The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-10
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unavoidable episode of two vice presiden-
tIal candidates in the last campaign He
sketched the Developments in the dis
agf eement and said in part:
II feel that it is my duty to state a
/ few facts concerning the party's history
since the last National Convention. II is
well known that more or less dissatisfac-
ton resulted from the unpleasant but
seemingly unavoidable episode of two vice
presidential candidates in the last cam
paign. few men took advantage OF
their dissatisfaction to appeal to an hon
est sentiment, or shall I say prejudice to
create sclsm in the party. They Charged
that there was conspiracy on foot head
ed by myself as your national chairman
to deliver the party, bag and baggage to
| the Democratic organization. In the
spring of 1898 they loudly demanded a
meeting of the National Committee to
/ save the party. They said that l, as
your chairman, should call Them TO-
gcther and let the committeeman
from each state outline a policy for the
party until next National Convention. You
all remember that l called a meeting of
the National Committee in the summer Of
1898 a Omaha. l did it to give those self
constituted leaders a chance 10 be heard
and to give the full committee of the party
chance TO act after hearing their grew
ance. You al know the result. These
self-con stituted patriots demand at the
committee meeting that resolution should
be passed, declaring that the next conven-
ton of the Peoples party should be he'd
at least one month ahead of that of the
old party conventions. In the interest of
harmony the committee accepted their
resolution and passed it unanimously. This
resolution has since been known as the
Omaha agreement. You all know the re-
suit These self-constituted patriots. only
few in number, but very noisy, proceed
ed 10 bolt the action of the committee
meeting within less than an hour after it
had adjourned and Immediately issued
call for rump convention that met In
Cincinnati in September. Despite this
treachery and bad faith the National Com
mttee at its meeting held in Lincoln, Neb.,
few months ago, stood by the Omaha
agreement to the letter and called this
convention to meet more than thirty days
ahead of both old party conventions. But
what was the result? The same self-consti-
tuted patriots again bolted the
action of the committee at In
coin after getting everything that
they had demanded in the Omaha resolu-
lion. They went to Omaha determined 10
bolt and try to split the party, and fall
Ing to find an excuse they bolted away.
They went again to the meeting of the
committee at Lincoln determined before
hand 20 bolt and try to find an excuse TO
bolt. and falling to find an excuse. they
bolted again any way. But one member
of the National Committee voted and only
two or three who held proxies and of
these two or three were men who had al
ready voted in fact by supporting the
Barker and Donnelly rump ticket,
These boilers, however, are few in
number but like the Irishman's frog they
make noise for million"
Situation Before Them.
After citing some other facts concern
| ing the management of the party. Sena-
tor Butler referred briefly TO the platform
| TO be adopted by this convention.
| Next Senator Butler called attention
| briefly to the situation that confronts the
Peoples party now. He said in part:
To-day we are facing another national
| campaign. Since 1896 the trusts and mo-
| nopolies have increased and multiplied in
number and manifold power. The ma
| tional banks have been given greater
| power to initiate and contract our circu-
| latng medium and thus make prices I'M
stable and speculate upon the products of
| a great nation of 900 of people Since
then the specter of monarchy and impe-
| rialism has defiantly raised its head to
| defy the Goddess of Liberty in the highest
executive and legislative halls Three
parties are ready to join hands to call a
| halt, to demand change and to make
| one supreme effort to restore the repub-
| lie to the fundamental principles laid
| down by the forefathers. The Peoples
| Party National Convention is the first
| of three in the field. We stand ready
now to do everything in our power to
unite the three parties into a common
| fight for tho constitution, for country and
| for humanity; we stand ready to put
country above party and TO do whatever
| patriotism demands and honor will per-
NIT to win victory for the people and
for the republic. l feel that every dele
gate in this convention Endorses this SEN
timent"
Temporary Chairman Ringdale Of Min
| nesota was introduced. He said the con-
| vention's mission was two-fold to reaf-
| firm the Declaration OF Independence and
to name the next President of the United
| States. The convention stands as q
| guarantee that liberty shall not die on
this continent. The Republican party's
platforms, he said, are written in Wall
street and o. KID in Washington. That
party's rank and file had 40 part in its
| councils AS he believed in the AL
| mighty's guidance he believed this con-
venton will gladly, joyfully indorse the
nomination already made by the great
| common people.
The RESOLUTIONS Committee.
The committee on Resolutions is made
up as follows:
! Alaska, j. J. Chambers; Colorado. I.
D. Chamberlain; District of Columbia,
| Eva Mcdonald Valesh; Idaho, Henry
| Heitfeld; Illinois, Howard s. Taylor; In
diana, John Whitehall; Iowa, Z. H. Gill
| lette; Indian Territory, l. d. Burdick;
Kansas, jeremiah Simpson; Kentucky,
Thomas S. Petit Maine, E. d. Morcom;
Massachusetts,, G. F. Washburn Michi-
| gan NJ. G. Loennecker; Minnesota, f. Fl.
| Clark; Missouri, w. r. Littell; Montana,
! r. s. Hogan; Nebraska, William V. Allen;
New York, George p. SHIRLEY; North Car
DINA. Marion Butler; North Dakota, Can
ute Nomland Ohio. Hugo Preyer; Okla
homa, Delos Walker; Oregon, Ernest Kro-
ner: Pennsylvania, T. e. Rynder; South
Dakota, Thomas II. Ayers; Texas, Harry
| Tracey: Virginia. G. w. McGavock;
! Washington, f. w. Way; West Virginia,
". w. Fitzgerald; Wisconsin, Robert Schil-
| lings.
Hon. Thomas Patterson was selected for
permanent chairman of the convention by
reclamation, and j. II. Curran, Kansas;
Leo Vincent, Colorado, and William II.
Deisher of Pennsylvania, permanent sec
retaries.
Music in the Evening.
The evening session was devoted en-
| tirely to singing and music by the Fifty