Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-14
THE PEOPLES PARTY
FIVE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEET AND PLAN.
A Literary Bureau, n Medal, and Consti-
tution-No Fusion with Political Par
tics-The Issues to Bs Fought For.
lBy telegraph to The Dispatch

81. Louis, June 13.-Five members OF the
Executive Committee of the Peoples party
met at the Laclede Hotel in this city this
morning. II. Z. Taubeneck, of Illinois;
George f. Washburne, Of Massachusetts,;
William Weaver. of Iowa; A. o. wilkins,
OF Kansas, and NJ. G. Rankin. Ignatius
Donnelly, of Minnesota. will arrive to-
night, while Mr.. Davis, the seventh men,
Der of the committee. has advised his col
leagues that he cannot be present. The
sessions of the committee will be with
closed doors and It says none of the pro-
ceedings will be given out. Mr.. Taube-
neck, the chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, said both national and State tickets
will be nominated in many States and he
thinks it probable that local nominations
will be made for smaller offices.
FORMULATE PLANS.
Mr.. Rankin said that the committee will
formulate plans for nominating and elect
ing delegates TO the national convention,
and the greatest efforts will be made in the
agricultural States, which will be flooded
with campaign lectures and literature.
While State tickets will be nominated, MIR.
Rankin said the body will in no way inter-
fere IN State matters, "a the majority OF
the delegates of the last Cincinnati conven-
ton were or opinion that the party at
large could not pledge itself TO State plat
forms on account of the many different
local issues in different States. Leaders OF
the Peoples party had received oyertures
from prominent Knights of Labor suggest
ing that inducements be offered members
Of that organization TO JOIN the Peoples
party, but raising the objection that the
latter is too exclusively agricultural in its
tendencies.
KNIGHTS PROPOSITIONS.
The Knights propose additions to the
platform by which it is believed the party
NAV be strengthened by manufacturing
States. but the stand taken by the Knights
on tho eight-hour day does not meet APP
prOval of the farmers. The Executive
Committee will be in session several days.
Reports were received from gentlemen
representing different parts of the coun-
try as 10 the outlook in their section.
General j. b. Weaver, of Iowa; G.. L.
Gather, of Alabama; c. IL. smith, of Ken
lucky: VI. w. Wilkins, of Kansas, and Mr..
W. /. Kline, of Illinois, and Others re-
ported that the prospect for success IN
their States il most favorable. In Ken
lucky and Ohio a special fight Will be
made, and the active work OF preparing
for the campaign is left in the hands OF
Mr. Taubeneck and Mr.. Robert Shilling,
tho national secretary.
ALITERARY BUREAU.
Contrary to expectation and TO what the
committee gave out this morning, the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Peoples party
completed their labors this evening. The
Secretary was instructed to establish a
literary bureau TO furnish items of interest
TO tho reform press, which now numbers
between COO and zoo papers. A weekly let
| ter is TO be prepared and published by
those papers. medal was ordered TO be
struck, commemorative of the party s
convention at Cincinnati on May
18th. The medal is 10 be- made
of aluminium, and is to be distributed to
the different alliances to be sold, the pro-
cecds 10 be devoted to campaign purposes
next year. constitution was adopted
| for the Peoples party clubs. These organ
! izatiOn are 10 be formed in wards, town
ships, and counties. All are TO be under
| the supervision of a central club IN each
| county. The committee agreed to and
| instructed the Chairman and Secretary to
prepare an address 20 the people OF the
| United States, after which the following
| resolutions were adopted:
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.
Resolred. That in States where there
| is no Independent political orGanlza,
| tom the members of the National
| Central Committee OF such States snail.
when they organize the several cCun-
ties Of the States by the appointment of
county committees as provided for IN a
| resolution of this committee, on May y,
| 1891, have the right to add 10 their number
any such additional members as they may
name. who shall with them cOnstisute an
| executive committee of the Peoples party,
with full power TO elect their own oiilcers
The above resolution was prepared by
| Ignatius Donnelly and sent here.
NO FUSION.
The following resolution Is the most i'm
portant action taken by the party in view
| OF the fact that It is the first declaration OF
where the party stands, and IL IN great
| measure Il refutation of the charges OF
| dickering, which were 50 freely made
during tho Cincinnati. convention;
Re,Oired That the National Executive
| Committee is opposed 70 fusion with any
other political party, and will not recog-
! ME any individual committee or OrGanlZa-
ton that proposes or enters into such
fusions affiliated with the Peoples party.
THE ISSUES.
After the adoption Of this resolution the
members entered into general discussion
OF the best camprgn policy to be pursued
during 1892. The consensus OF OPINION
was that the principal issues 10 be con
tended for will DC the sub-Treasury plank
! opposition TO banks of issue, and TO adyo
! cate government control or ownership oil
the megns of communication and trans
portation telegraph and rallroads) and tC
| uphold the interest of wage-earnerS O.
against the encrOachments OF capital.