Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-14
THE THREE-TIM ERS.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SITTING AT ST. LOUIS
Winds Up It's Business Ahead of Schedule
Time-Some Eesolutions-Plan
of Campaign.

ST. Louis, Mo-, June 13.-Contrary to eX-
pectatioDs, and to what the committee gave
out this morning, the executive committee
OF the Peoples party completed their la
bors this evening. They expected 10 have
work enough 10 keep them busy two or
three days, but they, metaphoricaily. pulled
off their shirts and girded their loins and
got down to work with viii. cleaning up
the table i'll short order. Five members
of the committee We're present at
the Laclede hotel, where the session
was held. Those here We're Hon. Il. 7.
Taubeneck of Illinois, George F. Washburn
of Massachusetts, William Weaver OF
Iowa, A. 0. wilkins of Kansas, and NJ. c.
Rankin of Indiana. Ignatius Donnelly and
Mr. Davis of Texas had an engagement
which they could not postpone,
and wired their inability to be
present. Robert Schilling. secretary
of the national committee, acted as secre-
tary of the meeting. which was behind
closed doors. The first business TO come up
was reports from gentlemen representing
different states, who gave a glowing ac-
lSobunt of the outlook in their sec
ton. Gen. J. B. Weaver of
Iowa, George B. Geither OF Ala
bama, G. F. Smith OF Kentucky,
and others reported the prospect of success
in their states rs most favorable.
After the reading of the reports an adj
jOurnment was had for lunch, and the after
noon session was begun 1t l O'Clock.
Secretary was instructed to establish
literary bureau to furnish items of interest
to the Reform press, which now mum berS
between six hundred and seven hundred pa
pers. \ weekly letter Is to De prepared and
published by these papers.
medal was ordered To be struck COM
memOrative OF the parUyS convention NJ
Cincinnati on May 10. The medal is TO be
made of aluminium and is TO be distributed
to different alliances to be sold, the pro-
ceeds of which are to be devoted to cam
paign purposes next year.
A constitution was adopted for the Peo-
PIES party clubs. These organizations are
to be formed in wards, townships and coun-
ties, all to be under the supervision Of the
central club in each county.
The committee agreed to instruct the
chairman and secretary to prepare an adj
dress to the people of the United States,
after which the following resolutions We're
adopted:
Resolved, that in all states. and where
there is no independent political orgauiza-
ton, members of the National central COM
mittee of such state shall, when they or
game the several counties of state by the
provided for in a resolution Of this
committee on May II, 1891. have
the right to add to their number any
such additional members as they may name,
who shall with them form an executive
committee of the Peoples party, with full
power to elect their own officers.
The above resolution was prepared by
1gnatius Donnelly and sent here.
The following resolution is the most i'm
portant action taken by the party, in view
of the fact that it is the first declara-
ton of how the party stands, and
in great measure 4 refudiation of the
charges of dickering, which were so freely
,Rade during the Cincinnati convention.
Pie resolution is follows:
Resolved, that the national executive
committee is uualterably opposed to fusion
with any other political party, and will not
recognize any individual committee or or
ganization that proposes or enters into such
fusion as affiliated with the Peoples party.
After the adoption of this resolution the
members entered into a general dis
sion of the best campaign policy to De
pursued during 1892 The concensus of
opinion was that the principal issues to be
contended for will be the sub-treasury plan,
opposition to banks of issue and to advocate
government control or ownership of the
means of communication and tranSporta-
ton telegraph and railroad) and TO uphold
the interest of wage earners as against the
entertainments of capital.