The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-24
4 TURBULENT SCENE
The Industrial Congress Dele
gates Get Angry.
THIRD PARTY MEN ARE SEATED
From Georgia-Peace Finally Restored-Ths
Prohibition Question - Demand for
the subTreasury Scheme.

the one presented late this afternoon in the
big National industrial conference. For
several anxious minutes the convention
seemed about to break to pieces in fight.
The committee on credentials caused all
this trouble by seating the contesting or
third party delegates from Georgia. AS
soon as their names were read pandemon-
ium broke loose. Moses, of Georgia,
anti-third party man. made vigorous OBJ
lection unless contestants would submit to
the unit rule. In an instant, Post, one of
the contesting men, was up. He was here,
he said as delegate chosen by the state
alliance, while Moses was chosen by the
executive committee. Nineteen-twentieths
of the state alliance of Georgia was in
favor of independent political action, and
small faction, represented by the other
wing, was not deserving of consideration.
Congressman Livingston, declared Post,
had himself declared in favor of selecting
delegates all of one opinion or the other,
and then chosen a set of men whose pur-
pose it was, as it was Livingston's own, to
deliver the alliance, bound hand and foot,
to the old Democratic ring.
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of his voice in the same vein. The uproar
increased. Delegates were shaking their
fists in one another's faces and the chair
mans gavel had no more effect than a pin.
Chairman Brown, of the credentials COM
mittee, said the committee had recognized
great deal OF the alliance of Georgia and
found three men entitled to seats. This
left two vacancies, and in the interest of
harmony these had been filed by a selec-
ton from the opposing force. 1t was not a
question of the old political parties, but a
question of peace.
The confusion continued for fully five
minutes. Finally, Ellington, of Georgia,
mounted chair and repeated Posts
charges against the Georgia executive COM
mittee. Moses tried to get at him and a
free fight seemed unavoidable, but the
convention seeming suddenly to realize the
disgrace of the affair, took an astonishing
right-sbout-face. The report of the COM
mittee on credentials was adopted with q
long wall from Georgia.
When the Industrial couferen ce
opened this morning, Chairman
Conner stated if anybody was not present
for harmonious action they might get out
of the way or be stepped upon. He then
announced that the committee on creden-
tials was in session all night and was now
ready to present a partial report.
The report recommended the seating Of
246 delegates from the Farmers Alliance,
55 from the Farmers Mutual Benefit asso-
citation, 50 Knights of Labor, 81 National
| Farmers Alliance, % National Citizens
Alliance, 81 Colored Farmers Mutual
Benefit sassociation, 81 National Citizens
independent Alliance, 65 Patrons of Indus
try, % Patrons of Husbandry. Total. 617.
| The Farmers Alliance is given % dele
gates at large, and thirteen minor detached
organizations and individuals are given q
| representation of So.
Ienatlus Donnelly moved an amendment
that Miss Frances Willard, Clara Hoffman
and +. H. ingalls, be seated as delegates
representing the National Women's Chris
tlan Temperance union. Both the amend
ment and report were adopted. 1t was re-
solved during recess that committee on
| platform be appointed on g compromise
| basis. The plan was 10 give each national
organization three representatives on the
platform committee and each state one
representative.
at an informal conference of prominent
Prohibitionists this morning, Chairman
Dickie and Miss Willard united IN q reso
luton TO the effect that, as a party, the
| Prohibitionsts could treat only with politi-
| cal forces that declare for the same prin
ciples. This, Miss Willard explained, does
not in the least interfere with the efforts
being put forth by herself and other Pro
hibitionists, as individuals, to secure suct
declarations from the Industrial confer
ence as may serve as basis for future
united political action among labor and
temperance reformers
General Weaver moved the election O.
Pre- sldent Polk, of the Farmers Alliance
as permanent chairman OF the convention
and 1t was carried unanimously. In ar
instant Powoerly, of the knights of Labor
was on his feet hotiy protesting the pro
ceedinSs We're irregular. Others ADDED
their protests and an Illinois delegate mad
d motion for reconsideration of the elect1or
OF Polk. The motion was promptly carried
the vote TO be by states instead of organiza
lions and Polk was unanimously elected
Polk then announced the next order o
business was the election of vice presj
dents and other officers. Miss France
Willard and Ben Terrill, of Texas, wer
elected presidents. John w. HAYES
Of the Knights of Labor, was made secre
tary, and Warwick. colored deleget
from Virginia, assistant secretary.
While motion by Simpson, of Kansas
to adjourn for two hours was pending, DR.
McCune read a telegram from Messrs
Whitaker and Davis urging the conference
TO ADOPT resolution asking Congress t
pass the antl-option bill. McCune made
motion that special committee be az
pointed, but finally g recess was secure
with the understanding that committee b
appointed. change in the plan for tn
selection OF platform committee wa
made. The big bodies We're given add
tionel representation, the basis being TO
each organization one represative an d on
additional Tor each twenty-five delegate
of organizations in the convention. On
representative for each state as geograph
lcal division was allowed.
The third party fight was bro ught on i
earnest by the report of the committee O.
credentials seating Post and Branch. tw
third party delegates whom it had bee
sought TO shut out. In general scram bl
for the floor Post got in first and in
bitter speech denounced Congressma
Livingston, OF Georgia, as attempting t
hand over the Alliance in that state, boun
hand and foot, to the Democratic pa-ty
The excitement caused by This accusatio
was intense, but alter scene of extraord
nary CONFUSION the report of the credel
tails committee was adopted by large ms
jority, substantial triumph for the thir
partyltes.
The row among the Georgians continue
Aercely, anu was only ended by the Sc
geant-at- arms forcibly seating the warr1n
Southerners. When quiet was measurabl
: restored, the long list of members of Ii
platform committee was finally complete
and read, making a total of nearly on,
hundred and fifty members The al
nouncement OF Post as committeeman frol
Georgia started another row In Ii
Georgia delegation, whereupon Jerr
l Simpson suggested half the-Georgia DELE
: gates be appointed to Alaska to give the
a chance 10 cool off
e Soon after Willetts, national lecturer
the Farmers Alliance, moved that the CO..
vention demand the passage of the su
treasury bill as a means of relief for tt
people instead of petitioning Congress
|, enact the proposed anti-cption law.
/, Wheat lecturer for the Knights of T..