Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-15
The OCTOPUSLAUGHs
While the Trust Conference at
Chicago Goes On.
B. COCHRAN, WHERE WAS HE?
New Yorker Deserted His
Delegation at Yesterdays Session, While
nn Anarchist Grated and Mem
b-r From the East Snored.
(By Telegraph.)

(B,- Telegraph.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-The second
! days session of the trust conference
opened hero today With William Wire
Ficwe, of New Orleans, in the chair ana
a falling off in the attendance o: both
| delegates and spectators.
Chairman Howe proceeded at once to
| business by putting before the nousc a
| resolution introduced by {. Ftr:., OF
missouri for the appointment Of the
| important committee on res ,utiuns
he called for a committee of fifteen to
i be selected by Chairman Howe. To :his
COMMITTEES all resolutions, according to
| Mr.. Farr, We're to be referred without
| reading or debate. The motion instuns
! ~ developed the undercurrent uf strife
between the factions for and against
trusts. which Yesterday threatAnal the
| conventions harmony
An amendment was immediately l.ro-
posed, various speakers vigorously ur-
glng that the resolution be amended 10
! allow the appointments t. the collil:lit-
tee to be made by the delegates them
! selves, one committeeman from: each
| state. o~.
AMENDMENT CARRIED. .
| The original motion was not acted
! upo" but the amendment in regard to
the manner of appointment was carried
by standing vote of 80 to IA.
| Governor Atkinson. Of West Virginia,
rising from a far corner. declared shat
it is unfair to bind the delegates BY
| resolution MH. ".
The debate waxed warm and dele
gates clamorng for recognition rose in
every part of the house.
Ex-Governor Luce, Of Michigan, thun-
| dered that the reference to u commit
tee without reading or debate meant
| that many a well-meant effort would
go to sleep in the hands Of the commit
tee and-"Sleep the sleep Of death" at
I this sally there was a ripple of nlslri-
ment Which ceased With the clamO- Of
| others who wished to be heard
The prc-trust people and lle ants
were fearful it became evident. that
one side or the other would sec,lr. cen
troll and bind the minority to something
! OF which they disapproved
| Edward ROsewater editor If the
Omaha Bee amid applause in an IN
| formal speech declared that the people
Of the United States had the courage OF
| their convictions
He averred that the conferences; should
adopt such resolutions as it saw fit.
COCHRAN MAKES PEACE.
| 1t remained for Mr. w. Rourile Geek
ran to repeat his performance IT yes
ierday when ne restored the harm ony
which was lost in an endeavor 10 Sc
cure a COMMITTEES on program.
| Upon his suggestion it was finally de
cided that the committee on resolutions
should consist not only of one reDreSan-
+ative from each state delegation, but
also of each national organza ton. To
this committee, it was resolved taat All
| resolutions be referred without read
! ing or debate
Mr.: Lawssn Purdy, of the New York
Tariff Reform Club, and Byron W.Holt,
| Of the New England Free Trader
Cub, made anti-tarff speeches.
| John f. Seaman. of Illinois, took up
the cudgel on behalf of the protection
lists. He called forth a storm Of min
| gled Kisses and applause by declaring
that It was brave man, who .,f;er che
| experience of the last few years, would
advocate policy of free trade.
Thomas updegraff. of Iowa. followed
Mr.. Scanlon in a defence Of the tariff.
A paper under caption Excessive FL
:ancial Energy prepared by Huratio
/ w. Seymour, was read reasoning that
| without the tariff the trust is i!lpussi-
BILE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ The afternoon session was devoted 70
! papers on the Relation of Agriculture
| to Trusts" Dudley Wooten acted as
chairman Of the session, but presided
over delegations even thinner than they
were during the forenoon. w Bourle
/ Cochran was missed from the ranks ol
| the New York delegation. but those
gentlemen assert that he had not for
Saken the conference. An eastern ut.!-
eSate slept through the entire session
a pronounced example of an ennui
Which affected many others to 4 lesser
degree.
I Governor Pingree was in attendance
and at the close res pended to A clainor
from the pit to speak. He merely OBJ
served that he was opposed to trusts
for reasons. he said, which he would
tell those who attended in the evening
! Samuel H. Greedy of the Chicago
Board Of Trade. spoke on The Protec-
ton of American Grain Markets from
Railroad and Warehouse Monopoly.
He was followed by ]. c. Hanley, OF
ST Paul. delegate from the Nationn1
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
| MAJOR TUCKER, ANARCHIST.
The last speaker of the afternoon was
l Major Benjamin r. Tucker Of New
York editor of an anarchists paper
He gave his view of trusts from the
standpoint Of an anarchist The speak
ers with one accord oversteppad tbs
twenty minutes allowed each sncech
At the close an opportunity for discus
sion was afforded, but motion to al
journ was overwhelmingly favored ans
! carried.
EVENING SESSION
1 Vice President Corliss, of New York
presided at the evening session ard IN
troduced Governor Pingree, of Michi-
gan. wh> addressed the body at length
Ex-Governor Foster. Of Ohio, was the
next speaker. He said:
DenOuncc trusts as we may the,
have come to stay. Why? Because til.
gigantic business operations of t;lc pres
ent and future cannot be carric or
! without them. Through the truse II,