The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-29
WON'T GIVE IT UP.
No Signs That the Populist
National Conference
Being Held at St Louis VIII
Cast Aside.
THE OMAHA PLATFORM
THE OMAHAPLATFORM
The One Silver Plank Idea Not
Booming
Woman Suffrage Literature to
Be Distributed.

81. Louis, Dec 29.-some Of the sec
ond and third class hotels are crowded
with Populists; and not few Of them,
like Generals C0xey and Weave are
stopping at the first class hosteIries.
This Is the grand national conference to
decide on what the Peoples Party shall
do next. General Coxey and his chief
Of staff, Carl Browne, are the centar Of
attraction.
General Coxey said: q have come here
TO attend the Peoples Party con ference
and present those measures have been
fayorlng Tor some time. / believe the
conference Will take favorable action on
the good roads and non-interesE paying
bonds plans The cOmmonweal is ready
to do its full share Of work in turn
ing the government Of the country
over the party Of the people. The
people are giving more study TO politics
now than they did years ago, and they
are rapidly showing their entire lnde-
pendence Of either OF the old parties
Asked if he was candidate for the
Populist nomination for the presidency,
the great commonwealer said he was not
seeking anything in the way Of Offices
Il would not refuse the nomination,
though" ne said, sif it was rendered and
Il was necessary for me to run 70 carry
out these recommendations for the bet
terment Of the times. There must be
something done for the people, and that
too, without delay. Times have not
improved a particle since our march to
w Washington.
They might be able to keep US of the
grass, but they cannot prevent US from
advocating measures for the welfare of
the people"
Carl Browne IS the most astonishing
figure present at the convention He L5
a big man, inclined to be portly; is of the
usual stature, and has full, fat face,
with shurt-crOpped chin beard and mus
tache OF sandy hue; grey eyes and
light brown hair. He wears . big black
slouch hat. 2 black coat and black panta-
looms, but lie wears low cut vest. which
reveals the absence of linen shirt. lie
simply wears q striped flannel under
shirt, and instead of collar Of any de-
scriPtiOn. his fat neck is adorned with
strand Of am ber- colored beads. On his
big chest hutters the silken badge de-
noting his rank As ietenant in the Coxey
army. Browne IS jolly and beamlng
as a patent medicine fakir.
General Weaver carries in his inside
pocket some whereases and resolution
that may interest somebody Here they
are.
Whereas. This conference of the Peo-
pies Party believes that the great need
Of this country has been and is an en-
larged volume of circulating medium:
Whereas, The gold power and banking
stlIougn ehS pissld&ene en- aha hls secretary
aAa1 s10 0Hl@A 81 Assu0 y DuI Su.Eehey
supply suall ~ gwen eAciu5lFely INTO
the 1@nus q 'ns ' DanAs' ma slANe[ snail
Oe eAelu1ee. anu s'lal g9iu alohe snall De
lsgal lelieI r., Nosss ne .neAelor7' De y
ResolNSa, ! Ia sslsAouL at17ni ptlhg 70
LlAAo q pislsloA y l ~ ~ patsy' us con-
ference insAsls upon lAe restoration q
the coinage ol golu anu silver 4s II e1-
lsled prior 70 1879, ana that All paper
currency shall Pc issued py lhe genera
government without the intervention OF
banks OF issue, the same 20 0e ruil legal
tender
" also declare our lnnexiDIe nos
tllity % the Iurther issue oL interest
bearing Donds
pom these principles we declare our
political faith, and We invite the co-ope-
ration Of ali patriotic citizens against
the further encroachment Of corporate
power
This resolution was adopted two weeks
ago By the state conference OF the Peo-
PIES Party Of Iowa, which met ia Des
Aoines
Among the prominent Popuiists
present ale IL f. Tauberneck,
national chairman Of the party. Judge
S. H. onlder- superintendent of
Insurance. Topeka. KAN ~. +. Right
m.re, Of Topeka; General J. q. Fields, Of