The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-19
NATIONAL REFORM PRES
Call issued for o National COVE
tion on July 4.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, THE pLAC
War to &c wnEcd ON Chm lrman ~
lcr-Want 10 Know where They
Arc At-The Populists,

Girard, Kan, April lS--A ct,mm,t,.. ts
NE National Reform Press assoc,s s,H
met here, In accordance with n rnxo,w,,IV
f'eu q. recent convention at Me}a
PMS having decided to wage war on NJ
'oi' enairmaa of the popul.st committs
"'u '"e reo'ganizatlon of the popults
panty.
In accordance with this decision NJ
committee Issued a call for a Nat,o,,
convention to he held at Nashville. .rcn.St
y" 1niF next. tho representation Ia \
one delegate for every 200 middle Of u N
road nopnlist votes cast a, the rece
presidential cleo lion. THIS call for /. MA
uenal convention bears The sirna ,n,ro., Il
Milton Fark. W. $ Morgan. James Iss
tefflS a. l.. Steinbers.r, w. II. %. Nav
zoe ~. Parker. Jacob Coxey and FrayS
hurlsitt, who participated in the COME
ehee here, The preamble and resolutioll
accompanying the call FOR a National COS
N"P''oh reeltc n resolution adopted al M
recent meeting IN Memphis of the mlsl6,i.
P-tF"roau wing OF the Reform Prcss a.
Aoel1'oh calling upon National Chairmas
Buttet 20 Df.ng ioguther che populist MI
tiohIi committee at q Juie not later thu
Nay l. 10y the purpose OF considering III
Il A.
Vuhleieh@e OF the peoples party not iat,
ulah Juiy 4 next Ii is rcc!ted furtheS
that tne committees appointed all Mens
PMS after communicating with Chasrnia
huHet, falieu 10 secure from him a;l az
iirmat'No response. Thereupon the rorl
miltos addressed u letter of lnuuirv to ~
ihaNidual members OF the populist Nj.
tlonal committee inquiiing their opin.el
as 70 inc hdNiaibiihy of caliing such
conference y majority of those r.sponse;
Saoout MY IN an, 1t is stated. ausweru
m TIE atiitnative and the mestiag hetI
state they rgain called uron ChSdrnlaf
hutinr TO can a National convention an
TINS time received from him a positive ri
tusal. Theferpon the committee felt II
duty bound 10 issue rs call TOR Il oosyers
ton at Nashville. Tho Gull states thxr
recognizing the existence of honest diia
lerenceS ainons members OF the ,populsl
party. II IS necessary that NaIionlS
conference should be held with a yiet
TO retaking our political bearings aud de
toimln!ng with certainly Who're We ar
at"
feroncos between the two wings OF TIL
party but asserts the differences are ma
VIDE, but the party may again be brough
together n harmony, as II is ASSERTED
that a great majority stll believe IN TN
declarations of the st. Louis and Omahl
platforms. The necessity of avoiding ftl
sion with ono OF the old parties In on
section of the country and with The othes
old party Ia another section. Is urged n
considerable length, and 4 Is stated tina
fusion on those lines is too absurd q
aiuGt of argument'
The future usefulness ard the very If
Of tho panty IL " declare l. depends upol
tho coming together of the rank and III
of tho party in n spirit of patriotic fra
ter,ity for the formation of q deitnis
plan of action, The various state ant
county committees of The peoples partE
arc urgcd 10 see To II thai the populIss
voters Of their respective d!striSls ar