The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-15
CONVENTION OF
THE THIRD PARTY
A Third Ticket May Yet be
the Outcome.
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE
The Party Wishes to Unite With the
Anti-Imperialists.
WHO LEAN STRONGLY TOWARD BRYAN
The Third Party After Much Speech-Making
Adourns Subjectto the Chairman's Call.
The Ant-lmperiaIists Hold
Their Convention Today.
(By the Associated Press.)


Indianapolis, August 14.-The first days
session of the National or Third party
convention was devoted entirely to ad
dresses, no formal action being taken
beyond the appointment Of a committee
of three to confer with the Imperial
lists whose convention opens tomorrow
morning. The sentiment among the In
dependents" was strong against the can
didacies of both Mckinley and Bryan and
seemed to Indicate that a third ticket
would be the outcome of the convention,
although there is also a desire to COM
bine with the Anti-Imperialists if possi-
BILE, and there is scarcely a possibility of
the nti-Imperialists nominating a
ticket.
The convention of the independents
was called to order this afternoon in the
Commercial Club Rooms by Thomas NJ
Osborne, of Auburn, N. Y, the number of
delegates was not large, but enthusiasm
was plentiful. Mr.. Osborne stated that
the committee calling the convention was
appointed in July.
I'VE have chosen" he said, "to be
known temporarily at least by the name
VI the 4NdillOndl 1dTLy- -bUln lne Oiu
parties have grown corrupt ard selfish
We are asked to compromise not only in
matters of judgment but in matters of
conscience. In place of Lincoln and Sum-
ner and Chase we have Mckinley and
Platt and Hanna, and in place of Tilden
and Cleveland and Russell, we have Bry-
an and Altgeld and Tillman. We favor
a platform favoring Anti-ImII d.aliNnt
sound money and civil service reform
With much of the movement of the Anti
Imperialists of Liberty Congress- which
meets here tomorrow we are in sympathy
but al the same time we want it under
stood that we are entirely distinct and
separate from them"
Louis r. Enrich, of Colorado Springs,
Colo, was then presented as temporary
chairman of the convention. Mr.. Enrich
was frequently applauded during the read
ing of his address. He said, referring
to the currency question:
-Four years ago in this very city, at
the convention of the Gold Democracy, I
was permitted to discuss it at length.
Today it is dead issue Even the Kan
saS City convention, had it been able to
act without pressure, would have regis
tered an overwhelming majority against
it. The issue fingers with a ghostly,
post mortem existence, due partly to the
force Of inertia, but principally to the
desire of intellectual consistency on the
part Of q great political leader.
''As to the currency bill, we admit that
it is step in the right direction, but it
is very halting and stumbling step.
Why was the issue OF currency condition
Of
robbing the system of all elasticity and
Of its response to money demand; thus
inviting an inevitable panic when the
next financial disturbance overwhelms us
We think the bill does not go far enough.
The Government must completely aban-
don the banking business The only
elastic, scientific currency system is one
with money issues based on bank assets,
guarded with an insurance tax, SO that
| the Government can safely become the
indorser of every dollar issued"
| Mr.. Enrich concluded as follows:
Il declare that if need be, l shall fight
| this Philippine crime so long as life shall
last. The crisis presents the alternative
| between national self-restraint and JUS
tice, which shall lift us to higher plane
Of civilization and national lust and OPP
preston which will soil and corrupt the
very soul of the Republic. 1t is the
choice between the imperialistic spirit of
Napoleon, who taught everything for the
people, but nothing by the people, and
the Republican spirit of Lincoln, who
said that Government of the people, by
the people, and for the people shall not
perish from the earth"
E. V. Abbott. of New York, after being
| elected Secretary, read the official call
Of the convention. A resolution was then
adopted reciting that Among the Anti
1mperialists, who meet here tomorrow
there will be found many who seek not
| only to counteract the evils of the pres
ent Administration, but also the evils
produced in our public life by the press
and candidates CT the Democratic party
| therefore, it is resolved that committee
| OF three be appointed to communicate to
the Liberty Congress a statement of the
purpose OF this convention
Prof. Francis Philip Nash, of Geneva,
N. Y, brought forth the greatest enthu-
slasm OF the session by a short address
-Four years ago." he said, 'the plat
| form of Bryan was more dangerous and
the record OF Mckinley less objectionable.
| This year the candidates of both parties
| are morally ineligible. 1t is charged that
Mr.. Bryan procured the ratification of
| the treaty of peace with Spain simply
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