The great West., 1892-03-04
THE ARTILLERY Of LIBERTY
Is Shoted Behind the Buwark of the Ballot Box and the
World wQits for the Nctory
The Conterence of Industrial Orders is at an End and
Declares for the Peoples Paty

Declares for the Peoples Party.
The Mighty Year is Come.
Another Convention gone day
That two such gatherings that Cincinnati 10th
and Feby 22d Others earliest
boom Of humanys artillery the ballot enough inspire
ST. Louis great meeting wonderful gathering But
though makes triumphant post post OF the
worlds history the Cincinnati Convention
north and schemes dscod But
both conventions the closing rejoicing
sands
It There grand party despotm
chains have parted The bazen OF spirit have been broken
b The party tool and the hees fool have brushed
aside Man hath spoken destiny
manity militant and Labor triumphant.
The call order o'clock afternoon February
22d by Ben Terrell exNaonal Lecturer the U The great
OF the st. Louis building with it's seats Tor 5000 people,
not filed during the first delegates present
during the But paquet seating
1000 persons, delegates
pie who should have been kept in the balcony.
managed
nati though the difficulties did not the first day
The organization the call twelve
though several OF them delegate
organizations There the u, and the N F. A. the
Alliance organizations the National Cored Alliance the F. M
branches the National Citizens Alliance the the AnMon
opo League the National Womans Alliance the Industrial Congress- the
Single Tax League the Reform Press Association the VIC T. U
along
the steps Exposition building
that something the The depots hotels
various committee halls bustling with element
Early morning Monday Association
National Committee the Peoples Party other bodies held
me ings.
At the opening the Conference Cyrus wabdge Mayor St.
Louis delivered address OF Welcome behalf St. Louis
sponded to by Col. l.. l.. Polk
by Powdey address of half an hour
People Powdy
doubt after address
a mastery address by Ignatius Donnely.
daily paper Confederate
badges and buttons flashed the breasts fveh the delegates
anspred Judge W. O. Bashore
working they solid the subtreasury
The difficulty to get
nd twhO
acted for Minnesota committee of three from each
Cannon State Alliance had been made
morning
delegates
week settled by seating the third delegates throwing
the democrats by Of all the convention
The following the representation given:
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, 246
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association, So.
Knights of Labor, 80.
Alliance minnesota had 49,
National Citizens Alliance 25
National Colored Farmers Alliance, 81.
National Citizens Industrial Alliance, 25.
Patrons of Husbandry, 25.
Patrons of Industry, Is.
Reform Press Association, 25
Farmers League, l.
of Washington 1.
Union Reform CON-. 1.
Alliance Assemblies
Centra Club,
Other miscellaneous organizations about so additional
eve Wyoming
delegate! delegates crep
who evidently pasee in and they evidently the old
ty sripe)
Donnely platform appointed-one
member from each state.
The interrupted making Polk the chair
E.
This of the proceedings marked great and
SOM of feeling
John w. Hays OF the K of L., made Secretary.
colored man named waleck was sec'y.
Mr. Donnelys motion for committee platform amended
passed
Then telegram from Washington asking the Option
Gambling Bill passed committee selected
the matter A. inform
ed o Minnesota o.