The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08
AS SURE As THE WORLD, =
Kansas Is Lost to Republicans, Says
Ex-Secrstary Higgins.
NATIONAL CONVENTION NEWS.
The St. James Hotel VIII be headquarters for
Nebraska, Arkansas and Missouri
Delegates.
Peoples Party News Bureau,


Peoples Party News Bureau,
Headquarters National Executive Com
nittee, ST. Louis, July Z.
There has never been time in the his
tory of our country when political condi-
lions were so uncertain as at the present.
Surprising changes are ACQUIRING daily and
it is wise man indeed who can make
definite prophecies of coming results. Be
fore the campaign is over it is reasonable
to believe, however, that thousands will
cease their useless struggle to remain true
to the old parties and their consciences at
the same time. The men who have al
ready abandoned the attempt, discredited
their former political affiliations and come
into the camp Of the only genuine reform
party In existence, are but the forerun-
ners Of these thousands.
The Reform Press Association will es-
tablish headquarters at the st. James
Hotel, opposite the Southern, during the
national convention in ST. Louis. The St.
James will also be made headquarters for
Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska and several
other state delegations. The uniform rate
for board and rooms is 81 per day.
Sergeant-at-Arms J. Hugh Mcdowell
and his assistants are hard at work ar
ranging details for the national conven-
ton. Everything necessary for the COM
fort of delegates and visitors will be pro-
vided and from the present outlook the
attendance will be enormous.
MOSI VI Tie COHSFeSSlOIdf UlSlTlCtS III
West Virginia are holding conventions
this week for the selection of delegates
to the national convention.
1.-The Battle of the Standards" by SEN
ator Henry NJ Teller, and James H. Tel
Ter, is a new book on the silver side of
the money question just issued by the
Schultz Publishing Company, of Chicago,
which promises to have very wide SALE
Quite number of Republican papers
in Oregon and Kansas have renowned
their allegiance to the party since the
adoption Of the gold standard platform
by the national Republican convention
and announced allegiance to the Peoples
Party.
Hon. James c. Sibley, Of Pennsylvania,
is receiving many requests from his
state to enter the lecture field and dis
cuss financial issues.
Mrs Lease and Ralph Beaumont are
doing effective campaign work for the
Peoples Party in Minnesota.
The official call has been issued for the
Populist state convention of Kentucky,
to be held at Paducah on July 20. for the
selection Of delegates to the national con-
vention. The state is entitled to 26 dele
gates.
From the tone Of many of the reform
papers and communications reaching
headquarters from leading Populists
throughout the country, there is evidently
strong sentiment in favor of the nomi-
nation of Senator Teller, of Colorado, for
president by the Peoples Party conven-
ton at st. Louis on July %.
Texas Populists are making prepara-
tons for the largest nominating conven-
ton ever held in that state at Galveston
on August 5.
At the Populist convention of Thurs
ton county, Wash, the principles Of
the Omaha platform were reaffirmed and
resolutions were passed favoring "a union
Of reform forces" at st. Louis, providing
the same could be accomplished without
sacrificing the fundamental principles of
the Peoples Party. Resolutions were also