The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-27
POPULIST PROSPECTS.
The Plutocracy Alarmed at the
Growth of Reform.
ATTEMPTS. TO SOW D1sooRD.
Convention in Acknowledgement to Nomi.
nate Debs as an Independent Labor
Candidate.-Other News.
Peoples Party News Bureau

Peoples Party News Bureau,
Headquarters National Elk. Committee,
St. Louis, Mo-, May 26.
The Peoples party state committee Of
Idaho met May 26, to call state conven-
ton to elect delegates to the national con-
vention and transact other business. The
party in Idaho has never been in as good
a condition as today. Mr.. Anderson, a
member Of the national committee,
writes: Senator Dubois and many other
prominent Republicans of Idaho have de-
clared in public that they would bolt if
straddle or sound money plank was
adopted by their convention. l do not
think there is any doubt about the cleo
toral vote OF the silver producing states
going to the Peoples party. Members
of all parties consider the financial ques-
ton paramount 70 all others. AS to the
result of national election in Idaho. l
speak from information from Republic
ans themselves. If Mckinley is nominal
ted my predictions will be absolutely cor
rect
The state committee of the Peoples
party of Washington met at Tacoma re-
Gently and apportioned the state into sew
en- districts, to elect delegates to the ma
tional convention. The places for hold
Ing the district conventions are Elem
bur, COlville, Spokane, Sprague, Dayton,
and Colfax in Eastern Washington, and
in Western Washington at Tacoma. A
resolution was adopted directing the dis
trict conventions to elect delegates to the
national convention to meet at 10 o'clock
a. M, June %, at the places designated
above. The state nominating cOnven-
ton will be held at Seattle, the date of the
convention to be fixed by Mr.. Bulger,
chairman of the state executive commit
tee. Washington will send strong dele
cation to the national convention at St.
Louis. July %. The outlook for our par
ty in Washington was never more en-
couraging than at the present time. The
Republicans in their state convention
have declared for Mckinley and the gold
standard, which will add thousands Of
silver Republicans votes to our columns
at the November election.
Senator Lee Mantle, of Montana, pre-
diets the nomination of Mckinley by the
Republicans and a bolt of the free silver
delegates to the st. Louis convention. He
says the Montana Republicans will not
. support a gold standard platform and
that the other silver states will walk out
of the convention.
The National Reform Press association
will convene in st. Louis, on July 20.
Populist editors who do not belong to the
association should apply for membership
at once and take advantage of arrange
ments being made by the officers of the
association for transportation for mem
bers to the st. Louis convention. Appli-
cations should be made to Gen. Paul Van
Dervoort, Omaha, Neb.. president, A. Ro-
zelle, Commercial building, St. Louis,
Mo-, secretary-treasurer, or J. A. Parker,
Louisville, KY, corresponding secretary
The Republicans of Missouri in recent
state convention declared unequivocally
for the gold standard and as a result of
such action, thousands of voters are de-
sorting their party and joining the Peo-
pies party. The Carthage Daily Press,
enc of the leading Republican papers of
the state has bolted the platform.
The Populists of the Ninth congress
sional district of Texas have nominated
Geo. w. Glasscock, of Georgetown, as
their candidate for congress.
The Iowa and Illinois POpulists have
chartered steamboat on the Mississippi
river, for the St. Louis convention. 1t
will leave Dubuque, Iowa, on July 16, and
stop at all the principal cities en- route.
Gen. Coxey and ex-Gov. John P. ST. John,
of Kansas, have agreed to accompany the
excursion and deliver speeches. The fare
will be from 10 to SIS for 10 or II days
trip, including board. Those desiring to
90 on the excursion should address the
editor of Our Populist Rock Island, Ill.
The Kansas Reform Press association
will meet at Clay Center the first week
in June.
ca 1,11v, ,;y,~r lev TO- l.
free silver in the Democratic ranks in Vir-
ginia for free coinage that special dis
patch to the Globe-Democrat says that
hundreds of the business men in the state
who are for the gold standard will refuse
to take part in the primaries Of the reg
ular organization, but will send contest
ing delegation to the Chicago conven-
ticn which. 1t is hoped, will be recognized
by the gold standard national committee
as the proper delegation. This scheme
will, it is stated, be worked also in other
states where the sentiment for free silver
is too strong to be legitimately cOmbated.
Secretary Carlisle has had the effront-
cry to deny, in letter to S. o. Porter.
of Beeville, Texas, that he ever delivered
free coinage speech in congress in 1873
or an any other time, despite the con-
gessional record. to the contrary.
Congressman T. C. Cathchings gold
bug, has been unanimously renominated
by the Democrats of the Third Missis-
sippi district. Speaker Crisp, who poses
as Democrat free-silverite, wrote to
the district that he hoped that Catchings.
despite his gold standard ideas, would
be thus honored.
The robbery Of thestate of Louisiana
has been made compile by the Demo-
cats by the Inauguration of Murphy ].
Foster as governor for a second term.
The GlObe-Democrat arises to fairness
long enough to say that this theft should
arouse national indignation.
Governor w. ]. Stone, of Missouri, is
stumping Kentucky for free silver under
the auspices of the bimetallic league
The mask Of Mckinley has been COM
pletely dropped since his nomination has
become a certainty. Circulars declaring
him opposed to free coinage of silver are
now being sent out directly from his
home at Canton, Ohio.
A movement has been inaugurated in
Chicago by some of the labor organiza-
tions, the labor congress, and socialists.
headed by Tommy Morgan, Thos l.
Kidd, Victor Williams, II. G. Adair, Jno.
F. Lloyd, and Gen. Cantwell, of "Coxey
Army" fame, to nominate Eugene V.
Debs as an Independent labor candidate
for president of the United States. Sew
erai clubs have been organized for this
purpose. A meeting was held at McCoy's
hotel to make preliminary arrangements
to have his name presented to the Popu.i:t
convention ut st. Louis July 22nd. A
committee was also appointed to CORES