The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-29
POPlIET CONFERREES,
Meeting Of the National Commit
tee at st, Louis.
IMPLIED THREAT FROM ALABAMA.

Delegate Adams Of That state, Declare.
That the ropuIists 'sswil Not stand nv
Much Longer and See Their Rights Taken
Away
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2o.--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 SEQ
rotary 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. s. 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, in his clos
ing sentences, created considerable excite
ment 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 be a virtue;
that they would not stand by much longer
ard SEQ their rights taken away.
The national executive committee at
This point presented resolution adopted
by it to the effect that 1t doomed 1t inex-
pedient for the conference to adopt an adj
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
In such form as seemed best to them to
the public; also, that the national chair
man, Mr.. Taubeneck, had better not re-
main In the chair. After some debate both
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 Of
Texas as secretaries
Delegate Adams, Of Alabama, presented
resolution requesting the United States
to adopt Senator W. V. Atoms resolution
oil Dec Is, 1894, for the appointment of
committee to ascertain whether Ala
banla's people are living under a republic
can form of government. The resolution
was adopted unanimously. Arkansas.
California, Oregon, Colorado, Georgia.
Idaho and Indiana reported progress in
the advancement of Popullst PRINCIPLES.
and tho spokesman in general remarks in
sisted upon the conference standing strictly
by tho Omaha platform.
Illinois spokesman, Mr.. Lord, of Chi.
cago, In addition to an insistanoc upon tho
principles of the Omaha platform pre-.
sented resolutions adopted by the Populist
city central committee Of Chicago de-
nouncing the recent Imprisonment of f.
" Debs and others In Chicago as an In.
vaslon of tho right Of trial by jury; also a
series Of resolutions prepared by Hon. Ly-
man Trumbull, of Chicago, denouncing
the use of regular troops In the Chicago
labor disturbances last summer as a mill
tary invasion; declaring the use of regular
troops the forcing Of FREQ men to Cypress
Others In behalf of monopoly; denouncing
the issue of interest bearing bonds in time
oil peace; demanding free coinage Of silver
at the ratio of Is to l, and insisting that
monopolies bearing upon public rights
should be owned and operated by the GOV
ernment.
AT the night session the conference sus.
pended the rules, and passed unanimously
the denunciation of the Imprisonment Of
Eugene V. Dcbs, George w. Howard and
Others as an invasion Of the rights of free
men to trial by jury. -