The record-union., 1892-02-24
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


split in the Industrial Conference now in
session here is threatened by the action
OF large number of Southern delegates.
AT caucus held last night it became evil
dent that many of the Southerners are
not in favor of third party action, holding
that their secession from their old party,
the Democratic party, would only
strengthen the Republicans. Before the
caucus closed all the delegates from
Georgia announced that should the con-
ference determine on third party they
would withdraw from the body. Four of
the six Alabama delegates announced
delegates from Tennessee, Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia and the Presi-
dent of the North Carolina State Alliance.
There are also a number of protesting
delegations representing national organ
izations, which are knocking loudly for
admission, and which threaten to form a
second conference if they are barred
out. The organizations not represented
on the Credential Committee, and which
have applied for representation in the
conference, are the Reform Press Asso-
citation, the Women's Alliance, the United
Order OF -Monopolists, the Union Re-
form Association, the Central National
lists, the Farmers League, the Alliance of
Assemblies, the Industrial and many
smaller organizations.
When the Industrial Conference opened
this morning Chairman Connor stated
that if any body was not present for har-
monious action they might get out OF the
way or be stepped upon. He then an
nounced that the Committee on Creden-
tials had been in session ali night and
was now ready TO present partial re-
port.
The report recommended the seating of
246 delegates from the Farmers Alliance,
81 from the f. NJ. B. A., 80 from the
Knights of Labor, 81 from the National
Farmers Alliance, % from the National
Citizens Alliance, 81 from the Colored +.
NJ. b. A, ~ from the National Citizens
Independent Alliance, IS from the Pa
irons of Industry and % from the Pa
| irons of Husbandry, making total OF
G77.
The Farmers Alliance was given
twenty-five delegates at large and thirteen
minor detached organizations and indi-
viduals were given representation by
fitty-eight delegates.
1gnatluS Donnelly moved an amend
ment that Miss Frances Willard. Lady
Somerset, Clara Hoffman and f. fl. In
gals be seated as delegates, representing
the National Women's Christian Temper
| the report were adopted.
1t was resolved that a Committee on
Platform should be appointed on a COM
| promise basis. The change in the plan
for the selection of the Platform Commit
tee caused the big bodies to be given adj
| ditional representation, the basis being
| for each organization one representative
and one additional for each twenty-tiv
| delegates of the organizations in the con-
vention. One represen tative for each
State as geographical division was al
lowed.
General Weaver moved the election OF
! President Polk of the Farmers Alliance
| as permanent Chairman of the conVen-
ton, and it was carried unanimously. In
| an instant Powderly Of the Knights OF
Labor was on his feet holly protesting
| against the proceedings as irregular
| Others added their protests, and an Hi
nos delegate made motion for the re-
consideration of the election of Polk
The motion was promptly carried. 1t
was decided that the vote be by States in
| stead of organizations, and Polk was
again unanimously elected.
Polk then announced that the next
| order of business was the election OF
| Vice-President and other officers. Miss
| Francis Willard and Ben Terrill of Texas
were elected ice-Presidents. John w
Hayes of the Knights of Labor was made
Secretary, and Warwick, the colored del
| egate from Virginia, Assistant Secretary
| The third-party fight was brought on
in earnest by the report of the Committee
| on Credentials seating Post and Branch
| two thlrd-party delegates from Georgia
| whom 1t had been sought to shut out. In
| the general scramble for the floor Post
/ got in first, and in a bitter speech de-
! nounced Congressman Livingston OF
| Georgia as attempting to hand over the
/ A m tatn
| foot, to the Democratic party. The ex-
| element caused by this accusation was
| intense, but after some extraordinary
| confusion the report of the Credentials
| Committee was adopted by large major.
| ity-a substantial triumph for the third
partyites. The row among the Georgians
continued fiercely, and was only ended
! by the Sergeant-atArms forcibly seating
the warning Southerners.
When quiet was meaSurably restored
the long list of members of the Platform
Committee was finally completed anC
read, making total of nearly 150 mem.
bers. The announcement OF Post as
committeeman from Georgia started an.
other row in the Georgia delegation
whereupon Jerry Simpson suggested thai
half the Georgia delegates be appointed tC
Alaska, to give them chance to cool off
Soon after, Willetts, National Lecturer
of the Farmers Alliance, moved that the
| convention demand the passage of sub
| treasury bill as a means of relief for the
people, instead of petitioning Congress tC
enact the proposed anti-option law.
Wheat, Lecturer for the knights o.
Labor, moved to lay Willetts' motion or
the table, and this was done.
Kelly of Kansas offered resolution
! that the appropriation pending in Con
! gresS for a permanent census bureau be
| Endorsed, if provision is made for contin.
uing the investigation of farm mortgages
as permanent part of the work of the
| bureau. Simpson and Livingston sec
onded his motion.
After some desolutory discussion the
convention adopted the census resolution
by an emphatic vote.
pitched among the delegates, by Wilson
of Georgia offering resolution that the
convention petition Congress for the
adoption of the pending bill for the fret
and unlimited coinage of silver.
Livingston fought hard to have this car
| ried, but this time was hampered rather
than helped by the Kansans.
Tracy OF Oregon, apparently at the in
stance of Kansas man near by, tack &c
on an amendment demanding the pass
| age OF the Sub-treaSury bill.
Thunderous protests were raised at thi:
critical moment against the consideration
of more resolutions outside the Platform
Committee, and the free silver motion
| with its SuD-treasury tail. was in efiec
unceremoniously dumped upon the table
The convention waited long time.afte
supper to hear from its mammoth Com