San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-03-04
THE SONS OF TOLL
Assemble Their Forces at ST, Louis 10 Reason
and Counsel Together
WILL PUT A CANDIDATE IN THE FIELD.
4 Platform Adopted by the Confer
ence RciteraIinG the Famous
OcaIa Demands.

surpassed the extraordinary body Of
men representing nearly a dozen ma
tionai organizations OF farmers. Ia
borers. prohioitionists and whatnot,
which began its sessions in the great
Music hall where four years ago
Grover Cleveland was put in nomina-
tion for the presidency. Yesterday
pyrotecbnics all whiried around the
burning question which Is to be de-
cidei in the historic building where
the Democratic cohorts held sway,
whether a brand new third Party
nomination shall be put up to run this
fall against Cleveland and Harrison or
whoever the Democrats and Republi-
cans may choose as leaders in the
coming national campaign. The talk
among the hard-fsted enthusiastic
gesticulating delegates that crowded
into the Music hall was not that they
if united could poll a greater vote
than either the Democrats or Republic
cans, but that the two old parties by
the supreme effort of the dissatisfied
element could each be deprived of
majority in the electoral college and
then the Third party would have the
balance Of power and dictate the name
OF the man who should for four long
years take possession of the white
house. Could the prohibitionists be
pacified and dragged into the fold
with declaration in favor OF national
izing the liquor traffic was one Of the
subjects most eagerly discussed. Polk
POwderly and Ignatius Donneily
three possible third party candidates
/ for president each successfully
fired hot shot into the assembly.
\ long wrangle ensued as to whether
the credentials committee be made up
by state delegations each choosing a
member or the national organization
IN convention should each appoint
members irrespective Of state limits.
The latter method. championed by
Weaver. proved triumphant. Donnel-
ly urged the immediate appointment
of platform committee, to be com
posed OF one member from each state
delegation, out was headed offby Liv-
ingston Of Georgia, who with point
Of order said it could not be done I'M
I'll the credentials committee reported.
A disposition 20 continue the proceed
ings through 4 night session was no
ticeabie and q motion by Washburn of
Massachusetts to adjourn until 10 Il.
N. met with prompt defeat The
statement by Powderly that the
Knights OF Labor in the convention
were figuring on holding a meeting
during tine evening altered matters
somewhat ana after compromising on
9 o'clock u m, as the hour for reas-
sembling. the convention adjourned
till to-day.
ST LOUIS, No, Feb. 24.-Upon the
various delegates to tie industrial
congress being seated yesterday after
noon the credentials committee an
nounced themselves ready to present
a final report. The first portion
ELECTED little interest it consisting
merely OF recommendations for ad-
hitting 10 the convention representa-
tives from a number of organizations
that had been overlooked. Here a
bomb was exploded when the creden-
tiais committee seated two pro-Third
Party delegates from Georgia.
The secretary, oblivious OF the danger.
was reading 10 the convention that the
committee had concluded 10 sect c. G..
Post W. K. Kemp, c. H Moses, W.
Il Wilson and NJ. l. Palmer, diyis-
ion OF the delegation between the con
testing elements. Ere the last name
left the readers lips pandemonium
broke loose. Not only Immediately
interested persons but delegates all
over the hall began to yell some for
recognition. some in condemnation and
others in approval OF the report The
fight was holly contested for a time.
but after order had been finally re-
stored the proper motions were put
and the credentials committee report
adopted with only long wall
OF dissent from Georgia. After some
debate President Polk OF the Alliance
was elected permanent president Miss
Frances Willard vice president. and
A. Terrell OF Texas and John w.
Haynes Knights OF Labor secretaries.
Kelley Of Kansas then offered q reso-
luton that the appropriation bill
pending IN congress for a permanent
census bureau be indOrsed. if the pro-
vision was made for continuing the
investigation Of farm mortgages as 4
permanent part Of the work OF the
bureau. The resolution was at once
adopted by an emphatic vote.
The discussion Of free coinage was
now pitched among the delegates by
Wilson OF Georgia Offering u resolu-
lion that the convention Petition
congress for adoption of the pending
DILL for the free coinage OF silver.
Waite OF Colorado hurled himself
into the breach and declared the sil-
yer men wanted no oae-horse resolu-
ton They wanted a silver plank
where it belonged, in the convention
platform. He was taken at the word
and the free silver resolution uucere-
moniously dumped upon the table out
OF the way. The convention then ad-
journed until to-day.
ST. LOUIS Mo, Feb. 25.-The most
exciting and important session of the
. SeAl Adt4Dhdl AluucLEidl tOulcTtutt
took place yesterday. The blue and
gray mass meeting into which the
convention resolved itself before Crap
ping with the platform temporarily
poured oil on the troubled waters A
lrebrand in the shape OF a resolution
offered by Branch of Georgia then pre-
cipitated afresh the contest of Tuesday
between the Third party men and the
ants. Branch wanted the Democratic
and Republican parties held respons-
ibie for the present condition OF the
poor people. Livingston or the anti
men seemed to take anything offered
by Branch as a slap at themselves and
contended hotly against the considera-
ton Of any resolution pending a re-
port from the platform committee. A
motion to lag upon the table resulted
in the first real test vote indicating
the actual respective strength OF the
two factions in the convention. The
ants were beaten by a vote Of 40 10
l29 on the motion to lay upon the table.
Then amid almost breathless silence |
the convention listened while Ignatius
Donnelly full voiced. began impress
siyely To read the platforrn pracedi,or