Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-09-12
Mr.. Adee,s Letter.

MIs AOOO . 4IOpVOAs
Mr. Henry Adee of Arcade, prints
letter in the Dispatch last week that
seems to require some attention. Mr.
Adee complains that the central COM
mittee did wrong IN inviting l6 to ]
silver advocates to act with the popu-
lists this fall, and seems to think that
the party was controlled in part by
chat class of voters. We have before
as the credentials of the Arcade dele.
cation signed by Mr.. Adee as seCre-
tary in which he says; "At caucus
of the populist party Of Arcade town
ship the following delegates were
chosen, etc"
Now If the call Issued by the CEN
trail committee was not a proper one
how was it possible for the populst
voters of Arcade to hold q caucus as
they did. If the foundation of the
fall campaign ie, the call for the
county convention, is not right, no
act OF the party afterwards is right.
and we could have no proper standing
on the printed ticket this fall. We
think the action of the committee was
wise, as there is all over the country
men who belong 10 the old parties,
who are strong silver advocates. The
populist party wants their votes, and
wants them to act with it. If they
can not indorse all our platform in
their own minds, their votes count
just the same as though they endorsed
everything, The popuist party must
grow, and only can grow by getting
voters from the old parties to act with
it. We do not know of any delegate
in the last county convention but
what was fully recognized as a popu-
list. Every member of the commit
tees, the tellers, aud chairman. and
secretaries were all men who have
been with the popuhst party for a
long time. Last fall Mr. Adee, and
perhaps properly too, said in a letter
to the Dispatch, that the convention
was the controlling power. This fall
the convention acted, and yet he does
not seem satisfied. And now some
thing about the placing of Mr.. Barber
on the ticket.
In the early part of March the pop
ulist central committee held a meet.
ing, which all members were request
ed to attend. At that time the ques-
ton of putting a democrat on the
ticket was talked of, and the commit
teemen decided to talk it over with
the people Of their townships. A sec
ond meeting was held in the latter
part of April, at which time the com
mitteemen from the various townships
made reports of the feeling in their
neighborhoods. The matter was still
left open and was talked of through
out the county. On tho morning of
the convention several of the dele
gates suggested that a conference be
held at Cummings hall to still further
consider the question, and it was sup
posed that every delegate was inform
ed of the meeting. A portion at least
OF Arcade's representatives were there,
and took part in the work done The
proposition was made by the writer,
that Mr. Barber's name be placed on
the ticket as q democrat, not one
word was said Of other candidates or
offices. A vote showed that almost
one hundred Of the regular delegates
were there, and the meeting decided
by very large majority vote to put
MIR. Barber's name on the ticket moi
as populist, but as d democrat. In
view Of the statements made above we
can not see how any one can claim
thai ring or committee rules the
pOpulist party. A proposition is
made early in April, talked over
throughout the county until August
aud then carried out. Rings do moi
rule that way. Parties must have
some managers, men with power t
do what they think is for the partie.
good, and we feel that the populist
committees have been So doing. How
ever this fail the committee IS made