The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-31
DEBATES ARE THlCK
Meeting at Indianapolis
- Interesting One.

IndfanaSolis. Ind, July 59.-The Ma
tiouaI Socialist convention made an ef-
fort today to harmonic and was par
TALLY successful After conference be-
tween Mr. Brooks, leader OF The Chicago
faction, and Job Hartman. leader of the
Springfield faction. a message was sent
to Eugene Y Debs, declaring the conyen-
lion 10 be harmonious.
Eugene =. Debs, when asked at his
home in Terre Haute. tonight for az ex-
preston concerning the action OF the co1-
ventiou toward him. said:
The term .sheIved' has little or no sig
niacance with ne. They may shelve ne
II they like. have no personal desire 70
be called a leader. The action OF the
Springfield faction does not disconeert ne
in the least II IS simply an effort on the
part OF the eastern faction 20 dictate 70
the Chicago faction. OF which 1 am a
member. The convention IN Indianapolis
Is rot a representative body OF Socialists.
as the Springfield faction IS largely IN
the majority and Is II a position 70 die
tate
Indianapolis. July so.-Today's session
OF the socialists meeting was occupied
with the reports OF the national secre-
taries Of the Springfield and Chicago fac
tons and the reports OF the COMMITTEES
on resolutions Secretary Butcher OF the
Springfield faction reported receipts OF
s41ss. expenditures o. s. cS9 and a debt
Of ss77.
Secretary Theodore Digs q the Chicago
faction reported expenditures OF S.6s7
and a balance OF So .or the present year
Mr.. Debs said az the end o. his report
that he would not be a candidate for re-
election when TIE parties were united
Chairman HOehu OF the committee on
resolutions. presented q resol utiou favor
fuz trades unions as an economic force
70 carry on the class struggle and step
toward independent political action II
was returned 70 the committee 70 be
shortened. II the debate during which
some auiuosity toward labor unions aD-
reared. H. Gaylord Wiltshire CT Les An
rsles. Cal. the millionaire socialist" ap-
peaied from i decision OF Chairman
carey. The chairman was overwhsln-
fngIy sustaine
A Porto Rican resolution created AZ
other debate. Il spoke q Porto Rico
as the Siberia q America and said TIE
military to-ss OF the United States were
=1l,pressing trades unions and persecut-
ing trade uniouists- L described this as
un-Amerfcan- A motion 20 strike ous
the word .sun-Au1erican' was carried and
the resolution was adopted 4 resolution
urEfag organization among negro Work
men was tabled and then another vas
made the basis of an address o negroes
whsch q committee IS 50 prepare and t.
sue. A resolution on expansion. calling
o.. the Eorkirguen q ths new posses
sious 70 organize. was adopted
The platform committee reported a.
O'Clock this afternoon This platform as
reported declares thar private ownership
OF the tools q production and distr1bu-
tic- IS responsible for the ever Increasing
uncertainty q livelihood and the poverty
and misery o. the working class and 60
divides society lnt0 two hostile classes
the capitalists aad the wage w1r1crH-
Il advocates as immediate demands.
uusItc ownership q ca means of trans-
porra.iou. Communication and ether pub
&c utilities ard as wei &c al Industries
controlled bv nonopoles. trlsts ana com
ht1es- tie reduction @ the hours q a.
Dor, state o. rational Insurance. e work
frr reo-le. TIE Inauguration * @ sTste-u
q peallc wcrss zn1 improvements flr
the szurl1ysusat - the u-eEpl1Tz6. re
r1f1ic c-ssst to 20 utilized Ger ere par
-oss ire ed5-catio1 ~ az caIdrsn u1 %
tha a-a e = years ard state and E1l-i-
es7a laid 8 uthe purchase e socks cl1t1-
i-r ars fose equal eva ard DoL-l-zl
-.rhts f1r r1sz AID women, the Initiative
ard refs---s-I--u, and I'd zcre r-blt- lL-1
q be sc8
Ths pattern was 1-sr-sse3 a. is-Eta
ais zstarno11 ard a- tle seszel to--s1r
go 80 rrze ~--ru-