The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-05-06
NO. %.
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ressnts my position. hav. given
but onc inisryis~ With reference Co
tn. proposed conference. 10 sab
st.nce l ,aiA.
Taai the committee Of the E-forz
Pr. - m".iing had r,qa.,,,d me. q.
nA'ional Chairman. to have al. q.
tional CON m,iise of the party To- take
action TO determine whether as ret
q bA,,onsl conferences Of al. party
should be held q; this tine. Tsa,
Individually | Vas opposed 60 hold.
ing sueh . conference. bat that I
desired and int~rd-d To act IN hsr-
mony wiih the cn.cisl orr.ni.atisn
81 the pNris. and therefore sas.
miited your request TO ih. na,iot nj
committee. liz IA, geriiy 81 the
com mite. had favored such en-
ference, then ! ~oIld have called a.
IN obsdienc- 10 their iadenen, and
decision. Bot that q larg. msisiiy
OF the committee had decided ira, a
Was neither wisc nor eIp~diept to
hold such . conference At the time,
and that the Reform Pres. Commit
tee IN proceeding 10 held . confer
ence did 30 IN d,sregnrd and d. h.noe
of the ladk ment ard decision of tho
oflicisl organization of the People.
Patty.
These were the sentiments I er
pressed. and IL Was reported 9th
.rwise then the int~rview Was 20 that
extent incorrect. am sure that
you would not purpossly misrepre
sent me. Therefore, I vail A,k you
to make this correction.
In conclusion, permit the TO ssy
that i regret exceedingly that your
committee, after requesting that
this question of a conference be sub
mitted TO the national committee.
should now refuse TO observe the
judgment and decision Of the party
organization. For your committee
To proceed To call q conference un-
unfortunate. You could have very
properly and Justly criticised me ~
ms jority Of the nAiionsl com mitie~
had decided for q confersrcs and
had disrefsrded and d.fed their de-
cision. Then Why should not the
action OF the committee be looked 90
and estimated the evil results 10 our
party that must necessarily follow
the course you are pursuing In
stead Of uniting the party. IL w,ll
eau, :. ore friction and fresh dis
cord. When ,cu call upon ihos. in
any county and towGssip who may
agree with you, though in :he mi.
nority to proceed fo organiz.
send delegates. regardless OF
com mittees as well rs the psth
committee, you do that which
at once cause divisions and start :,
figt ( amt ny our people IN nearly es'
cry county and township in the Uni
"a States. This will be deplorable.
Since replying 20 your com mit,se
Off tally stating the position OF the
national committee, have received
answers from seven additional mem
bers OF the COMMITTEES. Five Of
these oppose a conference Will. two
favor q conference. This makes
more than a msjori,y OF the whole
national! committe voting against
the conference. even II every mem
ber Of the committee Who has NOT
been heard from would vote ia IA
vor Of il. Under these eireumttan-
ces, surely you will not persist in .
course that can mean nothing less
than disruption and disorganizs,ion
OF the party, 10 . greater or lsfs e1
tent. Yours respectfully,
MARION BurLIR.