The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-19
PopulistS Leave It's Selection
to a Committee.
PROPOSITIONS ARE HEARD
But the National Committee
Was Unable to Decide.
ISSUE A CHARACTERISTIC CALL
All Who Want Financial Reform are
Invited TO Hold Independent Con-
Ventions, but Vote With
the Populists.

st. Louis, Mo, Jan. 18.-The popu-
list National Committee in session
here has adopted the following resolu-
tions:
Resolved, That this committee
shall now proceed to perform the du-
ties delegated to it, to fix the time and
place of holding the second conven-
tion of the Peoples Party of the Unit
ed States to place in nomination can
didates for President and -Presi-
dent upon platform to be adopted by
this convention.
Whereas, This committee believes
that in the midst of the dreadful con-
ditions which now oppress the people
OF this nation--crushiBg industry.
s'sllssisfifupting commerce, impoverishing
agriculture and concentrating the
lands and homes of the people in the
hands of the few-it is the duty of all
honest men, without regard to past
party afiiliations,to reunite and res
cue civilization from the greatest dan
ger that has ever threatened it.
Therefore, we instruct the execu-
tive committee of this committee to
urge upon all men and organizations
not ready to become members of our
organization, to hold a separate con-
vention in the same city and at the
same time that we shall fix upon, so
that an honorable effort may be made
by conference, and consultation. with
out any sacrifice of principle to sup
all friends of financial reform in sup
port of the same candidate for Presi-
dent and Vice-President"
The apportionment of the conyen-
tion is based as follows:
Each State is entitled to one dele
gate for each 1000 or a majority frac-
ton thereof cast for Populist candi-
dates in 1892, 1894, or 1895, the highest
vote cast controlling, and each Terri
tory is given four votes.
4 special committe was appointed
to proceed to Washington on January
-, TO confer with the Bi-Metallic
League as to the adyisability of hold
ing National convention at the same
time and place decided upon by the
Populists.
The hearing Of representatives of
the different cities which are working
to secure the convention that will meet
on July 70 next, was continued to-day
Chicago was the first to present its
claims Then followed Kansas City,
Kansas, and Dallas, Texas. The COM
mittee then went into executive ses-
sion.
One purpose of the executive session
was the discussion Of attacks made by
various newspapers and Populist State
committees on Chairman Taubeneck
and other officers of the National Conn
mittee Mr. Snyder, Of Kansas mot
Schncider) presented n resolution on
the subject which, after considerable
discussion. was adopted with only
three dissenting votes. The resolution
declares the National Committee has
entire confidence in the wisdom, judg-
ment and integrity Of Chairman Taube-
neck, Secretary Turner and Treasurer
Ranken, and each Of the members of
the Executive Committee, and urge
Populists throughout the nation TO
Immediately line up TO the support of
the Executive Committee with liberal
contributions to sustain its work in
the coming campaign.
The question of referring the selec-
tion Of a place of meeting Of the Ma
tional convention 10 the Executive
Committee to report within ten days,
was debated at length.
A resolution to this effect was finally
adopted without a dissenting voice.