The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-29
POPULBT CONFERENCE.


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81 Louis Dec. ga conference of
the national committee OF the peoples
party, win invited friends. began to-
day with the attendance over 200
National Chairman Taugeneck presided
and the meeting resolved Itself into
AN Informal conference. with Mr.. Tau
beneck lu the chair Chairman Tau
bcnrck then stated the purpose ut the
conference aA indicntd In the call. Upon
motion Vt Gen. Weaver the chair WAS
directed lu appoint a committee ~ ave
upon credentials ana another or ten
upon addresses, the latter 10 prepare
a summary Of the advice NJ The cGnfor-
ence
At the afternoon session tho rouf.r-
ence liatoned ~ j, =, CUxey upon hiH
uon-luterrst bearing bond pllu to ud-
dresses by Delegates Howard. Man
ming ana Adams upon the recent clro-
| ton in Alabama, and others upon lhr
general purposes of The conference.
] Delegate Adams, In his clpHinR Hrn-
tences, created considerable excite
ment by stating that though The pop
ullsta of Alabama were long suffering
l iu their refusal tU resort 10 revolution.
| that patience might soon cease t1 Do
d virtue, that they would not stand by
much longer and see their rights taken
away.
The national executive committe at
this point presented resolution,
adopted by IL To the effect that Il
deemed Il incxpedlcnt for the confer
ence 10 adopt an address direct to the
| people. but that the proper procedure
for the conference would be 10 pre-
sent It's Views 10 the national central
| committee, they To present them ln such
/ form as seemed best Ia them 10 The pub
| lie. also that National Chairman Tau
| bcneck had better not remain In the
chair Both reports were accepted and
the conference proceeded To elect Gen,
j. B, Weaver temporary presiding Of
flcer Of the conference, with w ID.
| Vincent, of Kansas, and Milton Park,
OF Texas, as secretary and assistant
secretary.
After a short recess 10 permit state
delegations 10 confer upon the matters
/ TO be presented by each, The roll OF
states was called for Introduction Of
such resolutions, etc. BY Alabama, "A
resolution requesting the United States
senate To adopt Senator Aliens resOlu-
tion OF Dec. 10. 1894, for the appoint
ment of committee 20 ascertain whe-
ther Alabama's people are living under
a republican form of government. The
| rules We're suspended ana the tcsplutlpu ii
adopted unanimously.
Arkansas, California. oregon. Col
Orado, Georgia. Idaho and Indiana re-
ported progress In the advancement of
populist principles. and the spOkesmen.
I'm general remarks, insisted upon The
conference standing .trictly by the
Omaha platform. The Illinois spokes-
man, Mr.. Lord, OF Chicago. IN addition
TO insistence upon the principles OF the
Omaha platform. presented resolutluns
adopted by the populist CITY central
committee OF Chicago, denpuncing the
recent Imprisonment OF T.. V. Debs and
others In Chicago, as AN invasion or the
rights Of trial by jury; also series OF
resolutions. prepared by Hon. Lyman
Trumbull OF Chicago, denouncing the
use OF regular troops in the Chicago
labor disturbances last summer as 2
military Invasion, and declaring the uss
OF regular troops the forcing OF free
men TO opprsss others In behalf NJ mon
opoly: denounclng the issue Of Interest
bearing bonds I'm time Of peace: de-
mandlng the free coinage Of silver at a
ratio Of i6 TO /. and insisting that mon
opolles, bearing upon public rights
should be owned and operated by the
government.