The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-27
POPULISTS ORGANIZING
SAY THEY WILL HAVE COUNTY
TICKET IF THEY MUST ADOPT ONE.
Saturday Night on a Street Corner
Other Political News.

The executive committee of the straight
out Populist county committee met last
night and formulated plan by which it Is
believed the Populist campaign may be
opened. Ward committeeman, Ito work in
conjunction with the Democratic commit
teemen," were appointed as follows: First
ward. George Schofield; Second. Charles
Schofield Third Peter Morningstar;
Fourth. Harrison Ogborn; Fifth. Josiah
Willets; Sixth, L. S. Pope; Seventh, V. r.
Stairwalt; Eighth. E. b. Cummings; Ninth,
Daniel DeVoss; Tenth, j. r. Buell.; Elev-
enth. George Mangun: Twelfth, untitled;
Thirteenth. c. II. Minor; Fourteenth, John
Greig: Fifteenth. w. p. Atkinson; Center
township northeast, John Medert; Center
township southeast. Allen Jennings;
Haughvillo. Nose Thompson
A committee of five TO select speakers
was also appointed. with Captain Silas NJ.
Shepherd as chairman, and the committee
at once pressed into service all the ward
committeeman and the following other per-
sons: ID. +. Kennedy. William (Billy) Pat
terson. DR.. b. NJ. Lawrence, Franklin Lam
ders. Charles X. Matthews. Leroy Temple
ton and VIM. +. Smith. 1t was not difficult
to press the gentlemen into the service. as
many Of them have already been seen and
heard in the forum for several weeks, and
seem to like the business.
Saturday night was the time set for OPEN
ing the campaign and ii was agreed that
1T should be done by holding a meeting in
the open air at the corner of Kentucky
avenue and Washington street. The ques-
ton of speakers was then presented, and
Allen Jennings agreed to occupy the stand
first. ito sorter draw the crowd" as he
expressed it. This was acknowledged TO
be an important part of the programme,
and it was thought to be as much one
mans share. One Popuist said he thought
that Jennings's experience as a farmer in
calling hogs for a mile or two would help
him when It came to addressing people at
a. distance of five or six squares. He felt
that by the time man had done this for
an hour two he would have done his
share, and it would be time for some one
else to take his place. w. p. Atkinson
volunteered to make the speech. He will
probably be a good man for the place, for
he boasted at the postofice corner Tuesday
night that he had read every law passed
by Congress on the subject OF finance and
that he understood them perfectly. He
also made the sssertion that gold was the
only money which would be accepted for
import duties.
BILLY" Patterson suggested that much
good could be done by having speakers to
address the crowds on the streets during
the day. His suggestion was not acted
upon officially, but the speakers were given
to understand that there was no objection
to them talking wherever they could get
an audience. Allen Jennings and others
thought the Populists would bd howied
down by the mob that he said was paid by
the gold bugs to interrupt silver orators
and Moses Thompson agreed, if the COM
mittee would furnish money enough to buy
a few kegs of beer, to bring a Haughville
mob over to interrupt gold speakers His
proposition was not entred upon the min
utes by the secretary of the meeting as a
part of the proceedings.
Chairman Shepherd was asked after the
meeting If the Populist party would put a
ticket in the field for Marion county.
We will have a ticket, Clipped in Allen
Jennings. 1T may be the same as the
Democratic ticket, but it will be our
ticket"