Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-03
his allegiance to the republic

renounced his allegiance to the republi-
can party and joined the populists.
The state central committee of Min
nesota, at its recent meeting in Minnea-
polls elected Ignatius Donnelly and s. NJ.
Owen delegates at large to the st. Louis
convention, and made arrangements to
call congressional conventions to elect the
other fifty-one delegates, to which the
state is entitled. All other nominating
conventions will be postponed until after
July %.
Geo. N. Lamphere, editor of the More
head (Mlnn.) Daily News is among the
valuable. new recruits to the peoples
party.
[ Ex-Attorney General d. w. Jones Of
Arkansas. who is canvassing that state as
a candidate for governor, subject to the
decision of the democratic primaries, in q
recent speech at Arkadelphia. said: II
shall bolt the nominee of the Chicago
convention, if a gold standard platform is
adopted and !. gold man put upon it.
The populists of San Juan county,
Colorado. on March 10, among other
things passed the following:
1--WE believe that in the national cam
paign of this year the financial plank Of
our platform should be made the most
prominent. And we believe that such
wise and judicious plans should be adop-
ted as will bring about union Of all the
reform forces in favor of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio of 16 to l independent of the action
of any other nation"
Arizona will be represented in the
national convention by Gen. VIM. O'Neill,
G. M. Porter, Kean St. Charles and John
o. White. all excellent men and represen-
tative populists.
The populist vote OF Oklahoma will be
increased nearly 1000 by the addition OF
Greer county. With only little more
than 1000 votes to overcome. our friends
in that territory shouli win this year.
The populists in the IndiAn Territory
are anxious to know whether they will be
entitled to representation in the national
convention. Under the call they will be
entitled to four delegates, the same rep
resentation allowed every other territory.
George F. Washburn, member OF the
national executive committee, from
Massachusetts. who has been spending
the winter IN Florida, has returned to
Boston and will look after the interests Of
the party in the east.
The state committee of Nebraska will
meet at Hastings, April II. to fix the
time and place for holding the state con-
vention. to select delegates to the nation.
al convention.
The delegates from the seventh Ohio
district to the St. Louis convention are
w. H. Crawford and NJ. w. Whitney.
They are in favor of Coxey's good road
and non-interest bearing bond bills.
The state committee of Florida meets
at Ocala, April 4, to fix the date and
place for the state convention
Col. A. G. Fisk, OF Denver. Colo, is
getting out another large edition of his
new. book, Statesmen Three" which
promises to have as phenomenal sale as
Coins Financial School," The work
retails at 25 cents and can be had through
the Peoples News Bureau. Mr.. Fisk is
now in New York city, lecturing and
organizing silver leagues.
In the death OF Judge ]. E. Lincoln of
Liberty, the peoples party of Missouri,
has lost one of its ablest and most earnest
men. He was favorably spoken OF as a
for the governorsh,p The
loss of such men as Nugent and Lincoln
is one that the party feels keenlv ut a
time when strong men are needed,
The state committee of Virginia meets
at Richmond, April 2, to select delegates
to the national convention and fix the
time and place for their state convention.
The refusal of the legislature to modify
their infamous election law is giving us
boom in Virginia.
Reports from Alabama are Of cheer
ng nature. The state election occurs the
first Monday in August and with a i
fair count, we will win by an
overwhelming majority. The democrats
If Alabama are divided on the money
question and the populists want several
speakers of national reputation to help
hem during the campaign.