Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-24

| by Moses Of Georeis, Ellington, Branch.
and Others, the report Of tho Credentials
Committee was finally adopted by : largs
majority, substantial triumph for the
Third-partyites. The row among the
Georgians continued herceiy, however,
and was only ended BY the sergeant-et-
arms, club IN hand, forcibly placing the
warring southerners IN their seats.
oEoRoIAus AT LoooKRHEADs.
When quiet had been measurably re-
stored the long list Of members OF the
Platform Committee was finally completed
and read. making total OF nearly 100
members. The announcement OF fost %
the platform committeeman from georgia
nearly started personal encounter be-
tween him and Moses. q fellow. Georgian.
The convention rs whole was now tho:
roughly disguised with the Georgians. and
plainly showed 1t with misses and cat-calls.
A colored delegate cast oil upon the
troubled waters by delivering q speech
upon variety OF topics. which was evi-
dently the result OF preparation long IN
advance of the convention. He was allow
ed to proceed for twenty minutes, when
Secretary HAYES announced that the Geor-
gians had settled their quarrel. Post being
made platform representative from Geor-
rja. and Wilson. an anti-third party man,
| the Georgia member of the Anti-Option
| Committee. The breath OF the delegates
was taken away later on by Mr. Willetts, OF
Kansas. national lecturer of the Farmers
| Alliance, when, after half hours roll
calling, the special committee was CON-
pleted TO frame the proposed resolution
asking of Congress the passage OF the
anti-option law. Willetts moved that the
convention demand the passage of the
| sub Treasury bill as means OF relief for
| the people instead of petitioning the
| Washington solons to enact the proposed
| anti-option law. .
Mr.. Wheat. lecturer for the Knights OF
Labor. moved TO lay Willetts motion on
the table. and on a vote the sub-lreasury
substitute was showed under.
CENSUS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Kelley, of Kansas, offered resolu-
ton that the appropriation pending IN
Congress for a permanent census bureau
be endorsed if provision were made for
continuing the investigation OF farm
mortgages as O permanent part OF the
work of the bureau. Jerry Simpson
warmly championed Kelley's motion, and
simpsons efforts were heartily seconded
by Congressman Livingston. OF Georgia.
Livingston seized the opportunity while
upon his feet to repel earnestly the accusa-
tion that he ever wrote or uttered one
word favorable TO turning the Georgia
Alliance into the Democratic camp. tie
invoked, for the sake of the desti-
tu.e people they all represented. that
chickering's be dropped. and that there be
union and harmony. Mr.. Livlngston's re-
ply TO the charges against him was well
received, and be was accorded generous
applause from ali parts of the hall. Be
tween Livingston and Simpson pulling to-
gether, the convention, after some desul-
tory discussion. adopted the census reso-
luton by an emphatic vote. the only reso-
luton, il afterward proved, that would DC
adopted by the convention without pre-
vious reference to the Platform Committee.
FREE COINAGE OF slLvER.
The discussion of the free coinage of
silver was now pitched among the dele
gates by Mr.. Wilson, of Georgia, Offering
resolution that the convention petition
Congress for the adoption OF the pending
bill for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver Congressman Livingston fought
hard TO have this resolution carried, Dut
this time appeared hampered rather than
helped by the kansans. Mr.. Tracy,
Of Oregon, apparently at the In
stance OF the Kansas men, near whom
be was seated, tackled on an amend
ment demanding the passage of the sub
Treasury bill. Thunderous protests at
this critical moment against the consider
alton of resolutions outside OF the Plat
form Committee were voiced by Willetts
of Kansas and others, and put the free:
coinage resolution in imminent danger OF
flat defeat Just in time MIR. Waite. OF
Colorado. declared that the silver men
wanted 10 one-horse resolution. They
wanted silver plank where 1t belonged
| in the convention platform. He was taken
at his word, and the free-silver resolution,
| with its b-Treasury tail, was tabled.
p.or THE yTNfv
For nearly an hour after supper-tlme the
convention, while waiting TO hear from its
mammoth committee on resolutions. u.s.
tened to funny miscellaneous harangues
and songs. but at last, hungry aud disap-
poin ted, adjourned until tomorrow.
The Committee on Platform went into
executive session as soon as an approxi-
mately complete roundup of the many
members could be made. They went to
work behind closed doors and kept up
their labors until far into the night.
General Weaver was proposed for chair
| man, but be declined, and Hugh Cava-
naugh, general worthy foreman OF the
Knights of Labor, was unanimously chosen
| for the position. n. X. Taylor, of Tennes-
see, and McClellaLd, of Kansas, were
elected secretaries.