The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-29
POPULISTS MAKING PLANS.
4 Conference Of Tie Party Leaders in
SeSSiol al ST. Louis.

The Omaha Platform 20 Be Endorsed
without Change Gen Weaver In
sfsts That Financial Issues VIII Be
ths Key Note n the Coming Cam
psfEn. and Precipitztss . Stormy
wrzagls By the Declaration - The
JUDGMENT Against the American Eail-
way Union Lead rs Denounced
81. LOUIS. Dee 4-Twenty-fve members
O TIE Peoples party national constitu-
tonsI convention and 20 party leaders
net IN conference this morning in the as
sembly room CT the Linden hotel. under
Chairman Tsubeneck Ct Illinois.
= wrangle over the admission OF re-
porters revealed less than q quorum and
the committee surrendered the room % q
conference OF the 20 leaders. who chose
Gen. :. g. Weaver OF Iowa as chairman.
The conference adopted a rule that their
mission was only an advisory one, and Il
resolutions acted on by them should be
submitted 20 the national committee
President Boyd and q committee from
the Merchants Exchange invited the Wis
itors 70 hold their next national conven-
tion IN this city. Action On this will be
had tomorrow IN committee
On reassembling the national committee,
Etn lacking & quorum, met with the con-
ference.
Il was decided that a call Of states was
the best means Of getting an exchange q
views. This early developed the fact that
the Omaha platform Without change,
would be Endorsed. Mr. Manning Of Ala
hama retold the Koib-Oates contest and
denounced the democrats for again WELD
ing the whip and shackies OF old-time
slavery.
Matters moved smoothly and cheering
was plentiful as each state was called.
After Georgia reported, the conference
adjourned until 7:s9 g. m.
The call was resumed on re-assembltng.
Illinois was responded 10 by Mr.. Taube-
neck, who spoke hopefully Of the future.
Iowa brought Gen. Weaver from the
char. He had little % say Of his state,
but read a resolution 70 the effect that
financial Issues W-N be the key note IN
the coming campo gu. sidetracklng the
land and transportation question. This
prec.pitated a stormy wrangle, and 70 be-
came palmer than ever that no plank IN
the Omaha platform was to be ignored.
HIS contention was for trinity o. money
gold, silver. paper-to be controlled in
volume and value By the government
alone He insisted that money was the
winning ISSUE and that the Peoples
party which was strong IN principles and
weak 10 tactics should recognize that IS
sue and meet It. He was asked some
troublesome questions, but the resolution
passed.
resolution was presented denouncing
the judgment against Z. V. Debs, @. ".
Howard and L. W. Rogers. Of the Amer
team Railway Union. and Mr.. Howard was
invited 70 speak He took the meeting by
storm.
J. r. Sovereign Of the Knights Of
F~Hf ra.a a. nm ferar. al "a aA-
dress.
The resolution after an amendment
eliminating an Objectionable reference 10
Judge Woods Of the federal court was
adopted.
The best speech OF the session was
made by S. c. Crosby Of Kansas City,
No. He Is an attorney and republican
who was converted 10 populism a year
ago After consuming his allotted five
minutes IN confessing republican sins
against the convictions OF his political
conscience. the conference insisted on
his continuing, ana Mr.. Crosby reviewed
the field from a populist standpoint In
ten-minutes talk that was emphasized
with wild applause.
During the succeeding call Of the states
resolutions were offered and adopted 10
ask congress for an investigation of the
Alabama election frauds and denounc-
ing President Cleveland for calling out
troops during the railroad strike These,
with others offered IN the morning ses-
sion, VIII occupy the attention of the
national committee tomorrow. At 10
p m the conference adjourned until to-
morrow.
Among the notable people present are
Hen. Jesse Harper Of Illinois, who was
Lncolns law partner and who nominated
him for President in 1860; John Fl. Melon
aid. former democrat Of Tennessee, and
Cyclone" Davis Of Texas.
Gen" CoXey and Carl Browne we're
heavily sa4 on In several attempts to
be heard. and cut only a small figure.
The conference and committee will adj
journ sine die tomorrow.