The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-29
CONFERREES.
Meeting Of the National Commit
tee at st, Louis,
IMPLIED THREAT FROM ALABAMA,

Delegate Adams, of That state, Declares
That the Popuiists 'wm Not Stand by
Much Longer aud See Their Rights Taken
Away"
ST LOUIS, Dec. 29.-The conference Of
the national committee Of the Peoples
party with its invited friends began yester-
day at the Lindell hotel, in this city, with
an attendance of something over 200.
| Chairman Taubeneck, of the national
committee called the body to order, and
National Secretary Turner was made sec
retary of the conference. The morning
| session was occupied in the appointment
| of committees on credentials etc
| At the afternoon session, the national
executive committee having retired for
| the purpose of consultation, the confer
| ence listened to addresses by J. :. CoXey
upon his non interest bearing bond plan,
| Delegates Howard Manning and Adams
upon the recent election in Alabama and
Others upon the general purpose of the
| conference Delegate Adams, i'm his clos
| ing sentences, created considerable excite
mcnt by stating that though the Popu-
! lists in Alabama were long suffering in
| their refusal to resort to revolution, pa
thence would soon cease to he a virtue;
that they would not stand by much longer
| and see their rights taken away
The national executive committee at
this point presented resolution adopted
by it TO the effect that it doomed it mex
pedient for the conference to adopt an ad-
dress direct to the people, but that the
proper procedure would be for the confer
ence to present its views to the national
central committee, they to present them
l m IsI 70, r.
the public; also, that the national chair
man, MIR. Taubeneck had better not re
main in the chair. After some debate bott
reports were accepted, and the conference
proceeded to elect General j. b. Weaver
temporary presiding officer, with w. d
| Vincent of Kansas and Milton Park o
Texas as secretaries.
Delegate Adams, of Alabama presented
"a resolution requesting the United States
to adopt Senator w. V. Alton's resolution
of Dec. Is, 1894, for the appointment of ;
committee to ascertain whether Ala
bama's people are living under a republi
can form of government. The resolution
was adopted unanimously. Arkansas
California, Oregon, Colorado, Georgia
Idaho and Indiana reported progress il
the advancement of Populist principles
. and the spokesmen in genera! remarks in
sisted dupOn the conference standing striCtl!
by the Omaha platform.
, Illinois spokesman, Mr.. Lord, of Chi
cago, in addition to an insistance upon tn
, principles of the Omaha platform, pre-
sented resolutions adopted by the Populis
, city central committee of Chicago de
nouncing tile recent imprisonment of +
( V. Dehs and others in Chicago as an in
! vasion of the right of trial by jury; also
= series Of resolutions prepared by Hon. Ly
man Trumbull, Of Chicago, denouucin
the use of regular troops in the Chicag
labor disturbances last summer as mil
tary invasion; declaring the use of regula
troops the forcing of free men to oppres
others in behalf Of monopoly; dcnouncin
the issue of interest bearing bonds in tim
of peace; demanding free coinage of silvc
70 at the ratio Of IS To 1, and insisting tina
monopolies bearing upon public right
p should be owned and operated by the gov
} ernment.
At the night session the conference sus
pended the rules, and passed unanimousl
the denunciaUion Of the Imprisonment q
, | Eugene v Dcbs, George w Howard an
Others as an invasion of the rights Of fre
J men TO trial by jury.