The Bessemer indicator., 1893-06-10
ANrtTRusr CONVENTION
Representatives, OF Thirty-Your statss
Assemble At Chicago

AhoeADae ~ SnicoHo-
An antitrust convention met In Chicago %
the 9th.
The convention WA called by Governor
kuute Nelson, of Minnesota, who, IN obedf
encc 10 \ resolution passed by the legislature
Of his state, issued an Invitation to all the
states Of the Union 10 take part and devise
tneaas to abolish trusts and combines, Thirty
four states responded by appointing delegates
and nearly that many states were represented
when the convention was ca',cd 10 order by
Governor Nelson, who read an address, Il.
which he gave a history Oh The antitrust
movement ia Minnesots, which had resulted
in the call Tor the convention. General Mel
son G,sNc'sd the Sherman antit tsust law,
Which, he said was but 81 experimental one,
which had resulted in no practical good. The
law is wcs., he said, because it does not de
Sns the crime. what is needed said the
governor, 's n law which will euumerate the
acts OF the trust which are illegal II ought
to prescribe shor, aud eisarie form o, in
dictment The legislatures of the varic-is
states must be looked 10 for relied"
The question Of crcJeu tlals occupied much
OF the conventioE's time The committee on
permanent officers recommended Governor
Nelson as permanent chairman, Edward 5.
Nealy Of Washir y;on for secretary and j. f,
Morton OF kentucky for assistant secretary.
'snatius Donnelly came into the convcn-
tion with series OF resolutions which he will
ask 1t to adopt as declaration against trusts,
Governor Nelson listened to tho various
resolutions which were introduced and re-
ferred them TO the committee without com
meat,
Davis OF Minnesota submitted resolution
for the formation OF a permanent association
with three committees. This is the one that
will probably be adopted.
Curtis OF Iowa read 4 resolution demand
Ing national Investigation of trusts
Corcoran of Utah offered a resolution cm-
bodying the idea OF ownership Q; coal lands
by the state.
Clemens of Kansas advocated confscation
and Doupelly of Minnesota introduced a res
olutop indorsing this idea Mr., Douueliy
criticised the United States supreme Court in
unmeasured terms.
The convention then adjourned until to-
morro~ nj 10 o'clock The committee on
resolutions met this evening To prepare It's
report.
When Governor Sei-cn OF Minnesota called
the antitrust CONVENTION 10 order Tuesday, It
was expected that the first fight OF the session
would begin, for 1t was generally known that
the Donnelly, or the radical faction had been
beaten in the committee Gu resolutions and
would carry the fight TO the floor OF tho con
vcntion, Chairman Rosewatcr cf the COM
mlttee on resolutions soon read the preamble,
when Dcnnely moved as a substitute de
Tunl fpr puf f,t1rp has NJ unthTaTtfu
coal lands. Henry d. Lloyd of Chicago
wanted btuminou. lands also purchased, and
fight on those two amendments lasted two
hours after which Mr., Ro=ewater moved the
previous question, and the committee report
was carried The fight was kept up all day,
however, by the extremists, but they were
outyoted al every turn.
The resolutions adopted set forth at length
the evils Of the trust system as at present
maintained, aud call upon the convention 10
create a permanent association, to be known
as the Antitrust Association Of the United
States, consisting of three representatives
from each state and territory: also an organ
Ka'ion OF antitrust associations In each state
and territory 70 aid the national association
In securing uniform legislation and rigid exc
cution OF the law. The resolutions declare
over-capitallsation OF tho corporate power to
be largely responsible for the breaking down
oil credit aud financial distress now prcvailing
and recommend stringent national and state
legislation aud supervision 10 Limit the bond
Ing OF corporate property and issue of stocks
representing same to actual value, It Is rec
ommcudei that each member of the eonvrn-
ton usc all honorable mean. for the election
"a Ot1tqa "a hsf fI,np Vrt. f.I.
those only who are opponents OF this anti
trust sentiment. 1t Is recommended also that
legislatures Of the various states enact such
legislation as will make 1t unlawful for any
corporation to enter isio any trust or co,n-
binatiou detrimental TO trade or commerce
and Injurious to public welfare.
The resolutions we're not radical enough to
snit the Dounelly and Weaver element and
they gure notice Of another meeting at the
Palmer House tonight. Before the close OF
the Central Hall meeting, j. NJ Quinn of the
Butte, Montana, -Hg>r, offered free coinage
resolution which was passed by small ma
joriry,
Thirty mrnibers OF the lnti-trust conyen-
tion, representing thirteen states, hoI,cl FROM
The regular meeting and organized t0-Hi-hi
All the bolicrs were Populists. General j. b.
Weaver Of Iowa was elected chairman anil
Mr. Mcclellan of kHnsls, secretary, lgun-
thus Donuelly and Others made speeches and
a resolution was adopted calling upon the b.
metallic league TO convene an industrial ron
yrutIou sometime In the fall in Chicago for
tine purpose OF a thorough political orsaniza-
ton 10 aver the principles Of the Floyd reso-
lutIons.