The morning call., 1892-01-28
POOLING ISSUES.
Convention Of Representatives Of
Reform Parties.
Proposition to Unite on One Candidate
for The Presidency.
Contemplated Combined Movement Against
the Liquor Traffic Suggestions to
the People,
Special 10 THE MORNING CALI

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-TO-day a national
conference of the representatives of the
various political reform movements now ex
isting In this country. including Prohibition
lists, Farmers. LabOrers, Green nbackers, Gen.
eral Reformers etc, was held in secret ses-
sion. Miss Frances L. Willard presided.
1t is stated that the object of the confer
ence is to be to devise ways and means for
eleeting a President Of the United States
who will, with one blow, kill the rum traffic.
Ignatius DOnnelly was down for the open
Ing speech, but failed to appear The Idea
Is to unite all these elements on one candi-
date 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 a separate meeting
and decide upon the planks which they
would insist on respectively. in joint plat
form, and when the meeting reassemble d
and the reports were made 1t was found
many things insisted on by one party could
not be tolerated by another.
The members of the Peoples party la
bored in the general meeting and in CON-
mlttee for the adoption Of plank demand
ing that the exclusive importation, manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors be
conducted by the Government or State at
cost under conditions and restrictions 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 committee TO be presented to the
coming convention Of the Peoples party.
Ignatius Donnelly, II. T. Taubeneck and
others have expressed the opinion that the
address. in its present form, will not be ac-
ceptabie TO the Peoples party. They say
the prohibition clause should be modified so
as TO save TO foreigners the idea Of indlvld-
ual rights in the matter OF beer-dr!nkng.
The address referred TO makes the follow
ing sugges lions to the people of the United
States: I'VE favor the consolidation OF all
political elements in behalf of these issues ::
Money should be issued by the General
Government without the intervention Of
private institutions in sufficient quantity to
carry on the business of the country, and
such money should be full legal tender for
all public aud private debts. The saloon
is the great enemy OF reform, and we de-
nouuce its pencious Influence and demand
its suppression"
The address also favors Government con-
troll Of railroads. telegraph and telephone
companies; opposes speculation In land and
the alien ownership Of the same; demands
reasonable limitation of the amount of land
that can be owned by any corporation or
! individual. and fav0rs municipal suffrage
for woman, with an educational Qualif-
cation. 1t Is signed by Iguatius Donuelly,
Frances Z. Willard, General J. b. Weaver,
E. j. Wheeler, g. NJ. Miller, Z. Evans and
Ii. S. Taylor.
In the Farmers Alliance meeting to-day
most Of the time was occupied in the ap-
pointment Of a committee and the settle
ment Of a lively dispute over the seating Of
seven more delegares from Nebraska than
the constitution was said to permit. The
Iowa delegation particularly opposed the
admission of the additional Nebraskans.
The Nebraska men finally triumphed by
guaranteeing all delinquent dues.
The session will continue tomorrow and
probably the day after.