The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-25

cOnSumnatlon oil perfect union OF the hearts
and hands Of all sections Of our common coun.
try Men who wore the gray and men who wore
the blue meet here to eXtinguish the last smol-
dering emoers OF the civil war in the tears of
JOY OF a united aud happy people, and we agree
TO carry the stars and stripes forward forever
TO the highest point OF national greatness.
WILD EXCITEMENT ON THE FLOOR.
The widest excitement arose after the
reading of the platform. One Of the sus-
pected vampires OF the corporations on the
floor attempted to edge in q motion amend-
ing the platform and almost instantly there
was riot. II was requested by my dele
cation TO make that motion" he
stubbornly returned. The man proved
to be +. Swayne, an ex-member of
the Missouri legislature. He was forcibly
elected.
On motion Of Mr.. Powderly the delegates,
without taking vote on the adoption Of
the platform, adjourned for two hours.
PROHIBITION IGNORED.
A fight for recognition of the prohibition
issue in the platform was started immedi-
ately upon the reassembling Of the conven-
tion. Miss Frances Willard presented a
minority report, which she moved be
adopted Immediately as an amendment
to the majority report. The minor
ity report favored woman suffrage
and demands suppression" of the liquor
traffic. Attempts TO head off Miss Wizards
reading Of the minority report with points
OF order were Intellectual. A strong speech
opposing dragging in outside issues" by
Mr.. Mann of Florida, was answered by
Miss Willard in spirited address. She
charged that the full platform committee
was not present when the temperance blank
was omitted. Coached by Mr.. Powderly, Miss
Emma Curtis of Colorado. a handsome
young woman with swapping black eyes
and dashing Gaiusborough hat, captured
the floor and proposed the following sub
stitute for the minority report: 1--WE de-
mand that the question Of universal suf-
frage be submitted to the legislatures of
the different states and territories for favor
able action" Miss Curtis made a clever
speech.
MISS WILLARD DEFEATED.
Jerry Simpson shouted: "She has solved
the problem" and some one Immediately
demanding the previous question, the sub
stitution was made by crushing majority
amid volley of cheers. When the roll call
was finally reached on what had now
become Miss Curtis minority platform re-
port, the vote was taken by states.
Secretary Hayes declared the minority
report carried by al vote of 254 to 246,
counting the knights organization as vob-
ing solidIy aye. Unofficial tallykeepers made
the total very different. 352 nays to 23S ayes,
defeating the minority report, even count
ing the knights as voting 81 ayes. Mean
time, Miss Willard and Lady Somerset had
slipped out Of the hall unobserved,
and did not again return. Mr.. POwderly
now had another surprise. He
shouted to all the Knights Of Labor present
to follow him and go outside of the hall for
e caucus. They did so like magic, and the
farmers alliance, at the call Of DIR. Macune,
also temporarily withdrew, nothwithstand-
ing loud protests of their national lecturer,
Mr.. Willets Of Kansas, that the action
amounted to breaking up the convention in
a row.
DoNNELLY PROPOSES AN ADJOURNMENT.
After half an hours painful uncertainty
the convention slowly got together again.
Ignatius Donnelly was granted three min
utes, and to the somewhat general surprise
declared that all the business of the con-
vention could be finished up within half an
hour. Defer, by unanimous con-
sent the little woman suffrage matter,
he smoothly urged, adopt the
noble majority platform report =,
appoint a committee so act with the
national committee of the Peoples party to
call national convention to nominate a
President aud Vice President of the United
States and the thing was done. The idea
took like wild fire among the harassed,
hungry delegates. Two minutes later the
majority report had been swallowed at one
gulp, being adopted without a solitary voice
of dissent.
Enthusiastic cheering broke forth at
every hand. Hats, papers, umbrellas, flags
everything portable within reach was flung
into the air, ton minutes of continuous APP
plause. stopping only with five minutes
more Of tremendous "Glory, glory, hal
lelujah.n The women suffrage resolu-
tioD, as a substitute for prohibition,
was lost sight OF III the excitement and the
convention instead took up collection to
pay expenses. indorsed the laws forbidding
option dealing, but did not specifically men
tion the proposed Hatch statute, indorsed
the stand Of the Rochester, N. Y. knights
of Labor against the clothing combine and
threatened boycott If necessary, and in
dorsed al goods bearing the Knights Of
Labor label
MISS CURTIS RESOLUTION AGAIN UP.
When the woman suffrage resolution did
at last come up, Acting Chairman Terrill, I,
in response TO an inquiry. announced that it
had nothing to do with prohibition.
MIR. Washburne of Massachusetts insisted
that the resolution was a substitute for both
of Miss Wizards minority planks, probi-
bition and woman suffrage. the idea being
that wherever throughout the nation woman
suffrage was secured, prohibition would soon
follow.
The previous question was called and
Miss Curtis resolution, now thoroughly
separated from the platform, was adopted
without further opposition.
Numerous efforts to have the convention
proceed to appoint the committee suggested
by Mr.. ConnsllY to act with the Peoples
party national committee were wholly in
effectual under the rulings Of Acting Chair
man Terrill and the insistance of National
Lecturer Willets of the farmers alliance
upon a motion to adjourn sine die
THE THIRD PARTY COMMITTEE.
DR.. Macune OF the Farmers Alliance an
nounced, however, that all the delegates
would hold a mass meeting in their fndi>
vidual capacity after the adjournment.
Withoup stirring from their seats the dele
gates, after Chairman Terrilps gavel fell
ostensibly adjourning the convention,
went right on, but with Mr.. Weaver in
the chair, and appointed the much talked of
committee, as follows: Mr.. Van Wyck of
! Nebraska, c. W. Macune of Texas, M. j.
Branch of Georgia, J. A. Powers of Me-
braska, T. B. Mcguire of New York, L. L.
Polk of North Carolina, j. H Willets of
Kansas, President Humphreys of the Ma
tional Colored Alliance, Pierce Hackett of
Missouri, N. N. Barnett Of Illinois IF. M. B.
| Az. L. z. Morrill, of Louisiana, John Zeitz
| OF Ohio, Mrs. Mary E. Lease of Kansas.
| Mrs DIR. Dabbs of Texas, Benjamin Terrin
of Texas.
MISS wILLARD's REPORT.
The exact wording of the minority res
mort presented by Miss Willard was much
sought after tonight as likely 60 play an
| innortant part 10 the coming national con-
-I,io,, ~ the Prohibition party. Its full