The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-01
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
VERY IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.
A Conference Called for July 21st at St. Louis
the Day Before the Peoples Party
Convention Meets.

INC lay 0o1Oc0 INC f0Opl0 ; Farty
Convention Meets.
We have received the following from
New York:
We, the undersigned, unite to call
Direct Legislation National Confer
ence to be opened at st. Louis, Mo-, on
the morning of July 81, 1896.
This conference is called to secure:
First. In all future platforms, mu-
nicipal and local, as we'll as state and
national, the strongest possible Direct
Legislation Declaration.
Second. The widest possible discus
sion of Direct Legislation.
Third. a Union of Reform Forces,
Local or National, for the same can
didates, but without necessarily CIV
ing up their separate organizations or
distinctive issues and platforms, pro-
viding each organization thus uniting
places at the head of its platform, the
following to be followed by its other
demands:
eve demand Direct Legislation
through the Initiative and Referen-
dunn in Local, State and National
Government. We advocate the follow
ing but are willing to submit these or
any other questions advocated by a
reasonable minority, to vote of the
people interes ted, and to abide by
their decision until the people them
selves reverse it."
This call has been signed by
Ignatius Donnelly, member national ex
ecutive committee Peoples party.
JOS r. Buchanan, member national ex-
ecutive committee of Peoples Party.
TOh I'm natl va
committee of Peoples Party.
Lawrence ]. McParln, secretary execu-
tive committee Of Peoples Party.
Geo. H. Strobell memberN. J. State Pro-
hibition committee.
Sam'l j. Sloan, member N. ]. State Pro-
hibition Committee
VIM A. Gotten, President D. L. League
| Of n. j., member Democratic State So
ciety.
]. w. Arrowsmith, Vice-President D. L..
League Of N. J.
| Eltweed Pomeroy, Secretary D. L.
| League of N. J.
Otto Thum, Vice-President D. L. League,
| Of Pueblo Colo.
Walter Breen, Secretary of D. L. League
! of Omaha, Neb.
w. H. Bennington, Secretary of l and K.
| League of Kansas.
| G. r. Weikert Secretary of D. L.
League of Michigan.
| Congressman H. w. Howard, of Ala
| bama.
| Congressman John C. Bell, of Colorado.
| Edward Bellamy.
J. W. Sullivan, National Lecturer of A.
F. of l..
H. B. Martin, Gen. Elk. Board K. of L.
| Rev. Hiram Vrooman, President Peo-
| pies Supply Co., Baltimore, Md.
Sheridan Webster, of ST. Louis Evening
| Journal.
Prof. Frank Parsons, Mt. Molly, N. j
3. O. Flower, Editor Arena, c. Silden
l l:.,l,s~ 10
| Nelson O. McClees, Member Colorado
State Committee Of Colorado.
Hon. Henry VIM, of Maiden, Mass.
Henry r. Legate, of Boston, Mass, and
| a number of others
Herbert George Editor The Road, Den
yer, Colo.
II. c. Childs, Register Colorado state
| lands.
r. A. Southworth, Secretary-Treasurel
National Farmers Alliance.
H. P. Opdyke, Secretary New Jersey
Farmers Alliance.
Hamilton Armstrong, State Senator
Colorado.
D. A. Mills, State Senator Colorado.
Henry Bolsinger, State Senator, Color
ado.
A. B. Gray, Secretary Colorado State
Committee of Peoples Party.
Chas. T. Philip, P. P. Elk. Conn.,, Ara
pahoe Co.. Colo.
Geo. A. Miller, publisher Fairplay (Colo.,
Flume
F. H. S. Schooley, Appraiser state lands
Colo.
VIM. J. Thomas. President Highlands
(Colo) Municipal League.
Thos. V. Gator San Francisco, Cal.
E. M. Wardall, Chairman P. P. State
| Committee, Cal.
! A. NJ Thompson, late EDITOR The Peoples
Press, San Francisco, Cal.
Melvin Snow, editor Equity, Santa Bar
| bara, Cal.
This is not intended to be conven
tion to start new party, but simply
a conference Of those in favor of ''di-
rect legislation" 1t will be largely
attended by delegates to both the
conventions, and their object will be
to secure planks, in the platforms OF
both, in favor Of the Initiative and
Referendum. The conference will, in
all proba bility, be an immense affair
Everything that can be done tC
bring legislation more directly under
the control Of the people will lesser
the power of the 'boodler' and the
corruptionist. There will be no OBJ
ject in buying legislators if the I'M
bought people have veto on theil
rascality. If we can have this veto
enforced by the intelligence of wide
awake and vigilant people one of the
great evils of our age will be over
come, and the Republic will become
again what it's founders intended it tt
be.