Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-03


be made unanimous, was roundly
cheered, and delegate from Alabama
who said, ~ wish to state that the
nomination of colored man can not be
made unanimous" was hissed off the
floor. Only one dissenting voice pre-
vented Mr. Warwiclts election from
being unanimous.
Considerable discussion WIS aroused
by motion concerning the appoint
was finally decided to. allow each or
ganization one representative, and one
additional representative for every
twenty-five delegates in attendance.
The question OF option dealing was
discussed by DIR. Macune, and upon his
motion the chair was empowered TO APP
point a committee OF one from each
state TO draft an expression Of the con-
vention on the practice Of option gam
bling.
At 1880 o'clock the convention ad-
journed.
The afternoon session was opened at
o'clock with singing, but the harmony
of songs was followed by very inhar-
monious wrangling.
There was a contest for sents in that
delegation. and those seated by the re-
port of the committee were mainly
third party men. Congressman Moses
objected TO this, and proceeded to make
things tepid, severely scoring C. II. FL
lington, of Georgia, who was on the
committee, saying that he had seated
men whose credentials were not regular
because they would represent his own
schemes on the floor, and would stran-
gle anything like opposition to inde-
pendent political action. lie then drift
ed into regular democratic stump
speech.
Mr. Ellington resented the attack upon
his honor in a short but very pointed
speech. and he was followed by Messrs.
NJ. j. Branch and C. c. Post, of the
Georgia delegation, who ridieuled
Moses, Livingston and the democrats
generally. They evidently struck pop
ular chord, for when Mr.. Moses en-
deavored TO make second speech he
was greeted with Kisses and jeers, and
could not gain hearing
The committee on platform was then
announced. The members from the
states and organizations were as fol-
lows:
Alabama, r. w. Beck; Arkansas, J. b.
Sutler; California, NJ. Cannon; Col
orado, j. G. Berry; Connecticut, A. S.
Houten; District of Columbia, II. j.
Shultes; Florida. A. S. Mann; Illinois,
N. NJ. Barnett; Indiana, G. A. Barnett;
Iowa, G. b. Long; Kansas, w. A. Har-
ris; Kentucky, M. B. Davies; Louisiana.
j. w. McFarland Name, w. II. Sim
mons; Maryland, j. II. Turner; Massa-
chusetts, G. f. Washburn; Michigan,
d. p. Sagendorf; Minnesota, Il. w.
Fish; Mississippi G. Jamison; Missouri,
L. Leonard; Montana; c. II. Coates;
Nebraska, J. w. Edgerton; New Jer-
sey, G. B. Mathews; North Caro-
lima, Marion Butler; North Da-
kota, NJ. d. Williams; Ohio, James
Cavanaugh; Oregon, Nj. X. Rorke;
Pennsylvania, c. X. Willett; South Da-
kots, VIM. Ladner; Tennessee, T.. X.
Taylor; Texas, C. w. Macune; Wash
ington, NJ. L. Knox; West Virginia, w.
S. Stroman; Wisconsin, A. q. Hays;
Wyoming, II. Breitenstein; Oklahoma,
A. ID. HiclolS; Virginia, j. b. Beverly;
Womans National alliance, Anna L.
Diggs; Mine Workers association II ohm
Nugent; knights of Agriculture, w. II.
Graves; Woman's Christian Temper
ance union, Frances +. Willard; Ma
tionalist, d. W. Moore; Farmers Ali
ance and Industrial union OF Indiana,
DR.. Taylor; Ancient Order Anti Monop-
olists, J. c. Buchan and s. L. Water
bury; Alliance Assemblies OF Indus
trial union, Marc =. Lease; Trades
and Labor unions, Grant Twist
and VIM. Anderson; National Farm
ers' alliance and Industrial union,
A. Il. Allen, J. B. Weaver, Ed
Evans, J. IL. Mcdowell, w. w. Graham,
r. A. Southworth, j. NJ. Pardue, L. L.
Polk, ID. l.. Brown, W. S. Morgan and
II. L. LouclSs Knights OF Labor Robert
schilling, A. n. Bigelow, NJ. w. Wilkins,
A. W. Wright; National Citizens In
dustrial Alliance, Noah Allen and Gen.
Boise; Colored Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union, L. ID. Lawrent. Il. II.
Hayes, +. A. Clayton, j. NJ. Moore and
E. $. Richardson's; Farmers Mutual
Benefit association. Thos. Ratcliffe,
Thos. Wadsworth, Jones Fouce and -
Cosey; National Farmers Alliance,
Ignatius Donnelly, j. II. Powers, John
Seitz, John A. Templeton and VIM. c.
Drake; National Citizens Alliance,
Jacob d. Hess and j. Warner Mills;
National Reform Press association, J.
II. Davis and DR.. 5. McLallin.
On motion all resolutions were turned
over 10 the committee without being
read. After this committee had with
drawn, the chair announced the COM
mittee on options which will draft a
suitable resolution on the Hatch anti
option bill. One committeeman was APP
pointed from each state.
There was a row in the Georgia dele
CATION about who should represent il |
on the platform committee, and that !
state was left out altogether. Later
c. C. Post was appointed.
Gov. Willis, of Kansas, spoke in |
favor of instructing the committee on |
options TO ask congress 10 pass the sub |
ulll dS SUBSTITUTE Ior the i
Hatch anti-option bill. He made a mo-
lion to that effect. but it failed to pass.
A resolution was introduced that con-
yress be urged to have the census bu-
-eau made permanent, and it precipi- |
lated a lively debate between Col. Liv-
ngstone and Jerry Simpson, the result |
being that the resolution was laid over. /
A resolution was introduced demand /
ng that congress shall Immediately /
pass the bill now pending for the free
md unlimited coinage of silver. II
vas referred TO the committee on plat
'orm.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
The morning session opened with
me of the most affecting scenes of the
reunion of the blue and
he gray. Two hundred of 'the boys"
Who had fought on both sides in the
great war formed in line behind the
icene and marched out upon the stage.
Ben Terrell headed the procession, and
vas fianled by Paul Vandervoort,
?. 9. of the G. A. R., Of Kansas, and
Thomas Wadsworth, of Indiana
After prayer Mr.. Terrell read the fol-
owing resolution, which had been
passed by the old soldiers.