The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-18

EDATIE COUNTIES TO BE WORKED
SYSTEMATICALLY AND THOR
OUGHLY.
The conference Of Indiana Populists,
called by the state committee for Labor
Day, proved to be a largely attended,
representative and lively gathering of
the leaders and workers of the party.
Delegates were present from all parts Of
the state, including many county chair
men and editors of Populist newspapers.
The state committee also was well rep
resented. The assemblage met at 10
o'clock at 35 English's Hotel, the hos
telry which by it's courtesy and excellent
accommodations has become universally
popular with the party and made their
common home while in this city. Chair
man Butts, of the state committee, pre-
sided with his usual grace, urbanity and
vigor. The morning session was taken
up with miscellaneous business of no
special Importance. In the afternoon
Chairman Taubeneck, of the national
invitation. He spoke hopefully of the
political outlook, expressing the opinion
that neither of the old parties would take
any firmer stand than they have hereto
fore in the free coinage Of silver. He
thought this Indifference or hostility of
the old parties to silver would neceSsar-
lily drive the friends of the white metal
from their ranks into the Peoples party,
or compel them to form new party to
suit their views. Either way, Chairman
Taubeneck thinks the Populists will be
great gamers.
The conference appointed the follow
ing committees on addresses and resolu-
tiOns:
First district, William A. A. Page; Sec
ond district, r. E. Haughton Third dis
trict, w. II. Carr; Fourth district, Rich
ard Isgrigg; Fifth district, w. T. Car
michael; Sixth district o. L. Ross; Sew
enth district, s. M. Shepard; Eighth dis
trict, M. c. Rankin; Ninth district, G. M.
Walter; Tenth district, J. B. Milroy;
Eleventh district, Jacob Geiger.
The committee on reorganization of
the party management was made to con-
sist of w. A. Page, N. H. Motsinger, w.
H. Carr, D. F. Boyer, j. K. Matthies d.
w. Byram, T. E. Bentley, A. P. Hanna,
c. B. Burkhart, James Bunnell and Jac-
OBJ Geiger.
AT the evening session the committee
on resolutions made it's report which led
to quite an animated discussion. The
gentlemen who think mot enough has
been put in were present, as usual in
force and succeeded in getting some
more wadding forced into the gun. The
speechmaking incident to this grating
and stuffing process was mu1t.farious and
trife wearisime and raised a general
clamor to "set 'er Off" The resolutions
as amended read as follows, and they
are not bad, though they were better as
first reported:
eve, the Populists of Indiana in con-
vention assembled, favor fighting the
battle of 1895 On the fundamental prin-
ciples of the Omaha platform.
1--WE demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the present
legal ratio of 16 to i.
1--WE demand that the issuance of full
legal tender treasury notes be speedily
increased to not less than $50 per capita
1--WE demand a graduated income tax
1--WE oppose the issuance of bonds and
bank currency
I'VE are unalterably opposed to in
creasing our already great burden of ma
tional debt by the issue of interest bear
ing bonds in times of peace; and we de-
the present administration at Washing
ton, aided and abetted by the Republican
party, not only for selling our national
credit at price below it's market value.
bue especially for surrendering to the
Rothschilds and other bankers our finan-
cial independence for six months by a Sc
cret contract, the infamy of which is
without parallel in our history.
THAT we demand the initiative and re-
ferendum in all the important matters
of municipal and state legislation.
THAT we denounce the recent decision
OF the supreme court of the United States
in reference to the income tax law and
the Imprisonment of American citizens
without trial by jury.
"On these cardinal principles of our
party we invite the cooperation of all
persons and organized bodies believeing
in the principles herein set forth to join
us In the campaign of 1896"
The committee on organization report
ed the following plan, which was
adopted:
We, your committee on plan of organi-
cation, beg leave to report:
1. Let this conference appoint a state
organizer whose salary and expenses the
central committee guarantee: but who
has power to collect the same if possi-
BILE from the county or congressional
committees at place visited
1t shall be the duty to rouse public
sentiment by speeches and establishing
newspapers, as we'll as to organize thor
oughly each congressional district on
the following plan:.
1. He shall have The power to appoint
a district deputy organizer in each con-
gressional district, who shall call county
mass meetings to cooperate with him on
the following plans of organizations:
Cd Let the deputy organizer at the
county mass meeting called to meet him,
try to find ten men who will give $40
each for campaign funds for 1896 and ten
who. will give SIS each.
(2) He shall hold open meetings in
each township, when he must obtain the