Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-03-16
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.

The North and south Clasp Hands Asrsss
the Bloody chasm and Take New De-.
p0rture.
The following IL taken from the ON.
ejal record Of the proceedings Of the
St Louis conferences:
Hon. J. f. WllitA of Kansss. thea |
moved that tho conference adjourn |
sine die, but that before tho motion |
was put he desired to make personal
apology to Brother Macune for some |
expressions he had made with regard
to the brothers intentions and desires
n regard to the conference He then
gave way for DR.. Macune to make an
announcement The doctor declared
Mr.. Willis explanation to be per-
1ectly satisfactory. that he had always
cherished for Brother Willis the high
est regard and had taken no o6ense at
anything he had said He the seconded
the motion to adjourn sine die, but
asked the delegates to remain quietly
In their seats q moment after adjourn
ment until he could make an
announcement The conference then
adjourned sine die and DR.. Macune
again mounted his chair and
said that it had been arranged that tho
delegates to the Industrial conference
should at once re-convene as a mass
meeting of citizens to arrange for car
rying into effect the demands of the
conference and he nominated Gen.
j. B. Weaver, of Iowa, as chairman Of
the mass meeting The motion was
seconded by more than half of the
house and carried unanimously and the
general advau ced to the platform, and
was introduced by acting chairman
Hon. Ben. Terrill as ''a man who more
than fifteen years ago had fought for
almost identically the same principles
on which they were now all united; a
man whose faithfulness had been
demonstrated by long years of service
in the cause of the people, and whom
all knew to be equal to any duty which
might be imposed upon him"
When the general had assumed the
gave1 q motion was made and carried
that the chair appoint a committee OF
fifteen for this meeting to confer with
the national executive committee OF
the peoples party and arrange as tc
time and place to nominate candidates
| for president and vice-president The
| following were appointed as said com
b mittee:
c. II. Van Wyck, Nebraska; c. w.
! Macune. Texas; M j. Branch, Georgia
| ]. 81: Powers, Nebraska; Thomas B
| Mcclure, New York; J. F. Willis
| Kansas; L. l.. Polk, North Carolina
| Pierce Hackett Missouri; L. B. Nor
rill, louisiana; II. NJ. Gilbert, Illinois
T. B. Gaskins, Florida; John Zeitz
Ohio; Mrs. NJ. E Lease, Kansas; Mrs
DR.. Dabbs. Texas; Mrs Annie L
Diggs, D. c.; w. 81. Warrick, Virginia
Ben Terrill. Texas
| Wednesday evening the joint com
mittee met on the stage at Music hal
0nd together issued call for a nation
al nominating convention to be held q
Omaha, Neb., on July 4 the basis o
representation to be eight delegates .
large from each state and four from
each congressional district, making
total Of 1, 776 delegates.
The following is the official call 70
the national conventions:
To the People Of the United States:
| The national committee Of the peoples part
Of the United States acting in conjunction wit
. the following: c. H. Van Wyck, Of Nebraska
Q. W. Macune, Of Texas; NJ. l. Branch, G
Georgia; J. H. Powers, Of Nebraska; r N
? Humphrey, of Texas; L. D. Laurent, Of Louii
r lana; Marion Cannon, Of California; T. P. Ms
Ruire, of New York; J. y Willis, of Kansas
L. L. Polk, of North Carolina; Pierce Racket
| Of Missouri; II. NJ Gilbert, of Illinois; job
Seitz, Of Ohio; Mary E. Lease. OF Kansas
Anna L. Diggs, Of the District OF Columbia
) Mrs. DR.. Dabbs, of Texas; A. P. PASSED. O
n Florida and Ben Terrell of Texas represents
tives Of . certain meeting Of members Of variou
labor organizations Of this country held in til
. | city Of St. Louis, on the 24th day Of Februar,
1892, respectfully submitted to the people Of tn
United States q preamble and platform Of tn
conference Of said labor organizations Of OF
nation held on the 22d, I'D and oath days
4 February. 1892, in the city Of st. Louis.
al We urge that all citizens who support the d.
: mands shall meet on the last SATURDAY. in Marc
next in their respective towns and villages, an
hold public meetings and ratify these demand
e and take steps to organize preparatory to cleo
z ing delegates to q national convention, and v
l. call upon all duly qualified voters Of the Unite
:, | States who are in favor of these principles an
of nominating candidates for president and vic
i president on the above platform, to send del
4 gates to a convention of the peoples party to
a held at Omaha July 4, 1892. at 10 o'clock in Il
n ! forenoon. The executive committee Of the pc
q | pies party in each state is charged with
:, | duty of promulgating this call and Of fxiu
the time and place and method by which Il
IL said delegates shall be chosen. The basis
o representa- ton shall he four delegates from ea
% congressional dis ricf:nd eight delegates fro
l. each state at large, mixing the total numb
seventeen hundred and seventy-six. We C;
upon all citizens of the United States to help
make our principles triumphant We belle
that If the voters neglect their duty this yea
4. It may be impossible in any future canvass
, protect the rights of the people and save I
free institutions Of our country. The vote
'e must protect themselves; they can expect
ono else to defend them. In the name of t
- rights Of the people, the homes Of the land a
~ the UAlfarA of all future generations G.
upon all honest men to come to our support
D. this great contest.
II. z. TAUBENECK.
Chm. Peoples Party Nat Com
d ROBERT SCHILLING,
Sec Peoples Party Nat. Com
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