The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-25

i6suSot ny ~. t'' Nlllllll, VI EIOEluu, Wub
answered by Niss Willard in q spirited
address. Sho claimed that tho full plat.
form committee was not present when
the temperance plank was omitted.
Potter, OF Michigan, demanded to know
whether il tho minority report was
adopted, tho prohibition party IN
Michigan, for example would disband
and their votes be given to tho Peoples
party. Congressman Jerry Simpson
declared himself satisfied with tho
majority report. They must cure
poverty before they could intemperance.
At3:l5 p. m. the convention was still
wrestling with prohibition.
MISS CURTIS TO TIE rRosr
Upon motion OF Jorry Simpson to lay
the minority report upon the table,
viva voco vote was taken showing
the convention almost split evenly for
and against prohibition plank. Miss
Willard called for formal division, but
points OF order and parliamentary
twists OF every sort intorvened. x
Texas prohibitionist delegate declared
that ho had been assured the national
Prohibition party would bc satisfied
with either woman suffrage alone or
tho liquor plank proposed by Miss
Willard.
Coached by Mr.. Powdorly, Miss
Emma Curtis, OF Colorado. a handsome
young woman, captured tho floor and
proposed tho substitute: eve demand
that the question Of universal suffrage
bo submitted TO tho legislatures OF the
diHercnt states and territories for favor
able action" Miss Willard, seated
upon the platform, looked as sober us ii
attending funeral.
Powderly hurried to tho platform
and held hasty conference with Miss
Willard. Soon aitorward before roll
call, which was demanded, could be
taken, announcement was made in Pow
derly's name that Miss Curtis's prop
osltion had been withdrawn to be
offered later. To the surprise OF every
body, General Weaver and other leaders,
Miss Curtis arose and said she had done
no such thing.
Tho idea OF dealing with the liquor
question by separate resolution in
stead Of in the platform had been
broached several times during the con-
fused discussion, and had been favor
ably received.
rowDEEIY's snREwDSEss.
1t was now apparently tho purpose OF
Mr.: Powderly, having kept Miss Viii
lard's minority report out OF the plat
form, to placate her and her friends by
having the convention adopt the Viii
Islard plank US q resolution in place OF
that OF Miss Curtis.
When q roll call was finally reached
on what had now become Miss Curtis's
minority platform report, the vote was
taken by states. 1t looked, while the
voting proceeded, as il tho Powderly-
Weaver following were rcsenting the
"spunkincss" OF Miss Curtis, and that
the remnant OF the minority report
would be bowled out OF the convention,
but Powderly proceeded promptly to
counteract this impression. Secretary
Hayes declared the minority report
carried, 25l 10 246. Keepers made the
total very diflercnt-352 noes to 238
ayes, defeating the minority report.
Meanwhile Miss Willard and Lady SOM.
erset had slipped out OF tho hall unob-
served, and did not return again.
Powderly now had another, surprise.
Ile shouted to all Knights OF Labor
present to follow him and 20 outside OF
the hall for caucus. After half
hours painful uncertainty, the conven-
tion got together again. Ignatius DON
nelly was granted three minutes and
declared all the business could be fin
ished up within half an hour. Defer BY
unanimous consent the woman suffrage
matter, he smoothly urged, adopt the
majority platform, report . committee
to act with the national committee OF
the Peoples party to call a national
convention to nominate o President
and Vice President OF the United States
and the thing was done.
GREAT CONFUSION.
The idea took like wildGre among the
delegates. Two minutes later the ma
jority report had been swallowed at one
gulp, being adopted without dissent. A
great pent-up volume OF doubt and de-
spair now. seemed to be lifted to the
roof i'll the enthusiastic cheering that
broke forth at every hand. Hats, pa
pers, umbrellas, flags, everything porta-
BILE within reach was flung into the air,
the ten minutes Of. continuous applause
stopping only with five minutes moro Of
atremendous "Glory, glory, hallelujah."
The woman suffrage resolution as a
substitute forprohibition was lost sight
OF in the excitement and the convcu-
tlop, instead. took up 4 collection to pay
expenses, endorsed laws 5forhidding
option dealing, but did not specify the
Hatch statute, endorsed the stand OF tho
Rochester, Now York, X. OF L., against
a clothing combine, and threatened T.
boycott, II necessary and endorsed all
goods bearing the knights OF Labor
label.
FUNNY PROCEEDINGS.
Macunc, OF the Farmers Alliance, an.
nounced, however, that all the delegates
would hold amass meeting in their in
fdividual capacity Immediately after ad-
journmont.
Without stirring from their seats, the
delegates, after Terrill's gavel fell, os-
tensibly adjournilig tho convention,
went right on, but with Con, Weaver in
the chairman and ,appoinlcdtho much
talked OF committee.
The exact wording OF the minority re.
port offered by Miss, Willard was much
sought after. tonight. 1t is likely to
play an important part in the coming
national convention OF the Prohibition
party. The full text is. as follows:
J.. We demand universal suffrage
without distinction OF sex.
9. We believe that tho liquor traffic
is the moral enemy of reformin this M.
ton. 1t is the chief foundation of cor
ruption,in our politics und we denouncc
its pernicious influence upon our coun-