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feels like apoi"gizing il h.
; seen with ore OF these pie
limiting" frauds and reprohates. The
Pops lost no time in making their !
position known, and when il becam. |
knowa the Reps saw at once that their
rotten dough would not rise
MUST SPEAK NOW OR NEVER.
Both the Populists and Republicans
held caucuses on Tuesday night of this
week. The POpulists sent word to
ne Republicans that cOmmunica-
don would be sent them At an early
hour. This scared the Republicans
about as badly as the announcement
that a dynamite bomb was going to be
thrown among them. They got into
panic, appointed a committee to Say
something to the POpulists and then
scattered like frightened rats taking
the nearest way to their holes. They
would not wait the communication
Pritchard had left and they did no,
know how to reOrgaHiZe themselves OF
the basis of "promises OF pie" unless
the "boss" pie.cnt,er was present. II.
had promised NOR than he will ever
have TO give. and bsd scoOted out to
keep from promising more.
The Pnpulist caucus then passed the
following resolution and ordered il
sent to the chairman of the Republican
caucus:
"Whereas, the Peoples party caucus
last Thursday night. January 81, sent
to the Republican caucus then in ses-
sion an eff rial communication notify
ing said caucus of the Republican
members of the legislature, that the
| Peoples party caucus was ready and
willing to proceed to carry out coop
Grafton according To the terms, boti
written and imp led, OF the cOntrac
entered into by the organizations OF
the respective parties last summer, anG
that if it was their pleasure to thu
proceed to carry out the terms Of c. =
operation on all matters yet undeter
mined as they have been carried out
by both parties in good faith on mat
ters alre. determined, we re
quest th- appui at mtnt of a con ferenc-
committee on the part Of their Organi-
CATION to meet and confer with a sim.
liar committee on the part of our or.
gapization for the purpose Of discuss.
ing and determining all matters OF
detail for consideration and action
and whereas our caucus has not up t.
this hour been hOnOred with any Off
cial answer, but instead was given 9
yer bal answer last Thursday night
Jan. 81, to the effect that our Official
communication would be considered on
Tuesday night, Jan. 26, and
"Whereas, this caucus tonight, Jan.
uary 20, did by special messenger no.
tify the Republican cBucus while in
session that we would have in a very
short time an important cOmmunica.
ton which would be officially sen,
from our caucus to their caucus re
questiDg them to remain in it until the
same should be received and consid
cred by them, and
"W bereas, said official communicate I
was sent from our caucusto theRepubli
can caucus at 10 80 p. M, by a special
messenger who returned, Reporting
that the Republican caucus had ad
journed without giving US notice befor,
ad jourDment, therefore
Resolved, By the Peoples party eau
Gus that the Republican caucus be re.
, quested to, favor US with a decisive an
swer on tomorrow, Wednesday night
January 81.
, "Resolved, That this caucus will re
main in session on Wednesday night I,
receive said answer, provided the sam
is received from the Republican caucu
before II o'clock p. m.
"ResOlved, That If no decisive an
swPr shall be received from the Re
publican caucus before said time, it j
the sense of the Peoples Party caucu
that the Republican caucus has. by it
| Pnf sol fn b Co
! proceed further, broken the cOntrac
entered into by the two organization
last summer on which cD-OperatiO
was based, and therefore that furthe
correspondence or negotiation frOr
this caucus concerning this matte
should be finally and positively endeC
(Signedl j. w. Atwater, chairma
! Peoples Party CAUCUS.
NOT FOR SALE.
-, The caucus then took action {
: show the talking Republicans and tn
|, boiling pie-hunters that their plan
TO buy up more men by otf-ring "pie
would not work wit, b POPULIsr. Tn
following resolution was passed by a
, AYE and NO vote, and EVERY vOT
was for it.
Resolred, That if the Republican eau
Gus fails to keep this contract of CO. on
Grafton between our organization an
It's organization, and fails to give U
; an affirmative answer to our resOlutio
Tomorrow night, that we then dis
aim all responsibility for any an
Ill leRisl alton that may be passed b
he majority of the legislature CON
posed Of the Republican members an
he bolting P"pulists.
, "Resolued That we as indlvidua
= will not accept a'y patronage or (
vors unless IL be offered US by this cat
Gus.
!. 'Resolred, That this caucus will nj
= accept or dis r'hute airy patronae
= except 1t come under, by virtu. of a q
. IL fulfIlment of the cooperative COZ
ract made last summer as q matter {
{ right"
n These resolutions were adopted
, with vigorous applause, every bod
4 members of the caucus and many wi
d ting POpulists joining in the demon