The Saint Paul globe., 1897-07-06
POPS HAVE 4 ROW
TWO DELEGATES TO THE CONFER
ENCE AT NASHVILLE COME TO
BLOWS.
STORMY SESSION EXPECTED.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
ON RESOLUTIONS WILL AROUSE
CONTROVERSY.
SENTIMENT is ALL AGAINST FUSION
Pure and Simple, With No
Bryan Party Trimmings.

NASH LILLE, Tenn, July 5.-The
national conference of the Peoples par
ty met at 10 o'clock today in the house
of representatives at the state cap
itol, several hundred delegates being
in attendance. The conference was
called to order by Milton Parks. of
Texas, who said this was a conference
OF men who believe in the principles
enunciated at Omaha and st. Louis
in Populism straight and not fusion. J,
). Bradley, of Texas, was elected tenn
porary chairman by acclamation He
said he wanted to see a plain, unmis-
taxable declaration that no one could
misunderstood, and he wanted to see
some means Of making them effective
He trusted that the deliberations would
be cool and calm, and that there would
be no recrimination.
j. a. Parker, of Kentucky, was chO-
sen temporary secretary by acclama-
ton. The conference then took a re-
cess of thirty minutes, and meetings of
state delegates were held all over the
hall to select members of the commit
tee on credentials. When the confer
ence was again called to order, there
were about 600 delegates present. The
ed, and a motion was made to call the
roll for the naming of the committees
on resolution and permanent organiza-
ton, but objection was made that this
could not be done until the committee
on credentials reported. A motion to
adjourn until 1 o'clock was then car
ried.
The afternoon session was called to
order at 10:45 o'clock, and eX-Gov. John
B. Buchanan delivered an address of
welcome. In his address, Mr.. Buchanan
said that this was the most critical
period which this advance movement
in politics had ever reached; that foes
beset behind and before, and danger
lurked within and without. F. D. VIM
berly, of Georgia, responded. His speech
was along the religio-political line, and
advocated the non-fusion idea. The
report of the committee on credentials
showed that 355 delegates with proper
credentials were present as fOlloWs:Ala-
bama 33; Arkansas IS; Florida IA; Geor-
gia 80; Illinois "a; Indiana -; Iowa Z;
Kansas 2; Kentucky 8; Louisiana IL;
Michigan IL; Minnesota 19; Mississippi
| Z: Missouri II; Nebraska 2; Montana
3: New Hampshire l; North Carolina Z;
Ohio 21; RhCde Island /; Tennessee 10;
| Texas 30; Washington /; West Virginia
2; Wisconsin l.
The temporary organization was
made permanent. A committee Oh
resolutions consisting of one member
from each state was appointed as IoI-
lows: Alabama, M. w. Howard: Ar
Lyle; Georgia, w. l. Peck; Illinois
James H. Ferris; Indiana, N. H. Mon
sipgor. Iowa, J. H. Beebe; Kentucky,
A. H. Cardin; Louisiana, A. A. Gunby;
| Michigan, James E. Mcbride; Mime
sofa. Ignatius Donnelly; MISSISSIPPI.
Montana, William Holden; New
Hampshire, J. ]. Streeter; North Car
DINA E. E. Boggs; Ohio, ]. S. Coxey;
Rhode Island. j. B. Arnold: Tennessee,
A. /. Mimms; Texas, Harry Tracy;
Washington, F. d. Mays; West Vlr-
ginia, ]. w. Shull; Wisconsin, Robert
Shilling.
During the afternoon number Of
brief speeches were made by delegates.
| Among the speakers were Col. Jesse
Harper, of Illinois, and w E. Farmer,
of Texas Several resolutions were
submitted One of them was to the ef-
| feet that hereafter any POpuliSt who
| advocated fusion should be forever
elected from the ranks. Another de-
! clared that if a man sells his vote he
should be deprived of the right of suf
| frage now and forever. If Butler ever
attempts to call a convention after thc
i other parties have held their conven-
tions he shall be decapitated, was the
| sum and substance Of a third reSolu
| ton. The grand stand performance
| Of the afternoon was given by Mae
| Lindsey, of Nashville. and John II.
| Mcdowell, of Union City, Tenn. In
a talk on Tennessee Populism McDow
ell referred to Lindsey, whose Whis-
kers are very red, as red-headed sap
sucker. Lindsey in turn bestowed
upon Mcdowell the epithet of muilet-
headed bUzzard who had sod the Pop
| ulst party of Tennessee to the Repub-
licans every chance he got. Mcdowell
! could not stand that and he mounted
| the speakers desk and raped Lindsey
over the head with a cane. Lindsey
struck him and the two men clinched.
| They were separated, however, before
any serious damage was done. 1t
seems that the two have been on bad
terms for many years. The majority
of the delegates are oprCsed to fusion.
but some lively times are expected
when the committee on resolutions re-
ports tomorrow.