The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-01-28
Political Reformers Will EndeaVor
to Wipe 1t Out.
FOLLOWERS OF THE MOVEMENT IN
CONFERENCE AT CHICAGO.
Little Prospect of Capturing the Revo-
feats Tommy CaIlighan in Fourteen.
Rounds at New Orleans Senate.
Plumb's Estate Sued for a Larf
Sum of Money.
Special to the REcoRp-Ux1ox.

Special to the RECORD UNION.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-To-day national
conference of the representatives Of the
various political reform movements now
| existing in this country, including Pro-
hibitionists, Farmers. Laborers, Green
hackers, General Reformers, etc, was
| held in secret session. Miss Frances +.
| Willard presided. 1t is stated the object
of the conference is to be to devise WAYS
and means for electing q President of the
United States, who will, with one blow.
kill the rum traffic. Ignatius Donnelly
was down for the opening speech, but
| failed to appear. The idea is to unite all
these elements on one candidate for the
Presidency, in the belief that they will
outnumber either of the regular parties
1t was decided that representatives of
the various movements hold separate
meeting and decide upon the planks
which they would insist on respectively
in joint platform, and when the meeting
! reassembled and the reports were made it
was found many things insisted on by
one party could not be tolerated by an
other.
The members OF the Peoples party
labored in the general meeting and in
/
demanding that the exclusive importa-
ton, manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors be conducted by the Government
or State at cost, under conditions and re-
strictions which may be adopted by the
various States. Their work was largely
Intellectual. as the plank found no place
IN the address brought in by the COM
mittee to be presented to the coming con-
! Vention Of the Peoples party,
lgnatlus DOnnely, ii. /. Taubeneck
and others have expressed the opinion
that the address in its present form will
! not be acceptable to the Peoples party
/ They say the prohibition clause should
| be modified, so as 10 save to foreigners
the idea of individual rights in the matter
| OF beer drinking.
| The address referred to makes the fol-
| lowing suggestions to the people of the
! nited States: I'VE favor the consolida-
ton of all political elements in behalf of
these issues. Money should be issued by
the General Government, without the in
tervention of private institutions, in suf-
| hcient quantity to carry on the business
| of the country, and such money should
be full and legal tender for all public and
| private debts. The saloon is a great
enemy Of reform and we denouuce its per-
nicious influence and demand its sup
preston"
The address also favors Government
control OF railroads, telegraph and tele-
phone companies; opposes speculation
in land, and alien ownership of the same:
demands reasonable Limitation OF the
amount of land that can be owned by any
corporation or individual, and tavors
municipal suffrage for women, with an
educational qualification.
1t is signed by Ignatius Donnellv,
| Frances +. Willard, General J. b. Wea-
ver +. }. Wheeler, CT. NJ. Miller. T.
Evans and II. S. Taylor.
| In the Farmers Alliance meeting to-
day most of the time was occupied in the
appointment of committees and the set
| Element of lively dispute over the seat
ing of seven more delegates from Ne
braSka than the constitution was said to
permit. The Iowa delegation was partic-
ularly opposed to the admission Of addi-
tional Nebraskans. The Nebraska men
finally triumphed by guaranteeing all de-
linquent dues.
The session will continue tomorrow
and probably the day after.