Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-26
POPULIST POINTERS.
FROM HEADQUARTERS.

Another Populist congressman has been
seated from North Carolina-C. B. Martin, of
the Sixth congressional district.
There was no meeting of the national COM
mittee of the Peoples party at St. Louis last
week, as given out by the Associated Press.
report was the presence of number of Pop
ulists in the city, watching the drift of things
in the Republican national convention in order
to take advantage of Republican mistakes.
With all the boiling and talk of boiling in
the other political organizations, there is a
manifest disposition for harmony in the Pop
ulist ranks. Onr people are learning the lesson
that Gin union there is strength"
The press reports indicate the election of Mr.
Benoit, Populist, to congress, from the Fifth
Louisiana district, on the 9th inst, to fill a
vacancy.
The Popuists of the Fifteenth Missouri dis
trict held rousing convention at Lamar, on
the 18th inst, and selected four strong dele
gates to the national convention. The Omaha
platform was re-affirmed with the initiative
and referendum added.
The Populists of South Carolina are organiz-
ing clubs throughout the state preparatory to
the real work of the campaign.
Reports from Georgia show an unusually
active condition among the Populists of that
state. With free ballot and fair count
Georgia is ours this year.
]. H. Mcdowell, member of the Peoples
party national committee for Tennessee, has
been elected sergeant-a arms to take charge of
the nall and arrange the details for the Peoples
party national convention, to be held at st.
Louis OH July 22d. He will have charge of an
information bureau at headquarters for the pur-
pose of locating the different state delegations
who have not already secured quarters, also
making arrangements for reduced railroad fares,
including special train service for those desir-
ing to come to the convention in large bodies,
the printing and distribution of the tickets for
the convention, the providing of badges for the
delegates and visitors, arranging of details in
the convention hall, including the seating of
state delegations and visitors, and providing
quarters for the press representatives.
All state, county and local committees and
members of the party everywhere are urged TO
organize clubs to bring as many people to the
as possible, especially from the
states within a radius of two hundred miles of
St. Louis. Tickets to the convention will be
furnished to the editors of all reform papers at
tending the convention, and they are requested
Il oil t1,a,r tC
ton a grand success, by assisting to bring as
many Populists to St. Louis as possible. All
letters which refer to the details of the conven-
ton should be addressed to Hon. J. H. Nc
Dowell, room SIS Commercial Building, St.
Louis, Mo-
Regarding state issues in Georgia, w. F.
Smith, of Attapulgus, writes: cit is motor
ious fact that the Democrats will steal anything
from the best plank of the Populist platform to
a dead negro's vote, therefore the strongest
plank in our platform will be free ballot and
a fair count"
Minnesota is one of the states from whence
comes reports of the greatest gains to the Peo-
ple's party. Late news regarding the work of
is especially encouraging.
J. Odum, of Lowe, N. c., writes that two
thirds of the voters of that section will vote the
Peoples party tickle.
Bob Schlling, the irrepressible member of
the national committee from Wisconsin, says
the Popuists will carry Milwaukee at the COM
ing election over the combined forces of the
opposition, and Bob is not in the habit of
''talking through his hat"