St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-24
had come here for action, and voice In
the audience yelled a stentorious

had come here for action, and voice In
the audience yelled stentorious
Amen"
Wardell. of South Dakota. nomina-
ting Miss Frances Willard as one OF the
vice presidents, and Kentucky nOmi-
mated Terrill once more. Both were
chosen unanimously. Miss Willard
was called upon, and made a ringing
address of cougratulation. j. w. HAYES.
or the X. of L., was made secretary OF
the convention.
a cOlored delegate from Virginia. arising
at this juncture and stating in a dig
mined, but extremely earnest manner,
that the Colored Alliance seemed to be
getting no recognition in the conven-
ton. He firmly demanded that this be
stopped. A delegate in the rear of the
nal! filppantly suggested that Mr.. War
WICK be made assistant secretary. An
Alabama delegate loudly proclaimed
that it could never be done, but when a
vote was taken. to the Alabama mans
surprise and chagrin,
Only One Negative Vote
was heard in the vast hall-his own.
The long list of the members of the
platform committee was finally CON-
pleted and read, making a total of
nearly $50 members. The breath of the
delegates was taken away later on by
Willets, of Kansas, national lecturer of
the Farmers Alliance. After special
committee was compelled to frame
resolution asking OF congress the pas
sage of the anticipation law, Nillets
moved that the convention demand the
passage of the subtreaSury bill as a
means of relief for the people instead of
petltioning the Washington solons to
enact the proposed anticipation law.
Labor, moved to lay Willets' motion on
the table, and on vote the treasury
substitute was showed under.
Kelly, of Kansas, then offered resolu-
ton that the appropriation pending in
congress for a permanent census bureau
be Endorsed If provisions were made for
continuing the investigation of farm
mortgages as permanent part of the
work of the bureau. Jerry Simpson
warmly championed Kelly's motion, and
Simpsons efforts were heartily Sec
onded by Congressman Livingston, of
Georgia. The convention adopted the
resolution by an emphatic vote, the
only resolution, it afterward proved,
that would be adopted by the conven-
ton without previous reference to the
p1oL1Oliu COuiilllllSG.
Free Coinage Sprung.
A discussion of the seemingly burn
ing question of free coinage was now
pitched among the delegates by Wilson.
of Georgia, offering a resolution that
the convention petition congress for the
adoption of the pending bill for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver.
Congressman Livingston fought hard
to have this resolution carried, but this
time appeared hampered rather than
helped by the Kansans. Tracy, of Ore
gOn, at the instance Of a Kansas man
near whom he was seated, tackled on an
amendment demanding the passage of
the sub-treaSury bill. Thunderous pro-
tests at this critical moment against the
consideration of resolutions outside the
platform committee were voiced by
WllletS, of Kansas, and others, and put
the free coinage resolution, strange as
1T may seem, in imminent danger of
defeat, so confused and befOgged had
the issue become.
For nearly an hour after supper time
the convention, while waiting to hear
from its mammoth committee on reSOIu-
tions, listened to convulsing fun, mis-
cellaneOus harangueS and songs. but at
last hungry and disappointed, "a djourned
until tomorrow.
The committee on platform went into
executive session as soon as roundup
of the many members could be made.
They went to work with hammer and
tongS behind closed doors and kept up
their laborS until far into the night.
Gen. Weaver was proposed tor chair
man, but he declined, and Hugh Caya-
naugh, general worthy foreman of the
X. of L., was unanimously chosen for
the position.
K. of l.. PIanks
At a meeting of the K. of L., which
ended late last night, the demands of
that order regarding the matters which
it desires represented were formulated
in the following plankS, which has
been submitted to the resolutions COM
mittee:
The land, including all the natural sources
of wealth, is the heritage of all the people
and should not be subject to speculative
traffic: occupancy and use should be the
only title to possession of land. The taxes
value for use. exclusive of improvements,
and should be sufficient to take from the
community all unearned increment.
The establishment of a national monetary
system, in which circulating medium in
sufficient quantity shall issue directly to the
people, without the intervention of banks,
so that all the national issues shall be full
legal tender in payment of all debts, public
and private. and that the government shall
not guarantee or recognize any private bank
or create any banking corporations.
The government shall obtain possession
by purchase under the right of eminent do
main of all telegraph, telephone and rail-
roads, and that hereafter no charter or
license be issued to any corporation for the
construction or operation of any means of
transporting intelligence. passengers or
freight
In case the above resolution fails to
find favor, the X. of l.. will offer the
resolution adopted by the convention of
industrial organizations, held in WASH
ington, ID. O., Jan. % to "a, 1891.
PrOhibitionists' Position.
At a final informal conference of
prominent prohibitionists this morning
at the Southern hotel, Chairman Dickie
and Miss Willard united IN a resolution
to the effect that as party.
the prohibitionists could treat only
with political forces that declare
for the same principles. This,
Miss Willard explained, does not
IN the least Interfere with
the efforts being so earnestly put forth
by herself aud other prohi6itionists, as
individuals, to secure such declarations
from the industrial conference as may
serve as the basis of future united DO.
litical action among labor reformers
and temperance reformers. The con-
ference today, Miss Willard said. was
entirely harmonious and the resolution
was adopted with practical unanimity.
Two Fads Ignored
A committee on platform organized
by the selection of Frances Willard as
chairman and DR.. Alfred S. Houghton
secretary. 1t was decided at the out
set that the proposed single tax and SUBJ
treasury planks should be ignored.
Free and unlimited coinage of silver was
unanimously favored, as were declara-
lions Oh the land and transportation
questions in line with the platforms
adopted at the Ocala and Cincinnati
Women's suffrage, the
liquor traffic and the finance proved
knotty questions, and after running
debate subcommittee were appointed
to consider and report upon each point.
All of these were still in session at mid