The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
They Came Very Near Upsetting the
Industrial Conference.
THE SERGEANT.AT.ARMS AND A
CLUB RESTORED ORDER.

Party question Makes IfOubles
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, February pa serious
split is threatened in the Industrial Con-
ference now. in session here. At a
caucus held last night, many Southerners
were not in favor of third party action,
holding that their secession from the
Democratic party would only strengthen
the Republicans. Many announced that
should the conference determine on a
third party, they would withdraw from
the body. The Reform Press Associa-
ton, Woman's Alliance, United Order of
Anti-Menopollsts, Union Reform Asso-
citation, Central Nationalists, Farmers
League, Alliance Assemblies and many
smaller organization were not repre-
sented on the credentials of the commit
tee. All sent delegates and are pro-
testing loudly that they have complied
with all the conditions of the call for the
conference and if not admitted they
threatened second conference.
When the convention met today the
Fight Was Suddenly Opened
by the report of the committee on Gre
dentials, seating Messrs. Post and
Branch. Two Third party delegates,
whom it was sought to shut out. Mr..
Post denounced Congressman Livingston
of Georgia, for attempting to hand over
the Alliance in that state, bound hand
and foot, to the Democratic party. The
excitement caused by this accusation was
intense. After an exchange of hot per-
sonalities and extraordinary confusion,
the report of the credentials committee
was adopted by large majority. This
was substantial triumph for the Third
partyites
The row among the Georgians contin-
ued fiercely, however, and was only ended
by the sergeant-at-arms, club in hand,
forcibly iamming the warning southern
ers down in their seats. When quiet was
measurably restored, list of nearly $50
members of the platform committee was
read. The announcement of Mr.. Post as
platform committeeman from Georgia
Nearly Started Personal Encounter
between him and Mr.. Moses, a fellow
Georgian. The convention, as a whole,
was now thoroughly disgusted with the
Georgians and showed it with Kisses and
cat calls.
A colored delegate upon railing de-
livered a flowery oration, which cOnsum-
ed 30 minutes, in which astronomy, poll
tics and an hundred other heterogeneous
subjects were mixed. Secretary Hayes
stated that the Georgians had settled
their fight, Mr.. Post being made platform
representative from Georgia, and Mr..
Wilson, an anti-Third party man, the
Georgia member of the anti-option COM
mittee,
The special committee to frame reso-
luton asking of Congress the passage of
the anti-option law, was completed, and
Mr.. Willetts of Kansas, National Lee
turer of the Farmers Alliance, moved
that the convention demand the passage
of the sub-treasury bill as a means OF
Relief for the People.
instead of petitioning the Washington
solons to enact the proposed anti-option
law.
Mr.. Wheat, lecturer for the Knights of
Labor, moved to lay Mr.. Willett's motion
on the table. On the vote, the sub-treas-
ury substitute was showed under.
Mr.. Kelley of Kansas offered resolu-
ton that an appropriation pending in
Congress for permanent census bureau
be endorsed, if provision is made for con-
tinuing the investigation of farm mort
cages as permanent part of the work of
the bureau. s.
Mr.. Livingston denied the accusation
that he ever wrote or uttered one word
favoring turning the Georgia Alliance
into Democratic camp. The conven-
ton, after desultory discussion, adopt
ed the census resolution.
Ignatius Donnelly, a leading member
of the platform committee, said tonight
il had practically been decided to incor-
porate in the platform the sub treasury
scheme, the free coinage of silver, woman
suffrage and prohibition.