The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-24
ARRANGING DETAILS
For the Populist National Conven.
ton at st. Louis, July %.
HON. J. H. MCDOWELL IS IN
CHARGE.
Good News from Georgia, North Carolina
Maine and other States.-Republicans
will Steal Oregon.
Peoples Party News Bureau,
Headquarters National Elk. Committee,
St. Louis Mo-. June %.

Peoples Party News Bureau,
Headquarters National Elk. Committee,
st. Louis, Mo-, June %.
The Tenth Congressional District
Of Missouri in recent convention Sc
lected Brother Shattenger, of St.
Louis, the well-known lecturer, as a
delegate to the National Convention.
Another Populist congressman has
been seated from North Carolina-C.
H. Martin, of the Sixth Congressional
District.
Reform editors desiring to secure
transportation to attend the St.
Louis Convention, July 22nd, on ad-
vertising contracts, should make ap-
plication at once to the General Pas
senger Agent of the lines over which
they wish to travel.
Gen. Weaver made several speeches
in1daho, enroute to Iowa, after the
Oregon Campaign.
The Republican National Conven-
tion held last week in St. Louis, was
exceedingly tame and embarrassing.
The program throughout. including
the balloting, was cut and dried, and
the absence of genuine enthusiasm
was painfully apparent.
tional Comm ittee Of the Peoples par
ty at St. Louis last week, as given out
by the Associated Press. The only
thing that could give rise to such a
report was the presence Of a mum Der
of Populists in the city, watching the
drift of things in the Republican Ma
tiOnal Convention,in order to take ad-
vantage Of Republican mistakes.
The Press reports indicate the elec-
tion of Mr.. Benoit, Populist. to Con-
gress, from the Fifth Louisiana Dis
trt, on the 9th instant, to fill va
cancy.
With all the boiling and talk of
boiling in the other political organ:z-
ations, there is manifest disposition
for harmony in the Populist ranks.
Our people are learning the lesson
that in "union there is strength"
The Populists of the Fifteenth Mis-
souri, District held rousing conven-
tion at Lamar, on the 18th inst, and
selected four strong delegates to the
National Convention. The Omaha
platform was reafflrmed with the ini-
tiative and referendum added.
The Populists OF South Carolina are
organizing clubs throughout the state
preparatory to the real work of the
campaign.
Reports from Georgia show an un-
usually active condition among the
Populists Of that state. With free
ballot and fair count. Georgia is
ours this year.
The following are the names of
delegates chosen to the National Con-
vention from the Sixth Missouri Dis
trict:-W. o. Atkeson, E. w. Long
we'll, Jno. X. Byers and l. J. Martin.
j. H. Mcdowell, mem ber Of the Peo-
pies Party National Committee for
Tennessee. has been elected Sergeant
alarms, to take charge of the hall
and arrange the details for the Pco-
plds Party National Convention, to be
held in ST. Louis on July 22nd. He
will have charge of an Information
Bureau at headquarters for the pur-
pose Of locating the different state
delegations who have not already Sc
cured quarters, also making arrange
ments for reduced railroad fares In
Guiding special train service for those
desiring to come to the cOnven ton in
large bodies, the printing and distri-
button Of the tickets for the conven-
tion, the provision of badges for the
delegates and visitors, arranging OF
details in the Convention Hall in
Guiding the seating Of state delega-
tions and visitors and providing quar-
ters for the press represe tatives.
All state, county and local commit
tees and me m bers of the party every
where, are urged to organize clubs to
bring as many people to the conven-
tion as possible, especially from the
states within radius Of two hundred
miles of St. Louis Tickets to the
convention will be furnished to the
editors Of all reform papers attending
the convention and they are request
ed to do all in their power to make
this convention a grand success, by
assisting to bring as many Populists
to St. Louis as possible. All letters
which refer to the details Of the con-
tion should be addressed to Hon. J. Fl.
Mcdowell, Room 525, Commercial
Building, St Louis, Mo.
The Reform Press Association will
hold animportant meeting in St.Louis
on July Goth. just prior to the Nation.
al Convention, which promises to be
largely attended.
"A. "A. CdIu lduS VI 'NOuCQIulds hdS.,
writes that "Kansas will be at St.
Louis like on a Fourth Of July. Give
us a short and sweet platform and a
clean candidate and take your elec-
roral vote''
Regarding state issues in Georgia,
E. Smith, of Attapulgus, writes: 1T
is notorious fact that the Demo
Gratis will steal anything from the
best plank OF the Populist platform to
a dead negroes vote, therefore the
strongest plank in our state platform
will be free ballot and fair count"
Owing to his acceptance Of the
duties of Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
Peoples Party National Convention,
]. H. Mcdowell has been compelled to
cancel dates for two weeks stump
ing tour in Arkansas.
J. .Odum, Of Lowe, n. C.,writes that
two thirds Of the voters OF that sec
tion will vote the Peoples party
ticket.