The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-03-25
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PEOPLES PARTY.

70 the People:
The call issued by the joint committee
Tor a national convention to nominate
candidatcsfo Tor president and vice presi-
dent, emanating from the great indus.
trial conference, held in st. Louis Feb.
90, and the national central committee
oil the peoples party, to be held i'll
Omaha Nebraska, on the 4tll day OF
July, contains the following request:
I'VE urge that all citizens who support
these demands shall meet on the last
Saturday in March next in their respcc-
tive towns and villages and hold public
meetings and ratlfy these demands and
take steps to organize, preparatory to
e~iecting Delegates to a national conven-
ton.
Tie executive committee would res
pectfully ask that all the people who be-
lieve in our principles earnestly lend Il
helping hand and meet in their cities.
towns and villages, in halls, lodge oolns
or school houses, to ratiiy the work OF
the great conference and assist in carry
ing out the programme as indicatedin the
call. This is u movement OF the people,
by the people, and for the people, and
they must take charge OF the work. We
submit the following suggestions:
1. In the meetings on Saturday March
26tll, to ratify the work Of the confer
ence. form local organizations, appoint
a committee OF three (unless oIeaIrcady
e~xists) which should meet ut the county
seat AZ early as possible ana not later
than April 10th. the duty OF this com
mittee shall be to fix time, place and
basis Of representation for the county
convention.
2. Said committees when they meet
jointly in their respective county seats
shall also select a committe OF three
from each county (%unless such II com
mittee already exists whose duty il
shall be to confer with Il like committee
from all other counties belonging to the
same legislative, and congressional, dis
trlct, for the purpose of fixing time, place
and basis OF representation to hold leg
&latlve and congressional conventions.
3. We also urge that the executive
as convenient and fix time, place and
oasis OF representation for holding II
state convention and designate how the
delegates from their state to the nation
al cnn, a,, tin, s,1n1I a., ,b,.,,
4. When delegates arc selected to the
national convention their names and
post office address should be forwarded
Immediately to Robert Schilling, Milwale
.littee, 50 that he will he able to pre-
a roll by states before the conycn-
meets.
5. We caution the people to tukcgrcnl
Ire in selecting delegates to the con
'essional, state and national convrn-
Ons. Select nc II unless he is known
be true to u cause. Take men who
ave been tried and not found wanting.
We have already received word from
York and Pennsylvania that the
Id parties intend to pack ourprimnri,S.
elect delegates to the state and nation
il conventions who are not in Symi-
,athy with our cause, and who will 90
here to bring confusion and name OBJ
candidates. 1t is also vciy
important that each state should have
full delegation at the NATIONAL convriI-
and for this purpose we urge that
at all meetings called to select delegates
to the national convention, and before
such delegates are selected, Il collection
be taken up to deiray the EXPENSES Oh
those who are unable to go on their own
account.
6. We again urge upon you the nee
essity Of pushing the work. 70 do this
money must be raised. Therefor. We
and earnestly ask all when meet
ing in primal capacity On March %, IT,
the work done by the great con-
that Il collection be taken up To
promulgate our cause. Let the UunH-
tlons from each individual be cyer 80
if each one will assist IL littIc il
will collectively amount to Il great deal.
all money to NJ. c. Rankin.
Ttrre Haute, Ind, who will receipt fol
same. We also ask the reform press to
push the work through the columns OF
their papers as much aspossible. Twill
not do to stop or to finch now. We
must not yield a single point or retreat
IN inch from the position wclavctalicn.
This is Il fight for country, our flag
and our homes,' in which every producer
is equally interested.
H. E. TAUBENECK, chairman,
ROBERT SCHILLING, secretary,
NJ. e. RANKIN, treasurer.
National Executive COMMITTEES.
Peoples Party.