The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-29
TALK MILL GOING
P0PUIIST AGGR CATION IN Ola.
MANT GONOLAVE
Usual Redundanae Of Resolutions.
With a Great Prominence OF the
Red Shifted Variety With the For
eign Accent-Will Address the
People BY National Committee.

pies party began today q. the Lindeil
hotel in this city, with an attendance
OF over 200 The meeting was called TO
order by National Chairman Taube-
neck and Immediately proceeded 10
discuss the advisa bility OF holding ses-
sions in secret. The debate was some
thing of a tangle, out of which the
gathering pulled itself after nearly
two hours discussion, by resolving
itself into an informal conference
with Mr.. Taubeneek in the chair, the
committee proper being declared ad-
journed till p. m Secretary Turner
Of the national committee was made
secretary of the conference. Chairman
Taubeneck then stated the purpose OF
the conference as indicated in the call
Upon motion of General weaver the
chairman was directed 10 appoint the
usual committees. A recess was then
taken until p. m.
AT the afternoon session, the nation
al executive committee having retired
for the purpose of consultation, the
conference proceeded, after naming a
committee on order OF business, in
formally to listen TO ]. S. Coxey upon
his non-iterest bearing bond plan: to
addresses by Delegates Howard, Man
ming and Adams upon the recent cleo
ton in Alabama, and others upon the
general purpose of the conference.
Delegate Adams in his closing sentence
created considera BILE excitement by
stating that though the Populists Of
Alabama were long suffering in their
refusal to resort to revolution, that
f~hV
tue; that they would not stand by much
longer and see their rights taken away.
GETTING BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
me national executive committee at
tbls point presented a resolution, adopt
cd by 1t, to the effect that il deemed it
expedient for the conference to adopt
an address direct to the people, but
that the proper procedure would be
Tor the conference TO present its views
to the national central committee,
they to present them, in such form as
seemed best to them. to the public; also
that National Chairman Taubeneck
had better not remain in the chair.
A report upon rules and order of bust
ness was presented providing a regu-
lar form of procedure in consona nee
with the resolution of the executive
committee. After some debate both
reports were accepted and the con-
ference proceeded to elect General j.
B. Weaver temporary presiding officer
of the conference, with W. d. Vincent
OF Kansas and Milton Park of Texas
as secretary and assistant secretary.
After short recess to permit state
delegations to confer upon the matters
to be presented by each, the roll of
states was called for the introduction
of such resolutions, etc
BY Alabama delegate Adams),
yt-aC -.I
United States senate to adopt Senator
Aliens resolution of Dec. 19, 1894, for
the appointment of committee to
ascertain whether Alabama's people
are living under Republican form of
government. Rules suspended and the
resolution adopted unanimously
Arkansas, California, Oregon, Colo
RADIO, Georgia. Idaho and Indiana re-
ported progress in the advancement of
Populist principles and the Spokesman
in general remarks insisted upon the
conference standing strictly by the
Omaha platform.
ALL SORTS FROM CHICAGO.
The Illinois spokesman, Mr.. Lord Of
Chicago, In addition to an insistence
upon the principles of the Omaha plat
form. presented resolutions adopted by
the Populist city central committee of
Chicago denouncing the recent impris-
onment of Z. V. Debs and others in
Chicago as an invasion Of the right of
trial by jury; also a series of resolutions
prepared by Hon. Lyman Trumbull Of
Chicago denouncing the use of regular
troops in tn Chicago labor disturbances
last summer as a military invasion;
declaring the use of regular troops a
forcing of freemen 10 Cypress others in
behalf of monopoly; denouncing the
issue of interest bearing bonds in ii .,
of peace; demanding the free coinage Of
silver at the ratio of IS TO /. and in
sisting that monopolies bearing upon
public rights should be owned and ope-
rated by the government.
A recess until Z p. m. was then taken.
After the evening session the confer
ence resumed the call of states for ex-
pressions of opinion with regard TO the
best policy for the party TO pursue. For
Iowa General Weaver responded, urg-
ing his we'll known financial views and
asking that the fight Of the next two
years until the national election be
made upon the Omaha platform IN its
with financial reform we'll 10
the front.
JUDGE WOODS DENOUNCED.
Recurring 70 the resolutions fntroduc-
I'd on behalf of the central Peoples
party committee Of Chicago, the con-
ference suspended the rules and pass
sd unanimously the denunciation OF the
Imprisonment Of Eugene V. Debs. c.
W. Howard and others as an invason
of the rights or free men TO trial by
Jury. Some little debate was induced
BY a phrase therein referring 70 Judge
Woods as one whose record IL a stain
upon the judiciary OF the country" but
IN effort 70 strike IL out failed and the .
resolutions passed.
Commissioner BreidenthaI Of Ransa.
demanded adherence 70 the Omaha
platform. The same line was taken
BY spokesman from the states Of Ker-
ucky. Louisiana. Massachusetts. New .
Vermont, Minnesota, Miss 4
ssippi, Missouri. Montana. Nebraska.
Michigan. New Jersey. Ohio. Oklahoma
South Dakota, Teanes-
Zee. Texas, Virginia. Wisconsin. Con-
lecticut and New York. after which .
he convention took a recess until to-
morrow morning.
At the conclusion % The session J G +
Manning Of Alabama announced that
le had. upon advice. issued cah for a
Meeting OF the ballot Teforrners 81 the
-outh az New Orleans. Jan Is srafs 70