The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-01-04
POPULIST CONVENTION.
roPULisT MEET IN sT. rorns
MISSOURI.
OoNey Talks Of Non-Interest-Ro.-,.
Honds--imprlsonment OF
Debs Condemned.

~ the afternoon session of tho
ulst convention Friday !. g. rop-
t;'s .ao.s inc national committee Aayins o','e -
Is sleu ior the purpose of conaultst;ae 49,
- conference Proceeded. after no,,
.-g committee on order az b,,s;,.~-l ,'''-'l
y nanioo.fmally TO listen to address, ~
=. Oo&ey, upon his non.internst =.
pond plan; Delegates Howord M SInls 'us
t;nr t."s una Adams upon the recent eIec-
eion IN Alabama, and Others nnon ~ 49,
eeTelA ep, purposes of the conferenee
Deiegase Adams in his CLOSING san
fences, created considerable exc;te,,,'..l ,o-'
ay stating that though the Ponnl;ats 80
Alao'slna were long-suaferfno A. a.
toiusal to resort TO Revolution tbot 49,
uence might soon cease 70 ho ',.i's ,.;'.i'' Pa-
,I lll"l they would not stand hy mucb
~, aUnger and see their rights taken awav
nc national executive committee tbsr
Presented q resolution adopted bv u -
sne enect that it deemed il inexns,l,ant
Tor the conference to ndept an addross
ulrect to the people, but that the nro,,e,
procedure would be for the CON ferepca
20 present its views to the national CEN
!r"i committee, they to present them
IN such form as seemed best. 70 tbe
paDhc; also that National Cboirmar
la1oeneck had better remain in tbe
chair. ''" =" 'ne
a report upon rules and order of
business was presented. providing !
leeuiar form OF procedure in conson-
9. ance with the resolution Of the exeeu
1--WE committee. After some debota
Doth reports were accepted and the
conference proceeded to elect Gen n
ID. Weaver temporary presiding officer
oi the conference. with w. ID. Vincent
oi Aansas, and Milton Park. of Texas
as secretary and assistant secretary,
AFTER a short recess to permit State
delegates to confer upon the matters 10
Dc presented by each, the roll of States
was called for the Introduction of eucb
resolutions, etc.
by Alabama delegate Adams) a
resolution was offered requesting the
united States senate to adopt Senator
". V. Aliens resolution of December
~ 1894, for the appointment of a
committee to ascertain whether Ala
Oamas people are living under a re-
form of government. The
rules were suspended and the reeolu-
ion adopted unanimously.
Askansas, California, Oregon. Colo
RADIO, Georgia, idaho and Indiana re-
ported progress in the advancement of :
Populist principles. and their spolee-
men IN general remarks insisted upon !
he conference standing strictly by the
Omaha platform. e
Illinois spokesman, Mr.. Lord. of a
Jhicago, in addition to an insistance u
Ipon the principles of the Omaha ;
platform, presented resolutions adopted y
y the Populist city central committee !,
Y Chicago denOuncing the recent i'm =
'rlsonment of f. V. Debs and others
D Chicago as an invasion of the right
u trial by jury; also a series Of reso-
utions prepared by Hon. Lyman .
-rumbull, of Chicago, denouncing the y
lse OF regular troops in the Chicago
abor disturbances of last summer as
Military invasion; declaring the use Of 81
egular troops as forcing free men TO ST
ppress others in behalf OF monopoly; d
enouncing the issue of interest-bear- o
ng bonds in time Of peace; demand ST
lg the free coinage Of silver at the te
alto OF l6 to l., and insisting that th
bearing upon public rights &c
lould be owned and operated by the til
overnment an