The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-14
PLANS OF 1Hz PEOPLES PARTY.
Meeting OF the Executive Committee
at st. Louis.

Meeting of the Executive Committee
at st. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, June 13.-Five members
Of the executive committee Of the Peoples
party met at Laclede hotel in this city this
morning, II. E. Taubeneck of Illinois,
George F. Washburne of Massachusetts,,
William Weaver of Iowa, A. T. Wilkins of
Kansas and NJ c. Rankin of Indiana.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota will arrive
tonight, while Mr.. Davis, the seventh mem
Der Of the committee, has advised his
colleagues 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.. Taubeneck,
chairman of the executive committee, said
that both national and state tickets will be
nominated in many states, and he thinks it
probable that local nominations will be
made for the smaller offices.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
Mr.. Rankin said that the committee will
formulate plans for nominating and electing
delegates to the national convention, and
the greatest efforts will be made in the
agricultural states, which will be
flooded with campaign lecturers and
literature. While state tickets
will be nominated, Mr.. Rankin
said the body will in no way interfere with
state matters, as the majority of the dele
gates of tine last Cincinnati convention were
OF the opinion that the party at large could
not pledge itself to state platforms on ao-
count of the many different local issues in
the different states.
ovERTUREs FROM THE KNIGHTS.
The leaders of the Peoples party have
received overtures from prominent knights
OF Labor suggesting that Inducements be
offered the members of that organization to
Join the Peoples party. but raising objec-
tlon that the latter Is too exclusively agri-
cultural In its tendencies. The knights pro-
pose additions to the platform by which il is
believed the party may be strengthened in
In the manufacturing states, but the stand
taken by the knights on an eight-hour day
does not meet the approval of the farmers.
The executive committee will be in ses-
sion several days. Reports were received
from gentlemen representing the different
parts of the country as to the outlook In
their section. Gen. J. B. Weaver of Iowa,
u. +. Gather of Alabama, g. 81. Smith
OF Kentucky, M. W. wilkins Of Kansas,
>. A. Kline of Illinois and others reported
that the prospect for success in their states
is most favorable. In Kentucky and Ohio
special fight will be made and the active,
work of preparing for the campaign is left
In the hands Of Mr.. Taubeneck and Robert
Schilling, the national secretary.
THE BUSINESS COMPLETED.
Contrary to expection, and to what the
committee gave out this morning,
the executive committee of the Peo-
ple's party completed their labors
this evening. The secretary was in
structed to establish literary bureau to
furnish items of interest 60 thereform press
which now numbers between 600 and 700
papers. A weekly letter is to be prepared
and published by those papers.
A medal was ordered to be struck COM
memorative of the party's convention at
Aincinnati on May 49, The medal Is 20
70 made of aluminium, and is to be dis
Nbuted to the different alliances to be
cd, the proceeds to be devoted TO the cam
p'gn purposes next year.
constitution was adopted for the Peo-
pie party clubs These organizations are
10 p formed in wards, townships ana
couNes. All are to be under the supervis-
Ion q central club in each county.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
TheSmmittee agreed TO and instructed
the cnhman and secretary to prepare an
address, the people Of the United States,
aiter wAh the following resolutions were
HeSotoedThat in states where there Is no
soepeoueI N . political organization the members
OL tne haIpal central committee OF such
sta.es nansShen they organize the several
couhtes OF p state by the appointment OF
county SouIhees as provided for in resolu-
Iioh OF enls scsonittse on May 81, 1891, have the
Llsne 70 Auo 70 cir number any such additional
them, constitute, a~-se,five eon1rnitfee If the
Peoples party, II fuI power to elect their
own ot1ieers.