The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-18
ABE sTEINBERGER PEACHES
Gives Out a Letter Which shows Where
Popuiism is at.

Kansas Clty, Z eO- Ii-9lI. apc Stclii-
berger, a member Of the executive COM
nnittee Of the National Reform Press as
ISOLATION, has given out a letter which
Senator Merton Butler is said to have
written 20 a member OF the national
committee, no, it seems, is a middle
of-the-road Populist and not in sympa-
thy with the views of Senator Butler.
The senator is said TO have written as
follows:
ALLOW me TO suggest that what would
not only be better than conference, burt
would be better. also, than meeting OF
the national committee. at this time,
would be for every Populist editor in
Kansas and Nebraska to attend the meet
ing of the Reform Press association,
which / believe, is TO be held at Mem
phis on February o. Vandervoort, Wat
son and their crowd intend to try TO
use this meeting OF the Reform Press
association, if they can control II, 10
bolster up their foolish. If not treacher-
Gus, course in the last campaign, and
to attack the politely of all those who
honestly tried 10 elect Bryan and ad-
vance the principles of the Peoples par
ty. We must not allow this 10 be done.
In fact If il is done in spite of Us, then
it is absolutely necessary for us TO have
a goodly number OF friends who are ed
itors Of Populist papers TO enter pro-
test and to issue an address answering
the one they will issue It will not do
for our friends to stay away from the
meeting. If the good people allsover
the country knew Nandervoort and the
purposes and motives behind him and
his gang as well a you and | do, then
there would be no danger. Therefore,
trust you will use all your efforts to get
as many leading Populist editors in your
state and adjoining states as you
can"
St. Louis, No. Feb 17.-Chairman A.
Roselle of the Missouri State Peoples
party committee, VINO is also secretary
OF the National Reform Press associa-
ton, resents the recent declaration by
National Chairman Marion Butler on the
coming meeting of reform editors at
Kansas City. Mr.. Roselle says:
Il regret very much that the senator
takes the view he does of the situation
and places himself at variance with 90
per cent of all the Populist editors in the
west and southwest. There are few
points in this controversy wnich he has
evidently overlooked.
In the first place Vandervoort has
never been an editor, and never had any
business in the National Reform Press
association. He sneaked in under false
pretenses and for false purposes. His
plans for a packed meeting in Memphis
were cut and dried for months and
when he wrote TO the members Of the
executive committee. the most of whom
are his tools, asking them to vote for
Memphis. they willingly responded and
he issued an alleged call, without con-
sulting me-
THE only course left me was to apply
the referendum and secure vote OF all
our Populist editors as to their choice
of location for the press meeting The
result was such strong expression in
favor of Kansas City that the call 20
thar pace was sent out in the regular
way.
Chairman Buffers recent effusion 70
the Fopulist editors was entirely unwar-
ranted and uncalled for. and hardly
think he would have taken it upon him.
self TO mix up with that which he has
no jurisdiction had he been fully CONVEX
SAINT with the true situation. ] am pre-
pairing a circular letter which covers the
grounds. and which / am about to for
ward to all OF our editors"