Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-02-23
THE ST. LOUIS MEETING
STREETER, OF ILLINOIS EX
PRESSES HIS VIEWS.
He Fears that Politicians NAV In
terfere with Their Plans-Miss
wiIlard's Ideas on COnsolida-
tion with other Parties.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-Col. Polk said
they expected to get through in two or
three days. The sub-treasury scheme
and the Ocala platform would be in
dorsed. He.believed- "a plank will be in
serted in the platform asking that the
ederal.government stop interfering with
state regulation of the liquor traffic.
The hopes Of those who have been in
strumenta in the bringing of the confer
ence together, was shown by an inter-
view with A. J. Streeter, of Illinois, who
also sees that the contemplated plan is
not without obstacles.
"One of our great difficulties he
said, Twill arise from the fact that there
will be present at the conference men
who are interested in the old parties.
These men have nc right to be present,
but they will be there, and they will try
to manipulate affairs. The reterm ele-
ment is anxious to organize new polit-
ical party, comprising all those who OBJ,
ject to present conditions"
Suppose you organize a party, what
will follow?"
"A call will be issued for nominating
convention by this meeting. There is a
disposition among southern alliancemen
to have this convention deferred until
they see whether or not the democratic
conference will indorse the policy of the
alliance
What will be the name of the new
party?"
81 do not know, but it will have a
new one. AS to its program, it will
fight the saloon element, which is always
a source of evil, and is detrimental to or
der and good government. But ] do
not believe the way to fight it should be
arranged on the program, and do not
believe it can be done by prohibition.
"As to the states which we think we
can carry, when we are organized, | am
pretty sure of those west of the Missis-
sippi river, Kansas, Nebraska. the Da-
kotas. Minnesota, and | should not be
surprised if we carried Missouri. There
is in Missouri, as there is in Illinois, d
growing tendency towards independent
political thought which is more marked
today tbane ever before. believe we car
also carry such states in the south as
Texas, Georgia and Alabama. There il
abundance OF material for independent
organization in these states, if not manip
ulated by the democrats.
"Who would be put in nomination tol
president ~
81 really cannot tell that. l have heart
several names mentioned. For one
have heard of Gen. Jas. b. Weaver"
What will be the effect of a new or
ganization on the old parties ?"
at Is easy to see, to look at one as
pect alone. If we can get the temper
ance people to join hands with US, i
will be the worst blow which the repub
lican party has received. l have onl,
one more word to say. We have com
together to accomplish something, ant
we mean to accomplish it."
At the final informal conference o
prominent prohibitionists this morn
ing at the Southern hotel, Chairman
Dickie and Miss Willard united in res
oluton to the effect that as the party O
prohibition it could treat only with prac
tical forces that declare for the sam
principles. This, Miss Willard explained
does not in the least interfere with tn
efforts being 50 earnestly put fort
by herself and other prohibitionists
as individuals to secure such declaration
from the industrial conference as ma
serve as a basis of future united politica
action among labor retormers, and ten
perance reformers.
The conference today, Miss Willar,
said, was harmonious and the resolu
tion adopted with practical unanimity