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MARK WALTER'S 0tekrn JVIk^ble kr|d G^kqite Worij#. BROAD STREET, NEAR LOWER MARKET, AUGUSTA, - - GEORGIA, ,orMuria **®«* w.«^ t oVz 844 BROAD STREET AUGUSTA. GA. le ler, Id then, Ti Christian ier female or- "hankeriDg after ie ballot, box. Miss introduced and sang Foico “The Star Spangled Tnd ‘ Suwanee River” amidst Sndous applause. NUMBER OP DELEGATES PRESENT. The report of the credential committee showed that there were 246 delegates from the Farmers’ Alliance, 68 from the Farmer’s Alliance Mutual Benefit As sociation, 82 from'the Knights of Labor, 97 from the National Farmers’ Alliance, 25 from Citizens Alliance, 97 from the National Colored AHiance, 27 from the Natio^l Citizen’s Alliance, 75 from the PatroWof Industry and 25 from tho Pa trons of Husbandry. ADDRES3 OP WELCOME. C. P. Walbridge, president of the city council of St. Louis, welcomed the gath ering to tho city, saying he felt assured that the power that would go out from this hall would Warp and change all other powers in the political world of this union. President L. L. Polk was then introduced. PRESIDENT POLK’S SPEECH. In his speech to the convention Presi dent Polk said among other things: “We have presented th. se complaints faithfully and presistently to the two great political parties of this country. We presented them to these parties where they could have rendered us ser vice, not in political conventions, but we went into the halls of congress and pre sented them to the two grqat old parties. They did not demur, viiey admitted that our complaints were just. That was two years ago. In Janunry 1891, wo went before these two parties and laid our complaints before them. Ia January, 1892, we went before these same two old parties and presented our complaints, and what has been the answer? “You don’t know what you need.” [Laughter.] “Go v home, work harder, live closer and keep out of politics and you will be all right.” [Laughter and applause and renewed applause.] Vilifi cation, misrepresentation, abuss and slander was the answer we got for our appeal for help. That body ha9 been in session for fourteen months since our first appeal was filed, and there was not one scratch of a pen on their statute book to show that they have ever attempted tc give us relief. * * * Mr. Chairman, we want relief, we demand relief—[ap plause]—we will have relief—[voice, ‘•amen” and applause]—and we desire tc repeat here and now, and to emphasiza what I have said from New ,York to Cali fornia, and from Michigan to Texas, we intend to have that relief if we have to whip the two old parties out of exist ence.”—[Great cheering.] Here the uproar was so great that the speaker had to suspend for a minute or so. T. V. Powderly, of the Knights of Labor, spoke out and out for independ ent political action, declaring that he and every oth >r Knight of Labor in the country would stand by whatever this conference.agreed upon. IGNATIUS DONNELLY TALKS. Ignatius Donnelly claimed the wrapt attention of the vast assembly in a clever and well-timed speech. He is a natural orator as well as a man of culture, and he carried the crowd with a whoop and a swing. He b gan a flood of ridicule by asking: “In this august ga'hering, who is here who will speak ot the old political parties? Why, my friends, t-hfliy gnth‘‘ r . incrq goon to assemble in Chi cago and Minneapolis will be conglomer ated aggregations of unpiincipled politi cians, met to divide the plunder of the republic. There is a sublime rueanipg to th;s gathering. All the past has pre pared the way for it. From the insurrection of the slaves, who seized the rocky is'and, from the revolt of the gladiators under Spartacus, from the old German peasant war so ruthlessly tram pled out, from the French revolution, from the Cromwellian outbreak, from the insurrection of Watt Tyler and Jack Cade, from the birth of the Amorican re public in the collision of 1776 to this time, events led up to the doors of this chamber. This is the culmination of all the sufferings and ignorance of the past; this the magnificent efflorescence and flowering out of the constitution of the United States and the declaration of in dependence. This, I repeat, is the most august event that has happened in the history of the human family. The bond of reunion established between the wage workers of the cities and the oppressed occupants of the lands of America shall never be dissolved.” [Applause.] In his satire on the alleged affiliation of d'.mocrats and republicans, he ex claimed: “It may come this year, and if it don’t it will c me next year—there will be a wedding in this country. [Great applause.] The wedding will be be tween the democrats and republicans. [Applause.] They will be married at tho altar of plutocracy, and Grove Cleveland and Ben Harrison will act at- bridesmaids. [Great laughter.] Th« devil will give away the bride—[great laughter and applause; renewed laughtou lonH nth an/ 5uny hof ■» ITTEK. on of IgDatius Donnelly, a taken to select a committee on rm to consist of one from each e and three from each organization represented. A temperauce plank will be in the platform, as Miss Frances E. Wil lard, Lady Somerset, Miss Hoffman and Sirs. F. H. Ingalls, of the W. C. T. U-, were admitted as delegates. Miss Frances E. Willsrd and Ben Ter rell were elected vice-presidents of the conference. Miss Willard was brought forward and spoke for woman suffrage, saying she knew no sect in religion, do section in politics, and. no sex in citizen ship. She was wildly cheered by the west and north. In the midst of great confusion on ac count of many strangers beiDg on the floor, Colonel L. L. Polk was nominated for permanent chairman. Kentucky clamored for recognition, and finally a delegate from that stat§^ advanced into the aisle and nominated Ben Terrell, of Texas, for permanent chairman. Ben Terrell came forward and declined, ask ing that Colonel Polk’s election be made unaoiir.ous, which was done. The report of the committee on cre dentials was made, showjng that a unan imous report had been agreed except in the case of Georgia, whose delegates had not been agreed upon. The motion for the committee on plat form was amended so that one member from each state and oa$ from each twen- ty-fivo delegates will be chosen. A telegram fiom Washington received from C. W. Macune, asked that an ex pression of opinion be given on the bill to prevent dealing in futures and for that purpose a committee of one from each state was appointed to denounce futures. SECOND DAT. The Georgia delegation held a caucus Tuesday afternoon, at which Moses de manded the credentials x*«»*ey the election of Gilmore was 8, of Texas, to emen of Geor- created some distnrban appointed by Humph represent the negro allia' gia and given eleveu vote?. When the National Citizens* Alliance caucussed at the organization of the con- ven ion there were members enough in several states to t ntitle them to twenty- five delegates, but there were not states enough, so three vofai were given to Ellington, Parker and Branch, and the Georgia delegates were fiaally seated. , At 9 ’c ock Wedneslay morning a re markable scene occuredjn the music hall. Two hundredold soldi< re marched upon the stage, and old confederate arm in arm with bd old federal, and the moat intense excitement p-evailed. Resolutions pledg ing allegiance to the stars and’stripes,and promising to act hand-in hand in the tuture for the benefit v of the common country were adopted, and then rousing speeches of fraternity wero made by Yandivere, of North Dakota, for the blue, and Polk, of Nofth Carolina, for the gray. At the conclusion of Polk’s speech be and Watteradn clasped hands while the crowd went jrild. Ex-SeDator VanWicke, of Nebraska, spoke for the north. At every mqntion of another party the wild st enthusiasm prevailed, while the flag that floated over the vet erans on the stage was! waved frantically back and forth. Branch, of Georgia, introduced a reso lution protesting ngiinst the condition of the common peopU of this country to day and holding the democratic and re publican parties re pinsible for it, and moved tbe suspensionof the rules for its adoption. Ben Terrell, of Texas, who had been called to t : e chair, ruled that the resolution was on of order. Branch appealed from the ddiision of the chair, but, before the quest on could be put, he agreed for the resolution to lay on the table until the committee on platform re ported A resolution was roll of delegates ai not. This provoki which called the pi mittee on credential Itroduced to call the fire all who were quite a discussion jsident of the com- to the front. He said this should bo done, as the commit tee had been impo?e3 upon in one case-.. Georgia’s. THE PLATFOltp BROUGHT IN. Powderly spoke (n favor of the reso lution and asked the convention to put out A. A. Carsey and Gallahew, two la bor strikers from Nsw York. The reso lution was aCToptetf. The committee on platform reported;Ignatius Donnelly having prepared the preamble to the platform, which hs read. THE ELATFORM. The following is the platform with the dosing paragraphs of a lengthy pream ble: “We assert that a political organiza tion representing the political principles herein stated, is necessary to redress the grievances of which wecomplaiD. Assembled on the anniversary of the birth of the illustrious man who led the first great revolution on this continent against oppression; filled with the eeuti- ments which actuated that grand gener ation, we seek to restore the government of the republic to the hand of the ‘plain people’ with whom it originated. Our doors are open to all points of the compass. We ask all honest men to join with us and help us, iu order to restrain the extortions of aggregated capital, to drive money changers out of the tem ple, to form a perfect union, estab lish justice, insure domestic tranquil ity, provide for the common defense, promote general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our e eat. The an labor are tho ies are identical, knd a national currency, 5ound and flexible, issued by ral government, the only full lender for all debts, public and pri- e, and without the use of banking corporations, a just and equitable means of circulation; a tax not to exoeed 6 per cent, as set forth in the sub-treasury C lan of fl^ Farmers' AllTancfll or some etter system; also by payments in the discharge of its obligations for public improvements. 4. We demand the free and unlimited coinage of silver. 5. Wo demand that the amount of the circulation medium bo speedily increased to not less than $50 per capita. 6. We demand a graduated income tax. 7. We believe that the money of the treasury should be kept as much as pos sible iu the hands of the people, and hence we demand that all national and state revenues shall be limited to tbe nec essary expenses of tbe government, eco nomically and honestly administered. 8. We demand that postal savings banks b8 established by the government for the safe deposit ot the earnings of the people aod to facilitate exchange. 9. Your subcommittee upou the land plank begs to submit to your approval the following: The land, including all natural resources of wealth, is the heri tage of all the people and should not be monopolized for speculative purposes, and alien ownership of land should be prohibited. All land now held by rail roads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs and all land now owned by aliens should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers only. 10. Tran portation being the means of expense a public necessity the govern ment should own and operate roads in the interest of the people. li. The telegraph and telephone, like the postal system, being necevsary for the transmission of news, should be owned and operated by the government i i the interest of the people. 12. We demand that the government issue legal tender notes and pay union soldiers the difference between the price of the depreciated money in which he was paid in gold. Resolved, That we hail this conference as the consum nation of the perfeot union of heirts and handsi of all sections of our wwwwntwi—n who wore the grey en who wore fam m«»» —s—W to extinguish the last smoulderiug embers of the civil war in tears of joy of a united and happy people, and we agree to carry the s'ara and stripes forward forever to the highest point of national greatness. While the convention was prep iring to consider the platform a side whiskered fellow who afterwards turned out to be Fred Swaine, an ex number of the Mis souri Legislature and a labor agitator who had recen tly been fired from a labor nnion, moved to put in a plank for eight hours of labor. “He’s not a delegate,” shouted Witt, the secretary of the union that fired - waine. “He’s a democrat bolter.” The outcome was that Swaine was forcibly ejected from the hall. The wildest exoitement prevailed whea the platform had been read, but great disappointment was manifested when it was learned that prohibition and woman suffrage had been ignored. In conse quence of this, Misa Willard, as one of the members of the platform committee, presented a minority report. Richardson, the superintendent of the Georgia Negro Alliance, was dissatisfied with the action of Humprhies in issuing credentials to men who he claims do not represent the order, and he and his asso ciates have called a convention of the Negro Alliance in another city yet to be named. A CONVENTION CALLED. The people's party executive commit tee, with full authority from the conven tion, or mass meeting, was in session with the people’s party national commit tee Wednesday afternoon, and agreed upon a date and place for the national presidential nominating convention. May 4th and 24th were each favored. July 4th was selected as the date, the place for holding the convention being left to bo chosen by a subcommittee of ten to be appointed by Mr. Taubeneck, of Illinois. Omaha and Kansas City, Kan., were favorably mentioned. The latter date was given preference over May 24th, for one reason, because it was alleged an early date might be in the interest of Leland Stan ford as a republican presidential possi bility, and in addition July 4th would afford an opportunity to see what the enemy will do. THIRD DAY. Miss Willard’s minority report created a sensation. Many fierce speeches were make for and against it Mrs. D. R. Debbs, of Colorado, offered as a substi tute that the question of universal suf frage should be submitted to the legis latures of the different states and terri tories. The question was called by states—Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachu setts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and the District of Col umbia. Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Vir ginia. West Girginia and South Carolina voted no. California, Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wyoming and South Dakota voted for the question, 3 against. Iowa, 9 for and 3 against; Michigan, 8 for aod 10 against; Kansa®, 7 for and 21 against; Missouri, 21 for and 2 against; Nebraska, 15 for and 23 against; New York, 6 for and 3 against, and Wisconsin, 12 for and 1 against. This vote was taken in the midst of the wildest confusion. After the vote had been taken, the Knights of Labor voting in with the states, Powderly wanted them to vote as an organization, and the W. C. T. U. wanted a vote. After considerable wrangling the Knights of Labor agreed to vote for the, amendment to submit the movement, owner re ovl OTTTTT10 platform was tbeu adopted unanimously. The scene when the cyclone of ayes swept tbe building was wild iD the ex treme—men taking off their hats and throwing them in the air, wearing their ooats around their heads, hugging each other, raising hats on umbrellas, and then the Kansas delegation secured a big flag and wa ved it round and round the heads of all with in reach; men bellojppd like bulls and yelled themselves hoarse and then a mighty chorus of glory, glory halleluj ah rang out from nearly a thousand mascu line throats and made tho very walls join in with the rejoicing delegates. AGAINST DEALING IN OPTIONS. The address prepared by Ignatius Don nelly was adopted unanimously. The committee on options reported a resolu tion protesting against dealing in options and futures and demanding legislation against it. It was unanimously adopted. Numerous efforts to have tho conven- f jn proceed to appoint the commit ee /aggested by Mr. Donnelly to act with ihe People’s Party National Committee were wholly ineffectual under the ruling of Acting Chairman Terrell and the in sistence of National Lecturer Willetts, of the Farmers’ Alliance, upon a motion to adjourn sine, die. Macune, of the Farmers’ Alliance, an nounced, however, that all the delegates would hold a mass meeting in their indi- Yilual capacity immediately after ad journment. THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED. Without stirring from t’oeir seats the delegates, after the gavel fell, ostensibly adjourning the convention, went right on with Gen. Weaver in the chair and appointed the much-talked-of committee as follows: Mr. Van Vyck, of Nebraska; C. W. Macune, of Texas ; .D. Branch, of Georgia; J. M. Powers, of Nebraska; T. B. Manuire, of New York; L. L. Polk, of North Carolina; J. H. Willetts, of Kan sas; President Humphreys, of the Na tional Colored Alliance; Pierce Hackett, of Missouri; N. M. Barnett, of Illinois Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association; L P. Morrill, of Louisiana; John B. Seitz, of Ohio; Mrs. Mary E. L"ase, of Kansas; Mrs. Dr. Dabbs, of Texas; Benjamin Terrell, of Texas. A MAY^R in peril. An Attempt to _ .nt Savannah’i A aavanaim; says: Rumors h during the last assassination of Investigation les Lssassinpte the Head City Government, tercgnfm TOf FfTQay j^ijeen fi Nuing *U>ul ys of the attempted Mayor McDonough, developed the fact that these rumors were well-founded. HOW THE stfoRY STARTED. Last Wednesday night two negroes, after midnight, went to the residence of the executive and knocked loudly at the street door. Being answered by the mayor, they told him that he was wanted at the police barracks right away on bus iness of importance. The mayor was suspicious; if ho had been needed at pol ce headquarters he would have been telephoned from that E oint, as usual, or police officers would ave been sent for him. He ordend the negroes away and retired again. This is Mayor McDonough’s own statement of the affair. On Friday a negro went to the mayor and telling him that he had an import ant communication to make to his honor said he had been offered $50 to gfet the mayor out of his hou-e and had been told that he would be paid so soon as Mr. McDonough made bis appearance and was outside of Jhe door. This negro says he refused tho offer. It is now taken for granted that the parties secured other negroes to do the work. The negro who gave the information gave a full description of the men who had made him the offer. The mayor ac knowledged the accuracy of these state ments, but is reticent. HARD ON THE TOUGHS. The name of the negro informant is withheld for the present. Mayor Mc Donough has been severe on the tough element since he has held office. They are very spiteful against him. During a meeting of tbe council, one night re cently, the harness was cut from his horse, which was attached to a buggy outride the council chamber. Of course there was no business that demanded the presence of the mayor at the barracks on the night alluded to. It is currently believed that the toughs whom the mayor has so severely pun ished were intent on offering him bodily barm, if not on assassinating him. This matter has caused a great deal of excitement in Savannah. oafi —Ti A LIBERAL GIFT For Colored Edncation in the South by Mr. John D. Rockefeller. John D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil president, has made another princely gift in the interests of colored education in the south. This time it is for a school for pr-ctical training, and the amount donattd for that purpose is $40,000. The building is to be located in Atlanta, and will be begun this spring. Six years ago Mr. Rockefeller was in Atlanta. While there he devoted considerable time at Spelman seminary, which was erected partly through the financial aid he lent those at the head of the institution. The large open campus ou which that school is situated affords a* splendid location, and ample tenitory for any additional buildings of the kind. Mr. Rockefeller has of late been desirous of seeing an other seminary there, and with his ac customed modesty quietly expressed his wishes to the trustees of Spelman some time ago, and stated his willingness to furnish the means. A newly-arrived immigrant from Eu rope got a sentence of nineteen years in a New York penitentiary, before he had been in America forty-eight hours. onferenca TtWWfiwfcaai third p4‘fty7”™"Tue acu oi July was se lected as the date, and tfhat action was reaffirmed. A formal call was issued as follows: To the People of the United State i— The national committee of the people’s party of the United States, acting in con junction with the following: C, A. Yan- Wyck, Nebraska; C. W. Macune, Texas; M. I. Brauch, Georgia; J. H. Powers, Nebraska; R. M. Humphreys, Texas; L. D. Laurent, Louisiana; Nathaa CSfempn, California; T. H. Magulorc, New Yorr; J. H. Williams, Kansas; L. L. Polk, North Carolina; Pierce Hackett, Mis souri; M. M. (Jardett, Illinois; John Leits, Ohio; Mary E. Lease, Kansas; Anna L. Diggs, District of Colum bia; Anna Debbs, Texas; A. P. Parksen, Florida, and Ben Terrill, of Texa% rep resentatives of a certain meeting of mem- ■ bers of various organizations of this coun try, held in the city of St. Lunh, Mo., on the 24th day of February, 1892,'re spectfully submit to the people of the United States the following preamble and platform of the conference of said labor organizations of our nation, held on the 22d, 23d and 24th days of February, 1892, in the city of St. Louis. [Here they recite the preamble and platform as already printed.] We urge that all citizen? who support these demands shall meet on the last Sat urday in March next, in their respective towns and villages, and bold public meetings and ratify these demands, and take steps to organize preparatory to electing delegates to the national conven tion, and we call upon all duly qualified voters of the United States who are ia favor of these principles and of nominat ing candidates for president and vi e president on tho above platform, to send delegates to a convention of the people’s J arty, to be held in Omaha, Neb., July , 1892, at 10 o’clock in the f irenoon. The executive committee of the peo ple’s party in each f^tate is charged with the duty of regulating this call, and of fixing the time, placd and methods by wLich said deh gates shall be .chosen. The basis of representation shall be four delegates from each congressional dis trict, and eight delegates from each state at large, making the total number 1,776. We call upon all citizens of the United States to help us make oar princip es tri umph. We believe that if voters negleet their duty this year, it may be impossible in any future canva-s to protect the rights of the people and save tt ^ (no institutions of our country. Voters-must protect themselves. They can expect wo ' "'" ' aefenfl-rrmir^ dn tue name of the rights.of the peo ple, the hoars o| the land and the wel fare of all future g aerations, w ; call upon all honest men to come to o . s ip- port in this great contest. H. E. Taubeneck, C hairman, Robert Schilling, Secret iry. National Committee People’s Party. WHO DID IT? Inrestlgating the Author-liip of In- flamatory Dispatches. A special of Thursday to toe New York Herald from Valparaiso siys an inVcSti- git:on is bei ig made into the authorship of pertain dispatches to a New Yorjc newspaper from this city. It wa* fetTnd the messages sent from here to New York were signed Reamer. This, it is de clared, is the assumed name of .Lieuten ant Harlow, the World’s Fair commis sioner in Chili. The Valparaiso papers on Wednesday published the facts in the case, and said they could not understand why Lieuten ant Harlow, sent to Chili on a mission of peace, should spread such inflammatory news in the United States. Public opin ion is considerably excited against Lieu tenant Harlow and C rnsul McCreery. FURNITURE, LOIN FOR CASH. PARLOR SUITS, BEDROOM SUITS, DINING ROOM SUITS, ▼OLDING BEDS, SPRING BEDS, MATTRESSES, BABY CARRIAGES, COTS WARDROBES, HAT RACKS, EXTENSION TABLES, KITCHEN TABLES, REFRIGERATORS, SAFES. WASHSTANDS, BUREAUS, STEP LADDERS, TRUNKS. 500 Bedsteads, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6 each. Window Shades, Wall Papers, Borders, Basket®, Brooms, Dusters, Pictures, Rugs, Mats, Lace Curtains, Stretchers and Dryew. CEO. A. BAILIE, 717 Broad St. Opposite Monument- In Milliajry Start. miss nelluTpurcell: Fine French Millinery, Velvets, Ribbons, NOVELTIES IN NECK WEAR. Fanoy and Jet Jewelry, Til Br«M| Augusta, Uadwr Central Hotel. >r GooecU*