Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23
THE CONGREGATION.
THAT Is WHAT BEN. Te6RiLL CALLS
THE ST. LOUIS CONFERENCE.
A rsnpsrasy Orgsnssasisa Only Egssop
ed-A Marriage 81 Dsassraey ssa
Rspublicanisa Predicted.


fBy telegraph 70 the Dspasch.l
ii. Lours, February 92.-At the meeting
in the forenoon OF the Executive Commit
tee Of the Peoples party sixty-nine dele
gates were present. Ben. Tsrrili pre-
sided. The report Of Secretary Schillins
showed that less than go remained In. the
party .exchequer. and that Of the $3.50
subscribed az the Cincinnati convention,
only one subscriber had turned In cent.
Chairman Taubernech was authorized to
appoint committee Of ten TO canvass for
funds.
Before the committee seemingly realized
what was doing they recorded themselves
rtce roce. as though it were Q routine mat
ter. as ordering the Peoples Party Exec.
ments as might be necessary for nomi-
mating convention.
ABLr.
was demanded by Marion Cannon, State
president of the California Alliance. who
was the first to apparently appreciate the
significance OF wnat Was being done.
After q red-hot wrangle. participated In
by Messrs. Davis of Texas, Rankin Of In
diana. and Washburn Of Massachusetts,. it
was decided before dong anything fur
ther to await the action of the conven-
tion, and if that body failed to take action
looking to the nomination Of presiden--
60 ahead upon its own hook instanter.
THE " coSosroArIoN."
It was 2:25 p. NJ. when Ben Tersill called
the convention to order without. the for
mality of an address. and caused smile
L. hak he rnnoronatfnr, "
opened with prayer. The 1.200 or more
delegates complied, while the Rev. 4. II.
Basser. of Milledgeville, Ills. invoked di-
vine aid upon the movement.
G. p. Walbridge. president OF the City
Council of st. Louis, welcomed the cor
vention to st. Louis IN an eloquent ad-
dress.
PRESIDENT POLK.
of the National Farmers Alliance, was in
troduced by Mr.. TerrilI and the announce
mert Was made that Mr.. Polk's address
would be followed by. one from Mr.. Pow
nelly. At the mention Of these three pos
sible presidential candidates the conven-
tiou manifested much interest. and for the
time being forgot that they were yet with.
out even O temporary organization, and
were still in the hands Of Mr.. Tsrrill.
IaNArrus poNNELLY.
The enthusiasm grew under the influ-
ence of the eloquence of Messrs. Polk and
Powderly, so that Mr.. Donnelly was greet.
| ed with stunning applause. He declared
| that the coming gatherings OF tho Demo-
oracy and the Republicans at Chicago anC
Minneapolis. compared with this conven-
ton, would be simply computations
of unprincipled politicians to divide
| the plunder of the republic. DE pre-.
dicted O wedding soon to occur-that
of the old Democracy and the Re-
| publican party. The ceremony would be per-
| formed at the altar of plutocracy. Grover
| Cleveland and Ben. Harrison would act az
bridesmaids, the devil himself would give
away the bride, and Jay Gould would pro,
nouncs tho bendiction. "We propose,
the speaker continued, Ito wipe tho Ma
son and Dixon line out OF our GEOGRAPHY
to wipe the color line out OF politics. tt
give Americans prosperity; that the mar
| who creates shall own what he creates; t.
| take the robber classes from the throat ol
industry, to take possession OF the Gov
ernment OF tho United States, and to pu
our nominee in the White House." lGreal
cheering Cries for Jerry Simpson
went no till the roof shook, but the Kan
sas statesman proved modest or absent
and the band filed in the interim.
| TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
General Weaver. of Iowa, moved tha
that the convention ehec: temporary or
oaniyation Immediately. He nominated
Marion Cannon, of California, for tenn
| porary chairman. The motion was carried
John p. Steele, of Illinois, and John "
Haines, of Pennsylvania, were speedil.
selected as temporary secretaries, Thre
credentials committeeman were then ap
i = 49, ha N
cations mentioned IN the call tor the con
yention as follows:
National Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union-W. A. Householder, Kansas
lJ. l.. Gilbert, California; Ii. r. Bone
Alabama.
Farmers Muteal Benefit Association
F. j. Claypool, Indiana; Charles Palmer
Illinois; q. w. Davis, Iowa.
knights of Labor-Henry A. Hicks, New
York A. z. Stevens, Ohio; II. j. Alien
Michigan.
National Citizens Industrial Alliance
lC.H III. Ellington, Georgia; Il. q. Brown
Massachusetts,; j. A. Johnston, Colorado
Patrons of Industry-C. ID. Wooster
Aaron Broughton, and James Cleland.
National Citizens Alliance-J. ID. Hol
den. Kansas: d. L. Snedeker. Kansas
Robert Blissert. New York.
National Colored Alliance and Co-pera
| tive UniOn-h. M. humphrey. 1eAhS "
A. Patillo, North Carolina; W. II. Warwick
Virginia. :.
National Farmers Alliance-O Obsdial
Hull, Nebraska; A. Hull, Iowa; Andrev
Stevenson, Minnesota.
ER. DoSNALLY, AGAIN.
Ignatius Donnelly urged the immediat
j appointment of platform committee 4
be composed of one member from eacl
State delegation, but was headed Of b.
Congressman Livingston, of Georgia, will
a point of order that 1t could not be don
till the Credentials Committee had re
ported.
A disposition to continue the proceed
ings through night session was notice
able, and Q motion by Mr.. Washburne, Q
Massachusetts, to adjourn until 10 A. n
met with prompt defeat.
A statement by Mr.. Powderly that th
Knights in the convention were fgurin
on holding meeting during tho evsnin
altered matters somewhat, and after com
promising on A. NJ. as the hour for reas
sembllng, the convention adjourned I'll
tomorrow.
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