Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-23
THE THIRD PARTYITES
Have a Great Time in Their Big st.
Louis Convention.
THE BUSINESS HARDLY STARTED,
But the Row Well Under Way-An Effort to Choke
OF the Third Party Movement That Was
Quickly Thwarted- The Part ofthe Money
Pledged That Has Been Collected.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, February 22.-The
Aurora borealis was outdone In 81.
Louis to-day. For brilliant uncertainty
no political gathing probably ever sur
passed the extraordinary conglomora-
tion representing nearly n dozen or
ganizatlons-farmers laborers, prohioi-
tionists, and what not-which began
its conference In the great music hall
where four years ago Grover Cleveland
was put in nomination for the Presi-
dency Of the United States.
Before Benjamin Terrell, OF Texas,
let fall the gavel calling the convention
to order, the big hall was lively with
the discussions OF the National Commit
tee OF the Peoples party. The report
of Secretary Shilling showed that less
than $50 remained in. the party exche-
auer and that of the $1,000 subscribed
a / the Cincinnati convention only one
subscriber had turned In cent.
A halt was vocferously demanded by
Marion Cannon, State President OF the
Farmers Alliance. who was the first TO
apparently appreciate the significance
of what was being done. After red
hot wrangle, participated In by Davis,
OF Texas, MeRankin, Of Indiana, and
Wsshburne, OF Massachusetts,, II was
decided before doing anything further
10 await the action of the convention.
While Mr.. Terrell was getting the con-
ventlon under way the talk among the
delegates was that President Leonard,
of the Missouri State Alliance, would
be temporary chairman and that the
permanent Craftsmanship would lie be-
tween Messrs. Polk and Powderly
IL was 2:25 p. m. when Mr.. Terr!ll
called the convention TO order without
the formalIty of an address, and caused
a smile by announcing that the "con-
gregation" would rise while the pro-
ceedings were opened with prayer. The
I. 200 or more delegates complied, while
the Rev. :. n. Basher invoked the aid
OF the Almighty upon the movement.
President Polk, OF the National Far
mers' Alliance, was introduced by Mr..
Terrill, and the announcement was
made that Mr.. Polk's address would be
followed by one from Mr.. Powderly and
another from Ignatius Donnelly.
President Polk said the farmers had
assembled for the purpose OF performing
a solemn and responsible duty. On
Wall street and on the Board Of Trades
money was ~ per cent. In any Of the
small towns, on the other hand, money
was at from 10 to 20 per cent. That
was what had TO be righted. The farm
ers, he declared, paid over 20 per cent.
of tie taxes, and II money can be bor-
rowed in New York on cotton and
wheat at IL per cent. why cannot the
same thing be done in the West?
1--WE demand that we have relief: we
will have relief, and repeat now what
I have repeated from Maine TO Cali
fornia. we must have relief II we have
70 wine the two old parties from the
face OF the earth" This was greeted
with rounds Of cheers lasting fully two
minutes.
Mr.. Powdcrly was introduced and a
delegate 10 the mass quarter called Tor
three cheers for him which were given
with tiger.
Mr.. Powderly began by referring 20
the big bridge over the Mississippi
which he termed a big hole through
which visitors to ST. Louis had 70 pass
and which was owned by a man TO
whom every one who wished 70 enter
ST. Louis had TO- pay tax. He said
that the time had come when the peo-
ple would surinount these difficulties.
II was not Powderly, nor Polk that
would bring this about. but the people
VINO would remedy this when the
proper time came.
Secretary Hayes sat down, when Gen.
Weaver, OF Iowa, jumped 70 his feet
saying the motion was untlmely. tie
moved that the convention effect a tenn
porary organization Immediately. He
nominated Marion Cannon, OF CalifOr-
MIA, for temporary chairman. The mo-
tion was carried with whoop. John
p. Steele, OF Illinois, and john Il.
Hayes, of Pennsylvania, were speedily
selected rs secretaries. A long wrangle
ensued as 10 whether the credentials
committee should be made up by the
State delegations, each choosing men,
Der. or whether the national organiza-
tions ia the convention should each ap-
point representatives irrespective OF
State limits. The latter method was
champIoned by General Weaver and tri-
uphed, Harper, OF the District OF Colun-
bia. Withdrawing the State plan.
Ignatius Donneliy urged thes'~
diate appointment Of 8 plstfo
mlttee 70 be composed Of
from each State delagr
headed of by Congr
of Georgia, with
couId not be Z
committee re-
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