The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-06
NEWS FOR POPULISTS
From Our National Field of Re.
form WOrk-Great Activity
Everywhere.
Ours is Truly National Party-Maine and
California. Minnesota and Texas All
Doing the Same Work.
Peoples Party News Bureau,
Headquarters National Elk. Committee,
st. Louis. Mo. Mary Z

Certain Peoples Party papers of more
or less note are exhibiting tendency to
castigate the national committee and, in
cidentally, to pass unjust structures upon
this news bureau, basing their criticisms
upon the mere assumption that the COM
mittee and the bureau are engaged in a
dark, deep, damning conspiracy, or
words to that effect, to ruin the party by
trimming" the Omaha platform to
single silver plank. While these papers
are few and far between, it is neverthe-
less unpleasant to be misrepresented and
word regarding these unfair criticisms
right now is in order. First, it is to be
put down and remembered that the Ma
tional committee and tho news bureau
are by no means Identical, that "oficing"
together is merely matter OF conven-
fence which enables the bureau to secure
the news from the field ready to hand
and promptly. Next, the news bureau,
nor its manager, has never declared in
favor of any expurgation of the Omaha
platform; further, so far as appears from
any public utterance, no member of the
national committee has urged any coali-
ton of reform forces on lone idea" plat
form standing for free silver, or any
other issue. 1t .loes not matter what
over-suspicious editors may guess, or
may say, these are the facts; and in this
case, as in all others, 1t is solely with
facts that this bureau has business. The
news is published in these weekly letters
as it is found, as it comes direct from the
people. If the news honestly and COR
rectly reported doesn't suit these few
publishers who are suffering from an at
tack of yellow eye, 1t can't be helped. By
the way, the few to which this papar-
graph is directed will be more worthy Of
consideration if they will point out sin
gle instance in which the letters Of cor
respondents of the national committee
have been in the least perverted or color
ed. They cannot do this. Their insinr-
atoms and their warnings to publishers
of this letter are unjust without the
slightest warrant.
The last state election in Rhode Island
showed an increase Of nearly 100 per cent
in the Populist vote.
MinnesOtans are arranging for jubilee
celebrations in which the people are to
be brought together in great crowds and
enthused with stirring addresses and
songs. Picnics and barbecues will be
features of these celebrations and the
proceeds of these meetings will be used
for campaign purposes
The POpulist state committee of Ne
braska met at Hastings recently and de-
cided to call two state conventions, the
first at Grand Rapids, July Is, to select
delegates to the national convention, the
second one for the nomination of state
ticket, to be held at Hastings in August,
the date to be fixed by the executive COM
mittee. Each congressional district will
have nine national delegates and three
to be chosen at large.
Col. R. ]. Sledge, of Texas, says: Il
never saw such rapid growth as that of
the cause of Populism in all sections CT
the state during the last two years. In
the election of this year we are going to
poll fully 10000 more votes than we did
in 1894. We can easily elect our ticket
with united Democracy to oppose u.s."
But the Democratic party in Texas is
divided, which makes success dOubly sure.
The Populist women of Denver Col,
have organized an educational club for
the diffusion of political information
among their voters.
The state committee of the Peoples
Party of Missouri met at Marshall on
April "a and fixed July 80 as the date for
the state nominating convention, the
place to be determined later by the ex-
ecutive committee. District conventions
will be held some time in June for the
selection of delegates to the national con-
vention The state committee elected
three delegates as follows M. V. Carroll,
Leverett Leonard and w. G.. Aldredge-
good men and they favor union of all
genuine reformers. t
California Populists are making great
preparations for their state convention at
Sacramento, May II. Delegates have been
elected and many Of them from interior
counties will go to Sacramento by wagon,
camping along the route and upon the cap
itol grounds during the session.
The state convention of Arkansas will
convene at Little Rock on July Is, for
the nomination of state ticket and the
election of delegates to the national conven-
ton.
Reports from Maine indicate that the
Democratic party has been almost entirely
wiped out of existence In that state There
are also large number of Republicans who
are disguised with present conditions and
liable to bolt their party this year. Proper
effort on the part of Populsts in that state
will result in large access.ons to their ranks.
Reports from Oregon all agree that what
is most needed to carry the state is few
strong speakers from the East and South
and arrangements have been made to i'm
mediately place them in the field.
1t is a significant fact that Hall, of Mis-
scuri, and Patterson, of Tennessee, the
chief administration "cuckoos" In their re-
spect;ve states, have been turned down by
their constituents and will fail to secure re-
nominations.
Notwith standing the efforts OF few Of
our editors to disparage the work Of the
Peoples party news bureau great MAJOR
ity speak in terms of highest praise of the
service. A prominent Nebraska editor
says: '"The bureau letters are doing lots of
good here in the way of giving encourage
ment to our voters as to the situation else
where"
The Populists Of the Nineteenth Ohio dis
trict have called a convention for May 49,
to select delegates to the national conven-
ton and nominate candidate for congress
Gen. Coxey, of common-weal fame, Is
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