The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-23


these unequal conditions. The time haG
come when the great northwest, the great
south and the great west shall lock then
hearts and hands together and take
possession and run the government in the
interest of the people. Tremendous ap
plause.
In closing Mr.. Polk said: ''We want re
lief; we demand that we have relief; we
viii have relief; and | repeat now what
have repeated from Name to California
we must have relief, if we have to wipe
the two old parties from the face of the
earth" This was crested with round oil
cheering, lasting two minutes. Some
thing of an anti-climax was created by
some Polk enthusiasts in the gallery
finging to the breeze at this juncture a
huge banner inscribed with a quotation
from the apparently extemporaneous
speech just delivered by the Alliance pres
ident
Mr.. Powderly was now introduced, and
a delegate IN the Massachusetts quarter
| called for three cheers for him, which
were given with a tiger. Mr.. Powderly
| took up the question of restricting immi-
| grafton through the gates OF Castle Gar
den. He said that the stream poars into
this country and distributes itself, partlc-
ularly in the coal regions The cream OF
| manhood was crowded west, and they IN
i the east have the poor unfortunates, whom
| they must educate year after year to pre-.
| vent them from using bombs instead OF
ballots. He had been and was still firmly
| against such state of things
lgnatius Donnellv followed Mr.. Powder
1 II. He was greeted with applause. He
| declared that the coming gatherings of
| Democrats and of Republicans at Chicago
and Minneapolis, compared with this con-
vention, would be simply coagulations of
| uuprincipled politicians 10 divide the
plumber of the republic He predicted a
wedding soon to occur-that of the Demo
cratic and the Republican parties. The
! ceremony would be performed at the
| altar OF plutocracv. Grover Cleveland
and Ben Harrison would act as brides
maids, the Devil himself would give away
the bride and Jay Gould would pro-
nounced the benediction. Eve propose, "
the speaker said, ITO wipe Mason and
/ DiXon's line OUT of our geography; to wipe
the color line out of politics; TO give Amer
| lea prosperity; that the man who. creates
| shall own what he creates; to take the rob
| Der classes from the throat Of industry:
to take possession of the government of
! the United States and to put our nominee
| in the White House. [Great cheering
Cries for Jerry Simpson went up till the
| roof shook; but the Kansas statesman
proved modest, or absent, and the band
! filed in the interim.
Secretary Hayes of the knights Of Labor
got the convention down to business with
a motion that Acting Chairman Terrell
appoint a committee of one from each
organization in the convention to act as a
committee on credentials.
Scarcely had Mr. Hayes sat down when
General Weaver of Iowa jumped to his
feet. saying that the motion WAS untimely.
He moved that the convention effect a
temporary organization Immediately, and
nominated Marion Cannon of California
for temporary chairman. The motion
carried with whoop.
John p. SteIle and John w. Hayes were
selected as temporary secretaries.
In a jiffy Mr.. Terrell found himself sup
planted in control, but he accepted the
situation gracefully, and promised the
convention that if it formed third party
he would be found working for it heart
and soul.
A long wrangle ensued as to whether the
credentials committee should be made up
by the state delegations, each choosing a
member, or whether the national organi-
cations in the convention should each ap-
point, irrespective os state limits. The
latter method, which was championed by
General Weaver. proved triumphant, Mr..
Harper of the District of Columbia with
drawing the state plan.
Three credentials committeeman were
thereupon appointed from each of the
call for the convention.
Something like a hubbub was raised by
tall, lanky individuals (who said that he
was from Kansas City appearing on the
stage and n0isily demanding place on the
committee for an association which ne
shouted was being barred out by trickery
the ti-Monopolists." No one seemed
to know the Kansas City man, or to have
heard OF his organization, the convention
and chairman alike quietly ignoring him.
lgnatlus Donnelly urged the imme diaue
appointment of a platform committee, to
be composed of one member from each
state delegation, but was headed off by
Congressman Livingston of Georgia, with
the point of order that it could not be done
till the credential committee had reported
disposition 20 continue the proceed
ings through night session was notice
able, and motion TO adjourn until 10
clock a. IN. met prompt defeat. A state
ment by Mr.. 3'owderly that the Knights
of Labor in the convention were figuring
on holding meeting during the evening
altered matters somewhat, and after com
promising on 9 o'clock m. as the hour
for reassembling, the convention adjourn
ed till tomorrow.
THE PR0HIBITIONISTS.
One of the hottest and most interesting
fights outside of the convention was at an
L =,
presided over by Mrs Gouger The
Chicago platform was assenEed to by Miss
Frances +. Willard Samuel Dickie
and other prohibition leaders, as
possible basis for union of the
Prohlbitionists and industrial reformers
in 1892. The political platform was
the bone of contention Miss Willard. in
today's gathering, denied that the Sher-
man house treaty implied that she or the
others had receded on the prohibition or
woman suffrage issues. but Mr.. Felter of
Ohio, Ex-Governor st. John of Kansas and
others apparently thought otherwise,
and the talk grew so excited that Mr.
Delameter felt called upon to blurt
out that there was too much slurring and
back Gaping, and he besought the breth-
ren and sisters. in Gods name, to stop it.
The question of the acceptability- of the
Sherman house planks. with their
alleged leaning to the naturalization of
the Iiquor business. was finally referred TO
a committee of five, headed by eX Gov
ernor ST. John, to report to prohibition
conference tomorrow.
Another lively meeting was that OF the
National Reform Press association. The
upshot of several hours heated discussion
was the adoption ot a pointed report, sign
ed by r. NJ Humphreys and four other
committeeman, unquahhedly condemning
the National Union company, denouncing
1t as the creature OF the Coruage trust, and
declaring that the use Of President Polk's
name in approval of the company was
wholly unauthorized
VIEWS OF LEADERS.
Whatever be the outcome OF the confer
ence. there is no doubt that there VIII be
pretty hard fight over the platform. The
opinions of the delegates are SO widely di-
versitied that unless some of the parties
give I'D their nriuciples altogether, there
must OF necessity be row IN camp before
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