Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-09
MR. ELLIS On DECK
he Helped the Peoples Party
Convention
PUT UP GEORGEF. RICHARDSON
For Congress YssteEdzy-The Regular
Resolutions Submitted and Passed.
The Proceedings.

Adolphus Ananlas Ellis stood al the
entrances 10 Greenwood hall yesterday
| afternoon. Ii Was the same Adolphus
Ananlas who IS supporting Weaver aud
Cleveland, moderate tariff and tree
trade, high wages and low wages, ma
tional banks and no national banks
With ! per cent government loans. free
silver and limited coinage and no hard
money AZ all, and who is the champion
all-round lightweight, catch-as-eatch-
| can political Proteus of the Nineteenth
century. Adolphus had ms political
| ASPIRATIONS With him, and was here as
| delegate. Adolphus Ananlas never in
tends to miss 4 convention OF any party
II ne can secure an election as dele
gate. He's a flexible man, Adolphus
Ananiss is. He believes that princi-
| pies are great, but that there IS lean
! lawyer within the borders of Iona
| county who Is greater than all. The
name Greenwood hall" might seem a
| httle suggestive TO some candidates,
but II didn't to Adolphus Ananias. lie
was strong in the knowledge that his
political ambition IS head and shout
| ders above the human soul in the race
for Immortality. That's why he had
such beneticlent, going at-l5-cents
smile as he escorted the other lean and
| hungry apostles of Casslus and Iago to
| comfortable seats IN the front row pre-
| paratory TO another exhibition of his
great powers IN the way OF political
| elasticity.
| Called IL to Order
| Chairman John Burrows called the
peoples party congressional cOnven-
ton at 2 o clock yesterday afternoon,
I and about seventy-hve delegates were
| in their seats. Mr.. Burrows was made
temporary chairman and c. {. Howell
| seer etary. Business was immediately
entered upon and the following CON-
mlttees were appointed:
Credentials-F. L. Campbell, Ottawa;
f. n. Felzer, Iona, and Edwin VOL
colt, Kent.
| Organization-D. A. Morrill,. Ottawa;
| A. A. Ellis, IOnia, and Paul Marin,
Kent.
Resolutions-George f. Richardson,
! Ottawa; O. C. Wright, Ionia; John A.
Lemon, w. ID. Fuller and l.. V. Moul-
ton, Kent.
| A recess was taken to give the COM
mittees opportunity to prepare Their re-
ports, and DIR. Arnold of Kansas was
called upon to make II speech. He DID
SO, and TOR twenty-five minutes held
the attention of his audience by his ar
guments.
The committee on credentials made
its report, seating all the delegates who
had presented their credentials. A
slight break was made when Jacob
| TaZalaar was seated as delegate, Prof.
Carly not beng sure that he had both
feet on the platform.
The committee on permanent organ
| ization recommended that William f.
Tea be made permanent chairman and
ID. c. Wachs of Ottawa permanent sec
rotary. The committee on resolutions
reported as follows:
The RESOLUTIONS.
The peoples party of the fifth con-
| gressional district of Michigan IN con-
-ent.on assembled, do most heartily
endorse the national platform of the
party, adopted at the Omaha conven-
ton on July 4, 1892. and the ticket
then nominated and do affirm in these
eloquent words OF Our candidate,
James b. Weaver, which are as true
now as when uttered IN 1880.
"Our civilization demands a new
party dedicated to the pursuits of
peace and which will not allow the
issue of war ever to be re-opened, and
which will have the military strictly
subordinate to the civil powers. The
war IA over and the sweet voice of
peace long neglected calls US TO wor-
ship At her alters. Let us crown her
temples with willing votaries. Let us
have free ballot, fair count and
equal rights for all classes, for the
laboring men in northern manufacture
lee, mines and workshops, and for the
struggling poor. both white and black
in the cotton fields of the SOUTH"
Resolved that we are in sympathy
and accord with the object and pur-
poses of union labor winch is organ
lied for protection and not destruction.
We favor the reduction OF the hours
of labor To the end that working men
may have more leisure for recreation
and education that they may be better
qualified as citizens OF so great re-
public.
We demand laws to prohibit the inn
pOrtaton of contract. convict and
pauper immigration at the same time
we invite the voluntary immigration
OF the moral and self supporting
people OF all countries who come here
O. elevate themselves and 10 become
citizens rather than to degrade Amer
lean labor and demoralize society.
That We are opposed to the practice
OF receiving in Michigan institutions
federal convIcts Of other states of the
union.
And We are opposed to the employ
ment of all convicts IA competition
with free labor and free labor lnstItu.
tons. We invite the support and CO.
operation of all citizens who favor the
reforms demanded by the people s
| party.
The resolutions were accepted and
adopted.
No Democrat Need Apply.
". 7. Anihs OF Ionia presented the
! following resolution, which was sub
| mitted without recommendation.
Resolved, That Al delegates at this
| convention shall support no man for
! congress at election who "a not Identi.
fed with the peoples party
/ This resolution brought ont storm
81 arguments pro and con. The reso-
lnt'on was indefinitely postponed
John Roost n ottawa. John Burrow.
| we're appointed tellcrs. TIE officers
were sworn ia ADD the roll Of counties
vas a iei. Iona county had no can
didste Kent county was called and
/ r. y Wo'coit heard ess youth who