The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-24
SONGS AND STORIES
Passing Away the Time at the
st. Louis Convention.
ONE VERY DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
Congressman Moses, of Georgia, Varies
the Monotony of the Session.

''If 1t is n Crime to BE a Democrat, Then
You Can Take Me out and Hang Me
Now''-A Cyclone of Groans and Kisses
Followed This OutDurst-The Episode
Made Manifest the Final Determination
of the Peoples Party to Form Third
Party and Nominate an Independent
Presidential Candidate.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24-'If it is a crime
to be "A Democrat, then you can take me
out and hang me now" Thus, with
quivering frame, distended eyes, up
lifted arm and clinched fist, Congressman
Charles 4. Moses, of the Fourth Georgia
District, hurled defiance at the delegates
to the Industrial Conference. A cyclone
of groans and misses followed.
'Hang me now,' repeated Noses in a
voice that penetrated the din, and again
there was chorus of groans, in the
midst of which, shaking with passion
and excitement, the Georgia Congress
man sank back into his seat.
In this exciting episode was made
manifest the final determination of the
delegates to declare in favor of the third
! party and All independent Presidential
ticket. Moses reached the city at the
head of four delegates from the Farmers
Alliance of his State, who had been
designated to act by the State executive
committee of the party. Q. q. Post, the
Alliance advocate, had proceeded him
with the same number of delegates who
! had been chosen by the different dis
| tricts
Moses was avowedly in favor of fran
ing declaration of principles and sub
mitting them for approval to the Demo-
cratic National Convention, opposing a
third party ticket on the ground that it
might result in the delivery of some of
| the Southern States to the Republicans.
Post is an out and out third partyite.
The committee on credentials gave a
night and half a day to the contested
delegation, and finally decided to seat
three of the Post and two of the Moses
delegates. 1t was on this proposition
thas the fight occurred.
Outside of this episode the day was
practically wasted. Ali that has so faI
been accomplished in twenty-one hours
could have been done by well-regulated
assemblage in one hour. Business was
continually interrupted with songs and
storytelling.
There were twenty-five organizations
represented by the 700 delegates when
they gathered. Colonel l.. l.. Polk was
made permanent chairman, after having
once refused the gavel, and greeted with
| cries Of 'Our next President l''
Miss Frances Willard was literally
carried to the platform and given a roya
reception. John W. Hayes was elected
permanent secretary. Warwick, of Vir.
ginia, delegate from the Colored Mems
Alliance, was elected assistant-secretary
but not without "a good deal of opposi
tion from Georgia and Alabama dele
gates, Notwithstanding the conference
had already informally declar ed in favor
of no color line.
1t took nearly two hours for the dele
gates to get together and appoint theil
representatives on the various commit
tees, and when the list came to be read
it was found that nearly third of the
enCire convention had been made com
mitteemen
During the afternoon session, wilkins,
of Ohio submitted resolution demand
ing the passage of the bill for free anC
unlimited coinage of silver. Willis o
Georgia. amid great cheering, said nine
tenths of the great industrial and agri
cultural classes were in favor of free anC
unlimited coinage of silver, and insisted
thai - proper place for such demanc
was in the platform
In the end the resolution went on th
table, and after Ien, Weayer's son ha'
done whistling and banjo act, and Mrs
Nichols, of Chicago had rendered SOM
that told how the gold and silver in tn
cellars of the White House was going t
be cleared out when the people got t
Washington, the convention adjodrne
until tomorrow morning.
VOUTHFUL OFFENDERS.