The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-04
1T WILL BE IN POLITICS.
THE MACHINERY THE PEOPLES
PARTY is TO PUT IN OPERATION.

strictly Partisan Are to Be the Purposes of
the Industrial Legion LESS Red Tape and
Secrecy About IL to SUIT the Wishes of
Vaudervoort.-The Military Feature Abol-
ished and Central Organization of
Three Classes Formed - The Indiana
Branch.
The peoples party OF this country now
has political organization which its
leaders believe will enable it to take the
votes polled by 1t at the last election and
make winning fight a. the next. The
work OF organization was completed Tues
daY when the constitution and bylaws
OF the Industrial legion, adopted in
November at Memphis. were gone over
and revised. and Paul Nandervoort in a
lengthy speech, notified the conference
OF his acceptance of the office of
commender-in-c chief of the legion.
Seventy members OF the peoples party
attended Tuesdays conference at the
Hotel English. The state committee,
three members of the national commit
tee and majority OF the chairmen of the
county organizations were in attendance.
The state committee held a separate meet
ing during the day and closed up the
affairs of the recent campaign. All ac-
counts were audited aud the bills paid.
Outside of that there was but one thing to
accomplish, aud that the organizing oil an
Indiana branch of the legion.
When Paul Nanderwoort arrived in the
oarix- nd ~ ali a
be was undecided as TO whether or not
he would accept the position that had
been rendered him by the legion when 1t
was formed at Memphis. He was not at
al satisfied with the constitution and by
laws. They were too bulky. he said too
much red tape business in The organiza-
ton altogether The organic ton OF even
a little local branch in II voting precinct
necessltated the ectlOn OF q long
list of officers with military titles.
He was strongly opposed to
this He also thought there was
too much secrecy connected with il and
that il was divided into too many classes.
When the conference convened yesterday
morning Mr.. Nsndervo,rt's wishes were
made known to the members, and com
mlttee was appointed To revise the consti-
tuition with a view of eliminating from 1t
the features most Objectionable to him.
The committee was in session all alter
noon, and will make its rep rt this morn
ing. 1t recommended that one great CEN
trail organic ,tion be made OF the three
ella ses provided for at the Memphis con
vention These were the senior, Junior and
women's organizations. The court mar
tia clause was also eliminated and the
mode OF organizing was made simple, the
mil hnin IF oil
Zether. There was also change in the
obligatory clause. An effort was made by
several me :: bers OF the conference to re-
quire all persons becoming members of
the legion to swear allegiance to peo-
ple's party principles and obi gate them
selves to support all peoples party
candidates. This was opposed by
some of the wiser ones and now
nothing wi / be said in the constitution
about supporting the candidates OF the
party. All that will he necessary to be-
come e member will be to declare devO-
ton and intention to support the princi-
pies of the party as enunclated bv the
Omaha convention.
There will be as little secrecy about the
organization as possible Chairman TGub-
eneck and Mr.. NandervooIt said they
were opposed to secret political organiza-
tions and they were listened
to by the members of the con-
ference. "All meetings OF the local
legions." said Mr.. Nandervoort last even
ing will be open. except once and a
while, an executive session will be
necessary" The organization is to be
strictly and bitterly partisan. 1t is TO be
pohtica and nothing e Sc. and nothing
else will be claimed for it. Members will
81, 1. 4 l.
and in this manner money for future
campaign use is to be raised. Money will
bs the main object of the organization.
The leaders saw they suffered in the
recent campaign on account of a lack of
it and they do not intend
to suffer again. There are great num-
Der of peoples party clubs now organ
lied. said Mr.. Nandervoort All these
will disband and come into the new or
ganiZation. when we expect to take the
place of all peoples party organizations"
In Michigan there are 10000 members
of the order of Patrons of Husbandry.
In yesterdays meeting OF the conference a
delegate from there promised If the con-
stitution and bylaws of the legion were
revised as desired by Mr. Nandervoort
that organization would cease to exist and
every member of il would come into the
new one.
The conference held an open meeting
last night and was addressed bv Mr. Van
dervoort, who. after having learned of the
contem plated changes in the constitution,
notified il OF his acceptance OF the posi-
ton of commandeT-in chief or president OF
the legion. During the course of his re-
marks he outlined the intentions of the
legion and said he did not believe it
would interfere with any OF the
industrial orders OF the country.
He said that it would simply supply long
felt want in forming compact political
body. in which all could unite under u COM
mon creed, and the only test OF member
ship would be loyalty to the people s
party. The only secrecy surrounding the
order, he said, was simply enough TO keep
the enemy from finding out its plans. lie
believed that the next fight should be
made on the money question alone and
he regretted the fact that the progress OF
the party had been retarded by men who
believed that they had a remedy for
all ills. lie referred 10 the
iusionists and announced that he WAS op-
posed to fusion with either OF the old
DO itcal parties under any circumstances.
In closing he fsid the republican party
was crushed to the dust 1T has &C
comphshed its mission" said he. 'apd we
must now rise on the ruins OF the demo
cratic party"
Following the % Ass of Mr.. Wander
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