The herald., 1896-07-28
PEOPLES PARTY
Now Presided Over by
Chairman Butler
THE TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS
Established at the Nations
Capital
THE POPS PROPOSE FUSION
For the Election Of the State Officers
In Missouri
Eight Presidential Electors the Price Of
the Combine
The Speakers Who Will Take the Populist
Stump Include the Eloquent hrs.
THE POPS PROPOSE FUSION
For the Election Of the State Officers
In Missouri
Eight Presidential Electors the Price ef
the Combine
The Speakers Who Will Take the PopuIist
Stump Include the Eloquent hrs.
Roberts aad Ex.artlst
Carl Browne
Associated Press Special Wire.

81. lLOO1o, July ld.-1He dudirS VI
the Peoples party are now in the hands
of Senator Butler Of North Carolina. the
chairman of the national committee.
Today the nine members of the retiring
Populist executive committee made a
formal settlement with the new commit
tee. They turned over to Chairman
Butler and Secretary Edgerton all the
money on hand and their accounts were
approved.
Very few of the new members re-
manned in the city for the Monday meet
ing. They authorized Chairman Butler
and Secretary Edgerton to audit the ac-
counts and hastened home to prepare for
the campaign.
The silver party has established tenn
porary headquarters in the Corcoran
building, Washington, D. c. Future
events will determine whether or not it
viii be continued there. Vice-Chairman
Stevens. who will have active charge Of
the headquarters and who will relieve
Chairman Lane of much of the work
connected with coming campaign, will
leave for the capital city in short time.
The selection of the Populist headquar-
tcrs has been left to Chairman Butler,
and ~ decision as to that matter will
probably not be made for several weeks
Charles b. Lane. chairman of the Sill
yer national committee left tonight for
his home in California. He will stop at
Lincoln. Neb., and ho'd a conference
with Mr.. Bryan.
While 1t has not been definitely de-
cided, there will probably be no formal
notification Of Mr. Bryan by either the
Pop1I1icfc or ciIvoy. man 1uoc @ IaorpoJ
from a prominent western member of
the Silver national committee that it is
the intention of both the silver men and
the Populist committee to wave the in
formal notification until the meeting in
New York, at which Mr.. Bryan's nomi-
nation will be announced.
4 proposition looking to the fusion of
the two parties in Missouri on the state
ticket has. it is stated, been made by
the Populists to the Democratic leaders
who have it under consideration AS
the price for this fusion, the Populists
are said to have demanded that they
be given eight out of the seventeen presi-
Dental electors in the state. Ifths con-
cession is not made the Populists will
put state ticket in the field at their con-
vention, which will be held at Sedalia
next Thursday
The middle of the road" delegates to
the Populist convention have appointed
provisional national committee, "to
decide upon the future action of the
Populists in case Mr.. Bryan should not
accept the nomination rendered him, Or
endorse the platform adopted by the
convention" Henry L. Call of New
York City. until recently of Kansas.
delegate at large from the state of New
York to the Peoples party national con.
vention and prominent middle of the
road" P.opulist, has been appointed
chairman of this provisional committee
He said tonight that in order to be in
readiness to act in such contingency
the following letter has been addressed
to delegates in each state:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July 27, 1895.
Dear Sir-Please furnish me the names
and address of all prominent Populists
in your state opposed to the nomination
of William j. Bryan. Also keep me ad-
vised of the sentiments of the party
and of any steps taken, or decision
reached toward independent political ac-
tion and oblige yours trply
HENRY L. CALL,
SHdiHidH IToVlSlOnal national Com
mittee, No. Madison ave-, New York
This letter was sent out in pursuance
Of motion adopted by the temporary
organization of the dissenting delegates
Of the convention. The resolution was
as follows:
That the committee heretofore ap-
pointed to ascertain the decison of Will
liam ]. Bryan relative to his acceptance
Of the nomination for president of the
United States rendered him by the Peo-
pies party, in convention assembled
and further to ascertain his willingness
TO endorse the platform adopted by said
party in said convention, be required TO
report within ten days.
That provisional national committee
consisting of one member from each
state be appointed by the chairman of
this meeting, which committee shall re-
celve the report of the aforesaid commit
tee and shall thereafter confer with
each other and with the delegations
from the various states relative to what
further action shall be taken. I.
That each member of said committee
shall be ex-officio chairman for his state
Of this temporary organization.
Gorge P. Kenny, secretary, and A. p.
Pyle, his assistant, both Of California,
have left for Washington, to take