The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-10
A WAR WITH SPAIN.
Old Growers Stepladder to Third
Term.-Monarchy VS.. Populism.
The Mask Being Thrown on by the Plutocratic
Press.-Other Populist News.
Peoples Party News Bureau,

Peoples Party News Bureau,
Headquarters National Elk. Committee,
st. Louis, Mo-, June II.
The state committee of Idaho met re-
Gently at Boies City and selected dele
gates to the national convention. The
state nominating convention will be held
at Boies City on Aug. IS.
John Doherty, of North Dakota,
an early day speaker in the
reform movement offers his services
to the national committee, and writes:
There is big split in the Republican
party in this state over the defeat of Sen
ator Hansbrough in the state convention
on account of his position on the silver
question. AS for the Democratic party,
nothing is left of it save land office Of
fcialS and postmasters. If the Peoples
party does not carry this state I shall be
engulfed by the mystery of the defeat.
E. Evans, of Tonawanda, N. Y, chair
man of the committee on conference Of
the National Reform party, recently Or
gained at Pittsburg, Pa, writes to the
national committee requesting that a
date be set for a conference to be held at
St. Louis. eve DESIRE says Mr. Evans,
ito see but one reform party in the field
in 1896"
w. ]. w. Devers, Of Tyndall, S. D.,
writes that the Democrats of his state,
are in a perfect uproar over the action of
the state convention, in which dozens of
delegates willfully violated their instruc-
tons. Despite the fact that in his coun-
ty the population is composed largely Of
foreign born Russians whom, he thinks,
will stick closely to Republican goldbug
doctrine, Mr.. Devers expects that Demo-
cratic OBJECTIONS will be sufficient to in
sure success of the Peoples party.
C. C. Hudson, of the Oklahoma City,
Champion, writes: eff judicious action
prevails in our nationa! and territorial
conventions, Oklahoma can this fall be
carried by the Populists."
The Western Newspaper Union re-
quires five tickets for the use of it's rep
resentatives during the Peoples Party
national convention The editor writes
that in addition to ready prints and plates
the company will supply patrons with
wire reports.
Seth Bottomley, of Nashville Center,
Mimi, writes Zone good sign for the
Peoples party this years is that the
young men are taking hold. We shall
have music by the full band this fall, and
it looks, at present as if we would out
toot them ALL
The organization of the Peoples Party
in the Indiana Territory resulted in the
election of these members of the national
committee: A. B. Weakley, Comanche; J..
F. Kenwarty, WEIGH; George b. John, Col
gate. A. L. Gibbs was made territorial
chairman, and Thomas Sloan, secretary.
These delegates were selected to attend
the national convention: w. H. Watkins,
Alton; I. T. Lee, Carter; F. ]. Hockett,
Wagner; Thomas Sloan Choteau. The
resolutions firm the Omaha platform,
demands territorial government for In
dian territory, and local reforms.
Collinsworth county, Tex, re-affirms
the Omaha and state platforms, with an
additional demand for the initiative and
referendum.
George P Keene, of New York City,
writes that the Cleveland Democrats Of
the metropolis have information which
shows a scheme on the part of the presi-
dent to shortly take steps in favor of
Cuba that will undoubtedly bring about
a war with Spain, with the intention Of
securing IL IllIu lcllll Ol LilC oil CIlSLu vi
a war boom. In order to head off this
movement, the clubs organized by OPP
ponents of the president in his own
party are distributing thousands of
copies of "Conderts Treatise on Arbitra-
ton VS. War"
Bankers John, Of New York, says that
he has received a surprisingly large num-
Der of letters from Democrats of national
reputation endorsing his reform plat
form which was recently published in
outline in the letters of this bureau.
j. H. Calderhead, chairman Of the Mon
tana state committee, furnishes this i'm
pOrtant news. "A bureau of finance has
been founded here (Butte) by the labor
unions. Large sums of money have been
raised and speakers will be sent east to
visit other unions and enlist their aid in
the cause. The employees of one COM
pany alone contributed $4,000 for this
purpose" Mr. Calderhead's letter says
further that four of the chosen speakers
are Populists and will be sent to st. Louis
for assignment by the national commit
tee County conventions in Montana are
now being called to select delegates to
the state convention to be held at BOuld-
err, June %.
A Populist Club has been organized at
Albany, CnOcJaW NdtlOn, L. L. me mem
bership includes &c out of 70 voters in the
town.
NJ D. Blair. of Ojata N. D.. writes:
Grand Forks county was second in the
size Of its Populist vote two years ago.
We have made up our minds this year
to have first place in the honorable list"
j. W. Ballentine, of Bellevue, Id, ex-
pectes the Dubois faction of the Republic
can party to bolt at st. Louis and to join
the Peoples Party, and on these grounds
predicts success in Idaho this year.
Q. f. Dornblaser, of the Hill county,
Tex. Reformer, declares that everything
is coming the Populist way in his section
Of the state.
J. H. Kipp, chairman of the campaign
committee of the South Dakota Reform
Press Association predicts that no mat
ter what the result of the Democratic ma
tional convention, the ePople's Party In
South Dakota will gain 1000 Democratic
and from 5000 TO 5000 Republican votes
this year. He says that the political sit
uation in South Dakota at this time is
more promising for the Peoples Party
than it'll as been at any time in the his
tory of the party.
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