Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-02-16
LIVELY BN'iD
Closing Sessions OF the Anti
Trust Conference Marked
by Stormy Scenes.
Climax Reached When a Mid
dle-Roader Offered q Par
tisan Resolution.
MONETT MAKES A SPEECH
Attempts to Offset the Effect Of
the Action Taken on the
Financial Bill.
Majority Opposes a Boycott
Proposition, Believing 1t
Undignified.

CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-StOrmy discus
sions characterized the session of tho
antitrust conference proceedings until
final adjournment. The climax came
when Joseph Parker, u middle-of-the-
road Populist, surprised the conference
with resolution plcdging the delegates
to vote for no party that does not stand
for government ownership and the prin-
ciple of direct legislation. The Demo
cratic leaders interpreted this as an at
tack on w. J. Bryan and were Oh their
feet in an instant to block the move
ment. Disorder reigned for 10 minutes
and then Chairman Monet used the
gavcl and temporarily adjusted the con-
troversy A whirl Of excitement took
place after the reading Of the report of
the committee on resolutions when Del
egate Quinn of Illinois offered an
amendment to
The Declaration of Principles
calling for the repeal Of all laws sustain
ing the right of citizens to private prop
erty with a view to giving every citizen
free home. A long wrungle cnSued.
Captain L. p. Black, Tom l.. Johnson
and others asked Mr.. Quinn to with
draw the amendment. After much dis
cussion, during which Quinn was de-
nounced as disturbcr 10y delegates on
j: the stage, Chairman Monet put the
motion to adopt the report. He was in
doubt and two ballots we're taken. Fl
nal hc declared he report Of the COM
mi',rc a; 'i;,,i il'l Il " r;!.,'*r r.'i:,r'I Il
thunt!r. IT,. aIl'">.,l. J., ir,~ ate Quinn,
Cl,ls. {: l',' lI' -, il e. q l!'i:l tEr
G,ti.. N Il t.! '..t.,' >:.Al ll> u ';ir'l W.ls
s,t,ns;,h ! ~ y j., IL; az and Clair
man ) uuutt Wac, sustained Ly IL E.lSc
majority.
A strong attempt was made ut the
conference u
Offset the Partisan Effect
of tho II solutions p1c>iuu ,ly adopted
denouncing 1hc pend H.s turre!.ry bill.
Frank S. MOnrtt, IernT nCnt chairman
of the CGnlCrt IL e, made Il sirrch III
which he declared th;.; the movement
for public ownership M abilities WAS be-
ing carried Oh by tho Hc,ublicon party
as we'll as by the Democratic party.
"In tho Republican Northwest" said
he, $50 pr cent Of the public utilities
are owned by tho public, whereas, III
many Southern districts less han per
cent are so owned. would remind the
committee that Ohio, which is he state
of the rrcsi'ien', is also the state Of the
author OF the Sherman antitrust act. If
we have all Attorney General Griggs
we also have lud un Attorney General
Olncy.'
Boycott Opposed as lndigntfied.
At tho night session of the conference
q resolution by Congressman Sulzcr,
plctlging the members of the league to
boycott goods sold by trusts, was read.
Congressman Rlgley and others Oh.
jcc:rd t. tn" resolution. They thought
the bnycOll il:luiJEliic.i. but did not OBJ
jcct to the members giving moral sup
port to these firms not identified with
trusts. TO lneet these objections the
resolution WAS amended and passed in
the following form:
"ReSolved, That the members Of the
Antitrust league shall give practical
effect to their antag g,ulism to truss by
giving preference, so far as practical, to
nou-trust products.