Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-26

Frances Willard pressased nsser4ty
rspers whses shs lzzoved Ne adopted sus-
usdletely - an aaasadsasat ~ the ma
jossty resort Tas nlass-ty rep0st
favored woman snfEaxe and demanded
the suppression ii tas i.qaor trstfas
Atsempss 10 heal Niss Willard efs were
Inc ksstaal
IL Ne prohibition controversy Asse
Willard WAS epposed and the eesa,
rsosnlss plank inserted II w@s urged
BY speeseats that the Lady Was net
delegate. bat ~hea 10 came 20 = vote
the epposltion ~ A. rwhsiniagiF de-
defeated sir. rowieriy. st the Knights
Of Labor. offered 50 vetea Ia favor 81
uaivsssAl saisssss. but withsas
avail The eount WAS dlspate1 and
protests were made against the Pow
deriy-u Ayss domination Ia the plat
fermL After rsasAs Of thirty mia,
utss. during which Weaver. Town.
announced himself opposed. tho ma.
jority repors was adopted amidst tina
widest enthusiasm. The waman's
outrage amendment was tnaliy car
riec ~ . resolution.
0tnet Io00r&eme0to~
The convcatlon Endorsed lava for
bidding cpsioa deatiny. indorssd the
stand OF the Rochester IN. W Knights
OF Labor against . clothing eombins
and threatened boycott II necessary
and Endorsed oil goods bearing thu
Knights ct Labor label The woman
suffrage resolution again CANA 40 and
Acting Chairman Terriil announced
that il had nothing TO do with pro-
hibition washburn. o. Msssachu-
sets. insiated that tia resolution
was . substitute for both Of
Miss Wizards minority planks. pro-
hibition and woman suffrage. the
idea being that wherever throughout
the nation woman suffrage was secured
prohibition would soon fellow. The
previous question was called and Miss
Curtis' resolution TO submit the ques.
tion Of universal suffrage to the legis-
latures of the different states and ter
ritories for favorable action, now
thoroughly separated from the plat
form. was adopted without further op-
position.
70 Ass VITA the Peoples rarty.
Numerous efforts to have the con-
vsntion proceed to appoint the
committee suggested by Donnelly
to act with the peoples party
national COMMITTEES were wholly
Intellectual under tho rulings OF
Acting Chairman Terrill and the in
sistsncs Of National Lecturer willets,
Of the Farmer Alliance. upon Q mo-
item to adjeurn sine die. MeCuns, Of
the Farners Alliance, announced,
however. that all tho delegates would
hold mass meeting in their individual
capacity Immediately after adjourn.
ment
Re Call . cenvsntien.
Without stirring from their seats the
delegates, after Terrilrs gavel fell. es-
tensibly adjourning the convention.
went right on with Goa Weaver in the
chair, and appointed . committee to
act with the national committee Of the
peoples party to cali = national con-
vention to nominate = president and
vice president Of tho United States, as
follows:
Gen Van WycA, Of Nebraska: C. W. Nc
Cuns. Of Texas: NJ l. Branch, o: Georgia: j.
n. Powers, Of Nebraska; I. b. Mcguire. o:
New York; l. l. Polk. Of North Carolina: ].
H. Willetts, Of Kansas; President Humphreys,
Of the National Colored Alliance; Pierce Hack
Mutual Bsnedt ASSOCIATION: L. p. Morrill,, OF
Louisiana: John Sets. Of chic; Mrs. Nary =.
Leese, Of Kansas; Nn Dr.. Dabbs, Of Texas.
ond yoajomin Terrfll Of Texas