The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-23

created by some of the Polk enthusiasts in
.ne gallery, tiinging to the breeze at this
)uhcture huge banner inscribed with
quotations from Folks apparently extern
poraneous speech.
Powderly was then introduced and
warmly greeted.
ne spoke of the big bridge from the east side
oi 'he river, owned by man a 10 whom every one
Who wanted to enter 81. Louis had TO pay tax.
LIE time would come when the people would
surmount these difficulties. 1t was not Pow
Derry nor Polk, but the people who would rem
coy this when the proper time came. He also
spoke on the question of tue restriction of i'm
migration. He continued "Years ago, when We
nominated General Weaver OF Iowa"
great burst of cheers greeted the men,
ton of the Greenback presidential candi-
date, and Weaver beamed smilingly upon
the cheering multitude from the platform,
but sobered up when Powderly icily
warned the convention to cheer not the
man, but the principle.
lgnatius Donnelly next appeared on the
rostrum. He said:
The coming gatherings of the Democrats and
Republicans, compared with this coveniion
would be simply the coagulations of unprinci-
pied politicians to divide the plunder.
lie predicted a wedding soon to occur
that OF Democracy and the Repub-
hean party. The ceremony would be
performed at the altar of plutocracy and Grover
Cleveland and Ben Harrison would act as
bridesmaids. The devil himself would give
away the bride and Jay Gould pronounce the
oenediction. This convention proposes to wipe
the Mason and Dixon line out OF geography;
the color line out OF politics; give America pros
perity, SO that a man who creates shall own
what he creates, and take the robbers grasp
from the throat of industry, take possession of
the goverement of the United States and put
our nominee in the White House.
Marion Cannon, of California, was
selected temporary chairman, and Messrs.
Steele. of Illinois, and Hayes, of Pennsyl-
vania, temporary secretaries. Mr.. Terrill
found himself suddenly supplanted in
control, but gracefully accepted the situa-
ton and promised the convention that if
they formed a third party he would be
working in it heart and soul. After the
appointment of committee on creden-
tIals an adjournment was taken until 8
a. m. tomorrow.
Whatever conclusions may be arrived at
there is no doubt that there will be a
pretty hard fight over the platform. The
opinions of the delegates are so widely
diversified that unless some parties give
up their principles altogether there must
OF necessity be a row before a platform is
finally adopted. OF course, it is probable
that all the parties will make mutual con-
cessions, and if such be the case then
everything may pass off harmoniously.
With view to ascertaining what results
the leaders of the present movement are
anticipating from the conference, an Asso-
ciated Press reporter called on several of
the foremost men connected with the con-
ference and asked for an expression of
opinion.
lgnatius Donnelly said he thought a new
party would spring into existence as re-
suit of the meeting, and continued:
The Ocala platform will be indorsed, and also
the sub-treasury scheme. l think the Prohibi-
tionists will be plscated by the adoption of a
plank not inelining to either extreme, and Civ
ing the state the right to prevent federal inter-
ference In fact, it will be the resolution intro
duced yesterday by General Weaver.
L. l.. Polk, president of the Farmers
Union, said:
The ocala platform, think, will be the basis
on which the conference will work.
When asked for an opinion on the Ma
tional Cordage Trust and National Union
Company, Polk said he had never indorsed
the company because he was opposed to it
on general principles.
7. V. Powderly said:
We are here to assist in preparing political
platform upon which we can all stand. We
will certainly formulate such a platform iu-
cluding all national points OF vital interest, on
which we can harmonic and then, as natural
sequence, all the industrial organizations par
ticipating in the conference will support in the
coming election that political party which
comes nearest to adopting our platform. There
is little doubt but that we can harmonic on
the three great questions OF the hour, viz, land,
transportation and money. As to third party,
think it is not only necessity, but it already
exists in the Peoples party recently inaugurated
at CINCINNATI.