The Washington times., 1894-12-29
POPULIST LEADERS
IN CONSULTATION
Conference of the National Com
nlittee With Some Friends.
Mr.. TRUMBULL's RESOLUTIONS
Alabama Delegates Want Their State
Government Investigated.
One Of Them Creates Sensation by Declar-
ing That Patience en- the Part of the Peo-
ple's Party in That State Has Ceased to
Be Virtue and That They Will Not
Stand Such Rank Injustice Much Longer.

ST. LOUIS, No., Dec. 28.-The conference
of the national committee of the Peoples
party, with its invited friends, began to-day
at the Lindeli Hotel, in this city, with an at
tendance of something over 100 The meet
ing was called to order by National Chairman
Taubeneck, and Immediately proceeded to
discuss the advisability OF holding sessions in
secret.
AT the afternoon session, the national exec
utive committee having retired for the par-
pose OF consultation, the con fere Bce pro-
ceeded, after naming committee on order
OF business. informally to Listen to addresses
by ]. S. Coxey upon his pon5interest bear
ing bond plans by. Delegates Howard. Man
nlng, ana Adams, upon the recent eie tion
in Aabamar and others upon tie general
purpose OF the con erence. Delegate Adams
in his closing sentences created considerable
excitement bysfaffpg Il tiat1hangh the Popu-
.r2 :. @,na y sre ~. .4:@ - ha T
refusal to resort te4reyoiutteE. patience might
soon cease to be virtue; that they would
not stand by much longer and see their
rights taken away. fbf
The national executive committee at this
point presented resolution, adopted by it.
to the effect that it deemed II nexpedient for
| the conference to adopt an address direct to
the people, but that the proper procedure
would be for 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, a 50 that the national
chairman Taubeneck, had better not remain
in the chair.
report upon rules and order of business
was presented. providing regular form oil
procedure IN ronsonanee with the resolution
OF the execuitFa committee After some de-
bate both re Is were accepted and the con-
ference protet d ID to elect Gen. J. b. Weaver
Temporary presiding officer. with w. D. VIM
cent, OF Kansas. and Milton Park, of Texas
sc, retary and assistant secretary.
AZ d short recess TO permit State delega-
tions 10 confer upon The matters to be pre-
sented by each, the roll OF States WAS called
for the introduction of such resolutions. etc.
BY Alabama Delegate Aiams). a resoIu-
ton requesting the Uni ed States Senate to
adopt Senator W. V. All MS solution OF
December le, 1894. for the appointment of a
committee 10 ascertain whether Aiabama's
peop'e are living under republican form oi
gov ernment. Rules Suspended and the reso-
luton adopted unanimously
Arkansas. California, Oregon, Colorado
! Georgia. Idaho. and Indiana reported prog.
ress In the advancement OF Populist princi-
! pies, aud the spokesmen in general remarks
insisted uron the conference standing strictly
| by the Omaha platform.
Illinois spo esman, Mr.. Lord, OF Chicago
! in addition TO an insistence upon the prirci
! ples of the Omaha platform, presented reso
lutions adopted by the Popu ist e.ty
! central committee OF Chicago. denounc
/ ing the recent Imprisonment OF E
V. Debs and others in Chicago a.
! an invasion OF the right OF tria
| by jury; also series of resolut ons prepared
by Hon. Lyman Trumbull OF Chicago. de
nouncing the use OF regular troo = in th
| Chicago labor dstur ancss last summer as =,
military invasion; declaring the use OF regu
lar troops forcing of free mea TO oppres
Others in behalf OF monopoly. denouncin,
the issue OF interest-bear ng onds in time o
peace; demanding the free coinage OF siIve
at the ratio of 16 to l. and insisting tha
monopolies bearing upon public rights shoul,
be owned and operated by the government.