington, Branch
and others, the report of the credentials
committee was adopted by large major
ity, substantial triumph for the third
partyites. The row among the Georgians
continued fiercely, however. and was only
ended by the sergeant-at arms, club in
hand, forcibly jamming the warning south
erners down in their seats. When quiet
had been measurably restored, the list of
nearly $50 members of the platform COM
mittee was finally completed and read
The announcement of Post as the
platform committeeman from Georgia
nearly started a personal encounter be-
tween him and Moses, a fellow Georgian.
The convention, as a whole, was now
thoroughly disgusted with the Georgians
and plainly showed with Kisses and cat
calls Jerry Simpson suggested that half
the Georgia delegates be apportioned to
Alaska, to give them a chance to cool of.
A cOlored delegate, standing upon rail-
isss n }sii~A,>ad "a fowery Grafton, which
consumed forty minutes, and in which
astronomy and politics aud hundred
other heterogeneous subjects were mixed.
Secretary Hayes then stated that the
Georgians had settled their fight, Post be-
ing made platform representative from
Georgia, and Wilson, an anti-Third party
man, the Georgia member of the anti
option committee.
The special committee to frame the pro-
posed resolution, asking of congress the
passage of the anti-option law, being
completed, Willetts of Kansas, national
lecturer of the Farmers Alliance, moved
that the convention demand the
Passage of a Sub-Treasury Bill
as means of relief for the people, instead
of petitioning the Washington sol ons to
enact the proposed anti-option law.
Wheat, lecturer for the Knights of La
Dor, moved to lay Willett's motion on the
table, and on vote the sub-treasury sub
stitute was showed under.
Kelley of Kansas offered a resolution |
that the appropriation pending in con-
gress for permanent census bureau be
endorsed, if provision is made for contin- |
uing the investigation of farm mortgages |
as permanent part of the work of the |
bureau.
Jerry Simpson championed Kelly's mo-
tion, as did Livingston. Livingston earn
estly denied the accusation that he ever
wrote or uttered one word favoring turn
ing the Georgia Alliance into the Demo
cratic camp He was loudly applauded.
The convention, after desultory discussion,
adopted the census resolution.
Wilson of Georgia offered resolution
that The convention petition congress for
the adoption OF the bill for the
Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver.
Livingston fought hard to
have this resolution carried. Tracy of
Oregon tackled on an amendment demand
ing the passage of the sub-treasury bill.
Protests against consideration of resolu-
tions outside of the platform committee
were voiced by Willetts and OF hers. The
free silver resolution was tabled. For
nearly an hour the convention waited to
hear from its committee on resolutions,
but at last adjourned until today.
The committee on platform, in executive
session, kept up its labors until far into
the night. Hugh Cavanaugh, general
worthy foreman of the Knights of Labor,
was chosen chairman of the committee.
Ignatius DoEnelly, who is II leading MEM
Der of the committee, said this morning
hat ithad practically been decided to in
corporate IN tie platform lie sub-treasury
scheme. the free coinage of silver, woman
.nif rnr.a M r.nhil.L- m