Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-18
THIRD PARTY MEN.
Populists at st. Louis Still in
Conference.
CONVENTION LOCATION IN DOUBT,

Given the Authority to Change Both City
and Date-lsasis of Representation Adop-
ted-Committes to Confer with the hi
metallic OVERWHELMINGLY Boom.
ST LOUIS. Jan. ls.-There were seventy
five leaders Of the Populist party in tho
ladies' ordinary of the Lindell hotel when
Chairman Taubeneck called the confer
ence to order on the second day of its ses-
sion. A number of suggestions were
made. among them one by Earl, Of Ne
braska, to organize a subscription bureau
to increase the circulation Of Populist pa
pers. He declared that II he had $500, OtO
he could buy up all the leading papers and
magazines of the large cities for the party.
Harvey, Of Texas, wanted the financial
question forced to the front; and Hubbell,
of Indiana, wanted ovcrtures made for
union to the great bimetallic organiza-
tons which will meet in Washington on
the ED inst. L. Grille. OF Fosterbury,
Ills, did not want the Omaha platform
overshadowed by the silver question.
while Jones, of Mt. Vernon, Ills, did not
want the Omaha platform discussed.
Declined to Dicker with the League.
The question Of representation in the
national convention was referred to q
committee. A proposition which raised
much discussion and enough opposition to
defeat it was to empower the executive
committee of the national committee to
make arrangements with the Bimctallic
League to hold its national convention at
the same time and place decided upon for
the national Populist convention. Senator
Butler. of North Carolina, opposed it,
claiming that such action would be de.
meaning to the Populists. He proposed
that tho Populist national committee de.
eide upon the time and place of meeting,
and then invite the bimetallists and 9TH
ers interested to meet at the same time.
This was adopted and the next thing in
order was the presentation of claims Of
the various cities for the convention.
Location of the Convention Postponed.
St. Louis was represented by c. H.
Sampson, of the Business Mems League.
He offered hall seating 1000. FREQ
music and 5000 for expenses. Indiana
ers and others made q similar Offor as did
Robert Schilling for Milwaukee, when it
was agreed to postpone the matter until
today SO that the question Of representa-
ton could be decided. The committee on
the subject was composed Of Ignatius
Donnelly, General Weaver AMI Senator
Butler, and as soon as the confer
ence resumed executive session it made
its report, which was II long one with
many whercases bemoaning the condition
NJ hn doC1 ariv, fhct hO
voters, il given chance, will reverse the
''infamous policy OF robbery that has
brought about such a condition.
Give the Executive Committee Power.
The report then says that ''if either the
time fixed by us for holding the said con-
vention, or the place in which it is to be
held, shall constitute an impeachment to
any perfect cooperation of all honest citi-
zens at the ballot box our executive COM
mittee shall have power to change the said
date and place, provided that the date
shall be not prior to July 2, 1896, and not
later than July 20 1895, and that the place
Of meeting shall be such as to be not in
convenient to the body of our constitu-
ents, and such change if made, shall be
announced within ten days from this date
Committee to Confer with Bimetallists.
The executive committee appointed Gen
eral Weaver; General j. G. Field, of Vir.
ginia; Senator Butler; Hon. John G. Bell,
Of Colorado; +. NJ. Wardell, of California;
Secretary j. H. Turner, of Georgia, and
f. Gerry Brown, of Massachusetts,, spe-
cial committee to proceed to Washington
on Jan. % to confer with the Bimetallic
League as to the advisability of holding a
national convention at the same time and
place decided upon by the Populists.