The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-12-18
AN APPEAL.
Form Local Leagues and Organize
for the Great Campaign
of 1896.
SEND DICTATES TO THE CON-
ING STATE CONVENTION.

To the Peoples Party of Minnesota
An annual meeting of the Peoples Party
State League of Minnesota has been called
to meet at Harmonic Hall, Minneapolis.
Jan. Is, 1896, the day following the annu-
al meeting Of the Farmers Alliance. Ac-
cording to the constitution of the State
League, this meeting must be made I'D
OF delegates from local leagues. A part
OF Article VI. section l., reads as follows:
Such meeting shall consist Of delegates
from each local league, one for each so
members or major fraction thereof, but
each local league shall be entitled to at
least one delegate While in some Sec
tlons OF our state an active interest is be-
Ing taken In organizing local leagues, the
greater portion is not organized to date.
1t is the great desire Of the league Off
GERS that our state meeting be a repre-
sentative one, of the whole Peoples Party
of the state, and not to be confined to del
egates from Hennepin county and few
scattered sections. There is time vet to
organize a vast number of leagues before
the January convention. There seems
to be prevailing idea that
some organizer vested with peculiar
authority must do this work, when in
fact any man can start movement to
organize local league. There are no
organizers in large portion of the state,
and 1t is expected that earnest Peoples
Party men will individually start the
movement. Any man can call few of
his neighbOrs together and perfect a local
organization. There is no prescribed limit
as to the number that shall constitute a
league; five members will do if no more
can be secured, and there is no expense
connected with it,
There will be delegates to the Alliance
convention from all sections of the state.
AS the local organizations are made up
almost entirely of Peoples Party men,
| would suggest that they meet and form
themselves into local leagues, and elect
delegates to both the Alliance and
League conventions. 1t seems to be
very easy thing to do. On application
the undersigned will supply all needed
blanks. l earnestly urge our people. ev-
eryWhere to organize at once, and see
that our state meeting is made repre-
sentative one. Our state League is an
organization capable of doing a vast
amount of good, and of becoming a tower
of strength and firmness to the Peoples
Party, if our members will organize I'M
der it and support the movement. 1t
should be understood that the state
League is organized for educational work
mainly, and is not intended as a machine
to work for the personal interest of any
man, or set of men. The organization
itself is founded on the fundamental
principles of the Peoples Party and is
pledged to the support and propagation
of those principles. Through such an
organization uniting the active workers
of our party in thorough systematic
work, it must be evident to every man of
reason that immense benefit can be de-
rived
Our reform movement is noble and
grand and is the great hope of the toll
ing masses to free them from the imm-
nent bondage of monopoly Our greatest
opportunity is just before us. Thousands
of old party men in every state are alive
to the impending danger as never before
They are ready to join hands with U.S.
Will we welcome them or remain indiffer-
ent to their appeal?
l request every Peoples Party man
to be up and doing. Commence imme-
diately to hustle all along the line.
Organized! Organize! Send in your
delegates and let us have good ~rousing
convention that will start the ball rolling
for the next campaign.
Yours in the cause of humanity.
L. NJ. AVER,
Secretary Peoples Party State League,
GIG Wright Block, Minneapolis.