The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-05-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Details of esterdays Proceedings of
the Cincinnati Convention

Cincinnati, May 10.-National Chair
man ID. Glenn Deaver called the con-
vention of the e-of-the-roaders
TO order at 1850 p. IN. When he raped
for order there were on the floor of
the opera house 470 men and women
occupying delegates seats. He in
troduced Mayor Tafel, who welcomed
the delegates to Cincinnati in brief
speech. After Chairman Deaver had de-
livered his formal address to the del
egates National Secretary Joel Park
er was introduced to read the call for
the convention. Parker was received
with tumultuous applause. He pre-
faced the reading with few remarks
on the work of the national commit
tee following the disruption in the
popuhst forces at Lincoln, Neb., on
February 10, last. At the conclusion
of the reading of the call Chairman
Deaver announced that the national
committee had recommended the Sc
lection of former Congressman w. NJ.
Howard of Alabama, for temporary
chairman. The convention unani-
mously ratified that recommendation.
References by the temporary chair
man to the unlimited issue of govern
ment paper currency, TO government
ownership of railroads and teiegraphs,
public control of public utilities and
to the principle of direct legislation
were greeted with tumultuous cheer
ing.
Organization was then completed
by the selection of Temporary Secre-
tary J. c. Allen, of Oklahoma, and of
Assistant Secretary Earl Richardson,
of Illinois. These were made by ac-
clamation. The selection of regular
committees was then called for.
Soon there were calls for Ignatius
Donnelly, of Minnesota. Mr.. Donnel-
ly edged his way down toward the
stage. When he reached the foot
lights he was seized and lifted to the
stage where he was greeted with con-
tinued cheers. Mr.. Donnelly felici-
tated the national committee on its
success in bringing together body
of delegates and said that there was
not fusionist in the whole gang.
He then reviewed the history of the
peoples party movement. The CEN
sus of 1890, he declared, was the cause
for the formation of the party. That
census, he declared, revealed the fact
that three one-hundredths of one per
cent. of the people owned one-ffth of
the wealth of the Countrywide out
come of the first one hundred years
of this republic. That census, he said,
resulted in the first convention of the
peoples party at Cincinnati in 1891.
Mr.. Donnelly then denounced William
j. Bryan and lauded Thomas C..
Watson, but declared that the demo-
Gratis of 1896 refused to recognize the
populists whom they only wanted for
their 100000 votes. "They threw
away "A golden opportunity" he said,
land l want to tell you Mr.. Bryan
was nearer the presidency in 1896 than
he ever will be again. The spirit OF
1892 is here and all we have to do
is renew the agitation and build up
the peoples party; to save the re-
public and save mankind. Let us say
to one another: Let us save man.
kind We are a combination of the
best blood-we are Jeffersonian dem.
ocrats and Abe Lincoln republicans
A motion was then carried for re.
cess until eight p. IN.
On calling the convention to order
ct eight p. M, Chairman Howard re-