Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-23

decided stand for immediate action. The
Memphis convention, he said. had been dr-
regularly called The Kansas City gathering
was, in fact the real convention and there
was nothing to Justify lelay
warwick Saunders OF Columbus. Neb.. said
IL was out Of the question TO organize on the
strength of the call which assailed the pe3-
ple's party generally. He did not favor
Nandervoort--the latter was looked upon by
the people of his state as Judas by pro
fession. yet he did not think it right to de-
sert the Memphis part Of the organization
because 1t was being led by false leader.
new organization here along such lines
would mean a division Of the populists OF the
country. Thus divided their ability to fight
the older parties would be greatly weakened
Frank Clinton, Alabama, wanted an or
ganization and saw no reason for delay IN
bringing It about.
p c. r. Stone of st. Louis, a cousin of ex-
Governor w. j. Stone or Missouri, upheld
Sovereign In his demand for immediate
action. No attention should be paid to SEN
ator Aliens suggestions Senators were too
prone to go slow. said he.
w. II. Littell, editor Of the Tarklo (Io)
Independent put in strong plea for i'm
mediate action. He arraigned Edgerton for
desiring delay, The Memphis people, he
declared had violated the platform laid
down at st. Louis, and for this reason II
for no other, they could not AFFORD to aiili-
ate with them, nor could they expect any
said he on the lines of the st. Louis plat
form and ignore the Memphis convention
entirely. This matter could not be harmon
lied.
STAND VANDERvOORT ANOTHER YEAR
]. V. Wolfe of Nebraska desired TO defer
new organization indefinitely. 1t would be
better for the interests of the whole party
to stand Vandervoort for another year, II
need be. than to go it single-handed.
Hero O. A Critics. editor of the Pond
Creek (Okl) News, raised storm OF de-
bate when he suggested that an ultimatum
be sent the Memphis convention asking for
division of the officers of the national or
gani2ation and faVoring the submission OF
terms of peace.
Miss NJ. T.. O'Neill of St Louis and a men,
Der of the executive committee of the ma
tional association, asked in decided tones
what they were here for If not to organize.
The character of the Memphis gathering was
well known to them and there was no rea-
son why they should look to them for any
thing or delay action.
NJ. " Carroll of Lemars, Ia, TOOK an
equal standing with Miss O'Neill. He didn't
want to beg of Nandervoort. who, he said,
was the Memphis meeting "all in himself"
They had come here to organize and 1t
was incumbent upon them to do so as citi-
zcns of Intelligence and honor.
T.. s. Mickey of Hebron, Neb., entered an
additional brand by moving an amendment
asking for the appointment of committee
of five to confer with the Memphis conven-
tion.
At this juncture Secretary-Treasurer Ro-
sellc, who had been handed the Associated
press account of the Memphis meeting, read
aloud the concluding paragraph in Pres-
dent Vanieryoort's address, in which he
calls for the resignation OF Marion Butler
and ]. A. Edgerton. "Vandervoort openly
insults us" vehemently declared Roselle,
land yet" said he, sneeringly. you would
supplcate him"
soon thereafter Temporary Chairman Vim
cent declared the meeting adjourned by
limitation until o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and the question Of forming a new or
pHni2ation went over.