Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-01-24
MEETS AT ST. LOUIS
The PopuIs:. Convintion Place
Is Selected.
SOME CHANGES IN THE PLANS
Ten Days VIII Dc Given All Competing
Cities to Present Their In.
ducemenis.


two days the popuIist national commit
tee adjourned sine die this afternoon
without having selected place to hold
the next national convention, which Will
be held on July % next, unless the date
is changed by the executive committee.
This was supposed to have postponed
the selection of the convention city for
a few days, but tonight the executive
committee selected st. Louis, July %,
as the place and time.
The hearing of the different cities
representatives of the different cities
working to secure the national populist
convention that will meet July % next,
was resumed at 10 o'clock this morning,
when the national committee reas-
sembled.
for Chicago. He was followed by DR..
H. Taylor, Eugene Smith and f. j.
Scheutts, representing the business men
of Chicago. Scheutts intimated that at
least $4,000 could be raised for the
populist cause if they were given suffici-
ent time to collect it.
e. S. Heisler and Joseph II. Schneid-
er. who spoke for Kansas City, Kansas,
odiu thcy were PIcpdiSu W ciSSt
tent 150x300 feet, sufficiently large to
seat 10000 people, within block of the
court house.
Harry Tracy, d. f. Leidy and Mayor
Holton spoke in behalf of Dallas. When
they finished, the executive committee
went into executive session.
A resolution to refer the selection of
the place of meeting to the executive
committee, to report within ten days.
was adopted without dissenting vote.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
Sydney of Kansas presented the fol-
lowing resolution, which after discus
sion was adopted almost unanimously
there being only three dissenting votes:
Resolved, That in line with the ac-
ton of our friends in state meetings
lately held by the peoples party in
North Dakota, Illinois and Indiana
the members of the national committee,
in executive committee at st. Louis,
January IS, desire to express their en-
tire confidence in the wisdom, judgment
and integrity of our chairman, Hon H.
e. Taubeneck; Secretary j. II. Turner;
our treasurer, Hon. M. C. Danken, and
each of the other members of the eX-
ecutive committe in the conduct of the
peoples party business and its repre-
sentatives, and urge and advise the
populists throughout the nation to i'm
mediately line up to the support of the
executive committee with liberal contri-
buttons to sustain it's work in the COM
ing campaign"
At l o'clock recess was taken.
When the committee reassembled at
2:30 p. m. the question of referring the
matter of selecting a place of meeting
| to the executive committe, with instruc-
| ton to act within 10 days, came up and
aroused much discussion. 1t was final
| ly decided in the affirmative, and the
| contesting cities were requested to pre-
sent new propositions to the executive
| committee next Monday, when the mat
| ter will probably be settled. The ma
| tional committee then adjourned sina
| die.
Other matters will also be considered
| and acted on, principal among which
| will be the framing of the call for a ma
tional convention. This, however, will
not be given out until the report is re-
| ceived from the special committee as
| to the intention of the Bimetallic
| League in regard to the holding of its
national convention. The call will b.
made public from Washington, prob
ably not later than the 22d inst
| A meeting of the executive committee
| was unexpectedly called tonight to con-
| slider some new propositions presented
| by the Business Mems League of st
Louis. After discussing them the com
| mittee decided to hold the national con
| vention in st. Louis on July %.