Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1896-04-03
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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April There was a
slight error in the location Of the National
Executive Committee Headquarters, as
reported last week. The rooms are 525.
526 and :527, on the fifth floor Of the
Commercial building, corner OF Sixth and
Olive streets. All populists who call will
be given warm welcome.
Abundant evidence is already at hand
to indicate conclusively thxt the work
undertaken by this Bureau, will not only
fill a tlong felt want, /" but prove Il decid-
ed SUCCESS One prominent Kansas editor
writes: Your first letter is out of sight. ;"
Another from Texas says: Your. press
service will be of benefit and, believe,
appreciated by our readers.
Reports Of unrest and general dissatis-
faction in the old party ranks, are in
creasing in every quarter-from Maine to
California and from Florida to the Lakes.
It's the same old story Of threatened dis
ruptdon and annihillatlon Of che orgaDiza-
tions, ir they refuse to recognize silver.
Frona present indications the country is
on the verge of great political upheaval,
and the peoples party will usher in the
mille4tum next year.
James Gunn. Of Idaho, Peoples Party
candidate for congress in 1904. writes:
I'VE are opening the way for union
Of populist, silver democrats and silver
repu blicans. Chief Justice Houston Of
the supreme court Of this state. hereto.
fore an setlve republican, has, within the
last few days announced that he would
no longer follow the lead Of hls party.
but would not with the silver forces. J.
NJ. Ballentiae democratic candidate for
congress at the last election, has an.
nounced himself in similar TERMS
T. B. Mills, our candidate for congress
in New Mexico in 1894, also writes:
1.-The rank and file Of both old parties
will join any Independent movement il
their parties fail to declare for bi-metal-
lism at the ratio Of 16 to l. when they
nominate their Candidates for president
Our territory will be fully represented at
St. Louis, July g.
Chairman Bulger of the Washington
state committee is out in an address to
the populists of his state, advocating the
holding of two conventions, one to select
delegates to the national convention, and
another to nominate state ticket. The
date of the state convention has not yet
been fixed.
Chairman Maxwell, of the Illinois
peoples party state committee, and DR..
Emrick. chairman Of the Illinois silver
organization, have agreed to call joint
state congressional and local conventions
to unite their forces all along the line.
Chairman Wardall, of the California
state committee, will soon open head
quarters in San Francisco, to organize his
state and assist in the Oregon campaign.
Several speakers will 60 from California
to Oregon ut an early date.
Up to this time, 297 delegates have
been elected to the national convention,
Of which number 26l are reported as
favorable to union OF all the forces op-
posed to the gold standard and present
oppressive conditions
At a recent reorganization of the
populist central committee in Denver,
Colo.. Ex. Governor Wait and few OF
his friends became dissatisfied with the
action of tho hodv v and holted
The California state convention will be
held at Sacramento on May IL. A can.
lidate for U. S. senator will be nominated
md delegates selected to the national
All other conventions in
hat state will be postponed until after
he national convention.
Francis N. Stacy. a prominent republl-
;an politician Of Minneapolis, Mimi, has