Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-14
REFORM In POLITICS
A Party to Be Formed in Western
Pennsylvania.
PLANS FOR ITS INAUGURATION
Colored Democrats Meet at In
dianapois.
VARIOUS POLITICAL NOTES

| PITTSBURG, Pa, August 14.-Prominent
| men of Pittsburg, Braddock and surround
| ir.g country have Joined in address for a
| convention to be held in Braddock for the
| organization of a party of reform, In which
the word reform is not to be used; of
| economy, in which the word economy is
| eschewed, and the slogan of which Is "a re-
duction of public expenses" If plans that
are already proposed are realized. 1t will be
the greatest thing western Pennsylvania has
developed in political way since the or
ganization of the republican party in Pitts
burg in 1856.
| What is proposed as an initial move is q
great barbecue with speeches by prominent
| people. Steamboats, that will traverse the
| Monongahela all day and carry thousands
| of people from every available point. with
| brass bands galore, and all the other ac-
cessories of q great popular demonstration.
| The national party, proposed some time ago
| by a Braddock man, is not dead as has been
| said. During the last six weeks quiet but
| effective work has been going on, until now
1t is an assured thing that a great demon
stration by the people will be held there
| Up to date about $1,000 has been sub
scribed 0y men of standing u carry on
| the prelimnaries.
| Republicans and democrats have Joined
| together in the move to make strike
against the alleged abuses of the existing
| system of government. Among them are
| Capt. S. S. Brown, who is at the head Of
the great coal firm of w. H. Browns Sons;
| his brother, Capt. Harry Brown; W. w.
| O'Neill. another big coal man; James
| Gayle, superintendent of the Edgar Thom-
! son steel works; Senator John Routh c..
| W. Schmidt of the wholesale liquor firm
! of Schmidt e. Friday, r. b. Mellon and
w. w. Patrick, both Pittsburg bankers;
Paul Hacke large dry goods dealer, and
| many others of equal note.
| 1t is proposed to hold the barbecue In
| Hawkins Hollow, where Braddock and
Rankin boroughs join, place where 2OOo0
people can assemble to advantage. Several
| leading lawyers of the Pittsburg bar have
| volunteered to be present and make
speeches.
| Fault of the PopuIIsts.
| EMPORIA, Kan. August II. u. ID.
| Holden, formerly national president of the
| Citizens Alliance, denounces the attitude
/ Of the populist party toward reform, claim
| ing that it can accomplish no good. 1t is
non-organized, and because its creed is de-
| fectve, and which he says must be re-
| jected by intelligent voters; that the at
utude of the party leaders is such as to
| subject them to suspicion.
| He severely criticised the Omaha plat
| form as principally consisting of demands
| that are impossible of being complied with,
| and If complied with would only make q
| bad state OF affairs worse. He claims that
| the non-parusan Farmers Alliance move
| ment was betrayed at the Cincinnati con-
| VentiOn into partisan clique of hunters
after office, and this, in spite of the protests
| of Polk, Powderly, Beaumont and other
| true reformers.
He declares that their steps must all be
| retraced and the work of the independent
organizations all gone over again and the
| effort must be made to hold the balance of
| pow er as Independent voters instead of
populists. If this is done he declares that
either or both of the other political parties
| Will cease antagonfzing what Is good in the
| reform movement, and that by holding the
| balance of power the alliance can elect
| such men of either party are pledged to
| the reform movement.
publishing company has been organized
| here to advocate the new movement. and a
| new weekly paper is to be issued shortly
which is to be the official organ.
Recorder Taylor to Colored Demo-
Gratis.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, August 14.-The
National Colored Democratic League met
| in Masonic Hall at noon today and will be
| in session for several days. A. +. Manning
president of the Indiana branch of the
| league, opened the convention with an ad-
dress of welcome. President C. H. j. Tay-
| lor of the National League then delivered
his annual address.
Between thirty and thirty-ive states are
being entitled to two delegates A COM
mittee was appointed to call on Governor
Matthews and Chairman Taggart of the
democratic state committee and make ar
rangements for the league delegates to at
tend the democratic state convention to-
morrow.
President Taylor said that at this conven-
| ton a plan would be perfected by which
| the organization would be able to furnish
a list of every cOlored voter in the United
| States.
There are many prominent colored men
present, among whom are II. c. Atwood of
| New York, ex-consul general to San Do
ningo; G. c. Curtis Of Iowa, E. l.. Daw-
kins of Florida and William a. Croswait
| of Tennessee.
Tennessee Democratic Convention.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 14.-Poli-
| ticians from all over the state are arriv-
| ing to attend the democratic state con-
vtntion on Wednesday. Gov. Turney will
be renominated without opposition.
Coxcy VIII Speak.
| CLINTON, Ind, August, 14-The popu-
| lists of the eighth congressional district
| are preparing for a great demonstration at
the Cayuga fair grounds the coming Sat
urday. J. s. Coxey will be present and
| Mort. Rankin, the popuist candidate for
| Congress, and other prominent orators.
John Quincy Adams Dead.
| QClNC1, Mass, August 1i.-JOhn Quincy
| adams died at his homo at Mount Wollas-
| ton this morning.
| Mr.. Adams was the son of the late Chas.
| Francis Adams and a great-srandsou OF
| President John Adams. In politics he was
| originally a free soiler, but he afterwar,l
| became a democrat. In 1861, 1868. 1863
| and 1870 he was nominated for governor.
| but was defeated. In 1872 he was the demo-
| cratic candidate for Vice President with
| Charles OCOnnor, and in 1873 he ran f0T,
! lieutenant governor of MaSSa chuSetts on
| the ticket with Gov. CASTOR. He has been
a member of the Harvard corporation since
| 1877.
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