The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-06-23
house to all who deserve our hospi-

tality.
Whereas there are alleged differences of
opinion among Populists of the United
States. as to what the present status Of the
party is and what its future policy ought
to be- that we believe that the national
chairman should call a meeting of the ma
tional committee in the fall or cary Win
ter for the purpose of considering the ad-
visibility of calling a national delegate con-
ference. to take action on any matters OF
Importance to the party. and to provide fol-
its thorough organization.
Whereas. we were greatly embarrassed
in the conduct of the last campaign, py
lack of organization. and whereas thor
ough organization is essential to the
growth and continued success of the party
Be it resolved, that the chairman and
secretary of this committee be- and they
are hereby. instructed to perfect the or
ganization of the party, through the con
gressional and county organizations, anC
the chairman of each congressional anC
county committee is requested to report tt
the secretary of this committee each pre-
cinct organization in his county: and it Is
hereby madet the duty OF the secretary tt
keep correct and complete record of sucf
organization. in books provided him by the
committee.
The St. Paul Globe report said:
"They secured the passage of reso-
luton which was in effect that while
they did not feel authorized to officially
send delegates to the Nashville confer
ence, yet they did feel that the Reform
Press association, calling the confer
ence, was composed of, in the main,
honorable Peoples party men, and
therefore, entitled 10 courteous consid-
Grafton. They therefore requested that
Peoples party men, and especially edit
ors of that persuasion attend the con-
ventiOn. The chairman of the state
committee and the chairman O. the con-
gressional committee were instructed
to give credentials to such as declared
to them their intention of going to the
| meeting, and there the matter rested"
We understand that the original re-
solutions began with these words: =
Resolved, That the Peoples party was
born to live and not to die This was
amended to read: - "kesolved, That
the Peoples party, was born to live
| until it's platform is enacteu into law"
This change may have been well meant,
| but moments thought will show that
| it was a mistake. If the Peoples par
| ty accomplishes all the reforms en-
| braced in it's platform that is no reason
| why it should then die 1t should live
for ages. The Republican party did
| not give up the ghost as soon as slavery
| was abolished, and if it had remained
| true TO it's great principles it would be
| the unchallenged master of this nation
! today.
The Pioneer Press report sad:
"The Populist state central committee
| held a prolonged session at the Claren-
| don hotel yesterday chiefly to determine
| whether the committee should recognize
| the national conference at Nashville.
! This conference is accepted as move
ment in favor of strictly independent
organization by the Populists Of the
| country. So the question of recognize
| ing the conference emerged Immediate
| ly into a contest between the fusionists
and the anti-fusionists. The result was
a practical victory for the straight-out
Populists, although every effort was
ma lie to avoid 'wounding the suscepti-
bilities of the fusionists.
The committe assembled at D. m.
| Friction between the two wings of the
party became evident at once. A semi
executive session was informally de-
clared, and after little skirmishing,
t. members proceeded to the choice of
a subcommittee on resolutions. Chair
man F. c.. Gibbs of Waterville, an
nounced, after a lively discussion, that
ed for the committee on resolutions: T.
J. Meaghan, of Forestville, chairman;
E. r. Lynch, of Minneapolis, E. R. Co.
we'll, of Saltwater, ]. H. Lidiard, Of
Long Lake. and w. G. DAILY, of Maple
ton. 81
Little of consequence was accOmp-
lished by the general committee, until
! o'clock, when it was announced that the
subcommittee was ready to report
Then it was decided to go again into
executive session and consider that re-
port. The executive session began at 8
O'Clock and continued until II. The re-
port of the subcommittee, was amend
ed so that the resolutions
as adopted are practically a
blow at the fusion element
1t was resolved that three delegates
should be sent from each congressional
district and that in addition the men,
bers of the Reform Press association
would attend the conference. But as
a SOD to the fusionists it was deter
mined that none of these delegates
should be sent as official party
delegates. The chosen ones are merely
to secure from the state or congressio-
nal ORGANIZATIONS certificates identif-
ing them as competent POpulists."
This action of the state central COM
mittee will, we trust, put an end forever
to all the talk about abandoning our
party, VI WHICH, we nave A0oAN ~ mum
lately. 1t is a crushing blow to S. M.
Owen, who has been a leader in this
treachery. He is politically dead, and,
as, we do not think it chivalrous to
jump upon a corpse, We shall hereafter
have little to say about him unless he
makes new efforts to destroy our organ
ization, when he shall hear from us.
| The entire state now understands his