The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-24
A SPLIT THREATENED.
Southerners May Tear Up the In
dustriaI Conference.
NO THIRD PARTY ACTION.
Protesting Delegates Knocking mt the
Doors-A Bow Among the Georgians
Forcibly euieted by the sergeant-at-
Arms-A Colored Brothers Oratory.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. PA most serious
split in the Industrial Conference now in
session here, is threatened by the action
OF a large number of Southern delegates.
At caucus it became evident that many
Southerners,were not in favor of third
party action, holding that their secession
from their old party, the Democratic,
would only strengthen the Republicans.
The logic of their argument was con-
ceded by all, and before the caucus closed
all of the delegates from Georgia includ-
ing Hon. l.. +. Livingston, Member OF
Congress from the fourth Georgia district
and State President of the Alliance, an
nounced that should the conference de-
termine on a third party they would
withdraw from the party.
Four OF six Alabama delegates an
nounced that they would done likewise as
did the delegations from Tennessee, Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia and the
President of the North Carolina State
Alliance.
II the split in the southern delegations
is not sufficient to give the conference
more than ii can handle, there are num-
Der OF protesting delegations, represent
ing national organization, which are
knocking loudly for admission at Music
Hall door and which threaten second
conference il barred out.
These organizations which are not rep
resented on the credentials committee
and which have applied for representa-
tion in the conference, are the Reform
Press Association, Woman's Alliance,
United Order Of Anti Monopolists, I'm
ion Reform Association, Central Nation
alists, Farmers League Alliance Assem-
blies of the Industrial and many smaller
organizations.
All have sent delegates and are protest
ing loudly that they have complied with
all conditions of the call for the confer
ence and should have had place on the
credentials committee but will be salts
fed IL they get their representatives
voice in the proceedings of the confer
ence.
II they do not they promise that it will
make more fun for the conference than ii
can possibly handle.
The Third Party fight in dead earnest,
was suddenly thrown into the conven-
tion by the report OF the committee on
credentials, seating Post and Branch, the
two Third Party delegates, whom it was
sought to shut out.
Post, in the bitterest speech heard in
the convention, denounced Congressman
Livingston of Georgia, in attempting to
hand over the Alliance in that state,
bound hand and foot, TO the Democratic
party.
The excitement caused by this accusa
tion was intense, and scores of delegates
were running about and waving their
banda like -Bedlamitas-- -an-ex--
change of hot personalities and extra
ordinary confusion, participated in by
Moses OF Georgia, Ellington, Branch and
others, the report OF the credential COM
mittee was adopted by large majority, a
substantial triumph for the Third party
ties.
The row among the Georgians contin-
ued fiercely, however, and was only ended
by the sergeant at arms, club in hand,
forcibly jaming the warning southerneis
down in their seats.
When quietness had been measurably
restored, the list of nearly $50 members of
the platform committee was fully COM
pleted and read.
The announcement of Post as the plat
form committeeman from Georgia nearly
started a personal encounter between him
and Moses, fellow Georgian. The con-
vention as a whole, was now thoroughly
disgusted with the Georgian and plainly
showed it with Kisses and cat-calls.
Jerry Simpson suggested that half the
Georgia delegates be apportioned to Alas
ka to give them a chance to cool off.
colored delegate, standing upon a
railing, delivered a fiowery Grafton which
consumed 20 minutes and in which as
tronomy and politics and a hundred 9TH
er subjects were mixed.