The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-01-19

| Claims of the Several Candidates for Con-
vention Honors Heard But the Matter
of Decision is Left to the Executive
Committee With Instructions to Act
Within Ten Days-Date Set for June 22,
But Both Date and Place Liable to
Change in Order to Get Close to tie
BImetallic League.
st. Louis, Jan. 1S.-After a session Of
| two days the Populist national commit
| tee adjourned sine die this afternoon
without having selected a place to hold
the next national convention, which will
meet on July % next, unless the date is
changed by the executive committee.
This committee will probably select the
place Of meeting next Monday, but
whatever decision it reaches may be
changed when the report is received
from the special committee appointed to
visit Washington, d. c., January p,
and confer with the Bimetallic league as
to the advisability Of holding its nation
al convention at the same time and place
as the Populists.
CLAIMS ARE HEARD.
The hearing of the representatives Of
the different cities working to secure the
national Populist convention which
meets July %, was continued this morn
ing. AS Chicago was the first to pre-
sent her claims and the chairman of the
delegation from that city had not then
appeared, d. NJ. Fuilwater of Arkansas
spoke for the windy city. He was fol-
lowed by DR.. II. Taylor, Eugene Smith
and F. J. Schutt, representing the busi-
ness men of Chicago.
E. S. Heisler and H. S. Snyder who
spoke for Kansas City, Kan, offered all
accommodations that the convention
needs. They were prepared to erect
tent sufficiently large to seat 10000 peo-
pie, within one block of the court house.
1t was further stated that the Populist
papers throughout the state had pre-
pared to issue call for funds for the
use of the convention. Snyder declared
that if the convention was held in his
city, it would insure a Populist victory
in surrounding state. Harry Tracey ap-
peared for Dallas, Texas. When the
delegates had concluded, the committee
went into executive session to consider
the propositions of the various cities.
SNYDER OF KANSAS.
Snyder of Kansas presented the fol-
lowing resolution which, after consider
able discussion, was adopted almost
unanimously, there only being three dis
Senting votes:
Resolved, That in line with the action
of our friends at their state meetings
lately held by the Peoples party in
North Dakota, Illinois and Indiana, the
members of the national committee in
executive session at st. Louis. January
Is, desire to express our entire conf
dence in the wisdom, judgment and in
tegrity of our chairman, Hon. H. q.
Taubeneck; our secretary, Hon. j. H.
Turner; our treasurer, Hon. NJ. c. Rank
en-, and each other member of the exc
cutive committee in their conduct of the
Peoples party's business and as its rep
resentatives; and urge and advise Popu-
lists throughout the nation to immedi-
ately line UP to support the executive
committee with liberal contributions to
sustain its work in the coming cam
paign.'
AT o'clock a recess was taken for an
hour.
NO PLACE SELECTED.
When the committee re-assembled at
2:30 p. m, the question of referring the
matter of selecting a place of meeting
to the executive committee with in
structions to act within ten days. came
up and aroused much discussion. 1t was
finally decided in the affirmative and
the contesting cities were requested to
present new propositions to the execut-
i've committee next Monday, when the
matter VIII probably be settled. The
national committee then adjourned sine
die Other matters will also be consid-
cred and acted upon, principal among
which will be the framing of call for
the national convention. This. however,
viii not be given out until a report is re-
ceived from the special committee as TO
the intentions of the Bimetallic league
in regard to the holding Of its national
convention. The call will be made pub
lie from Washington probably not later
than the 22nd inst.
st. Louis Jan. 1S.-A meeting of the
executive committee was Unexpectedly
called tonight to consider some new
propositions presented by the Business
Mems league of St. Louis. After dis
cussing them the committee decided to
hold the national convention in st. Louis
on July o.
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