The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-20
Populfsts Throughout the Nation
Preparing for Battle.
Goldbugs Will Control Both Old Parties-Col-
orado Republican Delegates Will Bolt
Convention Notes.

The Arkansas Gazette, the leading
Democratic newspaper of Arkansas and
gold standard advocate, has recently
| changed hands and will be made an in
dependent Free Silver paper.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, reitera.tes
that under no circumstances will he sup
port gold man for the presidency.
Congressman Cockrell, of Texas, is out
In red-hot letter scoring the gold bugs
| and predicting dire disaster to the Dem
| ocracy If Sound Money" platform is
adopted at Chicago.
Chairman Parker, of Kentucky, is u.s.
ing every legitimate means to induce free
coinage Democrats and Republicans to
unite with the Populist party.
The Bland boom launched by the Dem
ocrats of Missouri has gone glimmering.
The Populists could not be caught with
that kind of bait.
Populist publishers and committeeman
can favor this bureau by sending in i'm
portant news-not editorial dissertations
Secretary Carlisle has been notified by
the Senate finance committee of the pas
sage of the PETER bond investigation res
olution and asked if he desired to be
heard. He replied that he did not, but
asked for time to prepare report. The
secretary is too busy just now setting up
the pins for the goldbugs to attend to
his official duties.
The Prohibitionists of Missouri in state
convention voted down a free coinage
resolution. The result will be more votes
for the Peoples party in Missouri
Complete information regarding hotel
and railroad accommodations for the ma
tional convention on July % will be fur
nished by this bureau at an early date.
The new hall for the national Repub-
lican convention, in which the Peoples
party convention will also be held, is rap
idly nearing completion.
The Populists Of Sumner county, Kan,
recently in convention passed a resolu-
ton recommending to the Populists Of
Kansas the name of Judge Lyman Nagle,
the able editor Of the Wellington Voice,
as candidate for the Office of secretary
of state.
The central committee unanimously
decided that the Peoples party in John
son county, Missouri, should nominate
candidates and put out complete ticket
in the county, composed of Populists.
Democratic and Republican papers are
publishing many garbled and fake in
terviews with Populist leaders. Gen
Weaver's name has been used in some
Instances in the place of Gen. Warner,
which put Gen. Weaver in very COM
promising position. The Populists
throughout the United States must re-
member that we have no way of protect
ing ourselves from the misrepresenta-
lions of the old party papers. We have
no control over their columns and
Populists must be careful in
what they accept from publish
ed interviews. Very seldom do
they report populist correctly. We
make this statement now, because, as
the time for the campaign approaches,
these Misrepresentation will be in
| creased in order to sow discord in our
ranks. Populists should therefore be
| very slow in accepting published inter-
views by the daily press.
William p st. John, the only free sill
yer New York banker, insists on the most
| radical reform measures-the initiative
| and referendum, the free, unlimited and
unconditional coinage of silver and gold
| at 16 to 1. He also advocates the imme-
diate issue of $500, 200 of paper
| money.
The Populists of Obion, county, Ten
nessee, have Endorsed the candidacy Of
j. H. Mcdowell for congress.
The Peoples party club Of Stanberry,
Missouri, invites any speaker in Gentry
| county, of either the Democratic or Re-
| publican party, to publicly discuss the
issues of the day with members of said
club.
The free silver Democrats of Nebraska
are pretty well along the road of Popul-
ism. Their state platform declares not
only do free coinage, the income tax and
election of senators by direct vote. but
| also for the initiative and referendum.
The Kentucky Peoples Party State
Committee met at Hotel Enterprise. Lou
isville, KY. May II. They issued call
| for state convention to elect delegates
| to the national convention to be held at
| Paducah, KY, July 20. The committee
| also issued an address favoring union
with all the disconnected elements
| throughout the United States who favor
monetary reform and direct legislation,
| and In the strongest language advised all
Populists not to vote In the Democratic
primaries in that state. The address is
one Of the strongest presented before the
people from any state committee favor
! ing cooperation on the vital principles
of the People'e party.
The state committee of Connecticut
| fixed May Fl for a state convention to
elect delegates to the national conven-
ton. The Populists of that state are
wide awake and thoroughly realize the
situation that confrohts the country at
the present time. They will send a
strong delegation to st. Louis. Connec-
ticut Populists stand shoulder to Shout
der with those Of Massachusetts,.
| The Peoples Party state committee of
New Jersey met May / and issued a
call for state convention to be held at
| Trenton May 30, to elect delegates to the
national convention and transact such
other business as may properly come be-
| fore that body. New Jersey will send a
strong delegation to the national conven-
Z! tic n, consisting of such men as Proctor,
Wilcox, Buchanan and host of others
of whom the Peoples Party in New Jer-
sey can be proud.
| A call for conference has been issued
by the national committee to organize
| the Peoples Party in Indian Territory.
| The conference will convene at Wagner,
May 80, at 10 o'clock a. m. The Populists
of Wagner have secured a hall for the
meeting and will not leave anything I'M
done to make it pleasant for the dele
gates who will assemble at that time and
place. Every county and precinct in the
territory ought to be fully represented at
that meeting.
The News Bureau will receive orders
for Col. Fisk's new book, Statesmen
Three" in any quantity desired; also
for any other reform book or newspaper
at the publishers lowest rates.