The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-04
THEY ARE AFTER ROGERS
Washington Populists Urge That
He Be Impeached.
ARE OPPOSED TO FUSION
for the Omaha Piatform-An At
tempt to Reorganize the Party
In Every Precinct.

Tacoma. Wash, Dec, s-Ahout IS popu-
lists from different parts ol the stat. mot
hcru to-day IN response a. invitations is
sued by Governor Teats OF Tacoma John
4. Fay of Seattle and Charles cline of
Mhatcom. Invitations were scut To all
the state officials except Goy,rAur Rogers,
and In the preliminary speeches individ-
ual mention was made OF him as having
been recrcant Ia the popunst cause By
which ne had been made governor.
The tenor of the spcschcs was auti-fu-
sion. The committee appointed 10 submit
suggestions and recommendation rspu-
dated ia. idea that the peoples party %
this state has become merged la or Is a
part OF any other organization. II was
recommended that the orgsuiza tlon h'
perfected In every precinct for educational
purposes along the lines Of the omaha
aud ST. Louis platforms; that In order
Ia meet the changed conditions confer
cnce OF the peoples party be called IN
each county for the 9oth of January next.
Each conference Is to be entitled % elect
three delegates, and AS many others as
each conference may desire 10 have at
tend the meeting Feb. q. for the purpose
of determining the party policy. con-
ference Is 10 be held In each city, as the
state central committee may determine.
The resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows: "Ffrst-We repudiate the idea
that the peoples party of the state OF
Washington has become fused In or
part of any other organization. We,
Therefore. advise that the organization
Of the peoples party. otherwise known
as the populist party. shall be perfected
and preserved throughout the state In
dependent of any other political organi-
zation. o..
"second-That we declare II to be the
right of the peoples party In its con-
vention 10 determine the question of
what shall or shall not be the policy
Of the party independent of the declara-
ti0n " any other organization.
'Third-We recommend that organi-
zation h. perfected In every precinct
In each county In the state for educa-
tional purposes along the lines Of the
Omaha and 81. Louis platforms.
"Fourth-Thst in order To meet the
changed conditions that confront us
that a conference Of the peoples party
| be called"
During the proceedings early IN the
day Robert Bridges. state land commits
sioner. said II had been asserted that
the result of the Ellcnsburg convention
was a failure and that the standard
bearers were not true TO their colors
! fIt Ndc tut VI inu-f fubStn Ut tfidi ''ii-
| vcntion and he challenged any one L.
show where they have failed TO carry
out the trust committed to them,
Governor Teats jumped TO his feet as
Bridges sat down and shouted; Il am
ready to be- specific and I say here and
now that II I was elected to the next
house or senate ! would vote for the
Impeachment of John II. Rogers.
don't want to burn anybody up. but the
object of this meeting Is to get the
great peoples party In motion"
Secretary of State Jenkins. State
Treasurer Young and state Auditor
Cheetham were conspicuous by their
absence J. w. Walker ~ the Free
mans Labor Journal of Spokane said
the eastern counties were tired OF fusion
and wanted 10 stand on their own bot
tom. He said there were numerous so
cial democratic lodges and that II
seemed that everything was running 20
silver. The people wanted the Omaha
platform.
The most notable uttcrance of the con-
ference was made by Governor Teats.
who asserted that were he a member
OF the assembly ar senate he would
work for the impeAchmc of Governor
| John r. Rogers