Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-03-09
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Nebraska State Association. K. of l.
National A llianoa TrIe y~s,


| Upon motion of Hon. Ignatius Dom
nelly, Miss Frances E. Willard, Mrs.
+. II. Ingalls,, Lady Somerset and Mrs.
Clara c. Hoffman were admitted as del
/ egates from the Womans Christian
Temperance union.
Gen. Weaver then moved that Col. L.
L. Polk be named as permanent chair
man of the conference. Col Polk was
cheered vociferously, and he was
chosen unanimously, but he objected to
the election, saying it was out of the
regular order of business
Mr.. Powderly agreed with Col. Polk.
He said he would cast his vote for the
president of the Farmers Alliance. but
he wanted the election in regular form.
When order was restored, Gen. Weav-
er again placed President Polk in NOM
ination, and Hon. Ben Terrell was also
named. In the roll call state after
state voted for Polk. When the cleo
ton was half over, Judge Terrell with
drew and Col. Polk was elected by ac-
clamation.
Miss Frances E. Willard and Hon.
Ben Terrell were nominated for vice
president Upon motion both were
elected. Miss Willard was called for,
| and responded as follows:
Brothers of the Industrial conference feel
as If had been struck by lightning. This is an
electric convention, sure enough. 1t must be
that owe this honor to the fact that I was SO
happy as to be farmers daughter and that
this hand and brain have earned my board and
keep" since was Is years old 1t must be that
your sympathetic lightning struck me- because
/ believe there should be no sectarianism In re-
hgion, no sex in citizenship. l believe In the
| ..fe %
disagree in toto with the cartoonist (holding up
picture distributed by some anonymous per-
son at the door,, where big bin labeled PRO
hibition" is represented as having fallen across
the path of this movement to the nations
capitol. Instead the picture should represent
the man who votes against prohibition az sit
ting on limb and saving it off between
himself and the tree. big bowlder is also in
the cartoon labeled Woman suffrage" and in
dicating that this measure would be hindrance
But would macadamize with that stone the
solid highway to the places of power If you
enlist the heart of women along with your firm
hands you will have in this movement the bal
lots that are Gods dynamite under the peoples
wrongs, and we will make the two old parties
grievously unhappy before we go from here
say to you, my brothers, with your grand lead
ers, men and women whose names l have LONG
loved and cherished:
"Be cherry, labor people, ye shall not suffer
wreck,
Whlle up TO God the women s prayers are rising
from your deck,
Work cheerily, my brothers. for daylight and
for land,
The breath of God is in your sails, your rudder
in His hand"
John w. Hayes national secretary of
the Knights of Labor, was elected per-
manent secretary, and VIM. II. War
wick, colored delegate from Virginia,
was made assistant secretary.
A white delegate from Georgia, who
moved that the colored mans election
be made unanimous, was roundly
cheered, and delegate from Alabama
who said, II wish to state that the
nomination of colored man can not be
made unanimous was Missed off the
floor. Only one dissenting voice pre-
vented Mr.. Warwick's election from
being unanimous.
Considerable discussion was aroused
/ Dy 1nUtrUn concerning the appoint
ment of the platform committee. 1t
was finally decided to allow each or
| ganization one representative, and one
additional representative for every
twenty-fiv delegates in attendance.
The question of option dealing was
discussed by DIR. Macune, and upon his
motion the chair was empowered to ap-
| point committee of one from each
state to draft an expression of the con-
vention on the practice Of option gam
bling.
AT 1:So o'clock the convention ad
journed.
The afternoon session was opened at
8 o'clock with singing, but the harmony
of songs was followed by very inhar-
monious wrangling.
There was contest for seats in that
delegation, and those seated by the re-
port of the committee were mainly
third party men. Congressman Moses
objected to this, and proceeded to make
things tepid, severely scoring c. LII. FL
lington, of Georgia, who was on the
committee, saying that he had seated
men whose credentials were not regular
because they would represent his own
schemes on the floor. and would stran-
gle anything like opposition to inde-
pendent political action. He then drift
ed into regular democratic stump
speech.
Mr.. Ellington resented the attack upon
his honor in short but very pointed
speech, and he was followed by Messrs.
M. j. Branch and c. G. Post, of the
Georgia delegation, who ridiculed
Moses, Livingston and the democrats
generally. They evidently struck a pom
ular chord, for when Mr. Moses en-
deavored to make a second speech he
was greeted with Kisses and ieers. and
could not gain hearing
The committee on platform was then
announced. The members from the
states and organizations were as fol-
lows:
Ala oama, r. w. Beck; Arkansas, j. B.
Sutler; California, NJ Cannon: Col
orado' ). q. Berry; Connecticut, A. S.
Houten; District of Columbia, H. .
ohultes; Florida, A. S. Mann; Illinois.
N NJ. barnett; Indiana, c. A. Barnett;
iowa, q. Il. Long; Kansas, w. A. Har-
rls; Kentucky, NJ. B. Davies; Louisiana.
). W. Mcfarland; Name, w. III. Sim
mons; Maryland, j. II. Turner: Massa-
chusetts, g. F. Washburn; Michigan,
u +. Sagendorf; Minnesota, E. w.
FISH; Mississippi. g. Jamison; Missouri.
l.. Leonard; Montana; c. ii. Coates:
Nebraska, j. w. Edgerton; New Jer-
sey' Z. b. Mathews; North Caro-
una, Marion Butler; North Da-
kota, NJ. d. Williams; Ohio, James
Savanaugh; Oregon, NJ K. Rorke;
pennsylvania, c. K. Willett; South Da-
nota' VIM. Ladner; Tennessee, L. K.
iaylor; Texas, c. w. Macune; Wash
lngton' Nj. f. Knox; West Virginia, w.
.. stroInan; Wisconsin, A. 3. Hays;
wyoming, Ii. Breitenstein; Oklahoma,
a. u. Hickok; Virginia, j. B. Beverly:
moman's National alliance, Anna L.
Diggs; Mine Workers association, ~ ohm
Sugent; Knights of Agriculture, w. H.
0raves; Woman's Christian Temper
ance union, Frances E. Willard; Ma
tlonaiist, D. w. Moore; Farmers Alli-
ance and Industrial union of Indiana,
Dr. Taylor; Ancient Order Anti Monop-
oilsts, j. c. Buchan and S. E. Water
bury; Alliance Assemblies of Indus