The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-28
A GREAT MEETING.
THE PEOPLES PARTY lEAGUE
An Effort to Organize the State.

An Effort to Organize the State,
Our readers will find in another part
or this paper report of the great
meeting held in Minneapolis, Novem-
Der 10Th, to start State League of
Populists, to be spread all over the
state. 1t is a grand and most neces-
sary design. 1t is the one thing need
ful. This year we we're utterly with
out organization of any kind. If Mac
donald had been bought up by the Re-
publlcanS we could not have been anv
worse Off. The leaders among our op-
ponents meet us, since the election,
and laugh in our faces. They admit
that we cast wonderful vote consid-
ering that it was altogether spontan-
cous. The Peoples Party is under
many obligations to the energetic and
far-sighted men in Minneapolis who
lnaugurated this new movement. The
selection of Major Bowler. for Presi-
dent OF the State League, is most
fortunate one. The Major is an
earnest, vigorous worker, an enthusi-
astic Populist and good speaker.
The state will expect great things
from him and it will not be disap-
pointed,
The understanding is that there
will be great gathering of the Pco-
pies party of MINES ota, in Mime
apolis, on the second Tuesday Of
January next. The officers elected on
the Goth are simply tie emporary, al
though probably some if not all Of
them may be continued. At the big
meeting in January it might be we'll
to organize by letting each county
name one member of a State Commit
tee; then let these elect an Executive
Committee, of nine or fifteen mem
bers: let the whole gathering. if you
please, name the president, vice prcsi.
dents, (there should be one for each
congressional district), and sccrc-
taries. Then it might be well TO
authorize the member Of the general
committee from each county to select
one committe- from each town
ship in his county, who would have
power to organize the township, and
select the other members of the town.
ship committee to act with him.
Then let this local committee organ
iZe one or more leagues in the town
ship and get every one into it who be-
lieves in our principles. But it will
need some persons, as organizers. to
travel constantly from township to
township and keep up the interest
and start the Leagues, where the local
committees have failed to do SO.
A few public-spirited men in Mime
apolis have agreed to contribute
enough to pay the Secret tary's salary
of $50 pei month, so that he will be
sure of living and can devote his
whole time to the work: his headquar-
ters will be in the Collom Block,
Minneapolis, to which all letters
should be sent. The Secretary select
ed, (Mr. Leroy Berrier.) and his assist
ant, Mr.. J. Fl. Pierce. are excellent,
energetic gentlemen. One OF the
first things they will attempt is to Sc
cure complete lists of all the voters in
the state, with their post Office adj
dresses, political beliefs, nationality.
etc. These will be obtained on regu-
lar blanks, which can afterwards be
bound in volumes. This is something
the party has never had, and yet it is
of the first consequence. The old par
ties have complete lists Of this kind.
There should be table of Democrats.
Republicans and Populists in each
township, with column for the
doubtful and for those most likely to
read Populist literature if sent them.
We hope Peoples Party men every
where will take hold and help. If
each man who voted for Mr. Owen
would contribute ) cents month it
would give an immense fund. There
should be money enough raised TO
keep such workers as II. Y. POore. J..
c. Long, A. II. Hendrckson and 9th
ers constantly in the field, making
speeches and organizing Leagues. Why
not have every man who voted for
Owen send in something-one cent,
five cents. ten cents or a quarter?
Five cents from each would make
$4.25O That would make splendid
starter.
Take hold, friends. this is your bat
tie. Each can spare something.