The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-30
PANS OF THE PoPUL1srs.
me Masses Declared Suspicious Of the
Third Party Leaders.


st. Louis, Dec 2s.-The conference of
the leaders Of the popuIist party resumed
us session at the Linden hotel at 10
O'Clock this morning with Gen. J. Is.
weaver Of Iowa. in the chair.
The delegates showed a milder spirit
this morning After a few minutes Of in
formal conference with the invited dele
sates, the national legislative committee
NithufeW To- the hotel parlor. where IL
went into secret session.
ne work Of the conference was the an
poiltIlent OF committee 10 arrange for
an educational campaign. After an hours
ueHoer1tOn The committee reported il
was desired 20 organize local clubs. adj
.lt'ttiAs women 20 membership. whether
tney were voters or not. and 10 do every
public ''i0
The discussion developed that the
masses were suspicious of the leaders
numerous speeches were made opposing
d clause authorizing the appointment of q
nauonal campaign committee. The clause
was construed to mean the control and
censorship of the campaign, and numer-
Jus speeches. along this line eliminated in
q speech by Parsons Lathrop OF Kansas,
VINO denounced The clause as a political
monopoly, the worst of all monopolfes, led
by otflce-seeking men, who care more for
Pohtles than for principles and have Of
zee In view. and when that is had all that
is wanted is at hand.
\ motion by DELEGATE Hunter of Nexv
York. 10 debar socialists from member
snip IN the popuiist party was defeated
A motion by Mrs. Striker of Kansas to
embrace IN the documents issued by the
committee, literature on the question OF
woman emancipation, was adopted.
Inc afternoon session closed in a whirl-
vino OF oratory with nothing before the
conference. Cen" Coxey had beer
squelched in an effort TO be heard, but his
BOND issue scheme was championed by
Magnetic Crosby of Kansas city. who
spoke for % minutes Gen" Coxey was
allowed 10 present it and it was recon
inenued 10 the consideration of the Peo-
pies party.
At ESQ o'clock the conference re-assem-
bied and the national executive committee
presented its address to the public and the
ioIlowing resolutions adopted by the ma
uonal committee was adopted:
In view of the fact that the state of Ala
bama and other southern states are with
out republican form of government, he
cause OF the rule of a. political oligarchy
which Is perpetuated by monstrous frauds
at the ballot box, the imperative necessity
OF free ballot and an honest count is
constitutional right, and we demand
that II be given, and ask that the chairman
OF the national committee appoint a com
mlttee of three to submit evidence to the
press Of the country and to congress to
substantiate this alarming and revolution
airy condition, that they may be awakened
10 the threatening peril caused by the
existing autocratic anarchy in the south.
The following We're appointed as the
committee: J. c. Manning of Alabama.
Henry d. Lloyd of Illinois and Lee Gran
dali of Alabama.
Resolutions providing for the distribu-
ton of party literature and the formation
of clubs were adopted and the conference
adjourned sine die.
The executive committee is still in SEES
sion.
The address recommends the immediate
organization Of an educational campaign
by the national, state and local commit
tees 1t denounces the pooling bills, ad-
heres to the Omaha platform in its en-
tirety, declares for free silver coinage
at l6 to !, and for direct issue of paper
money by the government and announces
implacable hostility to the further issue
of Understanding bonds.