The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-03-05
rAE sr. LOUIS CONFER Nog.
Many IpdustVial Organizations Repre-
sented- Col Polk Made Chairmnn-PrO-
coedings on Tuesday.


ST. LOUIS, Feb. a. - Temporary
Chairman Cannon opened the second
days session of the Industrial conven-
tion at 10 a. m. The report of the
credentials committee recommended
seating 264 delegates from the Farmers
Alliance, SO f. NJ. u. A., 81 Knights
of Labor, 97 National Farmers
Alliance, 25 National Citizens All.-
ance, % Colorcd Il. M. Il. A.. 81 Ma
tional Citizens Independent Alliance,
rs Potrons of Industry, 20 Patrons
of Husbandry; total, G77. The
Farmers Alliance was given 20
delegates-at-large and thirteen minor
detached organizations and individuals
were given u representation OF 5s. The
contest from Georgia was left with the
committee to be further wrestled with.
The permanent organization was
headed by Col l.. L. Polk, who was
selected for permanent chairman after
n lengthy wrangle. AS vice pres
idepts Frances Willard and Ben Ter
rell were unanimously chosen, and
the energetic little woman from
Evanston was literally carried
upon the platform and given a
right royal reception when she
got there.
John w. Hayes was elected perma-
nent secretary, and Warwick, OF Vir-
ginia, delegate from the Colored
Mems Alliance, was elected assistant
secretary, although when the question
was put good many of the Georgia
and Alabama delegates voted No"
The third-party fight in dead earnest
was suddenly thrown into the conven-
tion by tie report of the committee on
credentials seating Post and Branch,
the two third-party delegates from
Georgia whom it was sought
to shut out. Post in the Bit
tercst speech heard in the
convention, denounced Congressman
Livingston, of Georgia, as attic pting
to hand over the alliance in that state,
bound hand and foot, to the demo-
cratic party. After the exchange of
personalities and extraordinary con-
fusion, participated in by Moses, of
Georgia, Ellington, Branch and
others, the report of the Gre
dentials committee was fully
adopted by urge majority, sub
stantial triumph for the third -partyites.
The row among the Georgians con-
tinued tiercely, however, and was only
ended by the sergeant-at-arms, club in
hand, forcibly jamming the warning
southerners down in their seats.
When quiet had been measurably re-
stored the long list of the mem bers OF
the platform committee was finally
completed and read, making total of
nearly $50 mem bers. The announce
ment of Post as the plat
form committeeman from Georgia
nearly started a personal encounter be-
tween him and Moses, a fellow Geor-
ginn. Secretary Hayes brought out
sighs of relief by announcing that the
Georgians had at last settled their
fight, Post being made platform repre-.
sent ative from Georgia and Woodson,
an anti third-party man, the Georgia
mem Der of the anti option committee.
Willetts, of Kansas, national lee.
turer of the Farmers Alliance, moved
that the convention demand the pass.
sage of the sub-treasury bill as a
means of relief for the people instead
of petitioning the Washing ton solons to
enact the proposed anti-option law.
Wheat, lecturer of the knights OF
Labor, moved to lay Willetts' motion
on the table, and on q vote the treasury
substitute was showed under.
Mr.. Kelly (Kan.), undaunted by the
fate of Willetts, offered a resolution
that the appropriation pending in con-
gress for permanent census bureau
be indorsed if provision were made for
continuing the investigation of farm
mortgages as a permanent art of the
work of the bureau. Jerry Simpson
warmly championed Kelly's motion,
and Simpsons efforts were heartily
seconded by Congressman Livingston
(Ga).
Livingston seized the opportunity
while upon his feet to repel the accu
sation that he ever wrote or uttered
one word favoring turning the Georgia
alliance into the democratic camp. He
invoked, for the sake of the destitute
people they all represented, that bicll.
erings be dropped and there be union
and harmony. Livingston's reply to the
charges against him were well re
ceived and he was accorded generous
applause from all parts of the house
Between Livingston and Simpson pull
ing together the convention, after
some desultory discussion, adopted the
census resolution by an emphatic vote
the only resolution to be adopted by
the convention without previous ref.
erence to the platform committee.
A discussion of free coinage was now
pitched among the delegates by viii
son, of Georgia, offering resolution
that the convention petition congress
for the adoption of the pending bill fol
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
YER Congressman Livingston fought
hard to have this resolution carried.
Tracy, of Oregon, tackled on ar
amendment demanding the passage o.
the sub-treasury bill. Thunderous pro
tests against the consideration of reso
lutions outside of the platform com
mittee were voiced by Willetts, Of
Kansas.
Waite, of Colorado, declared the sill
yer men wanted no one-horse resolu,
tions-they wanted n silver plank
where it belonged, in the convention
platform. He was taken at his wore
and the free-silver resolution was put
On the table
QUICKLY CURED.
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