The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-06-30
MICHIGAN PEOPLES PARTY,
FIFTY Counties Represented at the Con-
SentlOn by $50 Delcg gates.

FIFTY Counties Represented mt the Con-
sention by $50 Delegates.
The first Michigan State convention
, Of the Peoples party since it's orgsniza-
ton at st. Louis, Mo-, February 22 last,
, was held at Meads Hall in Lansing,
Gays dispatch, and was called to order
, 10y Z. II. Bclden, Chairman Of the State
! Central Committee.
| Above tho stage was suspended a
! hugo cartoon representing the Octopus
: Rothschild with Its tcntacles spreading
out over tho dcbt-r.ddcn countries OF
the world.
Tho basis of representation for this
convention was one delegate for every
5,U;lh population or fraction thereof. and
| Wayne County sent upwards OF sixty.
| AT the St. Louis coni cntion Donneily
figured out I. basis of reprcseutati IN for
the national convention which .hyult
give that body exactly 1916 delegates,
! and then, to complete the idea of irhie-
pend, nee which these figures suggest.
the natl i1nal convention was called on
july 4. Tn Ter this plan the party in
Michigan will send ii ty-six delegates,
or exactly twice the number sent by
either OF the o.d parties to their matt, nal
/ conventions.
Not far from 80 delegates. represent
. ing fifty counties, Were present when
j the convention was called 10 order.
Rev. W. f. Dickerman opened the con-
vcn,on with brief prayer
Chair ali Bclden made a brief speech,
in which he urged the necessity for
Iea cful. harmonious action among the
members of the new party, and said
that the hope of the new party 1es in
the direction of nominating faithful and
incorruptible nIcn TO office, and that the
Peoples party should be on record as
opposed to scclionalism i'll every form.
The Conmittee Oh Resolutions sub
mittcd the following, which was adopted
10y a practically unanimous vote: i.
k,suivei, Tnat this convention con-
graduates the membership OF the Peo-
pies party of Michigan on the evidence Of
the prOgrc of reform sentiment among
the ma scs, AMI increased assurances Of
naal success and the triumph of the ma
jofi;y over class rule
Resolved, That we are engaged IN a con-
test which involves the Eerpctuity OF u
! republican form OF government. based on
the equal rights of all against
Intn,yei aristOcracy, tending toward alb
solutc &c potism.
Resolved Tha, we hereby fully indorse
the declaration of principle, adopted by
the st Louis conference of February %,
1s9a.
Resolved, That we again emphatically
declare against fusion with any party, aud
VT demand that the delegates elected by
this convention to Omaha shall only lie
su,h "a h.yo fu,,v severed tbeir conncc.
tiol with any other party.
Resolved. That the delegates to the Ma.
tional Convention b, instructed to request
nrnvaII NJ tho had of IN :. ,icLet ~ th,,
peonIe'. mart whennvnr su.h a frvice is
rrnn,red mr ,.o, he u,rd xi,h rron,,atv
Hcsn, ved Th,t We recommrnd ,b.,
..ndiS,,n ,or rnito1 St.,ns San,,ns Do.
nn,nin.,,cl n, our na,t St,t. c,nvent,o,,
~ M. held in Jackson Auyust .
Rcsnlxci Tt,t n,iu, insncctors sbou,d In
elected by the neoulc whom they are Z,
snryn ,nd not named Inv tho sun,rvisnr. .s
unaar tho nrc ,ant law
D. III T,,a,,. i,d,,s, NJ, ,,,,, ,,a
Eni,h,s 10 J,h,r ,nars .nS that Nc, no
g., ta.nr ~ sha,,.,r ,,urs for ,'nrson, a,' a,o
",r..d in ,ncch,nira, n,r-ui,s
S-'n,,.;a',s ~ '., lI",., -, - ,,.,.
h'Sot"'ioiis W 'o.i'i"iehcS were auoPt.
ca on me drath OF Prcsia, mt FOLK. OK
, the National Farmers Alliance. The
following delegates were then elected:
! Delegates at large. ". Gibson. Wayne:
.. F. Bean. St Joseph: G, f. Barnes. Call
houn: Daniel THOMPSON. Saginaw: n J..
peming, Tu,cola; NJ. &. Luenneckcr. jack
son; A. : Partridge Genesee; James K
pcnnison. Grand RAPID.
Alternates- at-iargr-S. Champion. Ing
ham; e. III. Sherman. Wa;nc: il. W. Carly.
Kent: Chas. A. Littler, Jackson; T. =
Raldwfn. lusrola: Edward Austin. Cal.
houn; W. H. Hahn. Cass: A. ]. wickham.
Livingston.
First district--Delesates = G. Howe +.
S, Grccsc. William Errichs m. William
Henry Alternatcs. l. X. Elnchart, Charles
| Flock, Henry Renz, +. +. Zcubcr.
Second Observation-Disclosures. S. J. Law
rcnc,. John o. label. T. q. Brown, g. r.
Wilson Alterna.eS. none.
Thiri district -DcirSatcs-R. a. Brand,
l. L. lockwood. cyrus l. missins. {. s
Snos' E, % Ai'er"Its ,ti,h A. r. ,i nashes; w,,, ."nh