Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-21
TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
Three Parties Trying to Unite
as One Grand Party.
THE coNFERENCEA ST. LOUIS
PrOhibitionists, Peoples Party and Reform
Party Coming Together.
CleveIandItes Getting Ready TO Bolt in
Now York--Jones Who Pays the
Freight Writes q Letter About
Chains and MeeknesE.
THE coNFERENCEAT ST. LOUIS
a rrlplo polltIeal Alllanee.

% ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 2o.-The principal
event to-day among the delegates to the n
dustrial conference was q meeting at Inc
Lindeil hotel of representatives OF the
Prohibition party, the Peoples party
and the National Reform party to endeavor
70 reach some common ground upon which
the three could stand and support
single ticket The entire afternoon was
spent in discussing the matter. but no de-
cision was reached beyond confirmation OF
the action of the conference
held at Chicago recently at
which it was determined the committee
should present to the industrial conference
q series of resolutions declaring in favor OF
Issue OF money by the general govern
ment in sufficient quantities 10
prevent intervention of private institutions,
such money to be full legal tender; IN favor
of the suppression of SALOONS; IN
favor of government control OIL
transportation opposing alien own
ership of land with limitations
on any ownership and favoring municipal
suffrage for women with educational
qualification. This committee Will,
therefore, present these issues TO
the conference with the request that they
be Endorsed in the conference platform. 1t
is understood that the liquor plank
will be met in the conference
with counter proposition to
the effect that when state legls-
lates on the question that legisla-
ton snail be regarded by other states and
the Federal government and the state
protected in the endorsements of its
laws on the question. A lively time IS
promised on this matter when the full con-
ference comes to consider 1t, as one
wing of the industrial people led by
Gen. Weaver are practically IN
favor of straight prohibition and an ALL
ance with the Prohi0itionIsts, while an
other headed by g. F. Washburne and IL
E. Taubeneck insists that economic
reforms are sought by the
bodies now gathering, and that the liquor
question should receive consideration later.
Still it is growing evident from expressions
let fall that the prevailing sentiment
will be in favor of some action touching
the liquor question though the conferences
plank will more likely flavor the
national regulation of the traffic than
the immediate absolute suppression
thereof If the issue on prohibition
is closely drawn in the industrial confer
ence there promises to be some interesting
developments, disclosing to what extent
the Prohibition party has made its way
into the ranks of reform.
At to-days gathering Of the National Cit
liens Alliance, the usual committees were
appointed at the morning session. An
adjournment was then had till after
noon, when twenty-five delegates
to next weeks conference were chosen.
These delegates were instructed TO support
independent political action. An adjourn
mept was then had until evening, when the
election of national officers was held.
The following were chosen: President,
Noah Allen, Wichita, Kan; yice-president,
z. Gerry Brown, Boston, Mass; sec
rotary, Mrs. Annie [. Diggs, Wash
ington, D. c.; treasurer, P. B.
Maxom, Emporia, Kan; executive
committe, ]. S. Coke, Massillon, Ohio ;
Branch, Georgia; Lincoln, Chicago; j. w.
Hines, California; j. 9. Kelly, Missouri.
It was learned tonight the National Citi-
zen's Industrial Alliance dele
gates will enter next week s
conference instructed to present
only one demand TO the conference. That
the constitutional right of the government
TO coin money be recognized, and
that the government alone shall issue
money to the people, taking away
from monopoly the right now existing to do
so The committee reporting this single
demand is unanimous in its favor and also
IN favor of adding nothing more to it.