Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-24
A TURBULENT SCENE,
The Industrial Conference Seemed
About 10 Break 10 Pieces
Yesterday.
the SEATING or THIRD PAHrY
hrN IS THE CAUSE.
FlHnks to D. Incorporated in the
flnii1rm: Momau's suffrage
aud Prohibitions.
TELEGRAPH to tho NEws
INDUsrRIAL CONFERENCE.


'NbA ~ MAI CONFERENCE.
4 Iurbuisnt scene .-Pandrmcuinr
tfoHs.
~. Louis, Fob. gS.--Suldom, II over,
has motu turbulent scene been wit.
he,scu vt great political gathering
MAN tue one presented tate this after
noon IN the hlg National industrial
conference. For several anxious min
uies the convention seemed about O.
break u pieces iu TIE urht. The com.
mlti"n on credentials cnurrd al his
trouble by seating the conte8iing, Dr
thiJ parry, delegates from Georgia.
AZ SOON ~ their names were read,
lauIemonium broke l0Ose.
Moses Ui GtJggia, an anti-third party |
man, iuaic 70 vigorous objection, unless
the contestants would submit to the
unit rule.
In mn instant Post, one OF the con.
testing men, was W. lie was here, hu
suld, as n delegate chosen by the State
Alliance, while Mlfes was cho on by
the uxpcutivo committee. Nineteen
tweni'o,hs Of the state Alliance Of
Georgia were in favor Of independent
political action, aud the small faction
tUpIUtp n.cd by the other wing was uOi
"'N'fA ~ : W A.'NNHANNf N"bAtHAN7NT
mnn Llvinest.n, declared Post, had
himself declared In favor Of selecting
delegates all OF one opinion or the
other, anu then had chosen "a 30! Of
men whose purpose II wBs, as n vas
Liyingsiou's own, TO deliver the Alli.
aucr bound hand md foOt 10
lHE oLD DEMOCRATIC RiSG.
Branch Of Georgia also yelled at the
top OF hls voice IA the same vein.
The uprosr Increased; delegates were
shading their lists In onu another's
incca, and the chairman's gavol had
no more effect than n pin.
Chairman Brown Of the credentials
committee said that hec0mmiltro had
recognized tho great zeal Of the
Alliance OF Georgia and found three
men oNtltled 10 seats. This left two
vacancies, aud ia the interest 81
harmony these had been filled by q
selection from tho opposing force. II
was not questiOn Of old political
parties, Tut a question OF peace. The
confusion continued for fully Ave
minutes. Finally Ellington OF Georgin
mounted chair and repeated the
charges against the Georgia executive
committee. Moses tried 10 get At him,
and nee light seemed unavoidable,
but the convention, seeming suddenly
to realize the Disgrace Of the affair,
took an astonishing right.abOut-iace
Tho report Of the committee on
credentials was adopted, with a long
wall from Georgia.
a change In the plan for the selec.
ton Of tho platform committee was
made. The big bodies Were given adj
ditiOnnl representation, the basis being
for each organization one representa-
tiveRud one additional Tor each twenty.
five delegates Of the organizations IN
the convention aud one representative
for each State as a geographical
division wac allowed.
TIM THIRD PARTY FIGHT
was brought on IN earnest by the re.
port Of the committee on credentials,
seating Post aud Branch, two Third
party delegates whom II had sought 10
shut out.
In the general scramble for the door,
Post got In iirst,and, In bitter speech,
denounced Congressman Livingstone
Of Georgia ne attempting 10 hand over
the Alliance IN that state, bound hand
and foot, 10 the Democratic party. Tho
excitement caused by this accusation
was intense, but, after scene OF ex-
trnordiusry confusion, tho report OF
the cTedentlal committee was adopted
by n large majority, n substantial tri.
unph for the Thlfd-pattyites. The
row among the GeOrglans continued
fieTcely, aud was only ended by the
seryeant.a alarms fOrcibly seating the
warning SOutherners.
When quiet was measurAbly restored
the long list Of membeis on the plat.
form committee was finally completed
aud read, making total u nearly $50
members. The announcement OF Post
ia the committeeman from Georgia
started another row Ia the Georgia
delegation, whereupon jerry simpson
suggested that hall the Georgia dele
cation bo appointed 10 Alaska 10 give
them chance 10 cool of.
Soon after Willetts, the national lee
turcr u the farmers Alliance, moved
that the convention demand the pass
age Of the sub.,Ieasury bill Gs means
Of relief for the people, instead OF petit.
tinniug Congress u enact the anti.
option law.
Wheat, the lecturer for the Knights
Of Labor, moved to lay Willetps motion
IN the table, aud this was done.
Kelly OF Kansas offered u resolution
that the appropriation pending Ia Con.
gress for "A PERMANENT Census Bureau
hc endorsed, m provision be made for
continuing the Investigation OF farm
mortgages as II permanent part CT the
work Of the bureau.
simpson and Livingston seconded his
motion, Livingston SELLING the 0ppor.
tunity to deny the accusation made by
Post. lie invoked harmony,
After some uesultory discussion, the
convention adopted
TINE CENsus RESOLUTION
by an emphatic vote.
-rho free coinage trouble was now
pitched among tho delegates by Wilson
Of Georgia Offering reFnlnilOn that the
invention petition Congress for the
adoption Of the impending bill for the
Tree aud unlimited coinage OF silver,
Livingston fought hard TO have ibis
carried, but this time he was hampered
| instead Of helped by Kansas.
Tracy OF Oregon. apparently at the
! instance OF the Kansas mon, near by,
/ tackled on an amendment demanding
the paSsnge at the sub.treasury bill.
Thunderous protests were made at
this critical moment against the con
| Alteration OF resolutions outside the
/ platform committee, aud the free silver