Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-19
ANTI = IMPERIALlSTS.
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THEIR
CONFERENCE.
SENSATION MADE BY A WOMAN
she Rises in Audience and ENei"imsi
"TaIxe Down the Flags Do"' p
.rsce II ANY Longer''-A Nationni
Anti-ImperialistL League.

CHICAGO. october 1s.-The delegates
- tbe anti-imperiallst conference at Cen
trail Music Hall held their second Gay
session to-day, and resumed the task Oh
completing the organization Of a national
anti-imperialist league. j. Sterling MOT
TON Of Nebraska, presided. The speaker
- tba morning was Herbert Myrick' OK
Springfield, Mass. Following Mr.. Myri'A
speech general discussion Of the Phihp-
pine question occupied the time untii noon
4 public mass-meeting was then neiu'
conducted by Mr.. Morton. Congressman
/ Lentz and Representative herpeis
: RiQe'ow, Of Cincinnati, deliVereu
A SENSATION.
nrr,no Mr.. Bigelow's speech sensa-
tom va. caused by a stylishly-dresseu
woman. who arose In the audience uuu'
avterding her sloyed hand toward an
American flag which hung suspended OYER yer
tho sneaker. exclaimed: Take DOWN ti,0
aoe: don't disgrace 1t any longer que
- buried from tho hail by iileno,
81 a.. she left the building she refused
80 Iva her name. but said she was the
lister of one soldier, daughter or announcer,
and wife of another-all OF them ho"
fghtlng in the Philippines. ,,.
a deoIaration Of peace was submitted py
the Resolutions Committee ana uhail-
mouslv adopted. il denounces the pohCs
| az Imperialism as hostile TO hDerty one
unconstitutional, and as tehoihs 10" ~ -
militarism. The policy or the pleaenI ~
/ tional administration rs cohueninen an
tine immediate cessation OF the Fhiipp''e'
4
war demanded.
Continuing it says: o,re
ACTION AT THE POLLS.
eve propose to contribute 10 me 49, ~
| OF any person or party thdt s'"'io -,
| the forcible subjugation or any people
49,, sbau oppose for reelection all who IN
/ tho white House or in Congress betray
American liberty in the pursuit OF IN
American ends. We shall hope That bolh
! orr great political parties WIZ support
/ and defend the Declaration or lndepehd-
| ence in the closing campaign or the CEN
/ fury" ,...,.o
tion for the cooperation 'of all men ana
women who remain loyal to the Deciara-
tion Of independence and the Consulu'
tion of the United States"
George c. Mercer, Of Philadelphia made
an address on president Mckinley
The last address Of the afternoon m set'
ing was made by Professor Shorey' OF th'
/ Chicago University.
ROIJRKE COCHRAN SPEAKS.
The meeting at Central Music Han came
10 a close tonight. Hon. Bourke COCHRAN
Of New York, delivering the Grafton OK th'
| evening. The hall was filed, and the re-
| marks Of the orator were greeted VIII
approval by those present
Mr.. Cochran based his objection 70 lh,
policy of the government on the Droao
ground that one people had no right "a
force a government upon another. lie as
cussed the question In dispassiohat'
manner. claiming that there were many
reasons why the United states shoui.
| hold the islands, but no reason WY u
should attempt to force upon any peopl'
n form Of government to which that peo
pie objected. 49,.
The conference adjourned az the con
cluslon OF Mr.. Cockran's address, those IT
charge OF the meeting expressing them
selves as delighted with the success o.
the affair.