Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-03-23
National Executive Committee Of the
Peoples Party.

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The call issued by the joint commit
tee for national convention to nomi-
nate candidates for president and vice.
president, emanating from the great in
dustrIal conference held in st. Louis
February.22, and the national central
committee of the Peoples party, to be
held in Omaha, Nebraska, on the 4th
day of July, contains the following re-
quest:
1--WE urge that all citizens who sup
port these demands shall meet on the
last Saturday in March, in their res
pective towns and villages, and hold
public meetings and ratify these de-
mands and take steps to'organize, pre-
paratory to electing delegates to ma
tional convention"
The executive committee would res
pectfully ask that all the people who
believe in our principles earnestly lend
helping hand and meet in their cities,
towns and villages, in halls, lodge
rooms or school houses, to ratify the
work of the great conference and assist
in carrying out the programme as indi-
Gated in the call. This is a movement
of the people, by the people, and for
the people, and they must take charge
of the work. We submit the following
suggestions:
l. In the meetings on Saturday,
March 26th, to ratify the work of the
conference, form local organizations,
appoint a committee of three (unless
one already exists) which should meet
at the county seat as early as possible
and not later than April 18th. The
duty of this committee 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 committee of three
from each county (unless such a com
mittee already exists whose duty it
shall be to confer with like committee
from all other counties belonging to the
same legislative, and congressional dis
trict, for the purpose of fixing time,
place and basis of representation to
hold legislative and congressional con-
ventions.
3. We also urge that the executive
committee of each state meet as early
as convenient and fix time, place and
basis of representation for holding a
state convention and designate how the
delegates from their state to the nation
al convention shall be chosen.
4. When delegates are selected to
the national convention their names
and post Office address should be for
warded Immediately to Robert Schill-
ing. Milwaukee, Wis, secretary of the
national committee, so that he Will be
able to prepare roll by the states be-
fore the convention meets.
5. We caution the people to take
great care in selecting delegates to the
congressional, state and national con-
ventions. Select no one unless he is
known to be true to our cause. Take
men who have been tried and not found
wanting. sWe have already received
word from New York and Pennsylvania
that the old parties intend to pack oul
primaries, select delegates to the state
and national conventions who are moi
in sympathy with our cause, and who
will go there to bring confusion and
name Objectionable candidates. 1t is
also very Important that each state
should have full delegation at the ma.
tional convention, and for this purpose
we urge at all meetings called to select
| delegates to the national convention
and before such delegates are selected
a collection be taken up to defray thu
expenses of those who are unable to g
on their own account.
6. We again urge upon you the nee
essity of pushing the work. To do this
money must be raised. Therefore, WI
kindly and earnestly ask all when meet
ing in primal capacity on March 26, tt
ratify the work done by the great con
ference, that a collection be taken VI
to promulgate our cause. Let the dona
tiOns from each individual be ever 81
small, if each one will assist little Il
Will collectively amount to great deal
| Forward all money to NJ. G. Rankin
Terre Haute, Ind, who will receipt fol
same. We also ask the reform press t
push the work through the columns o.
their papers as much as possible. L
will not do to stop or to finch now. W.
must not yield to single point or re
treat an inch from the position we have
taken. This is fight for our country
our flag and our homes, in which every
producer is equally interested.
H. E. TAUBENECK, Chairman.
ROBERT SCHILLING, Secretary.
NJ. G. RANKIN, Treasurer.
National Executive Committee, PEG
pies Party,