The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-29

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 2S-The conference
OF the national committee of the Peo-
pies party, with invited friends began
today with an attendance of over two
hundred. The meeting was called to Or
der by National Chairman. Taubeneck,
and Immediately proceeded to discuss the
advisabilbty of holding sessions in secret.
Debate developed a tangle out of which
the gathering pulled itself, after nearly
two hours discussion, by resolving into
an Informal conference with Taubeneck
in the chair. The committee proper, be-
ing declared adjourned until 2 p. m, Sec
rotary Turner, of the national commit
tee was made secretary of the confer
ence. Chairman Taubeneck then stated
the purpose of the conference as indica-
ted in the call. Upon motion of General
Weaver. the chair was directed, after
some aiTnless debate, to appoint a COM
mfttee of five upon credentials, and an
other OF ten upon address, the latter to
prepare a summary of advice of the con-
ference. Recess was then taken until 2
At the afternoon session the national
executive committee having retired for
the purpose of consultation, the confer
ence proceeded after naming a commit
tee on order of business, informally to
listen to J. S. CoXey. upon his non-ipter-
est-bearing-bond plan; to addresses by
Delegates Howard, Manning and Adams
upon the recent election in Alabama, and
conference. Delegate Adams in his CLOS
ing sentences, created considerable ex-
element by stating that the Popul5ts of
Alabama were long-sufer1ng in their re-
fusal to resort to revolution, that pa
tience might soon cease to be a virtue;
that they would not stand by much long
er and see their rights taken away.
The national executive committee at
this point presented a resolution adopted
by it, to the effect that it deemed it ex-
pedient for the conference to adopt an
address direct to the people. but that the
proper procedure would be for the con-
ference ito present its views to the ma
tional central committee. they to present
them, in such form as seemed best 10
them, to the public; also that National
Chairman Taubeneck had better not re-
main in the chair
A report on rules and order of business
was presented advising regular form
of procedure in corsonance with the res
olutfon of the executive committee. After
some debate both reports were accepted
and the conference proceeded to elect
General j. 3. Weaver temporary presld-
ing officer of the conference, with w. d:
Vincent, of KanSas, and Milton Park, of
Texas, as seceetary and assistant secre-
tary.
After short recess to permit state del
egaitons to confer upon the matters to
be presented by each. the roll of states
was called for introduction OF res
olutions. etc.
By Alabama Delegate Adams, a reso-
tuition requesting the United States Sen
ate to adopt Senator Aliens resolution OF
December 10, 1894. for the apo intment OF
committee to ascertain whether Ala
bama's people are living under a repub-
lican form of government. Rules su5-
pended and the resolution adopted unani-
mously.
Arkansas, California, Oregon, Colorado,
Georgia, Idaho and Indiana reported pro
gress in the advancement of Populist
principles and the spokesman in general
remarks insisted upon the. conference
standing strictly by the Omaha platform
The Illinois spokesman Mr.. Lord, of
Chicago in addition to an fnsistence up
on the principles of the Omaha platform,
presented resolutions adopted by the
Populist city central committee of Chi
cago, denouncing the recent imprison-
ment of 3. V..Debs and others in Chlea-
go as an invasion of the rights of trial
by jury; also a series of resolutions pre-
pared by Hon. Lyman Trumbull, of Chi
cago, denouncing the use of regular
ances last summer as a military inva-
sion, declaring the use of regular troops
a forcing of free men to Cypress otners
in behalf of monopoly; derouncing the
! of peace; demanding the free coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 16 to l, and insSlStlns
| that nlonopolfes bearing upon PUBIC
rights, should be owned and operated by
| the government.
| A recess until p m. was then taken.
After the evening recess the confer
ence resumed the call of states for ex-
presyfons of opinions with regard ito
| the best policy for the party to pursue
For Iowa, General Weaver responded
urging his well-known financial views
and asking that the fight of the next
two years under the national election
be made upon the Omaha platform in
its entirety with financial reform well
| to the front.