The record-union., 1893-03-13

the line of progress upon which the party
is working, that the members of this
State Conference adopt the letter of
Taubeneck, Turner and Rankin, asking
the party to push the organization of the
Industrial Legion in the State and also
that all industrial organizations be asked
to distribute among their members and
others literature advocating the prin-
ciples of the party.
OMAHA PLATFORM INDoRSED.
j. L. Gilbert explained why the St.
Louis platform was spoken of in tho re-
port rather than the Omaha platform. The
first was gathering of all Industrial Or
CARNATIONS and the latter political con-
vention.
,Sanborn spoke in favor of the Omaha
platform.
l.. NJ. Landsborough moved to amend
by inserting the words "Omaha plat
form" in place of "St. Louis PLATFORM"
and spoke in favor of his amendment.
J. q. Gore also favored it.
Gilbert made an eloquent plea for the
original report.
work along the line of the Omaha plat
form. II the resolution came before the
trades unions and kindred organizations
as body, 1t would be rejected, but II to
individual members they would take
hold of it. He explained that the objects
of the Industrial Legion were to keep
alive the education OF the people, not only
in campaign times, but through the time
between them, when men had time to
think soberly and carefully, with no party
lash to swing over and influence them.
Judge Thompson followed him, indors-
ing what he had said.
Dillon of Los Angeles asked whether
or not the Legion was a secret society.
He believed that history bore him out in
the atafQnant thot r1n1itiaal
izations mad been the bane of the country.
The answer was made that it was prac-
tlcally permanent political club.
The amendment substituting the Omaha
! platform was adopted.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported, congratulating the people on the
progress made by the Peoples party
toward aftording relief to the country; in
dorsed the Omaha platform; favored the
| completion of the Nicaragua Canal, but
believed that the Government should con-
troll it and that it should not aid any pri-
vate corporation to finish it; declared that
| the Government should foreclose it's
claims on the railroads, if at maturity the
debt remains unpaid, and favored their
operation by the Government in such
case; opposed the issue by the Govern
ment of any bonds or interest bearing
debt; deprecated fusion; favored the plan
of initiative and referendum; recon-
mended that the convention select a COM
mittee of seven members OF the Peoples
party from every part of the State to pre-
pare and issue an address to the people on
behalf of the Peoples party; declared
that the course of the State Central Com
mittee, of the State Executive Committee
and the seven Peoples party Assem- bly,
men is in all respects approved; and also
recommended such a change in our sys-
tenn as will enable the State to furnish
employment to the unemployed.
DILLON TO THE RESCUE.
Dillon opposed the. recommendation
indorsing the course of the seven Assem-
blymen, and made most able defense OF
Marion Cannon and Kerns in the Sena-
torial fight.
While the convention clearly admired
Mr.. Dillon's defense of his friends, they
Enthusiastically were hostile to Cannon
and Kerns and gave color to his supposi-
ton that the conference was called by
the seven Assemblynen and their friends
for the purpose of condemning them, as
evinced by many bitter denuncations
OF them by different speakers.
The convention took a recess till 7:3(
P. NJ.