Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-17
THIRD PARTY.
An Address to "rhe People" From
tho Secretlry's OGloe.
ORGANIZATION IS VERY NECESSARY,
Meetings to lie Weld In Towns and villages
on Saturday uarch 20->iS sugges-
tIous Made contributions
fsked For.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 15.-Tho
following document, addressed to THE
People" was issued from the secretary's
office q the peoples party vest 'rday:
Tho call issued by tho Joint committee for
national convention 10 nominate candidates for
president and yicc-prcsidcnt emannting from
the great industrial conference, held In St Louis,
February - and the national central committee
Of the peoples party to he held In Omaha, Neb,
July T. ontuins the following request: We urge
that all citizens who support these Demands
shall meet on the last Saturday In March
next In their r. spcctive towns and villages and
hold public meetings and ratify these demands
and take steps to organize preparatory TO elect
Ing delegates TO a national convention The ch-
ccutivc committee would respectfully ask that
oil the people who believe In our prin'
ciples earnestly lend a helping hand and meet
in their cities, towns ana villages, In halls.
lodge rooms or schoolhousos, TO ratify the work
Of the great conference and assist In carrying
out the programme % indicated In the call.
This IA a movement OF the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people and they must take
charge Of the work We submit the following
suggestion:
First-fn the meetings on Saturday, March
60 to ratify the work Of the conference, form
local organizations, appoint committee OF
three mncss one already exists, which shall
meet AZ the county scat as early Oh possible
and not later than April l6 The duty OF this
committee shall be- Ia fiN the time, place ind
basis Of representation for the county conven'
ton.
second Said committees when they meet
jointly In their respective county seats shall also
select a committee Of three from each county
| (unless such q committee ALREADY exists whose
| duty It shall be TO confer with like committee
| from oil other counties belonging TO the same
| legislative and congressional districts for tho
purpose Of liking thu time, place and basis OF
rcnrgsentation In hold Legislative and congress-.
ional conventions.
Thrd-we also urge that the executive com
mittec Of each state meet as early Us convenient
| and fix time place and basis Of representation
/ for holding state convention and designate
/ how the delegates from their state TO the ma
| tlonal convention shall be chosen.
| Fourth-Whcn delegates are selected TO the
| national convention their names and post once
address should he forwarded Immediately "a
| Robert SchllinR Milwaukee wis secretary
| Of the national committee, 40 that he will BE-
| able 10 pcrpare roll Of state delegates before
| the convention meets.
| Finh-We caution the people 10 take great
| care in selecting delegates to the congressional
| state and national conventions Select no on
unless he IN known TO be true to our cause
| Take men who have been tried and not found
| wanting We have already received word
from New York and Pennsylvania that the old
| parties intend TO pack our primaries, select
| delegates to the state and national convcn
tons who are not In sympathy with oui
cause and who will 80 there TO bring con
fusion and name objectionable candidates
II Is also very important that each state shoul'
have full delegation ut the national conycn
ton, and for this purpose we urge that at al
meetings called to select delegates 10 the ma
tional convention, and before such delegates nr
selected. a collection be taken up TO defray thu
expenses Of those who are unable To go on thci
| own account
| Sixth-Wc again u"gc upon you the neccssit
| of pushing the work To do this money must b
raised. Therefore we kindly and earnestly as
oil when meeting In primal capacity ON March .
| to ratify the work done by the great conference
| that collection be taken up 10 promulgate on
| cause Let the donations from elch individual b
ever 20 small II each one will assist little
will collectively amount TO great deal. Fol
ward all MONEY TO NJ c. Rankin, Tcrrc Haul,
Ind, who will receipt for same. We also rs
| the reform press 10 push the work through IN
columns Of their papers US much AZ possible
II will not do TO stop or TO finch now. w
must not yield q single point or retreat an inc
from the position we have taken This Ii
| fight for our country, our flag and homes, 1
which every producer is equally Interested