The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

to the monopolies aud trusts and thereby
making their fonces effective in driving
from legislative halls OF the state and
Nation the tools OF monopol,es aud trusts
and putting In their places men In sym
pathy with me public welfare
We. therefore, present to the conference
the following constitution and re ON
mend its adoption, and we recommend that
the delegates from the several States here
represented recommend from their respee-
tive states a National vice president for
their state. and three men to repre3en,
their state in the National committee and
that the said body of men composed OF
the National vice presidents and three
National committeeman proceed to or
ganize every voting precinct Of the United
States of America IMP non-partisar anti
uu-t leagues, in which the test of mem
ber.hip shall be that they shall slbs ,ribe
to the constitution and declaration OF
principles adopted by this body.
The constitution recommends that the
name OF this organization Shall be the
American National Antitrust league
Any American citizen of satisfactory chJI-
acttr and qualifications shall be eligible;
local leagues to be composed wherever
| formed Of not less than five members,
county leagues cr five or more Local
leagues. Local leagues may form state
leagues on such basis OF representation
| as convenient.
Until the first National coagentlon is
held the National, league shall cnnsist
! OF the National committee the National
| legislative committee and the National
! officers. Thereafter the National league
| shall be composed Of delegates elected by
popular vote of the members of each
State. Each State shall be entitled 20 one
| delegate TO the National league and one
delegate for each additional 800 members
| The term shall be two years,
! Provisions for affiliating the local
| leagues with the National organization
and levies of dues, etc, are made. II is
provided that the National vice presidents
shall act as chief organizers of the State
| leagues, and shall appoint chief organ
izer of each county. The county organizer
may appoint organizers and for the sub
| divisions OF his territory.
| The executive committee shall tempo
rarily appoint the vice presidents and
three National committeeman and dele
| gates in the conference assembled shall
| make recommendations to the committee
for this purpose and the vice presidents
| 50 appointed shall. as soon as advisable,
| call a State league for the purpose OF
! electing their successors and perfecting
the State organization The vice presi-
dents so appointed shall hold their places
until their offices are filled by the State
/
National league fills their places.
| Your committee recommend that the
| platform adopted by this body Do mado
| the declaration of principles for the Ma
! tional organization.
! Resolved That We recommend William
f. Lockwood for president, James Martin
| for secretary. James Bride for auditor
| and W. b, Fleming for financial secretary
General Weaver moved the adoption II
the report
Isnatius DonnelIy got the floor and
pleaded win Che delegates to do something
| tangible, The desired movement he SAIL
could not be brought about by leagues, He
called on the conference TO now form \
new party, and call for a National con-
venuon, Unless tnat was done re as
serted. the conference would not amount
TO as much as last years birds nest.
! The middle Of the-road populjst faction
in the convention cheered these sentiments
wildly.
Jerry simpson of Kansas followed lie
challenged tho statement Of Mr., Parker OF
| Kentucky, THAT this convention has fall
en- into the hands OF lot OF cowardly
politicians" He said no delegate had as
| serted party preference hut every one
was entirely unseltsh He demanded that
MIR. Parker apologize for his statement
instead OF attempting 10 align the confer
enee into partisan movement Simpson
VAS cheere1 repeatedly This move
mept is he declared, "soleiy educational
When the people understand The purposes
for which We are here they will stani by
the party that stands for their principles +"
CONGRESSMAN Sulzer OF New York was
then recognised He called on the dele
gates 70 adopt jthe report verbatim He
denounced Donnelly as seeking personal
Support saying this conference stood for
Eprinciples and not men, You are doing
hmore than any man here to helm Mark
Hanna" he shouted TO Donnelly Taih :
many. which had been denounced By Nc.
Donnelly. was declared by MIR, Sulzer 10
be doing more for municipal ownership
than any other organization in the wosd
today. He closed with another plea Tor
the adoption Of the committee report.
IssDeiegate Parker of Kentucky Was then