The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-04
DEBS AFTER GOVERNORSHIP
HE VILE BE THE CANDIDATE OF
 THE P0PULIsrs OF INDIANA.
At the Railway Union Convention tho Sentiment Was That He should Become . Political Factor-An Advised to Vote tho Peoples Ticket


 Sentiment Was That He should Become
 . Political Factor-An Advised to Vote
 tho Peoples Ticket.
 Chicago, Aug. 8-The American Railway union adjourned at 10 o'clock tonight after most turbulent and un- satisfactory meeting. ostensibly the object of the meeting was to consider the causes leading to tho great strike and to find out the present status there of, but there Is q general impression among close observers that the real ob- ject of tho meeting was to found in . boom for Eugene v. Debs for the gov ernorship ofs Indiana. This, however, Is denied by the leaders of the A. R. U., who declare the report was circulated by enemies of Debs.
 The convention throughout was strongly political in character, and there was much more talk of the populist matters than of labor affairs. It is cer- tain that should Debs care to run for governor of Indiana at the next cleo ton on the populist ticket he would re- ceive the support of the party almost to a man. When approached Debs de- nied that he had any political end in view.
 The most important action taken by the convention was the issuing of a general address, the title of which was "a resolution to the voters of the country" The sentiment of this ad- dress, the text of which the convention declined to make public, was almost en- tirely political, advising every laboring man to turn out at the polls and vote ticket of the peoples party.
 The resolutions condemn railways and monopolies, and after a statement of the strike situation, the causes and the reasons why the national strike should be declared off in favor of individual strikes of the different railroad sys- tems, the alleged unwarranted inter- ference of the federal authorities Is en- larged upon. The statement is made that the srike would have been suc- cessful but for the action of the feder- al authorities, instigated by the rail- roads.
 Following general endorsement of the peoples party is a specific endorse ment of Governor Altgeld, Mayor Hop kins, Governors Lewelling, ,Hogs, Waite, Pennoyer, possibly Markham Of Cali fornia, and other governors who have distinguished themselves as radical labor supporters during the strike" The address declares that union has noth- ings to do with declaring the strike off, that question resting entirely with the strikers on the twenty-seven roads which have been involved. Each road IS allowed to act as 1t pleases.
 President Debs made speech to the convention which was frequently inter rupted by applause. In many ways the sentiment of the convention was almost unanimous that the strike leader should become a political factor and leader. Several delegates made enthusiastic speeches favoring the populist idea. The speakers maintained that as it had become difficult for the people to get justice through the courts and as the methods of the czar were being set up in America 1t was time for the working men to call a halt. The committee of Pullman strikers reported to the con- vention this afternoon assuring the del egates that not a single striker had yet gone back to work nor would man re- turn until the demands had been grant,