Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-01-23
POPULAR CRArJKS.
"A Partial list of Prominent Persons Who
Attended the st. Louis Conference.

Attended the st. Louis Conference.
Taubenck called the meeting to
rider.
Jack Turner was there to preserve
record of the proceedings.
The tall form and familiar face of
j. H. Mcdowell was also present
where the most good could be done
Gen. Coxey was present with his
plan for good roads, and as there was
no grass to walk on he was not as
saulted.
Carl Browne, the invincible, and
eminent cartoonist, was there to assist
in the good work.
Nj. c. Rankin, treasurer of the ma
tional committee, was also on hand
to aid in the good work.
:. ii. Snyder, insurance commits
sioner of Kansas, was shaking hands
with the boys.
Bob Schilling, the popular Mil
waukec Populist-the man who makes
speeches in two or three different
languages-took a prominent part in
the proceedings.
o. ID. Jones Of Missouri, author and
orator, was in the thickest of the
fight.
a. Rozelle, chairman of the Missouri
state committee and editor of the In
dependent, was conspicuous figure
among those present.
Gen. Paul. Van Dervoort, cx-com-
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army
and commander-in-chie of the Indus
trial Legion, came all the way from
Omaha to help do the work of the con-
ference.
Leo Vincent came up from Oklahoma
to have hand in the proceedings.
Gen. Field, eX-candidate for vice
president on the Peoples party ticket
in 1892, came over from Virginia to
help us with his counsel.
Lee Crandall from Washington City
and Alabama was good naturedly
shaking hands with the boys, and
telling them how it was down in Ala
bama.
j. w. Dollison of Little Rock, Ark,
secretary of state committee of the
Peoples party, gave valuable assist
ance in committee work
Among the old men who had
grown gray in the work was
Uncle Charlie Cunningham of Little
Rock, Ark. He was candidate for
vice-prcsdent on the union labor ticket
in 1883.
Thomas Fletcher, chairman of the
Peoples party committee, of Arkansas,
and one of the best known and veal
thiest men in the state, was present
helping with his advice.
Robert Pyne came all the way from
Connecticut to tell the boys that the
nutmeg" state was in lire and would
be heard from in 1896
The well-kuown face Of Prof. c. Vim
cent was among the congregation of
cranks-and the professor seemed to
enjoy it.
One of the most active members
present was George Washburn of Bos-
ton, Mass. He looked every inch the
descendant of the men who fought at
Brnker's hill
f. Gerry Brown was another Of Mas
sachusctts' patriots who crossed the
Allcghenies to attend the meeting and
aid in the cause of humanity.
E. j. Oglesby, of Nashville, Tenn.
came up to assist in the work of the
conference
II. A. Heath of Topeka, Kan, one of
the most prominent business men in
the reform movement, and who is
principal stockholder in several of our
most prominent Populist papers, was
exchanging hostilities of the season
with many of his acquaintances.
Fred. Close, another well known
Kansas man.. who is connected with
the north and south railroad enter
prise was present. lie presided with
ability over the conference II portion
of the time.
Gen. Weaver was chairman of the
conference while the national com nit
tee was in executive session and he
presided with his usual ability. He
was one of the CONSPICUOUS figures
present.
Among the most active and efficient
workers present was Mr.. ]. Devine,
secretary of the Bi;netallic League.
He urged the Importance of pushing
the money question to the front.
Editor Frank Burl1itt was busy in
committee work and shaking hunds
with the boys. Mr.. Burkitt is one of
the most prominent Peoples party
men in Mississippi
Henry Vincent of the Searchlight,
Chicago, was on hand to greet old
acquaintGnces, make new ones, and to
help keep the party in the middle
of the road"
w. +. RIghtmirc, who was the
Peoples party candidate for attorney
general in Kansas in 1890, was circu-
lating among other fat men and lend
ing helping hand.
J. P. Stelle came over from Mount
Vernon, Ill, to help prepare for vic
tory in 1896.
;. NJ. Adams, one os the prominent
Populists in Alabama, was present
and conld tell how they carried his
state with the negro counties.
The youngest looking man in ;he
convention was J. c. Manning-the