St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-30

pointed. The committee on credentials
reported nothing before it FOR transac-
ton, and was Il. ted by the confer
zee 10 consider its duties negative;
Juat IL, TO pass upon the rights OF any
person present 10 whom objection might
b made. Considerable time was then
occupied by remarks upon various
subjects by members Of the conference,
inrlnding the recent election in Ala
ma educational campaigns, etc. The
i..nittee on educational campaign res
ported in favor OF a club or lyceum
system as auxiliary to the regular
campaign work, but under the direction
OF Il separate national committee, the
system of organization to be similar TO
that OF the older party clucS. After
considerable deSultOTy debate the re-
port was amended by striking out the
clause placing the organization of the
club system in the hands of new ma
tlOnal committee and referring to the
existing State committees. The report
WAS then adopted.
Upon motion of Mrs. Striker, of Kan
Sas, the national committee was re-
QueSted. in sending out literature upon
the Omaha platform, to include there
with proper proportion Of literature
upon WOman'S suffrage. The confer
ence then took recess for dinner.
At the Afternoon Session,
at the request of the national central
ommittee, committee of SiX-MeSSrs.
Lloyd QlllnOis), GrooJ (Ohio), Sovereign
Qowa), Breidenthal (Kanaas), Howard
(Alabama) and Hunter (NeW York;
was appointed by the chairman, on the
part of the conference, to discuss with
the national committee the preparation
of the address to the party.
Pending report from the committee.
the conference listened to addresses
from number OF delegates upon plans
of campaign the initiative and refer
endum and other matters. During the
discussion Of the referendum, which
was supposed 10 be for the friends
of the plan, w. j. CoStigan. of
Topeka, Kan, created whirl of
excitement by getting the floor with a
declaration that "there are men from
my state advocating the initiative and
referendum whose equal cannot be
found this side of hell" 1t required q
thunderOuS hammer by the chair and
concentrated vOciferOuS objection on
the part of the friends of the measure
to prevent further such utteIanceS. The
CoXey nOn.interest bearing bond prop
OsltiOn was also discussed at some
length. In this manner the time was
spent until the evening recess.
AT the evening session, after some de-
lay committee was sent to request
that the address to be issued TO the
people be presented forthwith. The
effort to secure the document was sue
cesSful, and in behalf Of the national
committee and it's advisers from the
conference. Gen. J. b. Weaver presents
ed the report. 1t was read in full, and
without amendment Or change of any
sort indOrSed by the conference.
After the adoption of the address by
the conference the gathering gradually
thinned out. In addition to the address
as given above the national committae
also adopted resolutions Indorsing and
urging the extension of the industrial
legiOns and providing methods for their
closer alliance with the national. Also
a resolution recommending the estab-
liShment and issue, under the direction
of the committee, of monthly Populist
serial at the Washington headquarters
anu its distribution. -