The Portland daily press., 1899-07-03
REFORMERs In A ROW.
Hot Words Over RESOLUTION fsegard-
ing the Philippines.

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Buffalo, July lat tonight's session
of the Reform conference, a tremendous
row was stirred up by the introduction
of the following resolution by Bolton
Hall Of New York:
Resolved, That this conference con-
dennis the so-csiled Philippine war as an
attack upon people who have long fought
for Independence and who are OF right
entitled to it.s.and that we call for an i'm :
mediate withdrawal OF our soldiers from
the island and relinquishment of our
claims and sovereignty over a free peo-
ple."
Congressman John ]. Lentz, Democrat
of Columbus, Ohio, attacked President
Mckinley. the army. the administration
and the stand of the country, with great
bitterness.
Then MIR. Hall voted for the adoption Ct
his resolution. Points Of order were
raised and several :. amendments to the
resolution were offered and the confdi
sion was very great.
N. o. Nelson ofSt. Louis, who was In
the chair, called upon MIR. Hall to with
draw the resolution othsrw he said,
he would leave the chair. being unwill-
ing Ito lead this conference into anys
thing unseemly." stS
Applause and Kisses and many shouts
for recognition followed. Frederick
Crude of St Louis urged n reference of
the resolution to the committee on resolu.
lions. Chairman Nelson called for vote
on the reference of the. resolution to the
committee, bnt was unable to decide be-
tween the two sohoruses of shouts.
Motions to adjourn, points of order and
cries Of gag law" were hurled at the
chairman, who finally exclaimed: 81
wish no part In disorderly house.
Then Mir. Nelson laid down the gavel
amid great confusion and left the plat
form. Rev. B. Fay Mills was called to
the chair. Eltweed Pomeroy at once
raised point of order that the business
committee had decided that no resolution
should be presented save through the
committee on resolutions The chair
ruled that the point OF order was well
taken. Then the session was declared
closed. The committee on resolutions is
to meet tomorrow and make report to
the conference Monday.
A decision was arrived at this after
noon by the conference to found q school
of economic research and instruction at
an expense Of $4,000 year. Or. @. f.
Taylor of Philadelphia is chairman of
the committee. and at caucus this eve-
ming $4,000 for the first year was sub.
scribed. Professors Bemis, Parsons,
Commons and others are to be the profes.
sors. GO
A resolution signed by George Fred
Williams and II others. denouncing the
administration of martial law in the
Occur DAlene district as unnecessary
and wantonly and brutally oppressive in
its Methods" and demanding the with.
drawAi of the troops now under command
Of Gen. Merriam. was adopted.
President Gales of Iowa, Repressntati W
Ridgeley of Kansas. W. j. Abbott, John
3. Crosby and Mrs. Corinne Brown, wer,
appointed q committee to decide and re-
port as to whether future conference
like the present shall be held.
At the afternoon session. Chairman
Nelson said, "No action taken here will
be binding on any member of this oon-
ference. That was the understanding
when the call for the meeting was issued.
The mere passage of anything here car
ries no weight whatever.
An open air meeting was to have been
held In front of the Genssses hotel this
evening at which Bolton Hall and others
wers to speak. When the speakers ar
rived at the appointed spot they found
that no arrangements had been made
for speakers stands and the meeting was
called of. si nIAg