The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-04-24
Friday. April "a, 1896.
The rlaryland Peoples Party
Convention.


10th at Baltimore. 1t was large, har-
monious and enthusiastic. The names OF
Stewart, Allen and Butler were mentioned
amid cheers, and the mention of Ben
Tillman was received with much enthu-
siasm. T. Garfield Jenkins, of Charles,
and J. Lemuel Devecmon, of Allegheny,
were chosen permanent chairman and
secretary.
The delegates elected to the national
convention are:
At large, S. S. Field, Baltimore city;
Walter Vrooman, w. S. Branson, Prince
Georges.
First District-Ira L. Guilford, Calvert
County.
Second District-Enoch Noyes, Cecil
county.
Third District-C. M. Kemp, Baltimore
city,
Fourth District-Hiram Vrooman, Bal
timore city.
Fifth District-T. Garfield Jenkins,
Charles county.
Sixth District-Singleton Diffenbaugh,
Allegany county.
The alternates elected are George E.
Boomer, D. J. Lewis and Samuel c.
Herd, at large; ]. w. Kerr, E. E. Ewing,
]. L. Brown, VIM. E. Phelps, ]. c. How
ard and George E. Krouse, from the six
districts, respectively.
The following resolution was reported
by the committee on resolutions, J. w.
Kerr, E. E. Ewing, B. S. Morris, S. S.
Field and David Barbour, and adopted
unanimously:
WHEREAS, We believe the present dis.
tress throughout our country is the direct
result of unjust and oppressive laws, by
means of which the few!rich have been
for years levying tribute upon the many
who toll, by system of legalized robbery;
and,
WHEREAS, The usurers, bankers and
shylocks have of late organized under the
names of Sound Money Leagues and
Bankers Associations, to still further
Cypress and rob the people; and
WHEREAS, We believe that these evil:
must be and will be remedied, and the
only hope of remedy by The ballot lie'
in an union of all who oppose the reigr
of Plutocracy. Therefore,
Resolved: That we hereby reaffirm thu
Omaha platform; and, further,
Resolved: That the delegates from thi
State are hereby instructed to use al
honorable means and their best endeavor
to effect an union for the coming cam
paign, of all who are opposed to tn
rule of the "money bugs" if not unde
the same name at least under the sam
leaders.
The delegates go uninstructed as t.
candidates.
Addresses were made by local speaker
and by Hon. J. H. Turner, of the Nation
al Committee, and Col. Bradshaw, o
Montana. Frequent and loud applaus
attested the ability of the addresses anc
the enthusiasm of the listeners.
The convention also endorsed tn,
Peoples Supply Company of Baltimore
in the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The plain people of thi
country, the laborers and producers, have
for years been spending their money with
the plutocrats and thus been furnishing
our enemies with club to beat out ou
brains; and
WHEREAS, The Peoples Supply Com
pany of Baltimore has solved the problem
of how we may spend our money so tina
the profits will go to advance the cause o
the people. Therefore,
Res0l0ed: That we heartily endorse the
Peoples Supply Company, of Baltimore
and ask the State Executive Committees
of the Peoples party of the various State:
to cooperate in every way possible in the
splendid work which this Company i:
doing; and furthermore,
RESOLVED That our State Chairman bt
requested to send copy of these reso.
lutions to the chairmen of the variou:
State Executive Committees in the
country.
TILLMAN NOT A PoPULIST.
An interview of Tillman's is published
by the St. Louis Republican which ough
to serve as 'regulative'' to enthusiastic
Populists who are ready to go off at half
cock after such men as Ben Tillman, who
are able to denounce Cleveland in {
unique and approved style. The follow
ing paragraph is from the RebH6hca,
interview
''Well, the Populists say 1 am good
enough Populist to satisfy them. But
am not Populist and ne0ey mil be
They are too radical. They want to &C
complish too much at once; they are too
radical and they cannot accomplish
it at ALL"
We trust this will serve both as rebuk,
and lesson to enthusiastic Populists wht
are carried away by an extravagan
speech, and are ready to throw away al
the tried and true men who have stoot
firm through the toll and struggle of tn,
battle for years, like Senator Stewart, ant
run after some transient meteor which
blazes moment before their eyes, a
Tillman did. Heroes are out of place il
this battle. To stand by the old vets. i
the policy that will win. One Stewart i
worth more than thousand Tillmans il
this movement. Tillman is simply
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