Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 3, 1892, Page 2

»goeat national leaders of the party - Taubeneci, that he will retain the district to the Independent cuuse, ITS FIRST SESSION, Conventlon Called to Order and Prelimin Speeches Listened The fAirst national convention of tho poo ple's party convened at tho Coliseum at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Long befors the hour of gathermg the vast con vention hall was crowded with visi- tors ana the scene presented all the charaoteristics of & groat mnat ional convention. Thero was ono signifi- cant difference between the gathering of today and tho national conclaves of the democratic and republican parties held a few doys ogo. There was little of that sharp competition for factional advantage that is typical of all other national conveptions. Kverybody seemed to be in a congratulatory mood over the large attendance to the vention and there was a general determina- toint, hat harmony should be preserved on ull quostions and that the most available man should be =elected to lvad the fight i tho coming campaign, Ay ce of the Cony fon all, ven in their conveation hall the people's party would seem AnNX10u8 to Preserve an in- dividuality and to set at detiance the ex wmple of the two great partios whose nationul conventions have ended for tho year, The extensive preparations made by the democrats at the wigwam 1n Chicago and by tho republicans at Minueapolis are noted by their absence from the Coliseum. Nevor- theloss the building vresented a gay and sprightly appearance as the delegates began 10 assomblo, and us the hour for mecting ap. proached an exuberance of onthusiasm was added to the sprightliness which could not bo exceeded 1f tho hall could coutaln 100,000 instead of one- tenth of that numver. The ocircular building had been arranged in torraces with a number of outlets which provented any- thing aporoaching confusion. Flags and ban- nercttes floated from every pillar and arch; a slight aisplay of evergreons and something in the nature of triumphal arches, not tho less inviting because of their scarcity, added u degreo of freshness to the scene, while tho numerous devices emblematic of the party’s principles were not .ess welcome to the doie- fates from tho artistic character of design than from the sentiment of unity they ex pressed. ‘The day helped not a little to add spirit to the gathering, Tho sun shono n througi the numerous windows with which the Coliseum 1s provided, lending 1ts wnfluence to the inspiring scene The delegates were siow in arriving. The reprosentatives of Massachusetts wero al- wost the first to entor and were received with u ringing cheer. Delegation after dele- gation followed and the hall graanally beeun 10 fill with ndustrial leaders in straw bats und breezy attire in keeping with the day. The most conspicuous banuer aisplayed was one by the Col pcticut delegation, On it was tke following scription Jonnecti- cut delegation, congress (not the people) be immuoed. . Shylock’s twins—Grover and Sen.” A littlo cheer grooted the appearance Sf this bannor and a like reception was ae- orded the Massachusetts banner bearing the iuscription—*“I'tio Spirit of 76" Opened the Hattle There was a slight lull as Cha beneck of the national commitiee stepped to the front, and when he announced that the first national convention of the people’s party was now convened in rezular session thero was & burst of applause, Prayer was offerod by Rev. Benjamin . Diffenbacher, chaplain of the last Nebraska legislature and a well kuown alilance war We thank Theo, Father,” suid he, “for the parties that have aad their oirth in the past and filled their lestinies, groat and grand. We thank Th for this glad day, and rejoice that ‘hou, ever 1 wisdow, upon the dying old build the ever iving new.” ““I'lio next thing in order,” suid Chatrman will' be an address of welcomo orge 1. Bemis, mayor of the city of Omuna’’ [Applause, | in respouse 1o this introduction Mavor Bemis delivered a short but exceedingly cor- dial address of welcome 1o the delegates uno visito: con- nra rinan Tau- av Hou. ( Mr. 1l of Hon. Ben Terrell of Texas on behalf of tho convention responded to the address of wel- come of Mavor Bemis, but beforo he could begin Mr. Washburn of Massachusetts pro- posed three cheers for the muyor of Omana, and thoy were givon with good will among cries of *“What's the matter with Bemis ““Ladies and gentlemen of the convention,” saia Mr, Taubencck, *i desive to introduce 10 you the hero of 1he aliiance movement froin its carliest days—DBonjamin Terrell of Texus.” Prolonged cheers grected the of Torrell, who spoke as follow Ludies ' and gentiemen—I wish to state to the mayor of Omahia,zs a representutive of tho people’s party, the representatives of that party desiro to return to him our most sin- vere thanlks for his welcome, Tho weicomo was bonest, in my judgment, and if 1 had to pronounce ' judgment upon your mayor I would say thut he was a fit candidate for auy position ou our ticket for which wo migtt see proper to nominate him (applause.| liis sions, the position tuken, are such as an aporeciation of our movement. This convention 1s indeed aprotost against present conditions. Itis utterly impossiblo to stay the movement. I every leader of 1his movement, 1 care not who hé is—ve he Powderly that'is loved so well (cheers,] or Weaver that we trust abovo all men as a pa triot and a man (upplausel or whoever you may nome—if they were today 1o put thom telves in opposition, the movement would sweop over them aud their names ve forgot tou. [Apolause. | Notl Ter! Toxas. appearauco & Like it Nover beforc in this country has such a convention been assembled. You have your Aelegatos and vou huve your corporals’ giards Whom you will receive 1to your 1auks when vou make n platform based tpon the funda- mental principles of government — land, transvortation sud finance. [(Coeers.] 1 be lieve there is no man hore secking position, 1 believo there is no man hero who, when a deep representation is mado to hini that a better man than he can be selected for any pusition, would not yicld and give the flag to bim who he belioves can carey 1t to su cess. | have never before atteided a con- veotion where every man dosired success to sy thing and was perfectly willing to lay dowi personal ambitions to secure it Tuere will uot be a single jur to mar its proceed ings. There may bo differences of opinion, but whon the nominec is made and the teket s out, vou will find every man shoulder to shouider, & nero in tho strifo for tho right against the wrong, (Cheers, | Spirit of the southisnd, As 10 the south, 1 want to say 1t is imbued with the same spivit as you are. |Cheors, ) ‘I'be south will voto for the man who stands upon the St. Loyis platform, be he who be mny, aud the man from the south who does not share that spirit had better leave the ball. (Choers.| 1 defy any one to noint to part of america which 18 moro enthusiastic in the movement than the south, In the Lone Star state of Texas the people’s party is only threo months old. Tho district was carried two vears ugo for the democratic party by 16,000 mnjority. It is in doubt today, ‘Iho reason for the change is to be found in the principles adopted i the democratic platform n Chicego, Pho sueaker then Betore, deelared that the neo. ie's party had cuded sectionalism and for that alond was entitled to the everlasting gratitude of the American people. ‘The eam- « paign would be oue of principle, of justico and right and not ono of vilification and blackmail 1iko those of the great campare of the old parties for many years. Tho pri ciplos of the party wera summed up in the doclaration that patriotism had a highor placo than party, Ho concluded by returning thanks to the mayor,snd to the conveution for the hovor it Liad conforred on hiw. Ellingto [ Chairman Taubeneck announced tho list of temporary officers selocted by the nationat commiitee, and those ofticers “were selected by acelumation. In introducting ‘Temporary Chairman C. H. Ellington of Georgia, Chair man Taubeneck said: “Allow mo to con zratulate you upon oeing the unanimous 2hole of the committes 1o preside as tom- porary chairman over the first national con- vention of the people's party Applause. | You huve boen selected to this position on account of your loyaity to our cause, the work which you buve done in the basi; and let mie assure you that even if you were a total stranger hore, any wan who has the secommenaation of Thomas K. Watson and orings credentials from the state of Georgla would receive a hearty ~welcome hor {Cheors.| Use this gavel, Mr. Chairmay, so oquence, that eversthing may be teuly cut and dried, 50 that in next November wo wiil be able to cut out the repudlicans and make the demo- crats dry up.”’ [Prolonged applause. | Mr. Ellington's Speech, Chairman Elington's spooch was received with much enthusinsm, and was as follows : Ladies and gentlemen, follow-countrymen brothren—{ salute you. Irom [far-oft Georgia, the great ompire state of the south, 1 como to greet you. The human tonguo is smail instrument, but it is ono for the use of man. Its capacity for good or evil no finite mind can calculate, and set, with ail its stupendous power, it seoms to me inad- aquate to express the interest of this ocoa. sion. Lauguuge fails mo, 1t is absolutely impossiblo to tell with my feoble tongue my high appreciation of the honor this greatost of conventions has placod upon me electing mo to the temporary chirmanship. But when my mind Larns to the great purpose for which we have met togothor—its mighty depth, length, breaath, its wonderful concop- tion, its vastness oi search, all tnat is wrapped up iu it, what it means to us, to ours,to be defeated, and what it would mean should victory crown our efforts—when ail these thiugs crowd upon me 1 long for the tonguo of a Gabriel, whose trumpot-tones should reach to the farthost end of the globo, arousing and conviucing the people wherever its sound should fall upon the human oar. Fighting ina New nig In ail tho history of this country, which shouid be *'the land of the free” and'is ‘‘tho home of the brave,” there never has becn another such gathering of the people. |Ap- plause.] North, south, east and wost are today mingling their hosts together in a sonse and for a purpose never before realized in this country. [Applause.| When in the oarly davs of this new country our fore- fathiers fought for thoir liberties and won, it was with a difforent foo and by use of d:ffer- ont means. Tho battiofleld which settled tho flght wasa long and bloody one, and again, when wo fought in the luté cwvil war, tne fight, though between brother ana brother, botwaen those who were bono of the same bono ana flesh of the samo tosh, was a bloody one. And now for tho first timo the classes in these United States are marshal- ini their armies for the greatest struggle tho world ever saw. |Choers.] A mortal com- bat is on, and the baliot will ybe the weapon of war. [Cheers.] And here in Omaba, a new city In anew state, a stato which had no oxistence when fivst the clamor of war was heard in this land, a portion of the people of this great republic, the representatives of tho industrial classe’ of overy namo and type and from every stato in this univn, are assem- bled 1n august convention. [Applause. | An Appeal for | Mous Action, No graader causo ever occupied the minds or thrilled the hearts of any people or class of poople on ths globe than that which has drawn us_here today—[chieers | —and fellow patriots, brethren, while that is a fact, there is anothor fact that we must not lose sight of, viz: The oyes of the whole country are upon us. Somo aro looking at us with hate avd fear in their b others are watch- ing us praveriully, anxiously, hopefully. Nothing would wive greater joy to our op. ponents than o seo this vast asscmblage of tho people'’s representutives disagree. Thoy want us to dicker aud wrangle, Hundreds of pens stana ready to note the first sound of discord and in every direction the wires aro wailing to transmit the hoped-for news that we aro in turmoil and strife. Bre- thren, frieads, letus disappoint them Let us at the very beginuing shage hands upon this one poivt, that harmony, unity and good-wiil shall prevail. (Cheers, | Let us lay aside all seltish individual fecling, all pevsonal ambi- tion, thut may by any possivility tend to di barmenizo 1t, and coming together in the spirit of pure unadulterated cordial fraternal brotherhiood be determined that whatever elsc animated men $o situated in times past, that whatever else may animate men so sit- uated in timo to come, that now and hero the dominane principle governing and controlling cach one of us shall be patriotism pure and simple, sball bo the desiro for the general and permanent prosperity of the people—[Cheers,|—all the peovle of this great country. | believe it is possiblo for this representative body to meet, counsel, doliberate, perform its entire work and ad- journ without oue swgle word of discord, onc atom of hateful strife to mar and deface its glorious record. To this end I am abso- lutely, untiricgly at your service. All of the vpowers of my being are_corcentrated to this work. [Applause.] We have reached the crisis in our bistory and this meoting will show whether or not we measure up to the responsibilities of the hour. A Tribute to Polk. Wo aro horo today with tho shadow of a great trouble resting upon us. He whom our hearts delighted to honor, our leader, the rue, tho tried, the houost Polk, has been taken from us ' just when' we needed him most. Just at the supreme momont, tho time, it appoars to us, when, of all_others, his wise, loving counsel is most nceded, our hearts mourn his loss. No nobler soul ever vreathed, nono worked harder, suifered more, spent more than he did. Ho_ gave his lite o our beloved cuuse, ana we do not be- lieve that it was given in vain. Ob, shadeof the loving, lind-hearted, great Polk, may the mantlo'of thy spirit fall upon us today in our deliberations, to the end that we may bo like-minded! Who did moro than almost any other man in_ this coun- t to bring into existenco cordial fratornal feelings botwoen the states! Polk. “Theu 1 call on you today in bis name, that 1f there be a single vestige, an iota,of sectional feeling, of prejudico, eft in the earts of any of us, 10 wipo it out. 1 charge you sacrodly that while we stand in tho shadow of Polk’s great love we reconsecrate ourselves to the great work of reforming this government, and that every man who honestly desires its reformation 15 our brother, ana I want to say that wo can reform it. 1 believe that we will reform it. The chairman’s reference to the deceased president of tho great farmers orgamzation was received with cheers and when the pic- ture of Prosident Polk was bunded to him by Chaizman Wilson of the North Curolina dele- gation and hoisted into viow tho vast conven tion with one accord ayoso and the scone was one of befitting reverence Lo the memory of tho ercat leader, An Historic Gavel, At the conclusion of the chairman's speech Mrs, Todd of Micnigan stepped to the front of the platform to present Chairman Ellin ton with a gavel, to whick she explained, n words of fervor, a history attached. The gavel was carved, she said, by the wife of Ben Terrell, Tt was carved from tho troe planted by Washington at Mount Vornon, an announcement which was received with an enthusiastic chorus of cheers. With the presentation she rocailed some patriotic incidents of the past, such as the gathering of the small body of merchauts anda farmers dotermined toshake the shackles of British tyranny, and these incidents gave rise Lo the greatest outbursts of enthusiasm of the dzy. Then she declared that the con- stion of the country had become as inan- o us tho lifoloss tigure of the goddess of liborty, and that the birth of the peopie's party was the first step toward the uew deelivation of independence. Chairman Ellington appropriately replied. The Gavel Not Musele-Proof. At the conclusion of this vleasant littlo in cideut the chairman directed the roll of statos to be called and the various states to roport their menbers of the commitLes on cre- dentials, Wnen rapping for order in this con- nection he had occasion to uso the gavel just prosented him, but with tho first rap i foll 1o piecos, and the mallet flying off the handle rolled down to the foot of tho stuge. Thero was o littlo burst of laughter, but the oc sion was too reverent to cause geueral me riment. After ihe announcemeat of its membership the committos on credentials was requestod to meot immediatoly after it Jouruwent in order that its ceport” might be tacilitatod The Biue and the Gray Will Meot. A briof discussion took place as to tne time of udjournment, butit was decided to wu- uounce souie of the committees before takin e arocess. While the committee on credentials Was weoting announcements of various kinds wero made. {*aul Vandervoort, ex-grand commander of the Grand Army of the ite public, anuounced that a_reunion of the vet- eraus of tho bluo and the gray would bo beld tonigut at S o'clock and that the guther- iug would bo the greatestthat had ever tak place in tho state of Nebraska. Tho Lask of aunouLCiug commitiees wis the. begun, and as thn roll of statos was called the committees on permanent organization snd rules were announced, During the call for the embers of thosa committees u dolexate paraded the hall with banwer bearing the following iuseription “Valunteer Stato of ‘Teuncsseo; tho Blue aud Gray, People's 1arty, 5,000 Votes for the Ticket." The appearauce of the banner provoked loua cheors Previous to the adjournment, for the first time durimg the day, musio added its inspir- THE OMAHA DAILY [ ing effect to the procoedings. Tho musiowas | by this time appreciated Bill McK supplied by a quartet of peonle’'s party enthusinsts, who rendered a new song ex pressive of the coming triumph of the iode pendent body which will havo its first prosi dential candidate in November. The convention then adjouraed o'clock. til 3 Credentials Commitiee, The committce on credentials orgamized by clecting John 8. Dore of (California chair man and A, B. Cole of Michigan and K. & Peters of Texas as secrotaries. Soveral dele- gations had not arrived and others known to bo here were not reported to the committee, but it1s known that most of the states ure represented. The committeo adjovrned to 2:30 to receive other credentials. No con- tests are reported. Jumes C. Boyd of Springfield, Oro., was admitted as a delogate from Alaska, on cre- dentials from tho miners association of Sitka. Perma The committee on permanent organization will not be able to. report till shortly after tho reassembling of the convention at 3 o'clock. The two names being considered for the position of psrmanent chairman are Loucks, president of the farmers al and T. V. Powderly, grand master of Knights of Labor, iho fecling being strongly in favor of the latt nt Organization. AFTERNOON SESSION, Proceedings of the People's Party in Con- vention Assembled, At tho opening of the afternoon session messages of congratulation were road from various party leaders. One from Virginia ran: “Hold the fort, Virginia is coming.’ The reading of the following communica- tien from Washingtou, D. C., provoked great apolauso: Tho su seribers here desire to tender to iest greetings. Nothing would pleaso ter than to meet with you that we might sp bunds und exenange with you words of NCOUrAgement as co-workers In the great strugglo now golng on betwoen the people and those who 1ive and fatton through cluss laws und the violation of law. But however pleas- ant it might b for us to mest and cnjoy n general handshakeo, yet, in our opinion, t of us who are not doele; 8 should rem here to wateh over the work which the people have given us to ao, The two Wall street | iventions. They huvenominuted theire didntes u ire marshalling their hosts, side 15 en ed in “putting the rase: “keeping the rascals out They have no aims or objeets but the spoils of ofice, white the people aresinking from aflluence 1t penury and labor in the civics, factories, shops aad mines is dying of starvation and by Pinikerton bullots. 1t is the mission of our new party to restore 1o the people thelr Goa-given rights and the scepter of the coverument, To restore to the peoble their alienated lands and their confis- cated highways, and to wrest from corpor- ations and woney kings the contrel of the l1a's money and all the other public appli- ces of commnierce and of our Christian civil- tion We have full faith in your united wisdom. We believe that you wiil select for our creat party of the people standard bearers worthy of the times and the occusion, nnd that you will arran o ull the ne stulls for a nd suc s ure auspicious. blind and enemy 18 breaking the repose of ety us never before. Me re everywhoro surrendering their party prejudices and trampiinz under foot old party lines. They arc crying out on ali sides—north, south, cast and west—"What must we do to be saved?"” Let us on with the work so nobly began by our patriot tathers. that a government of tho pronie, by the peoy nd for the people shall not perish from the earth. Accopt, gentlemen, our frater and 1 ruler Your counc ‘The communication was signed by W. A Peffer, United States seuator from Kansas} James H. Kyle, United States senator from South Dakota;'John Davis, member of con- gress from Kausas; O. M. Kem, member of congress from Nebraska; B. H. Clover,mem- ver of congress from Kansas; Thomas . Winn, member of congress: K. Halvorson, member of congress; John G. Otis,'member of congress; William Baker, member of con- gress. rties hava held their al rogards, of natlons guide Ignating Donnelly Spenks After the reading of thess messages and while awaiting the report of tho committeo on credentinls Hon. Jgnatius Donnelly of Miunesota was introduced and spoke at length on the issues of the people’s party : My friends,” said Mr, Donnelly, *I am of the obinion that bodies like this are intended ratber for action than for specch and I hesi- tale to trespass upon your timo and attention save at tke request of the exccutive commit- tee. They assure me that, pending the re- ports of the committees, nothing will be doue and they are inclined to thiuk that a speech by me may be a good sub- sutute for nothing, |Laughter] That beiug the caso | will trespass on your attention for a few moments. I do not intend to indulge in any words of idle com- pliment, for the dignity of the occasion forbids it, when I say that 1o grestor body of men has ever assemblod npon this contiient than that which sits here today, since those-men who formulated the immortal Declaration of Independence. [Loud cheers.| It 1s in many respects the most astonishing gather- ing this coutinent has evor scen—a convon- tion without a single too! or instrument of a monopoly or robbery in its midst, a conven- tion where every man has paid tho expenses of his journey hither and return, or where thoy have been paid by o man as poor as himself. [Cheors.] There is not in this gathering a single presideot of a railroad corporation. [Cheers.| Thero is not u single represontative of any of the rings which are robbimg and sucking the nifeblood out of this Amorican people. [Cheers, | 1 cannot help but think what an astounding contrast this body presents to the conventions which bave recently met in Min- neapolis and Chicago. One little point om- phasizes the difference, and shouid be sufli- cient 10 itself to show the American peoplo who are its friends, raid 1 ir Transportation, *“There are in this from the distant st coula not obtain convention delogates f California and they 10 samo railroad conces- sions thut were granted to the two national couventions, Thoy aro hore ata cost, as I am informed, of £150 to cach of them. | am told that there are Jelegates here [rom Wyoming who traveled 30 miles in farm wagons 1o reach the ncarest depot where they could tako tho train for Omaha. [Cheors, and cries of “Hurrah for Wyoming.”] i see yonder hoisted bauuer of the great Stato of Massachusetts, nnd we might say in tho words of Wobstor, “Ihoro is Massachusetts. sho sveaks for herself.” [Cheers.] On your banner I sco tho words *Spirit of 1776 This 1% the spirit that ani mates this august gathoring; wo are tho lineal representatives of those men iu home- spun and deerskin, thoso huuters, fishers and farmers who founded this nation—a ua- tion without o millionaire and without a peuper. |Loud cheers.| Ono hundred and sixtoen years of national life under the man- agement of the two great parties has given us, according to the different estimates, from 8,000 to 30,000 millionairos, and ouo and one- hault million tramps, while the whole land is blistered with morteages, and tho wholo peonle aro steeped to the Libs in poverty. Concentrated Excellency, “My frionds, every great fight that was over made in the vast for right and liborty culminates 1n this present gathering. [very battle field of the past, fought to make men wore free, more happy, and 1nore prosperous, has shed the fruits of vietory upon this great assemblage. [Cheers.| What a contrast to that Minueapolis convention. The leading mun of that bod the man most pevted and dined, and wined was Chauncey M. Depew, twonty times & willionaire, prosident of two aitroad companies, and represeutative of the Vanderoilts £200,000,000, and the members of that convention wriggled upon their vest buttous in base subservance, [Cheers, | Why, he could not sucezo but the re- publican pavers had pictures of bim in every point of the procSSs. (Laughter and cheers.| I had & debate the other aay in Minnosota, with a reprosenta- tive spcakor of the republican party, snd | ciallenged bim to point to & man in that great convention who could be mentioned in the samo breath with thoe great philanthopist and humanitaran who founded the ropubii can party. Where i Horace Greeley, your Charles Sumner, your Wendell £, Phillips, your Abraham Lincoln? I asked him to point we out a single friend of labor iu the conven- oo, a single friend of the poor, a single friend of the mechamc, What was the auswer! [ was viven as tho example of the philanturopist Fred Douglass. [Cheers.) ‘Why,' 1 replied, ‘you have had to g2 out of your own color to find an example,’ [cheers| and when I asked for another name | was given tho namo of William MeKinley, ir., [laughter| & man who put up the tarifi for the benefit of the protectionist maoufaciur- ors to increase the burdsns of the people. That is republican philanthropy. It would bo & wiracle if the Awericau people had not BEE: SUNDAY,~JULY nle; philanthropy, Recalled a D the Senate, “1saw a revort of #'debate the other day in the United States sghate. A domocratic senator charced that"she” man who had been put at the hepd,Hf the national ex- ecutive committos gyasda tool of monopoly, the attorney for groat cattle combine which ha s put into the hands of the Big Four of Chicago qu immense fortune by broaking down tho prigg of cattle from one ond of the land to the oter, while maintiin ing at tho samo time the 'prices of meat on the mechanic. D “What dia the repubtvan say in reply! He said that the chairmmn of the democratic na. tional committes was nthe representativo of the Standard Oil company, a bigger rascal than the other man. (Cheors. | 1 want iv understood that 1 am not saying anything against the rank and file of either of “these parties, |Cries of ‘Good.’| The whole American people have been in one or the other of these parties, and as the Ameri- can poople are in my judgmert the best and noblest peoplo on the ‘face of tho cavth it would ot become me to accuso eithor of them, but the leaders, tho_policies and tie conventions of these parties are legitimate subjects for comment, They point in tho direction of this terriblo power of plutocracy that has got the whole country by the throat Upon every bushel of wheat sold in Minne- sota the farmers ure defrauded of 33 cents by gigantic combinations reachine from Liv erpool to the Red river vatley. In the south I learn that you are sufferiug as much, and that the cotton crop doss not pay the cost of production, You will find that tho cause of the depreciation in pricos is to. be found 1n worldwide combinations, ~ This battlo in which we are employed is tho battle of man- kind. [Cheers,) The Last Great Camping Gr ““This continent is the last great camping ground of the human race. 1If liberty fails here, it fails forever. Every oppressed na- tion of the world is tooking upon this conven- tion te discover whether the star-spangled banner and the stars and stripes shall float across the country, steadily rising genora- tions after generations to higher levels of culture and civilization or if it shall float in solemu mockery above a lund cursed as Europe is cursed, the middle classes driven off the land while coneentrated in the hands of a fowis the weaith provided by the tillers.” |Cheers. | Having quoted figures to show that the possession of wealth in tho hands of tho farmers had decroasedsfrom five-cighths in 1850 to one-fifth in 159), he declared that no man could fail to seo the dark and terrible future 1to which they were avanciug. Where wero their posterity to find land ¢ Tho groat army of the dispossossed had already reached tho Pacific coast. They looked out over the blue wators of that mighty ocean, and saw India, China and Japan so densely populated that the loss of asingle crop brings to millions starvation. Sectional Differences. “There are,”” he continuod, with growing ecarnestness, “but two views boefore us; one of tho great evils which has cursed our country nas beon sectioual differences. I am glad to know that this party proposes to wipe out thoso differences forover. |Loud cheers.) Have you forgoiten that the two old parties have boen holding their couven- tions _ever since the war closed, but never has either of them dared to place in nomiua- tion for either president or vieo president o citizen of either of those southern states! Iam wiling that fho southorn delegates to this convention should meet and agree upon a candidate for pesiudout, and 1 will pledgo for tho man so namingtéd tho unanimous support, of Minncghia, # Lioan promise you the solid clectoral yate 8f Minnesota for tho people’s party. 1 balicye L cau promise that Nobraska will goalle smno_way, and North and South Caroling and Georgia, 1 know that we can cound ou { Kansas. 1 teli you there is no suchyword ns fail, so faras this movement is ‘Convepaed. Géntlomon, T thank you.” % Alabamu's, Orator. After Donnelly's*speech a Minuesota dele gate 1nsisted that Alatiama’s eloquont bey orator, J. C. Mannifig, $fould be heard fro.n, and the dark bairedibouthorn youth was ap- plauded as ho stopwed: Lo the vlatform. Ho said that the peoplo‘af Bs state had been fed with demopratic -promides, but had only re- ceived votrayal myf denihl-of - their demands. Both of tho old ' vartios, he said, wero 1dentical so far as the interosts of the people were concerned; their promises were links of sausage from the same dog. The new party was tho trus friend of the colored man, although the movement did not favor nigger supremacy. They did not promise the whites oftice, much less the mgger. He thought that 'tho troublo with the country was an ovorproduction of domnyogucs, mugwumps and hoodwinking politicians. The speaker sald he appreciated the motive that induced the followers of the movement to devote their time to it. “It is notoflice,” he de- clared. “That is not what thoy are after, but even if it was, my God, aron’t wo entitled to an oftice one in a while, when tho other side bave had all for so many years.”’ He said in couclusion thut if the movement coutinued to grow as it hiad for the past few days the peo- pie’s party 1 Alabama would eloct every congressman and every member of the elec- toral collego from that state. The “Original Greenbackor. Mr. Norton of Chicago asked permission to present a peatloman whom, he was sure, the convention would be glad' to soo aud in response to a nurmur of asseat led to the latform Alexander Campbell of LaSalle, iL, who supported himseif on a cane and walked with evident effort. Mr. Norton introduced Mr. Campbell as the original greenbacker, who had attracted ationtion us far back as 1561, Mr. Campbell was & member of congress in 1572, and was known awmong politicians as “Old Green- oacks.” Mr. Campbell sat well forward on the platform during Mr. Norton's eulogistic speech, and at its conclusion was raised to his feet. He waved his band 1 recognition of tho compliment and was cheered lustily. A rosolution was udopted to the effect that when tho convention adjourn at tho close of the afternoon session it was to mest again at 2:30 Sunday afternoon to participate in the memorial services for tne late Colonel L. L, Polk of South Caroling sud the lato itov. Gilbery Delamaterof Cincinnati, and that the doors be thrown open to the general public, I, V. Powderly was called for, out excused bimself on the plea that his lungs were not cqual to tho task of speaking to so large an audience. Committeo on Resolutions, The membvers of the committee on resolu- tions were then announced as follows: Ala- bama, John B. Ware; Arkansas, B. Sutler; California, Thomas V. Cator: Colorado, D, H. Wake; Connecticut, Goeorge W, Gnf- fiths; Deleware, Chauncey Baker; Ilor- da, R. W. Storrs; Georgia, M. I, Bryant; Idaho, B. J. Pefay; Iilinois, John P. Stelle; Indiana, Joshua Strain wa, A. J. Westfall; Kansas, L. Brown Kentucky, A. J. Oglevie; Lowsiana, 1. Milies: Muine, A. A., Beaton; Maryland, A. Dunning;’ Massachusetts, Nathan Green; Michigan, Charles 1. Barnes: nesota, Ignutius Donnelly; Mississippi, W. Copeland; Missouri, L., Leonard; Mon- tana, Daniel McCain; Nooraska, W. A. M Koighan; Novada,;J.'A. Plumwer; New Hampshire, L. B, Porter; Now Jers. Joseph R. Buchanan: New York. C. B. Matthews; North Garoling, Thomas B, Long: North Dakota, W:'T. McCullough; Ohio, Hugh Cavanagh; Oregon, Nathan Pierco; Penusylvania, H. 8, Avers; Rbhodo Island, W. A, Arnold; Souph Dakota, I F. Myer; Tennessee, John deliicozo; Toxas, Ara Tracsy; Virginin, 18, B Pierson; Washine ton, M. k. Knoxt Wost . | Basell; Wisconsin, Rébort Schilhng; Wyoming, H. B. Biptenstein: Alaska, J. C. Ward; District of Golumbia, H. J. Shulties ; Indian Tervitory, DioHy Lewis: Oklahowma, 3. 1. Decher. ] Howis of Calamity, After the aunouncoment of tho committee on resolutions thers wero loud calls for Cyclone Davis, and the hall was soon ringiug with Davis' penetranant voice, proclaiming the rosuils 1o humanity which must follow the success of the independent party, He paiuted 1 vivid colors a pieture of the condi- tion of things s thoy oxisted today in this country. On the one s1ds they saw bencuth tho stars and stripes the embiem of freedo; and liberty, 20.000,000 of 1 Doople 0 & homeless Juud. They hoavd the cry of the widow and the orphan, and wingling with that piteous wail of the dowutrodden they bheard the s0ugs of ravelry umong the greedy and tho opprassor, until the sounds became hideous aud freecom became @& mockery. Corpora- tious, he declared, were formed by the mathe. matical and legal structure of goverawent process— (cheers| —and these corporations were sending out notices that they will not employ men wto belong to labor organ- izations. W hat arc the conditions to which 1he Working massos were belog subjected! J. N. A, Min- J. s | To the conautio SIXNTEEN PAGES, of sorfs, to the svstom in vogue in crowded countrics, When their forefathers created the government of this country they declared against the laws of monopoly, aganst tho laws of perpotuity They saw that wealth accumulated by o few whilo the many woro left to want became a menace to the empire. Legalized Robbery. xt tho spoaker directed himself to & donunciation of what he describod as legal ized robbery as ropresonted by corporations. For ovdinaty robbery a man was sent to the penitentiary: but not for legalized robbory. No," b sald in caustic tones, “1f 1 becomo rich by robbing others undoer the guise of law, Tam descrived as a gonius, the papers 10sist on it, and the first thing I know I am made prosident of a bank; Tam rin for con gress by one or the other of tho old parties, Laughter ana chaors, | ext hio pointed out tho roduction in tho wealth of the country by the farmers from 60 10 20 per cent in thirty yoars, and asked how long it would take to deprive them of tho otlier 20 per cont undoer the systom which had robbed them of 40 por cent alroad After another attack on monopolies, ho abruptly concluded, when the comuitiee an nounced itself ready to report There Were No Contests, The committee on crodontials presented its roport, showing that thore wero no con- tests and that thera were 1,306 delogates present. Tho report was adopted amid ap plause and tho sitting delegates declared en- uitled to thuir seats At the suggestion of Mr, Schilling of Wis- consin, Hon. J. Jaxon of Chicugo was in- vited to address the convention. Mr. Jaxon is representativo of the Metas council of tho mnorthwest. a mixed race of Indians Frenchmen. He himself 1s only five-si teonths Indian, and, but for his lone black locks, bis featurcs, though slightly of abor iginal cast, would bardly betray his raco to the ordinary observer. He wna a partici- pant in the Riel rebellion in Manitoba and crossed the line just half a day ahead of the vursuing British soldiers. Mr. Jaxon said ho was proud to attend a convention where an Indian mignt shako hands with a white man on an equality, and because this people’s party had a platform on which an Indian was not ashamed to stand. He velioved the delegates sincere bo- causo they had buried old animosities and were demanding one man from the north and one from the south for their ticket. This movement gives the aboriginal race hopo that it will receive justice. The Indians veliove they have their own pecuiiar faculties as well as the white race. Their work is not done, and ttey propose to staud ou their own bottom. While pursuing a nomadic life the Indian kept alive certain virtues which the white man has lost and 1s just rezaining. Many of the movements now agitating the white race were anticipated by the Indian, and the spoaker proceeded to teli of simple habits of red men to prove his assertion. For iliustration, when an Indian wants money he does not go into the mour.tains to dig gold or silver. Heo goes to the nearest lake to gather shelis, or into the brush to cut sticks. T'hose shells and sticks aro used as a medium of exchange, and there is the germ of tho groenback idea. e closed with the assurance that if it became necessury to meot oppression with the ritie the Indian will not ve found shrinking. Filled n Waiting Void. Dr. Houghton of Connecticut filled another waiting spell by reading an oviginal poem entitled “Omaba, Schilling of Wisconsin called attention to the fact that the business of tho convention was blocked because the committee on croe- dentials was not ready to report, and tho committee on resolutions wus directed to ro tire at once and bogin its labors. The convention became restless under tho wearisome delay and threatened to ad- journ : A motion wus adopted that when the con- veation adjourned it be until ¥ o'clock Mon- day morning. A motion prevailed to call the roll of statos for the naming of members of the national committee, but several delegates objectad that the ' temporary organization had no authority to orzanizo a permanent body that shoula last four years. The motion was reconsidered and tabled, and at 630 the convention udjourned with a whoop uutil Monday morning. WOMEN IN CONVENTIC re Nebraska Equal Suffragists Adopt Resolu- tions Demanding Their Political Rights, Pryoer, Neb., July 2.—[Svecial to Tur Bee. | —Yesterday's session of the Nebraska Woman Suffrage assoziation comploted the hearing of unfinished business and roports. At 10:30 a. . the annual election of ofticers oceurred and resulted as follows: President, Clara Bewick Colby. Beatrico; vice presi- dent, Mary Smith Hayward, Chadron; re- coraing secretary, Getty \W. Drury, Pender; corresponding secretary, Helen M. Goff, Minden; treasurer, Stella Groves Freese, Pendor. 1u the aftornoor: the report of the resolu- tion committee was the first business to come up. Among tho resolutions wero the following We, the Nebra tion.’ In conve adopt these t <n Woman Suffrage associn- tion assembled, do hereby itions us an oxpression of our convictions and reaflirm our IIIL funce to the objects for which wo are or nized, and pledge. ourselves unew to obtain for the women of Nebraska “equality before the law" by all legiti te renns nour power. Whereas, Wo believe that we are entitled to the full sufTrago g eltizens of the United ates rding to the constitution thercof, Resolved, That we favor any measure that shall give women partial enfranchisement, and we urge upon 1o coming legisiature of Nebrasl 10 give mun Al suflrag to women il the mzress of the Unit Stites o puss the bill now befors it lvi women the rizht to vote for members of thoe NOUSe 0f ropresontatives Ttesotved, That while we recomn the womn sulTraises of i influence the election Hien Who are LLvorable o w WILLLOVOT PITLy. YoU as an 4ss0e1ation min strictly not-partisan, Whon the hour appointed to hold mem ovial sc Mrs. Jeunio I, Holues of Pecumseh arvivea, a skoteh of the decoasod’s lifo was reaa by Helen M. Goff. Tributes of affection and appreciation of Mrs, Holmes' work wero givon by Mrs. Clara B. Colby, Mrs. Henrica Tliohan and Kev. J. W. Miller. A touching poow, “in Memoriam,” by Miss Carrie Reufrew, ¢losed tho mewmorial servico. Impromptu speccies weve made by M Higloy, Rev. J. W. Millor, Prof. Martin, Judge 'Abbott, Mrs, HioRan and Mrs, Groves. The latter gave an interesting ac- count of the “Farmers’ Wives," a club wiiieh has been in oxistence soven yours and comprises oighty-five membors. 1t has been u great influence in mading the country in- telligent. The convention adjourned with hearty rcsolutions of thanks to tho citizous of Pender who had gencrously met all tho ox- pouses of the occasion and had coniributed 10 its success in every way. Tho executive committeo has planned vig- orous work for tho ensuing your und tho noxt annual meeting will b hold in Lincoln noxt Junuary. ond that stato nso thel to oftice of an suilrage of WO ro- to SHAM REPLIES, 8 Lo Ace L a Third ination, New ALnaxy, Ind., July 2—Judge W. Q. esham arrived hero this morning on his way to Lanesville, where ho is called by the doath of his brotuer, Colonel Benjamin Girosham, Whilo in New Albany ho receivod a tolegram from Hon. Jackson Orr regaraing his acceptance of tue uomination for prosi dent by the people's party. In reply be sent tho following “Hon. Juekson Orr, O £ the friondly manier aha, Nob.: In view nwhich my nimo ap il to Do consiilorod at Omubu it 18 duy you and your follow delezitos 1o say thut 6 it diu kb 10 o the standard bearer of ‘the people’s party. and could not a-cept the noni- ination if unanimously tondered.” W, Q. GREsHAM. and friend of to to the Omabia Orras an old schoolmato Judee Grosham aud a deld conyention, ) GRESHAM, PROUIBS WAN to Ger the dudge to Accept the Cinetnnats Nominatic CiicaGo, fll., July 2.—Now that the pro- hibition convention is over and General Bid- well is the nominee, it has transpired tuat an effort was mado to get Judge Grosham to agree o accept the probibition nomination. Ho was visited by an Illinols delegato three or four days ago, and urged to como over to the probibitionists and become Its nominee. Judge Gresham declined, however, to cou- sent to the use of his name, and Was not con- verted by Lke probibition delogate. i Evaus, so Ilioois delogate, said They Trie today that something was Grosham about becoming tho nominoe at Omaha. The docided impression received was that Judgo Gresham would not consent to run, but he could not say what might yet happen. There was a decided hostility to fusion and the obliteration of the prohibi- tion party entertained by the probibition convention, but a willingnoss to receive with open arms all the partiesor persons who would aid them was vory manifest, Tho object of the visit to Judgo Gresham was to have hun first mado the prohibition nomineo, | 1t boing expnetad taat his nomination by the people’s party would follow, and thus it was argued the prohibition party would be the dominant ono in the combination, and as a political organization would receive an im- mense boom if the Grosham ticket secured tho large vote at tho polls goncrally pro- dicted for it. A split in the two old partics, it was figured, would then be brought about! THE aid to Judge A COMPOSITE OF CONVENTION, thering Appeared £ the Atform Spectator, How the Great Observing Coula a composite mado of tho convention hall when Chaivman Taubeneck calied the first national convention of the people’s party to order at ten minutes after 11 o'clock, the pronounced characteristics of that picture would have been a superabundance of haie | on the face, strong aquiline nose, prominent forohead and close drawn lips with liere and thoro lines of careand maybe harduess about the mouth, T'he scene was a pictures summer sun sh. 1o through tke paned win- dows of the Coliseum building and fell be- nignantly upon the uncovered hoads of tho hundreds of delegates and spectators in tho ball. Bunting in profusion was brightened by the sunlight and the faces of tho mon and women who are to assist in naming the can- didate of the poople’s varty for 1ts president shono with a self-reflected lght as thoy listened to tho prayer of Rov. Me. Diften bacher, thoe soul-stirring address of weicome mado by Omaha's wayor and the response by aman famous among the leaders of the “new wdea,” Ben Terrell of Texas, Tho hall was by no moans crowded when the convention was called to ordor, the seats reserved for speetators oeing thinly occupied. Oue could not look over the hall and ro- maingimenthusiastic as to the ample, nay ex- celleut facilitios mado for the purposes of the | convention. Compared with the wigwam at | Chicago the Coliseum in its presoat dress 15 atemple, while the republican convention hall at Miuneapolis only exceeded this Omaha building in its larger and move amplo space, Tho acoustics, 100, arc thoroughly accep. tavle, uud overywhero only the most lauda- tory expressions were heard for tha peovle of Omaba and tho men who have so excel- fently planned for this national convention of the people’s party. L lled the Crowds Well, Tho streot car sorvice too 1s to b com- mended, for the crowd was capitally handied by the company, although tho erush it is well knowa will 'be on Monday, when the | convention will uawe its loaders for the No- vember battle. Some of the delegates were somewbhat loth to take the cablo fearful that tho rope might broak and o general smashup oceur, but in the main the crowds were anxious only to get to the convention lall aud_were gsoon re-nssured by conductors that cable and electric cars wero part of a good metropolitan servico and that there was little moro danger in their runuing than using u steam plow to overturn the virgin s0! When the Knnsas dologation arrived av the hall they were refusea admittance because they had not been provided with the neces sary tickets of aumission and a courier had 0 “penctrate through tho labyrinth of chairs to tne presidont’s stand and secur his signature to a general admission ticket before tho implacable gatekcepers would coase thoir vigilanco long enough to allow the shadows of the Coliseum to swallow them. The Kansans after taking the seats allotted to them right underneath the plat- form unfurled a beautiful silken flag at whose apex o bunch of grasses was artistio ally tied and tho unfurling broushit out tne first real, genuine applavso of the morning. Hardiy had the applauso ceased when tno Conncoticut delsgation entered the hall bear- ing at_its head a big banner with the follow- ing words theraon: _*‘Congress, not the peo- vle, bo damned! Shylock's twins—Grover and Ben.” Again the hall resounded with cheers, whilo the ‘robel yell” cleft the atmosphero. CAME IN CROWDS, photograph have beon delegates in jue one. A warm Morning Tralns Loaded to the Guards With | Delegates and Visitors, Most of tho morning trains arriving at the union depot were behind time,and any of tho arrangements which may bave been made for the recevtion of delegates wero confused. As it wns, the visitors, a lurge proportion of whom were not used to traveling, found themselves unloaded on the platform among half a dozen moving trains and several hun- dred people and left to shift for thomselves, Each train contributed its quota to the crowd filling the city. Ati:a portion of of the lowa dolegation, with a numbor of visitors, arrived. Av 9:35 tne Wisconsin people came in over the Northwestern and were directed to the headquarters uptown, At 10 o'clock ropresontatives from the states of Peunsylvania and Florida wero brought in by tho Burlington. And at 10:43 a special train of four cars, with decorations showing tne effact of the rain, pulled in and deposited a section of the population of the stato of Kansas. Tho delegation was headod by Boya of Baliovillo and had with them the Gioorgo E. Smith Senatorial band. From the west ther were scattering delegates, vepresenting Montana and Wyoming. The majority of these delegates seem to be wd are nov express- reat extont, though awaiting deveiopments o ing preferences to o Gresham is fivst, Oppose the O1d Soldier Resolution, Georgin 13 opposed 1o tho old soldier reso- lution introduced at St. Louis, providing for the paymont of tho union veteraus. A dele- gate from that state exprossed the beliof that it would be quietly dropped by the couunittoo on rosolutions, us that was the understand- ing among all tho southorn dolo flo said that it was tho oaly thing which was being used as a bludgeon in the hands of the opposition to Kill off the poople’s porty followers nnd that if it was allowed to romain it would rosult in the loss of thousands of weak-kneed votes, not only in Georgia but all through the south. Ho declared that the world, the flesh and tho devil could tot keep tho two soctions apart if this was loft out, but that it was iin- perative that everything looking to a contin- ' uation of memories of tho past bo rigorously excluded. - J Demands of Liquor Men, Just beforo tho opening of the convention it was announced that ‘‘the nationalists” will meet at 9 o'clock Sunday morning at the Windsor. Therc sro about 200 of them among the delogates. and thoy proposo to or- ganizo in ordor to secure cortalu changes in the platform. 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