The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-23
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| cent said that ilte present meeting would
| be considered the regular one of the Ma
| tionaI Reform Press association, and
that those holding membership in the
National order would be eligible. Com
nittees on credentials and permanent
organization were named as follows:
Credentials, Grand Master Workman
Sovereign, J. A Edgerton OF Nebraska,
". II. Chandler of Oklahoma; perma-
ne1t organization, A Rozelie, of Mis-
souri,, j. H Lewis Of Missouri, and War
wick Saunder of Columbus, Mich.
Recess was then taken until o'clock.
The actual membership at the morning
session was forty, but it was expected
that the number would be materially
increased by further arrivals during the
day.
Miss OMEN, Of the Reform Press bu-
READ. Of ST. Louis: Miss Pauline Stone,
daughter OF Ex-Governor Stone, and
Miss Sovereign, daughter of the Grand
Master Workman of the Knight OF La
Dor. were among the several ladies' pres
ent.
ARE SORT OF LOST.
When the afternoon session was called
to order there were fully 70 editors pres
emf, and a dozen or so others came In
before adjournment. A heated discussion
that extended throughout the entire ses-
sion was Immediately precipitated by
a motion to proceed with the organiza-
ton of a new national association, dis
tinct and entirely separate from the Ma
tioal Reform Press association.
]. A. Edgerton of Nebraska, made a
motion to defer until tomorrow, or least
until some word came from the Mem
phis convention. He cited Senator Will
Jam A. Aliens message, received from
Washington yesterday, and counselling
the convention TO delay action for day
or two. He favored separate organiza
ton, but desired to first know what the
Memphis members were going to- do.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign
took decided stand for immediate &C.
ticn. The Memphis convention, he said,
had been irreguIarly called. The Kan
sas City gathering was in fact the real
convention, and there was nothing TO
justify delay.
THEY JUST FUSS.
Warwick Sanders Of Columbus, Neb.,
said it was out of the question to orga-
niZe on the strength Of the call, which
assailed the Peoples party generally.
He did not favor Vandervoort-fhe lat
ter was looked upon by the people of his
state as a Judas by profession, yet ne
did not think it right to desert the Mem
phis part of the organization because 1t
was led away by a false leader. A new
organization here along such lines would
mean a division of the Populists of the
country. Thus divided, their ability to
fight the older parties would be greatly
IesseneG.
Frank Clanton, of Alabama, wanted a
new organization. and saw no reason
for delay in bringing ii about.
Miss P. c. r. Stone Of st. Louis, a
cousin of Ex-Governor William ]. Stone
OF Missouri, upheld Sovereign in his de-
mand for immediate action. No atten-
ton chould be paid to Senator Aliens
suggestion. Senators were too prone TO
so slow, said she.
Hero W. R. Littell. editor OF the Tar
kio, Mo-, Independent. put in a strong
I,lea for immediate action. He arraign-
ed Edgerton for desiring delay. The
Memphis people, Littell declared, had vi
dated the platform laid down at 81.
Louis. and for this reason if for no 9TH
er, they could not afford TO affiliate with
hem, nor could they expect anything
at their hands. We should organize,
said he, on the lines of the st. Louis plat
form and ignore the Memphis conven-
ton entirely. The matter could not be
harmonizee.
OKLAHOMA MANS BOMB.
J. o. Wolfe, OF Nebraska, desired to
defer new organization indefinitely. It
would be better for the interests Of the
whole party to stand Vandervoort for
another year, if need be, than to go II
single-handed.
Here G. A. Critics, editor of the Pond
Creek, %. To- News, raised a storm of
debate when he suggested that an ulti
matum be sent the Memphis convention
asking fer division OF the offices Of
the national association, and favoring
the submission of terms Of peace.
Miss NJ. f. O'Neill of st. Louis, a mem
Der Of the executive committee, asked in
decided tones what they were here for, il
net organization. The character of the
Memphis convention was we'll known to
them and there was no reason why they
should ask anything Of Aem or delay
organization
NJ. V. Carroll, OF Lamor, Mo-, took an
equal standing with Miss O'Neill He
did not want to beg of Vandervoort;
VINO, lie said, was the Memphis meeting
all in himself" They had come here
to organize. and 1t was incumbent upon
thCm 10 do so as citizens of intelligence
AMI honor.
F. 5. Hickey, of Hebron, Neb., enter
ed an additional brand by moving an
amendment asking for the appointment
Of a committee of five to confer with
the Memphis meeting.
LONG DISTANCE CONTEST.
Al this juncture, Secretary-Treasurer
Roselle, who had been handed the Asso-
ci3tei Press account OF the Memoirs
meeting. read aloud the concluding para
graph in President Vandervoort's adj
dress in which he calls for the resisna-
ton of Marion Butler and ]. 4. Edger-
ton. "Vandervoort openly insults us"
vehemently declared Roselle. land VET
said he sneeringly, you would suppli-
cate him."
Soon thereafter Temporary Chairman
Vincent declared the meeting adjourn
ed by limitation until 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning. and the question of forming a
new organization fent over.
BIG CROWD At MEMPHIS.
Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 22.-The Reform
Press association was called 10 order in
the hail OF the Young Mems Hebrew as
ISOLATION ar 10 O'Clock this morning by
President Pau! Vandervoort. TIE Rel