New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-06
POPULTSTS CONE TO BLOWS.
A LIVELY SCENE AT THE OPENING OF THE
NASHVILLE CONFERHNCE.

Nashville. Tenn. July 1.-THE National Confer
ence Of the Peoples party met at 10 O'Clock TO-DAY
in the hall OF the House OF Representatives at tie
State Capitol. The conference was calico 10 ordc'
BY Milton Parks. Of Texas. who said this was
conference of men who believe I'm the principles
enunciated at Omaha and ST. Louis, In Populism
straight and not confusion j. s. Bradley, or Texas
was elected temporary chairman by acciaHauo"'
He said he wanted TO see plain. unm!stakable dec-
larations that one could msunderstand ana ne
wanted to some means Of making them erect
tive lie trusted that the deliberations would be
cool and calm and that there would be no recriml-
nation.
j. A. Parker Of Kentucky, was chosen temporary
secretary by reclamation.
The conference then took recess OF thirty MIN
utes and meetings of the State delegations were
held all over the hall to select members OF the
Committee Credentials.
When the conference again called 10 order
there were about six hundred delegates present.
The Committee on Credentials was announced ana
q motion was made TO call the roll for the naming
OF the Committee Resolutions and Permanent
Organization but objection was made that THIS
could not be done until the Committee on Creden-
tails reported A motion to adjourn until O'Clock
then carried.
When the afternoon session Of the Conference
was called to order, Ex-Governor John Buchanan
delivered address Of welcome. In his ADDRESS
Mr. Buchanan announced 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. Winberly Of Georgia, responded. lie adj
vocatei the non-fusion idea.
The report Of the Committee on Credentials
showed that 355 delegates with proper credentials
were present. The temporary organization was
made permanent A Committee on Resolutions
consisting of one member from each State was APP
pointed
During the afternoon a number Of brief speeches
were made by delegates. Among the speakers
were &C onel Jesse Harper, Of Illinois, and W. T..
Farmer, OF Texas.
Several resolutions were submitted. One or the
resolutions offered was TO the effect that hereafter
any Popuist who advocated fusion should be for
ever elected from the ranks. Another declares
that II a man sells his vote he should be deprived
of the right Of suffrage forever II Butler ever at
tempts TO call a convention after the other parties
have held their convention. he shall be decapi-
tated was the sum and substance OF third reso-
luton.
The grandstand performance OF the afternoon
was given by MacLindsley of Nashville, and John
H. Mcdowell, of Union City, Tenn. In talk on
Tennessee Popullsm Mcdowell referred to Lindsey,
whose whskers very red as a red-headed sap
sucker MacLindsley In return said his little speech
and bestowed upon Mcdowell the epithet OF a null
"a ~G Renabcans every chanee he
got Mcdowell could not stand this. and ne mount
ed the speakers desk and raped MacLindsey over
the two men cnched. They were Separated now
ever before any serious damage was done; II seems
tina. the two have been on bad terms TOT man!
years. 49,, ,,u.., ,ro onnosed N
fusion but some lively times are expected when
tho Committee on Resolutions reports 'o-horro"'